Comcast has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 250 MW of solar electricity from Constellation that will power approximately 12% of Comcast’s U.S. operations and the vast majority of its Mid-Atlantic operations with clean, renewable energy. The agreement will support construction of the Blue Sky Solar Project, currently being developed by Scout Clean Energy […]

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Peak Power is partnering with Oshawa Power to develop and execute an energy platform that demonstrates how disparate distributed energy resources (DER) can improve the reliability of a local grid. The project, funded by Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), supported by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) Innovation Sandbox, and sited at Ontario Tech University, […]

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Over 100 manufacturers and producers have sent a letter to President Biden, Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi and committee chairs stating their strong support for long-term clean energy tax incentives in federal budget reconciliation legislation. “The pandemic and recent global conflicts have thrown energy markets and supply chains into turmoil, making it even more important to […]

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GameChange Solar (GCS) will be supplying it Genius Tracker for solar projects located in Albany County, N.Y. The total system size is 50 MW DC. The Genius Tracker will support three module manufacturers that are all approved for SpeedClamp, a GCS pre-assembled part offering. Additionally, GCS was awarded one of the largest landfill projects located […]

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FirstLight Power is partnering with Borrego, a developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale renewable energy projects, to bring more clean energy to New England. Borrego will lead development efforts focused on building new distributed generation (DG) solar, DG storage and utility-scale standalone storage at FirstLight’s hydropower facilities in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The partnership will […]

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Solargis, a solar data and software service company, has launched a software platform designed specifically for visualization, quality management and analysis of solar data. Solargis Analyst, developed in-house by the Solargis data analysis team, empowers solar engineers and decision-makers to improve the efficiency of complex resource analysis, identify and fix errors in measurements, and improve […]

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PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) and Quantified Energy Labs Pte. Ltd. (QE-Labs) have signed an exclusive agreement to provide drone inspection services in the U.S. solar market. PVEL will be the provider of QE-Labs’ autonomous drone electroluminescence (EL) imaging technology for conducting front-end field inspections. The back-end data processing will be handled by QE-Labs in Singapore. […]

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Short-term interventions addressing the current energy crisis must be accompanied by a steadfast focus on mid- and long-term goals of the energy transition. High fossil fuel prices, energy security concerns and the urgency of climate change underscore the pressing need to move faster to a clean energy system, says World Energy Transitions Outlook 2022. Launched […]

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The enforcement and compliance arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to investigate whether imported solar cells and modules from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia are circumventing federal antidumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China. The decision was prompted by a request from U.S.-based solar company Auxin Solar, which […]

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The Assembly II and Assembly III solar projects have reached commercial operation (COD), states D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) in partnership with Ranger Power, a Chicago-based utility-scale solar development company and the largest independent solar developer in Michigan. Assembly Solar II is a 110 MW AC solar facility and Assembly Solar III is a […]

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The Tennessee Valley Authority, Meta (formerly the Facebook company), Jackson Energy Authority (JEA) and Silicon Ranch broke ground on a new 70 MW AC solar facility in Madison County, Tenn. The McKellar Solar Farm will help support Meta’s regional operations with 100% renewable energy. Originally announced in August 2020, the McKellar facility is part of […]

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The Lazio Region Universities Coordination Committee (CRUL) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a new partnership aimed at developing joint research on how to boost renewable energy as a key element in energy transition. The research will focus on bioenergy, geothermal, hydroelectric, ocean, solar and wind […]

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