MSD, a biopharmaceutical company, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted for energy from the Armadillo Solar Center in Navarro County, Texas. With the PPA, Ørsted says it is extending its industrial customer base to the pharmaceutical industry. “We’re happy to partner with MSD and expand our customer base,” says Vishal Kapadia, senior […]
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LONGi, a solar technology company, has launched its Hi-MO 4m (66C) module, designed for distributed generation (DG) applications. In addition to the 66C option, the company has also launched 60C and 72C versions of the module to an audience of more than 600 dealer partners and industry experts. The three products cover power ranges of […]
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REC Group, an international solar energy company headquartered in Norway, has launched the new REC Alpha Pure Black solar panel. With lead-free production and a substantial gain in power output, the new panel marks a major advancement of the REC Alpha launched in 2019, notes the company. The REC Alpha Pure Black will start production […]
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Bureau Veritas, a company that specializes in testing, inspection and certification (TIC), has acquired Bradley Construction Management, a U.S.-based provider of construction management services for the renewable energy sector. Bradley Construction Management provides owner’s representation as well as construction and site management assistance services for wind, solar and energy storage projects. The company has successfully […]
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National Grid Renewables, a company that develops, owns and operates large-scale renewable energy assets across the U.S., has signed three solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the Noble Project, which is currently under construction in Denton County, Texas. Noble consists of 275 MW of solar and 125 MWh of battery storage. The Home Depot and […]
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Meyer Burger Technology Ltd., a global engineering company, has secured supply contracts with several suppliers for sustainably produced wafers – securing new production of high-efficiency solar cells and modules. Production will start in the second quarter and will comprise an annual nominal capacity of 400 MW. Meyer’s wafers are made from ultra-pure silicon – the […]
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SOL Components, a producer of cost-effective designs for solar module mounting systems, has completed construction of its Ground Fixed Tilt (GFT) mounting system in support of a 213 MW DC solar PV project near Herald, Calif. SOL Components’ roll-formed steel components support more than 500,000 solar panels at the site, which is one of the […]
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SunPower Corp., a solar technology and energy services provider, says it is collaborating with Baltimore County, Md., to cover two closed landfills with solar systems. The projects are expected to generate upwards of 30 MW, equivalent to the power used by one-third of the county’s municipal buildings – including government facilities. “Electricity savings from solar […]
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Recurrent Energy LLC, a utility-scale solar and storage project developer, has commenced construction on the 100 MW AC Sunflower Solar Project, located in Sunflower County, Miss. To support construction of the project, Recurrent Energy recently closed debt financing totaling over $146 million, inclusive of construction loan and letter of credit commitments. The debt financing was […]
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Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc., an infrastructure construction company with renewable energy and specialty civil expertise, has been awarded three renewable energy construction projects for a combined total of approximately $300 million. Two of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects, including a wind farm and a solar farm, are located in Texas. Work on […]
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Clean energy jobs surged nearly 11% in the second half of 2020 to employ more than 3 million Americans across every state and nearly every county, according to the sixth annual Clean Jobs America report recently released by E2. Like most of the economy, clean energy was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic […]
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Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E), a subsidiary of Oklahoma’s largest electric utility, says it is expanding its Choctaw Nation/OG&E Solar Energy Center in Durant, Okla., by an additional 5 MW – bringing the total solar capacity to 10 MW. OG&E will construct, own and operate the additional 5 MW expansion, which is expected to come […]
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