Leidos Engineering has completed its independent engineer report review for Polar Racking’s Sol-X True-Terrain trackers, which Polar is now sharing with select customers and upon request. The company says its tracker offers slope tolerance up to 30% and its system design works with all foundation types. The review conducted an assessment of the company’s history, […]

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Fresno Unified School District and ForeFront Power have completed a 17.5 MW solar energy and storage portfolio, expected to save the district over $40 million throughout the approximate 20-year lifespan of the system. The districtwide portfolio includes 40 projects with solar canopies and energy storage systems across 31 sites and is slated to generate 23.5 […]

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Raptor Maps has released the sixth edition of its Global Solar Report, featuring data this year that it says demonstrates the underperformance of solar assets.  Drawing on data from a total 125 GW of PV systems, the report finds that global revenue loss due to equipment-driven underperformance last year reached $4.6 billion, and that power […]

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ESGEN Acquisition has merged with Sunergy Renewables, with the combined businesses now renamed Zeo Energy, to be led by Sunergy’s senior management.  The new company’s board of directors will include members from both Sunergy and ESGEN.  “Becoming a publicly traded company is an extraordinary milestone for our employees, our shareholders and for the residential solar […]

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The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to pre-qualify eligible development companies and investors to collaborate with NYPA on the development of renewable energy generating projects, including PV, wind, battery storage and related transmission. The authority expects these pre-qualifications to last up to five years. It also anticipates inviting […]

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Sunairio has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant which funds high-impact technological R&D across a range of disciplines. For Sunairio, this award will fund research into a scalable climate simulation engine that aims to generate climate insights for the energy sector at what the company says is […]

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Excelsior Energy Capital has sold a 38 solar energy and solar+storage project portfolio to BlackRock’s Evergreen Infrastructure Partners Fund, divesting its entire stake as part of the transaction. The project portfolio consists of operational solar and battery storage distributed generation projects with a total nameplate capacity of 89 MW. This transaction is the company’s first […]

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Longroad Energy has announced the financial close of Serrano, its 220 MW solar and 214 MW storage project in Pinal and Pima counties, Ariz., with site commercial operations expected to commence next year.  Serrano is the company’s first project to utilize First Solar’s domestically manufactured Series 7 panels, with output slated to be purchased by […]

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Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $588 million in debt financing for the 408 MW Ash Creek Solar project in Hill County, Texas, while also signing a long-term PPA with Microsoft for the plant’s full capacity. Primergy has engaged SOLV Energy as the project’s EPC partner. Construction has started, and once operational, the project is […]

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Sweden-based Midsummer has entered into a collaboration with Soprasolar to integrate Midsummer’s thin-film solar panels into Soprasolar roof membranes. Soprasolar, a Soprema subsidiary, says that with this collaboration, it will be able to offer panels to customers whose roofs cannot withstand the weight of the silicon panel product the company also offers. “The market is […]

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Sol Systems has completed financing for its Eldorado Project in Saline County, Ill., which is expected to utilize domestically manufactured solar panels and racking while also featuring a pollinator habitat to better unify project development with the surrounding ecosystem. The project involves entering long-term rental leases with more than 19 local landowners, and the company […]

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Solivus has been awarded a three-year contract for the EPC and installation of PV systems for bp and its customers following a competitive commercial bid process, with Solivus’ rooftop technology to be included in bp’s energy solution portfolio. “As we transition to an integrated energy company, we are committed to meeting customer demands,” says bp’s […]

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