The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Facilities & Services (F&S) has completed construction of Solar Farm 2.0, totaling 12.3 MW DC, with the planting phase of the farm’s pollinator habitat commencing this month. The project is the second solar farm constructed at the university and achieves clean energy sustainability goals outlined in the university’s Illinois Climate […]
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Q CELLS says it is investing an additional €15.5 million into its global R&D headquarters in Thalheim, Germany, as part of the company’s ongoing R&D roadmap to drive next-generation solar module technology development. The €15.5 million comes on top of last year’s pledge to invest €20 million into machinery and equipment for next-generation PV technology […]
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New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) has completed its first utility-scale energy storage project: a 2.45 MW project developed in partnership with ENGIE North America. ENGIE will own and operate the battery unit, which is located on the site of NHEC’s 2 MW solar array in Moultonborough, N.H. The battery unit will charge from NHEC’s distribution […]
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have launched the first community solar project to be constructed on a closed landfill as part of the NJBPU’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. NJBPU’s program supports Murphy’s commitment to achieving 100% clean […]
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Johnson Controls, GRID Alternatives Colorado and Capital Dynamics say they will finance, operate and maintain a 2 MW community solar garden for the Housing Authority for the City of Pueblo (HACP). One of six contracted projects, the solar garden is a photovoltaic (PV) system composed of ground-mounted solar panels. The energy capacity will be allocated […]
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Accelerate Real Asset Management, a growth-oriented real asset platform, has launched a new joint venture (JV) to invest in renewable energy infrastructure: Activate Renewables will acquire real estate and royalty interests associated with utility-scale solar, wind and energy storage facilities located across the U.S. Activate will focus on the acquisition of real property interests directly […]
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Canadian Solar Inc., a solar technology and renewable energy company, has executed a strategic partnership and investment with Habitat Energy Ltd., a U.K.-based company that specializes in asset optimization services for battery storage assets that use artificial intelligence and machine learning. The partnership will allow Canadian Solar to offer enhanced technology solutions for developers and […]
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Daqo New Energy Corp., a manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, says its Xinjiang Daqo New Energy subsidiary has signed long-term supply agreements with a subsidiary of JA Solar, a manufacturer of PV products. “We are very pleased to further strengthen our cooperation with JA Solar, a company of high-quality […]
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North Carolina regulators have approved Duke Energy’s 5 MW solar project located on the closed Buncombe County landfill in Woodfin, N.C. Duke Energy will own and operate the solar power plant – the company’s first that will be located on a retired county landfill. The project will be located on 25 acres and will be […]
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Guzman Energy, a wholesale power provider, says it is developing an 80 MW solar energy project approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Delta, Colo. Once complete, the project is expected to produce over 194,000 MWh of electricity a year. Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA), a member-owned and locally controlled rural electric cooperative, will directly purchase a portion […]
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GAF Energy, a provider of roof-integrated solar solutions, has leased and begun improvements on a 112,000-square-foot facility in San Jose, Calif. Once construction is complete, the new facility will serve as the company’s center for research and development (R&D) and manufacturing, bringing traditionally off-shored solar manufacturing to the U.S. The buildout of the property and […]
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In 2020, renewable sources of electricity such as wind and solar grew at their fastest rate in two decades and are set to expand in coming years at a much faster pace than prior to the pandemic, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). According to the IEA’s latest market update, […]
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