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QuickBOLT Deck Mount Receives Miami-Dade NOA

QuickBOLT’s Butyl Bottom Deck Mount has received Notice of Acceptance (NOA) approval from Miami-Dade County. This approval means the mount has met and surpassed the testing requirements mandated by the county for building products and materials, particularly in hurricane zones, says the company. The product is designed to be a simple method of installing deck-mount […]

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Maryland Commercial-Community Hybrid Solar Project Begins Generating Power

Chaberton Energy and Pivot Energy are partnering on a Maryland solar project aimed at powering both commercial and community customers. The 19-acre site, named Project Catherine, sits on St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church’s property in Cooksville, Md., and is expected to generate 4.3 MW. A portion of the project supplies energy directly to the church, […]

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Aspen Power To Acquire Illinois Community Solar Portfolio

Aspen Power is partnering with a developer to acquire 20 community solar projects, primarily located in Illinois, with a total 19 MW of capacity.  The portfolio consists of projects in various stages, including projects already in construction and set to be commissioned this year. “We are excited to announce plans to acquire these solar projects […]

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MN8 Energy Sources 457 MW of PV Modules from First Solar

MN8 Energy has ordered 170 MW of Series 6 Plus bifacial modules and 287 MW of Series 7 modules from First Solar, for use in projects across the northeastern and southern U.S. MN8 previously transacted with First Solar in their acquisition of the 123 MW American Kings Solar project in California. “We are pleased to […]

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Sunrun Virtual Power Plant Aims to Help Puerto Rico Avoid Blackouts

Sunrun has enrolled nearly 1,800 customers, including 2,000 batteries, in its PowerOn Puerto Rico virtual power plant program, which has been supplying energy from solar-plus-storage systems to the island’s grid since last fall.  The company is the largest participant in Puerto Rico’s Battery Emergency Demand Response Program. When the island’s electric utility provider, LUMA, foresees […]

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Alternus Clean Energy to Acquire 80 MW of Domestic Solar

Alternus Clean Energy has agreed to acquire an 80 MW portfolio of 33 operating PV projects distributed across eight U.S. states.  The portfolio has agreements in place, the company says, with an average remaining term of 12 years through 16 different counterparties.  Total consideration is approximately $60 million including existing project debt. Alternus plans to […]

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Southern Power Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility in Texas

Southern Power is set to expand its 29th solar project, Millers Branch Solar Facility located in Haskell County, Texas. The Phase II expansion represents an additional 180 MW from the current Phase I 200 MW facility that is nearing the start of construction.  “We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our Millers Branch Solar […]

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Staubli Expands North American PV Component Manufacturing

Stäubli North America has announced expanding manufacturing and assembly operations in its South Carolina and California plants. “We plan to steadily increase our made-in-America products at these manufacturing facilities,” says Stäubli North America’s Brian Mills. “Increasing our already established solar connector manufacturing footprint in the U.S. puts Stäubli in a strong position to support the […]

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Captona, UBS Asset Management Jointly Invest in BESS Portfolio

Captona and UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business have closed on a portfolio investment of four utility-scale BESS projects in Texas.  Previously acquired by UBS Asset Management, the projects total 728 MW. Ranging from 100 MW to 300 MW in nameplate capacity apiece, they are slated to come online this year.  “Captona […]

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Birch Creek Energy Orders 547 MW of Modules from First Solar

First Solar is set to supply Birch Creek Energy with 547 MW of its Series 6 Plus Bifacial thin-film PV modules, for use in the company’s projects being developed across the U.S.  “Birch Creek’s decision to partner with us is a validation of our technology and competitiveness, and the value of pricing and supply certainty,” […]

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Matrix Renewables Signs Purchase Agreement with Hyundai for Texas Solar

Matrix Renewables has signed a renewable energy power purchase agreement with affiliates of the Hyundai Motor Group for 147 MW from its 284 MW Stillhouse Solar project, located in Bell County, Texas.  “We are thrilled to have finalized this agreement with Hyundai Motor Group, contributing to the achievement of its ambitious sustainability objectives in the […]

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HydroGraph to Supply Pristine Graphene to Volfpack Energy for Solar BESS

HydroGraph‘s flagship graphene product, FGA-1, has been chosen by Volfpack Energy for use on supercapacitor technology aimed at increasing increase the adoption of Asia renewable energy adoption. The product is slated to be the base material of the supercapacitor design to create a hybrid battery system. HydroGraph’s graphene process uses oxygen, acetylene and a “spark,” […]

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