Portland General Electric (PGE) says Intel has joined PGE’s Green Future Impact program. Intel’s participation enabled PGE to enter into a 15-year agreement with Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc., to purchase emissions-free energy from a new 138 MW solar facility that will be developed in Wasco County, Ore. Intel’s purchase is the single […]
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Appalachian Power has issued a request for proposals (RFPs) for up to 300 MW of solar and/or wind generation resources. The request for bids is the first in a series of RFPs Appalachian Power will issue this year to comply with provisions of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). Under the VCEA, Appalachian Power must […]
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LG Business Solutions USA says it is releasing two all-new solar panels and upgrading other models with higher output for 2021. LG’s new 66-cell NeON R and NeON R Prime modules with Back Contact Technology feature high output efficiency and sleek aesthetics. The NeON R 66-cell residential solar panel has a power output up to 440 W, while the NeON R Prime (all […]
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With the recent development of foldable mobile phone screens, research on foldable electronics has never been so intensive. One particularly useful application of the foldable technology is in solar panels, according to a recently published Advanced Science study. Current solar cells are restricted to rigid, flat panels which are difficult to store in large numbers […]
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BASF, a German multinational chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world, says it is collaborating with EDF Energy North America to improve the energy balance and reduce CO2 emissions of two of its production sites in Texas. The companies have signed a 35 MW wind power purchase agreement (PPA) that will bring […]
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Stem Inc., a global company that specializes in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven clean energy storage systems, says it will provide smart energy storage services to Today’s Power Inc. (TPI), a renewable energy company based in North Little Rock, Ark., that develops, owns and operates renewable energy assets. A certified partner in Stem’s Partner Program, TPI will […]
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Sunnova Energy International Inc., a U.S.-based residential solar and storage service provider, says it will begin offering its services to Washington, D.C. D.C. homeowners will have access to all of Sunnova’s loan products, including the solar-only system, Sunnova SunSafe solar+storage service and +SunSafe add-on battery service. Additionally, for homeowners that are looking to go solar […]
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Sunpin Solar LLC, a California-based solar energy company, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Titan Solar 1 Power Plant. The project has a 12-year PPA with Exelon Generation Co. LLC, a company that supplies retail customers in California through its affiliate Constellation NewEnergy Inc. In addition, Sunpin announced that Morgan Stanley Capital […]
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Longroad Energy Holdings, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, has signed the acquisition of Sun Streams 2, 4 and 5 – which total approximately 900 MW DC in total solar capacity – plus the potential for 1 GWh to 2 GWh of battery storage. Longroad also closed the acquisition of Sun Streams 2 […]
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Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Mike Thompson, D-Calif., and the entire Democratic membership of the committee have introduced the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act. The bill, first introduced in June 2020, is a comprehensive use of the tax code to combat the threat of climate […]
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Masdar, a global renewable energy company, has achieved the first closing on the acquisition of 50% of a 1.6 GW clean energy portfolio of projects in the U.S. from EDF Renewables North America, a company that specializes in renewable energy production. Masdar and EDF announced last year that they had agreed to partner on eight […]
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ForeFront Power, a U.S.-based developer of distributed solar and energy storage projects, has achieved commercial operation of the largest solar project in Kane County, Ill. With 7,384 panels, the 2.8 MW project delivers power to the Mooseheart Child City and School, a non-profit residential facility for children and teens in need. The project created more […]
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