The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) has launched the CanREA Electricity Transition Hub, supported by nearly $1.6 million in funding. The hub is a knowledge-transfer tool helping electricity utilities and system operators accelerate their decarbonization efforts. The hub will equip participants to integrate the larger amounts of wind energy, solar energy and energy storage needed […]
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LONGi has introduced the Hi-MO 6, its first module designed exclusively for the global distributed consumer market. Using LONGi’s high-efficiency HPBC cell technology, Hi-MO 6 achieves a maximum efficiency of 22.8% in mass production. HPBC (hybrid passivated back contact) is a new generation of high-efficiency solar cell technology that’s unique in its front-side busbar-free design. […]
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Google says it is purchasing approximately 75% of the renewable energy produced by four of SB Energy Global LLC’s solar projects under development: the Orion 1-3 and Eiffel solar developments. The projects, totaling 1.2 GW of capacity, are expected to be operational by mid-2024. “SB Energy is thrilled to join forces with Google to provide […]
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The City of Bakersfield, Calif., in partnership with ForeFront Power, a developer and asset manager of commercial and industrial-scale solar energy and storage projects, has finished Phase 1 of a planned city-wide solar electricity generating project. Phase 1 is a 2 MW DC solar energy portfolio located at five sites. With an annual electrical output […]
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Renewable energy developer rPlus Energies has commenced construction of the 200 MW AC / 240 MW DC Appaloosa Solar 1 project located in Iron County, Utah. Neighboring Appaloosa Solar 1 is the 80 MW AC / 110 MW DC Three Peaks Solar project. Completed in 2016, Three Peaks Solar was the second utility-scale solar project […]
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Erthos Inc., an energy technology company focused on utility-scale solar and creator of Earth Mount Solar PV, says it has 14 MW of projects under contract and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a single 107 MW DC project. These commitments span agreements with five utility-scale solar developers and signal the next phase to deploy […]
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Sunrun was exclusively selected by Puerto Rico’s electric utility provider to help rebuild and transform the island’s energy system through the development of a 17 MW virtual power plant (VPP), the first distributed large-scale storage program on the island. The VPP will help lower energy costs for all consumers, reduce pollution island-wide and help harden […]
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Standard Solar Inc., SolarPark Energy and Catalyst Power Holdings LLC have completed a 7.1 MW community solar project in York, N.Y. Standard Solar funded the construction and will own and operate the project long-term. SolarPark Energy developed the project, and Catalyst Power, an integrated provider of cleaner energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sector, […]
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Pioneer Natural Resources Co. is participating in two renewable energy projects that will supply low-cost, renewable power to the company’s Permian Basin operations and the Texas electric grid. Pioneer is a participant in the 160 MW Concho Valley Solar project through Targa’s power purchase agreement, which commenced delivering renewable electricity this month. Pioneer is also […]
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Infinity Energy, a California-based solar and battery installer, is expanding its adoption of Enphase Energy Inc.’s Enphase Energy Systems powered by IQ8 Microinverters and IQ Batteries. Infinity Energy currently serves customers in states including California, Colorado, Texas and Florida. “Our customers are experiencing rising energy costs and increasingly common extreme weather events leading to power […]
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ENGIE North America (ENGIE) has acquired a 6 GW portfolio of solar, paired and stand-alone battery storage development projects from Belltown Power U.S. The transaction includes 33 projects comprising some 2.7 GW of solar with 0.7 GW of paired storage and 2.6 GW of stand-alone battery storage. The projects are located across ERCOT, PJM, MISO […]
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Renewable energy developer rPlus Energies has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with PacifiCorp for a 400 MW AC solar PV facility integrated with a 200 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Emery County, Utah. The project – Green River Energy Center – is one of the largest facilities in the PacifiCorp system. […]
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