SC Solar’s U.S. subsidiary has opened the doors to its production facility, located in Dallas. The company says it has provided 30 of its automated solar module production lines to the U.S. in previous years, adding that the newly established subsidiary will inherit the company’s strategy of automated production lines. In his address, the company’s […]
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Macquarie Asset Management and Sol Systems have jointly invested $85 million in support of the construction and operation of five utility-scale solar projects in Illinois and Ohio. Macquarie provided the investment on a fully bilateral basis in the form of a six-year term loan facility. The facility is subordinated to senior debt and tax equity […]
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is slated to expand its existing community solar programs, as well as launch a new one, in order to receive funding that includes the Solar For All grant awarded to California by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The decision doubles the Disadvantaged Community Green Tariff Program capacity to 144 […]
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Recurrent Energy, a Canadian Solar subsidiary, has closed on a $500 million investment by BlackRock through a fund managed by its Climate Infrastructure business. The transaction, announced in January, has been completed following the receipt of the second and final payment. The first payment took place in June. As agreed between the parties, BlackRock’s total […]
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TotalEnergies and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) in California have dedicated the 4.6 MW Orinda Photovoltaic Solar Energy Project, the district’s largest solar facility. Designed, built, owned and operated by TotalEnergies, the project will supply EBMUD with approximately 10 million kWh of solar energy annually under a long-term PPA. THe site contains 12,000 […]
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is slated to expand its existing community solar programs, as well as launch a new one, in order to receive funding that includes the Solar For All grant awarded to California by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The decision doubles the Disadvantaged Community Green Tariff Program capacity to 144 […]
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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a modified version of Otter Tail Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, which lays out the utility’s plans for electricity generation and investments over the next 15 years. The commission also approved Otter Tail Power’s proposal to take a new approach to operating the Coyote Station coal-burning plant in North […]
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The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) has approved an application by PNM Resources subsidiary Public Service Company of New Mexico for new energy resources to be added by 2026. PNM filed its application in October after issuing a request for proposals the previous year to identify potential new resources available. The approved resources consist […]
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PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) has cut the ribbon on its 30,000 sq. foot solar tracker manufacturing facility in Houston, the company’s third factory worldwide. The facility employs 120 workers and is set to provide custom-built solar tracking systems for new-generation projects. “With the opening of this factory in Houston, PVH USA is affirming its […]
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Alliant Energy has completed construction on its 200 MW Grant County Solar Project, located in Potosi, Wis. The project is the culmination of Alliant Energy’s multi-phase buildout of 12 utility-scale solar projects in the state totaling 1,089 MW. Encompassing 1,400 acres, the project site holds 430,000 solar panels and 350 acres of native pollinator habitat. […]
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Qcells is set to become the first PV company to deploy Lumet’s fine-line metallization technology for its solar cell lines. During the metallization step of solar cell production, conductive silver fingers are screen-printed onto the cell’s surface. The industry has long sought to reduce finger width, in order to both decrease silver consumption and reduce […]
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Qcells has completed and put into commission its 50 MW solar and 200 MWh BESS Ocotillo Wells Solar project in Borrego Springs, Calif. Qcells provided EPC services to the utility-scale solar and energy storage project, which included 113,000 of its PV modules. Energy from the project will be purchased by Meta. “We are excited to […]
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