First Solar Inc. has entered into agreements to supply an additional 4.9 GW DC of its thin-film photovoltaic solar modules to Intersect Power LLC. When combined with a previously announced agreement for 2.4 GW DC signed in July, these transactions take Intersect Power’s total orders for First Solar modules this year to 7.3 GW DC. […]
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Ørsted is opening a new engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) office hub in Texas for its portfolio of clean energy solutions. This latest investment by Ørsted expands the company’s presence in the state, which already includes an office in Austin and eight renewable energy projects. “Texas is already home to many of our land-based wind […]
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First Solar Inc. has selected Lawrence County in Alabama as the location for its fourth American photovoltaic solar module manufacturing facility. The new factory is part of a previously announced investment in scaling First Solar’s American manufacturing footprint to over 10 GW DC by 2025. The planned factory in Lawrence County’s Mallard Fox Industrial Park […]
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Strata Clean Energy, a nationwide provider of utility-scale clean energy projects, has acquired Crossover Energy Partners, a clean energy solutions company experienced in developing end-to-end energy transition products for utilities and large energy users. This acquisition expands Strata’s offerings and execution capabilities by incorporating Crossover’s customer origination and power offtake competencies and other proficiencies that […]
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More than 240 solar and storage companies are imploring Secretary Gina Raimondo to reject a petition for new anti-circumvention tariffs on solar products as a critical U.S. Department of Commerce deadline approaches, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The Department of Commerce must make its preliminary determination in Auxin Solar’s anti-circumvention case by […]
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Construction has begun on a TotalEnergies and Schneider Electric solar microgrid system with a 2 MW photovoltaic array and a 1.25 MW battery energy storage system. Once construction has been completed, the microgrid will be integrated with the new Rockwell/Allen Bradley distributed control system at Aemetis Inc.’s biorefinery in Keyes, Calif. The solar array will […]
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Altus Power Inc. has closed on the acquisition of approximately 88 MW of operating solar assets purchased from D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) under definitive agreements that were previously announced in September. “We were pleased to be able to partner with DESRI’s talented team to execute this transaction,” says Gregg Felton, Co-CEO of Altus […]
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Greenbacker Capital Management has purchased, through an affiliated investment vehicle, three to-be-constructed community solar projects in New York from ReneSola Power Holdings. Construction on the projects is slated to begin in early 2023, with commercial operation expected by year-end. The projects will have a combined generation capacity of 8.7 MW DC. Two of the projects […]
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released nearly $350 million for emerging long-duration energy storage (LDES) demonstration projects capable of delivering electricity for 10 to 24 hours or longer to support a low-cost, reliable, carbon-free electric grid. The funding opportunity will advance new renewable energy technologies, enhance the capabilities of customers and communities to […]
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The energy transition will transform the economy, creating millions of new renewable energy and transition jobs, while also requiring the mainstreaming of green skills and competences in many existing occupations. These activities require tremendous efforts to be made in the areas of education and workforce training to produce a new generation of energy professionals, reskill […]
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision that, if finalized, will dramatically change how owners of rooftop solar in the state get compensated for the energy they provide to the electric grid, according to Environment California. After proposing controversial changes to the state’s landmark rooftop solar program in December 2021, the […]
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Following a collaboration agreement signed between SolarDuck and RWE in July, RWE has selected SolarDuck as the exclusive provider for offshore floating solar (OFS) technology with integrated energy storage in RWE’s bid for the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) VII offshore wind farm. The successful bid will now materialize a hybrid OFS power plant at scale. […]
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