Dominion Energy Virginia has opened its largest operational battery energy storage pilot project, which was recently energized at the Scott Solar facility in Powhatan County. The company has two other battery storage pilot projects in its portfolio: a 2 MW battery in New Kent County that was commissioned in late February and a 2 MW […]
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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. LLC’s Graphite Solar project in Carbon County, Utah, has entered commercial operation with developer rPlus Energies. With a power capacity of 104 MW DC / 80 MW AC, Graphite is now the largest operational asset in Greenbacker’s clean energy fleet. “It’s very special that Graphite Solar can play a role in […]
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First Solar Inc. has entered into an agreement to supply 2.4 GW DC of its high-performance, advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to Intersect Power LLC. The modules are scheduled to be delivered from 2024 to 2026, making Intersect Power – which previously placed orders for a total of 4.1 GW DC in 2019 and […]
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Polar Racking is supplying PRU-ballasted, fixed-tilt racking and some structural engineering services for two large solar installations in Calgary, Alberta: Deerfoot Solar and Barlow Solar, 55 MW DC and 37 MW DC, respectively. Construction is projected to start in 2022 and will be the largest solar installation in a major urban center in Canada. The […]
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NovaSource Power Services, a portfolio company of Clairvest Group Inc., is adding the next evolution of services to its product lifecycle packages for the North American market by now providing a DC Availability Guarantee. The guarantee will align owner and operator incentives and fill a verification gap in PV systems maintenance, the company says. “We […]
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The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has launched new initiatives to connect families to more reliable clean energy, lower electricity bills and create good-paying jobs in the domestic solar industry. DOE, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has announced the five states and Washington, D.C., […]
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BayWa r.e. has partnered with PVpallet to distribute its reusable solar module shipping solution. The PVpallet Series X is now available through BayWa r.e. Solar Systems LLC, providing a tool for installers to improve material transport and installation logistics, as well as make their businesses more sustainable. The reusable, recyclable and collapsible pallet is specifically […]
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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Origis Energy and Excelsior Energy Capital have started construction on the Skyhawk Solar project, a 100 MW solar facility in Obion County that will supply energy to Google’s hyperscale data centers in Clarksville, Tenn., and Jackson County, Ala. Skyhawk Solar was developed through TVA’s Green Invest, a utility-scale solar solution […]
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Proteus Power, a recently formed renewable energy project development company, has begun its North American business operations with the establishment of its U.S. headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. Led by industry veterans and financially backed by global clean energy investor Pelion Green Future, Proteus Power has a target to develop and construct over 3 GW […]
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Hecate Energy, a developer, owner and operator of renewable power projects and energy storage solutions, has received state approval of its siting application for the 500 MW Cider Solar Farm in New York. The ruling from the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) makes Cider Solar Farm the largest solar energy generation […]
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American Clean Power’s (ACP) Clean Power Quarterly Market Report Q2 2022 shows the rate of clean energy deployment slowed substantially in the second quarter as policy headwinds, economic factors facing the industry and trade issues have impacted project development and increased the backlog of new project delays. During the second quarter, the industry saw a […]
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Solar energy jobs rose in 47 states and increased 9% nationwide from 2020 to 2021 to a total of 255,037 solar workers, according to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s (IREC) annual National Solar Jobs Census. This job growth took place in a year of record solar installations driven by increased demand for renewable energy among […]
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