The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is increasing its goal for Solar+ Decade, aiming for solar to account for 30% of U.S. electricity generation by 2030. The organization’s previous goal was 20% by 2030. This revision aligns with the Biden administration’s clean energy targets while accounting for the growing urgency to tackle climate change and […]
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Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a specialist global investment manager focused exclusively on renewables, storage and grid support infrastructure investment, has acquired a consented 350 MW solar and battery storage project, located in Kent, U.K. (Project Fortress). Quinbrook expects to commence construction of the project in the first half of 2022. Once operational, Fortress is expected to […]
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At the site of the KNP Complex in Sequoia National Park, Gov. Gavin Newsom has highlighted the California Comeback Plan’s over $15 billion climate package – the largest such investment in state history – tackling a wide array of climate impacts facing the state. The governor signed legislation outlining investments in a package that included […]
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Source Renewables, a vertically integrated renewable energy company focused on community solar and clean energy development throughout New York State, has received re-zoning approval to develop two community solar projects on the Marilla Street Landfill in South Buffalo. Source Renewables intends to begin construction in 2022 of the community solar arrays, which will consist of […]
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Avangrid Renewables LLC, a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc., has appointed Jose Antonio Miranda president of its onshore division. In this role, he will oversee the growth of the company’s onshore wind and solar business. “With the approval of our offshore wind joint venture project, Vineyard Wind, and our ambition to grow both onshore and offshore […]
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At the site of the KNP Complex in Sequoia National Park, Gov. Gavin Newsom has highlighted the California Comeback Plan’s over $15 billion climate package – the largest such investment in state history – tackling a wide array of climate impacts facing the state. The Governor signed legislation outlining investments in a package that included […]
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Enphase Energy Inc., a California-based energy technology company and microinverter-based, solar-plus-storage systems supplier, has entered the Brazilian solar market with the introduction of its IQ 7+ microinverters. Enphase will start shipping its IQ 7+ microinverters for residential and small commercial installers across Brazil starting in October 2021. The Enphase microinverter systems will be outfitted with […]
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Solar energy company 174 Power Global, steel producer Gerdau Long Steel North America and TotalEnergies have begun construction of the Gerdau Solar project, one of the largest behind-the-meter (BTM) solar facilities in the U.S. The 700-acre site, directly adjacent to the Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill in Midlothian, Texas, will comprise more than 231,000 solar panels […]
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Source Renewables, a vertically integrated renewable energy company focused on community solar and clean energy development throughout New York State, has received re-zoning approval to develop two community solar projects on the Marilla Street Landfill in South Buffalo. Source Renewables intends to begin construction in 2022 of the community solar arrays, which will consist of […]
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U.S.-based Getka Group and Polish energy company Unimot have announced that First Solar Inc. will supply 30 MW of advanced, American thin film photovoltaic (PV) solar panels to power a portfolio of projects in Poland. The panels are part of the first phase of a strategic renewable energy initiative to diversify PV module supplies to […]
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Tigo Energy Inc., a Flex MLPE (module level power electronics) company, is taking orders for its energy intelligence (EI) inverter and battery product lines from residential installers in the U.S. The new line of EI battery and inverter products will allow U.S.-based residential installers to benefit from native integrations of Tigo technology with solar and […]
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Clēnera and SRP have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) between SRP and Clēnera’s affiliate, CO Bar Solar LLC. This PPA represents the utility’s largest standalone solar power plant, which is currently under development northwest of Flagstaff, Ariz. CO Bar Solar is scheduled to be commercially operational in 2024. It will deliver between 440 […]
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