EDF Renewables North America’s (EDFR) Palen Solar site is fully operational and delivering decarbonized energy to the grid. The site consists of four projects totaling 620 MW DC of solar photovoltaic (PV), plus 200 MWh of battery energy storage. The projects, which utilize horizontal single-axis tracking technology, are located adjacent to each other on unincorporated […]
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Percepto has completed a proof-of-concept with the Electric Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) for the monitoring of a 250-acre floating solar farm, one of the largest of its kind in the world. The size of 70 soccer fields and located 350 meters from the nearest shoreline, the solar farm is on the Sirindhorn dam basin […]
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Lium LLC, an energy market research firm for institutional users, has launched a new data product for tracking utility-scale solar projects called solarSAT. The new intelligence product tracks in real-time the development of every large-scale U.S. solar project through satellite imagery. Investors and corporate management teams can use this product to drill down on each […]
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H.R. 5376, which passed the U.S. Senate last week, has passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 220-207 vote. President Joe Biden signed the bill on Tuesday. The bill – known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – modifies and extends through 2024 tax credits for producing electricity from renewable resources, including solar, as […]
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The City of San José has selected the first phase of Renewable America’s West Tambo Clean Power solar project to provide electricity for San José Clean Energy’s (SJCE) Solar Access program. The 2.5 MW DC facility in Merced County will provide power over the course of a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with SJCE. The […]
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Meyer Burger has signed a binding supply agreement for silicon wafers with manufacturer Norwegian Crystals. The polysilicon used to manufacture the wafers is of European and U.S. origin. Due to Meyer Burger’s proprietary heterojunction/SmartWire technology used in solar cell and solar module production, the wafers can be thinner than those used in mainstream products. As […]
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U.S. electricity generation from renewable sources, such as hydropower, wind and solar, accounted for 20% of electricity generation both in 2020 and in 2021. U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that share to increase to 22% in 2022 and to 24% in 2023 as more generating capacity from wind and solar come online and other […]
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Tigo Energy Inc., a Flex MLPE (module level power electronics) supplier, has launched two 25-amp Tigo TS4 MLPE products supporting the latest high-power and high-current bifacial solar modules. The Tigo TS4-A-F 25A and Tigo TS4-A-2F 25A rapid shutdown devices provide advanced first-responder safety functionality for solar modules rated up to 700 W, including bifacial modules. […]
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National renewable energy provider Pivot Energy has acquired SGC Power, a Maryland-based community solar developer, from energy transition investor ECP. SGC Power identifies, develops and designs community solar projects. The company has been involved in 2.8 GW of solar projects since the company’s founding in 2008. “SGC Power is a community solar leader with deep […]
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Porsche Cars North America Inc. (PCNA) has signed a contract with Cherry Street Energy LLC, a non-utility provider of solar energy in Georgia, to build and operate a solar power microgrid at One Porsche Drive, the site that combines PCNA corporate headquarters with the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta. The solar power project will contribute to […]
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Luminace, a North American decarbonization-as-a-service platform of Brookfield Renewable and a provider of distributed energy solutions to commercial, industrial and public sector customers, and AC Power LLC, a brownfield solar development firm, has launched a development services agreement (DSA) after their collaboration on two New Jersey Community Solar projects. Under the DSA, AC Power will […]
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H.R. 5376, which passed the U.S. Senate last week, has passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 220-207 vote. The bill – known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – modifies and extends through 2024 tax credits for producing electricity from renewable resources, including solar, as well as incentivizes the domestic production and sale […]
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