Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a collaboration agreement with Hitachi ABB Power Grids to jointly develop and execute battery energy storage systems (BESS) at a utility-scale level for Atlas’ renewable projects. “We look forward to collaborating on projects together with Atlas Renewable Energy that build on their deep experience with utility-scale renewable projects in Latin […]

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Clean energy jobs surged nearly 11% in the second half of 2020 to employ more than 3 million Americans across every state and nearly every county, according to the sixth annual Clean Jobs America report recently released by E2.  Like most of the economy, clean energy was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic […]

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Sungrow, a global supplier of inverter solutions for renewables, has completed a 127.5 MW solar facility in Wapello, Iowa, by providing 34 inverters to the project. The Wapello Solar project, developed by Clēnera and constructed by RES, progressed with little to no delays despite beginning construction during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the largest solar project […]

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Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E), a subsidiary of Oklahoma’s largest electric utility, says it is expanding its Choctaw Nation/OG&E Solar Energy Center in Durant, Okla., by an additional 5 MW – bringing the total solar capacity to 10 MW. OG&E will construct, own and operate the additional 5 MW expansion, which is expected to come […]

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Pivot Energy, a national commercial and community solar provider, says it is now offering comprehensive community and commercial solar services across New York’s solar energy market.  Pivot first entered New York in 2019, offering SunCentral, its community solar management software to New York solar developers managing community solar portfolios within the region. Since, the company […]

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RP Construction Services Inc. (RPCS), a company that provides specialty services to EPC contractors, has partnered with Energix,  an independent power producer that develops renewable energy projects, for the installation of trackers at four of Energix’s solar projects – Hollyfield II (17 MW), Mt. Jackson (22 MW), Buckingham II (28 MW) and Leatherwood (25 MW). […]

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New York could build on its strong community solar track record and expand solar access to hundreds of thousands more New Yorkers by lowering regulatory barriers and improving compensation for distributed solar generation, according to a new report by the New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA).  The NYSEIA report, Realizing the Potential for Community […]

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Amazon has acquired nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Sweden and the U.K.  The company now has 206 renewable energy projects globally – including 71 utility-scale wind and solar projects and 135 solar rooftops on facilities and stores – that will generate 8.5 GW of electricity production capacity. […]

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Capstone Infrastructure Corp., a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy projects, and Obton A/S, a Danish solar investor and developer, say the 132 MW AC Claresholm Solar Project has achieved commercial operation and is now producing renewable power.  Claresholm Solar is located in the Municipal District of Willow Creek and provided more than 350 […]

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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has unveiled its environmental justice priorities through a new policy platform that will support the organization’s advocacy efforts. The platform outlines principles for engagement, as well as environmental justice outcomes and policies that the organization will support to expand equitable access to solar energy and its benefits. The document […]

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Trina Solar Co. Ltd., a global photovoltaic (PV) and smart energy total solution provider, has launched the TrinaTracker Agile 1P Dual-Row.  The Agile 1P tracker is fully compatible with ultra-high power modules ranging from 400 W to 670 W+. The dual-row design of Agile 1P shortens the tracker length to only 72 meters, enabling installation […]

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Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., has introduced the Making Imperiled Communities Resistant to Outages with Generation that is Resilient, Islandable, and Distributed (MICROGRID) Act.   The legislation incentivizes the expansion and deployment of microgrids that provide backup power – independent from the larger energy grid – during emergencies. As extreme weather events – such as wildfires – […]

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