Arizona-based First Solar Inc. has released its 2023 Sustainability Report and established a new industry first benchmark for transparency by publicly disclosing details of onsite third-party social audits conducted across its global manufacturing footprint. First Solar is also believed to be the first among the world’s largest solar manufacturers to have conducted third-party social audits […]
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EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), a renewable energy developer and operator, has debuted its first technician training Facility in Bloomington, Ill., to educate the next generation of clean energy workers who will keep its more than 470 operational utility-scale and distributed generation projects running safely and efficiently while supporting local jobs and investment in […]
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FTC Solar Inc., a provider of solar tracker systems, software and engineering services, and Cat Creek Energy LLC, a renewable energy independent power producer, have made a multi-year 1 GW tracker supply agreement to supply the PV solar portion of CCE’s multi-technology renewable energy and water storage project, which is under development in southwest Idaho. […]
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Enverus, an energy-dedicated SaaS company, has acquired CRCL Solutions, a provider of cloud-based algorithms and modeling for wind and solar generation forecasts. CRCL Solutions provides a wide range of advanced forecasting data to help power traders make informed decisions and reduce trading risk. “Accurate predictions of wind and solar production have become a necessary building […]
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Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of solar panels, has chosen Albuquerque, N.M., as the location for its first United States manufacturing expansion. The new 3 GW facility will be designed to produce the latest-generation TOPCon PV-silicon cell technology and Maxeon’s proprietary shingled-cell Performance Line solar. The new plant will serve both the […]
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According to new analysis by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed one year ago, United States solar and storage companies have announced over $100 billion in private sector investments, helping bolster the American economy. Solar and storage manufacturing is now surging in the U.S., as 51 solar manufacturing […]
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Enverus, an energy-dedicated SaaS company, has acquired CRCL Solutions, a provider of cloud-based algorithms and modeling for wind and solar generation forecasts. CRCL Solutions provides a wide range of advanced forecasting data to help power traders make informed decisions and reduce trading risk. “Accurate predictions of wind and solar production have become a necessary building […]
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SolarEdge Technologies Inc., a smart energy technology company, is unveiling the latest version of its SolarEdge Home Hub and Wave inverters in the U.S. The new SolarEdge inverters will be integrated with power control system (PCS) technology, enabling the installation of PV systems that are more than 50% larger without requiring costly and time-consuming main […]
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Swift Current Energy has closed project financing for its 800 MW DC / 593 MW AC Double Black Diamond Solar project. Once operational, Double Black Diamond is expected to be the second largest single-phase solar project in the United States and the largest solar project in MISO, producing enough energy yearly to power the equivalent […]
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FTC Solar Inc., a provider of solar tracker systems, software and engineering services, and Cat Creek Energy LLC, a renewable energy independent power producer, made a multi-year, 1-GW tracker supply agreement to supply the PV solar portion of CCE’s multi-technology renewable energy and water storage project, which is under development in southwest Idaho. Beginning in […]
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Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM), a renewable energy asset manager, through an affiliated investment vehicle, has completed a $148 million tax equity financing commitment with RBC Community Investments. The commitment – one of the very first tax equity deals to utilize the solar production tax credit (PTC) – is helping finance one of the largest solar […]
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GRNE Solar, a solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm, has transitioned to the Nelnet Renewable Energy brand. In 2022, the company was acquired by Nelnet Inc., a diversified financial services and technology concern. Since 2012, GRNE Solar has installed commercial and residential solar energy solutions and utility-scale solar systems across 13 states. While GRNE […]
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