Since its launch in July, the Solar Automated Permit Processing (SolarAPP+) tool has processed over 2,800 residential solar permits for more than 20 MW of residential solar across 12 jurisdictions. In addition, nearly 200 other jurisdictions are interested in the tool. The free, web-based tool – developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with […]

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Heliogen, a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar power, has released a new technology to help with the production of low-cost renewable energy. In-field tests at Heliogen’s Lancaster, Calif., facility, the company successfully completed the first technical demonstration of an autonomous field maintenance system, Heliogen’s Installation & Cleaning Autonomous Robot & Utility Solution (ICARUS). It is […]

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KKR, a global investment firm, has launched Stellar Renewable Power, a new platform that will source, develop and operate utility-scale solar plants and storage facilities on behalf of KKR’s asset-based finance (ABF) strategy. Stellar will source opportunities through greenfield development and acquisitions of early-stage assets from other developers. Vijay Venkatachalam, a renewable energy expert with […]

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Saddleback Mountain Ski Resort, owned by Arctaris Impact Investors LLC, has engaged with Nexamp for the construction of a new 31-acre community solar farm on its Maine property that will generate 7.36 MW of energy. The solar project will offset more than 14 million pounds of carbon annually while reducing Saddleback’s energy costs and adding […]

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The AES Corp. has launched Atlas, a new solar installation robot enabling the rapid deployment of new solar resources at scale. Atlas was designed by AES in cooperation with Calvary Robotics and other third parties. “Stakeholder commitment to a net-zero carbon energy future has never been higher, but our industry risks not being able to […]

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National Grid Renewables has closed $98 million in tax equity financing from Bank of America to support its Prairie Wolf Solar Project – a 200 MW development located in the MISO market that began construction earlier this year in Coles County, Ill. Bank of America is the sole tax equity investor for the project. “Financing […]

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Alabama Power and Mercedes Benz U.S. International Inc. (MBUSI) have received approval from the Alabama Public Service Commission for the proposed 80 MW Letohatchee Solar Project in Lowndes County, south of Montgomery. Under a 15-year contract, MBUSI will receive all the renewable energy credits (RECs) from the facility, which will cover a significant portion of […]

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Boralex Inc. has commissioned its first floating solar farm, in Peyrolles-en-Provence, in the French area of Bouches-du-Rhône. The facility consists of more than 43,000 photovoltaic panels for a total installed capacity of 12 MW AC, assembled into a 12-hectare island in the “Chapeliers” basin, a former gravel pit undergoing a global redevelopment operation. The site […]

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Westbridge Energy Corp. has acquired a 75% controlling interest in Sunnynook Solar Energy Inc., which is developing a new 236 MW DC solar photovoltaic (PV) and 100 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project located in Sunnynook, Alberta, Canada. The project has secured site control in the form of a long-term solar lease covering approximately […]

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Daqo New Energy Corp., a manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, has completed construction ahead of schedule and begun pilot production at its new 35,000 MT phase 4B polysilicon production facility. The company expects the facility to gradually ramp up to full production capacity and to increase its total annual production […]

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Airobotics, an Israeli manufacturer of autonomous unmanned aircraft and aerial data platforms, and Solar Drone, an Israeli company specializing in solar farm services, have signed a binding agreement under which Airobotics will develop and supply to Solar Drone a solar panel cleaning drone system. The fully automated system will include a drone docking station for […]

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Florida Blue, the state’s Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, is reducing its overall carbon footprint by at least 50% by making its headquarters and other Jacksonville facilities 100% powered by solar energy. The company is the first corporate participant to sign onto Jacksonville electric utility JEA‘s SolarMax program, an energy sustainability project that focuses on […]

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