Hecate Energy has selected Bechtel to lead the design and construction of the 360 MW Sunfish Solar 2, located in Calhoun County, Mich.  The project comprises 620,000 bifacial solar panels across 1,300 acres, enabling both sides of the panels to absorb sunlight. Construction is set to begin later this year. “We are proud to support […]

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), has closed on a $72.8 million loan guarantee to finance the development of a solar-plus-long-duration-energy-storage microgrid.  The microgrid is set to be located on the Tribal lands of the Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation near […]

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DYCM Power says it plans to partner with Macquarie Capital in developing an $800 million solar cell and module manufacturing facility within the U.S.  The facility is set to initially produce 2 GW of TOPCon cells and assembled modules annually, with a planned expansion of 6 GW. The company is finalizing the site selection process […]

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Enlight Renewable Energy has begun initial commercial operations at its Atrisco Solar & Energy Storage project, located outside Albuquerque, N.M.  The project consists of 364 MW solar generation capacity and 1.2 GWh of energy storage capacity. It was developed and built by Enlight’s U.S. subsidiary Clenera. The array is expected to reach full commercial operations […]

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Encorp has been awarded an energy services contract from the Alameda Board of Supervisors to deploy six microgrids for buildings owned by the County of Alameda, located east of San Francisco. Encorp will provide its Encorp Egility microgrid control platform as well as serve as the EPC lead for the contract. The company says incentives […]

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GE Vernova has debuted its 6 MVA, 2,000-volt direct current utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt pilot installation in North America.  This initiative is aimed at further reducing solar energy costs and accelerating the transition to renewable energy and decarbonization. With the 2,000 V DC architecture, the company hopes to reduce the levelized cost of energy […]

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Powin has been chosen to partner with BHE Renewables as the energy storage solutions provider for what the company dubs one of the largest solar and storage microgrids, located in Ravenswood, W.Va.  The project is slated to supply Titanium Metals Corp. with renewable energy to manufacture titanium products for the global aerospace industry. Powin will […]

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Altus Power has added two operational solar projects in Colorado, totaling 2.5 MW.  Power generated by the ground-mounted systems will benefit local municipalities, including the City of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College and the Pueblo County School District, through the Altus Power Community Solar program, part of the Black Hills Energy Colorado community solar program. Power […]

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The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $40 million in investments across the solar energy supply chain, including the selection of four projects to improve the lifecycle of PV solar systems.  The selected projects are slated to maximize the environmental benefit of solar energy technologies by increasing system lifetime and work to facilitate material recovery […]

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Polar Racking has announced the Hail Protection feature enhancement to its SOL-X single-axis tracker system.  The company says the addition to the tracker control and monitoring platform mitigates the risk of hail damage to PV panels. The feature is designed to automatically position solar trackers to a bi-directional high-tilt hail position angle in anticipation of hailstorms, eliminating […]

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Avangrid has welcomed the first class of students at its newly built National Training Center (NTC), located in Sherman County, Ore.  The facility was built this summer and is located near 14 of the company’s existing wind and solar facilities. Ten newly hired Avangrid technicians from five different states make up the first cohort and […]

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ENGIE North America has formed a collaboration with Ares Management Infrastructure Opportunities, representing the largest operating portfolio selldown for ENGIE in the U.S.  ENGIE is set to retain a controlling share in the portfolio and will continue to operate and manage the assets. The 2.7 GW portfolio consists of 15 projects in operation across ERCOT, […]

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