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GAF Energy Cuts Ribbon on Texas Solar Manufacturing Facility - Solar Industry
GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company, has opened the doors to its new 450,000 sq. foot Timberline Solar manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas. “Today is a great day for the future of solar and the future of Georgetown,” says Martin DeBono, president of GAF Energy. “We’re thrilled to be celebrating the opening of our manufacturing […]
QuickBOLT Deck Mount Receives Miami-Dade NOA - Solar Industry
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 […]
RP Partners With Huaxing Cable on Solar Offering - Solar Industry
RP is partnering with Huaxing Cable USA to provide Huaxing’s line of solar cable and wire products to the U.S. market. The company will be the exclusive U.S. distributor supplying Huaxing’s cable and wire solutions to utility-scale solar projects. These solutions include a line of UL-certified conductors, PV wire, MV cable and concentric cable. “Our […]
Sunrun Virtual Power Plant Aims to Help Puerto Rico Avoid Blackouts - Solar Industry
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 […]
Maryland Commercial-Community Hybrid Solar Project Begins Generating Power - Solar Industry
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, […]
Alternus Clean Energy to Acquire 80 MW of Domestic Solar - Solar Industry
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 […]
Captona, UBS Asset Management Jointly Invest in BESS Portfolio - Solar Industry
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 […]
Aspen Power To Acquire Illinois Community Solar Portfolio - Solar Industry
Aspen Power is partnering with a developer to acquire 20 community solar projects, primarily located in Illinois, with a total 19 MW 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 in […]
Southern Power Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility in Texas - Solar Industry
Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power is expanding its 29th solar project, the Millers Branch 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 […]
MN8 Energy Sources 457 MW of PV Modules from First Solar - Solar Industry
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 […]
Matrix Renewables Signs Purchase Agreement with Hyundai for Texas Solar - Solar Industry
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 […]
Birch Creek Energy Orders 547 MW of Modules from First Solar - Solar Industry
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,” […]
Staubli Expands North American PV Component Manufacturing - Solar Industry
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 […]
SolarBank to Develop 31 MW in Nova Scotia - Solar Industry
SolarBank has partnered with TriMac Engineering to develop 10 MW of community solar in Enon, Nova Scotia, as well as on projects in Sydney, Halifax and Annapolis, Nova Scotia with 7 MW capacity apiece. The projects, owned by AI Renewable Fund, are being developed under a community solar program announced by the Nova Scotia government […]
Array Breaks Ground on New Solar Manufacturing Facility - Solar Industry
Array Technologies broke ground on its new $50 million manufacturing campus in Bernalillo County, N.M., which the company says was made possible through Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits. “Array’s new manufacturing facility will create good-paying jobs in New Mexico, strengthen the domestic solar supply chain and ultimately help us achieve greater American energy independence,” […]
Boviet Solar to Build North Carolina Production Facility - Solar Industry
Boviet Solar Technology has selected Greenville, N.C. as the location for its first North America production facility, to be developed in two phases. The PV module manufacturing facility will produce the company’s TOPCon N-Type cell, as well as monofacial and bifacial modules for U.S. clients. Phase one of the project is set to utilize the […]
WEC Energy Group to Acquire 90% of Delilah I Solar - Solar Industry
WEC Energy Group has agreed to acquire a 90% ownership interest in the 300 MW Delilah I Solar Energy Center, located approximately 140 miles northeast of Dallas, Texas. The project was developed and built by Invenergy, with commercial operations expected to begin by the end of June. “The Delilah Solar project is an exciting addition […]
energyRe Secures Financing, Tax Equity Commitment for Lone Star Project - Solar Industry
energyRe has secured $155 million in project financing and a $85 million tax equity commitment for its 108 MW Lone Star Solar project and 198 MW BESS, located in South Carolina. Financing for the project includes construction debt, tax equity bridge facility and letter of credit facility, with Santander acting as the coordinating lead arranger. […]
Nextracker, JM Steel Complete Facility Expansion for Solar Projects - Solar Industry
Nextracker and JENNMAR Holdings subsidiary JM Steel have completed an expansion of Nextracker-dedicated manufacturing lines at JM Steel’s Leetsdale, Pa., facility, achieving 4 GW of capacity. Inaugurated and reopened in 2022, the refurbished factory produces steel components for solar energy across Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic. The expansion more than doubles the facility’s production capacity, says […]
Energy Vault, NV Energy Bring Reid Gardner BESS Project Into Operation - Solar Industry
Energy Vault and NV Energy have completed the Reid Gardner BESS in Moapa, Nev., and put the project into commercial operation. Built on the site of a decommissioned coal-fired electric generating facility, the 220 MW grid-tied BESS is a two-hour energy storage system. Operating at full capacity by NV Energy, the system utilizes Energy Vault’s integration […]
Agilitas Energy Closes on Financing to Accelerate Energy Storage Platform Growth - Solar Industry
Agilitas Energy has closed on $100 million in debt financing to fund its expansion and build-out of solar and energy storage project construction. Nomura Securities acted as sole bookrunner and lead arranger. Nomura Corporate Funding Americas acted as administrative agent on the deal. The financing is slated to accelerate Agilitas Energy’s build-out of solar and […]
DOE Reduces Regulatory Hurdles for Energy Storage, Transmission, Solar Projects - Solar Industry
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its list of categories of projects which, because they typically do not have significant environmental impacts, qualify for the simplest form of environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The agency is simplifying the environmental review process for energy storage systems such as battery systems, […]
M&T Bank, Sunstone Credit Launch Program to Increase Solar Financing Access - Solar Industry
Sunstone Credit has launched a joint program with M&T Bank that aims to give more businesses access to solar loan financing. By collaborating with M&T Bank, the company hopes to help more businesses afford solar systems. “Through our program with M&T, we’re poised to make it easier than ever for businesses to pivot to solar […]
EDP Renewables Celebrates its First North Carolina Solar Park - Solar Industry
EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has completed its 74 MW Misenheimer Solar Park, located in Stanly County, N.C. Development on the project was begun by Orion Power Generation, a joint venture between Orion Renewable Energy Group and Eolian, with EDPR NA taking on the park’s development and construction from 2020 onwards. The solar park […]
BW Solar Sells 12 New York Community Solar Projects to Catalyze - Solar Industry
BW Solar is selling 12 upstate New York community solar projects with a combined 76.7 MW capacity to Catalyze. The transaction includes a portfolio of six pre-construction projects and another six in the early stage of development. The group of notice-to-proceed ready projects are targeted for commercial operation this year and next. “BW Solar is […]
EPC Energy Delivers 80 MWh BESS - Solar Industry
EPC Energy has delivered an 80 MWh solar plus BESS. The project features predictive analytics and real-time monitoring, says the company, and includes a cloud-based centralized monitoring system and granular cell-level data. The system can dispatch over 300 units with diverse power conversion system modules and battery ratios, the company added. The commissioning phase included […]
GameChange Solar Secures 500 MW of Southern Africa Solar Projects - Solar Industry
GameChange Solar has been selected to supply its Genius Tracker solar trackers for four new solar projects totalling approximately 500 MW in Southern Africa. Three of the projects are in South Africa, including a Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Program project in the Northern Cape and two private sector projects to supply electricity for mining […]
Solar Manufacturers File Trade Duty Petitions with USITC, Commerce Department - Solar Industry
The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, made up of domestic manufacturers Convalt Energy, First Solar, Meyer Burger, Mission Solar, Qcells, REC Silicon and Swift Solar, has filed a set of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions with the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce to investigate potentially illegal trade […]
New York to Install Solar Carport, BESS at JFK Airport - Solar Industry
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) began construction of what the state calls its largest onsite solar plus storage project to date: a solar carport canopy at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Once operational, the project is expected to help power the AirTrain and reduce […]
PG&E Customer Electricity Greenhouse Gas-Free Last Year - Solar Industry
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) retail customers received completely greenhouse gas-free electricity in 2023, with 34% of total electricity delivered to retail customers coming from specified eligible-renewable resources such as solar. “We’re all in on creating a clean energy future,” says Patti Poppe, CEO of PG&E. “Providing retail customers with 100% greenhouse gas-free electricity […]
Monarch Private Capital, Elawan Energy Complete Two Texas Solar Projects - Solar Industry
Monarch Private Capital and Elawan Energy announced the substantial completion of two utility-scale solar projects in Q4 of last year, located in Hill County and Bosque County, Texas. The Pitts Dudik project has a 60.2 MW capacity. The Dileo project has a 86.6 MW capacity. “We’re proud to have joined forces with Elawan Energy on […]
TERREPOWER Launches Panel Recycling Line at Tennessee Facility - Solar Industry
TERREPOWER, a division of BBB Industries, has launched a solar panel recycling line at its facility in Sparta, Tenn., offering separation of PV materials for more efficient offloading of materials for reuse. “We can reduce environmental waste by getting the most value out of the original component before it’s recycled,” says Maria Caballero, president of […]
TGC, Qcells Partner to Install 450 MW of Solar Across U.S. - Solar Industry
True Green Capital Management (TGC) has signed a partnership agreement with Qcells to install up to 450 MW across commercial, community and industrial solar and grid projects throughout the U.S. This project will be led through Qcells Enable, Qcell’s EPC subsidiary, which will provide turnkey services along with the company’s solar modules. These modules will […]
Cumberland County Approves Hecate Energy's 150 MW Virginia Solar Facility - Solar Industry
Hecate Energy has had its Siting Agreement and Conditional Use Permit application both approved for the planned 150 MW Cumberland Solar Facility. “This approval helps realize our common goal to bring substantial economic benefits to Cumberland County and build energy independence for Virginia,” says Preston Schultz, Cumberland Solar Facility’s lead project developer. “We appreciate the […]
Enphase Energy Partners with Octopus Energy Group in the U.K. - Solar Industry
Enphase Energy has formed a strategic partnership with Octopus Energy Group which expects to focus on deploying Enphase’s IQ8 Microinverters and IQ Battery 5P in the U.K. Octopus Energy’s U.K. retail customers can integrate Enphase’s home solar and BESS in their energy plans with the company also using Enphase’s Kraken management software platform. “Our innovative […]
EPA Earmarks $7 Billion Toward Solar for All Grants - Solar Industry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 60 recipients to receive $7 billion in awards through the Solar for All grant competition aimed at delivering residential solar projects to 900,000 households across the country. Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, which created EPA’s $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, the program hopes to develop […]
Bernhard, Hackensack Meridian Health Sign Energy-as-a-Service Agreement - Solar Industry
Bernhard has signed a 30-year Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health, which the company says includes $134 million set aside for infrastructure improvements, as well as a promised reduction in carbon emissions. The healthcare provider operates 18 hospitals across eight counties, and is set to own what it calls the largest solar and BESS […]
Entergy Texas Contracts with Umbriel Solar Facility - Solar Industry
Entergy Texas has contracted its first solar resource, the 150 MW Umbriel Solar facility located in Polk County, Texas, selected through a renewables-focused RFP. “Generating electricity from renewable resources plays an important role in building a cleaner energy future, and Entergy Texas is seeking ways to diversify its generation portfolio and support the growing energy […]
GRS Adds 125 MW to Australia Solar Project Portfolio - Solar Industry
GRS, Gransolar Group’s solar EPC contractor, has announced commercial operation of the first stage of the 125 MW Amazon Solar Project Wandoan that it built with Vena Energy. The project is located 400 km northwest of Brisbane and is a part of a 1 GW multi-staged renewable energy development in the Western Downs local government […]
ZSW, First Solar Partner on Thin Film PV Research - Solar Industry
Stuttgart-based Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and First Solar have formed a strategic research partnership focused on advancing thin film PV. The partnership will focus both on performance and the potential to develop and optimize all-thin-film tandem technologies on a gigawatt scale. ZSW, a research institute with a focus on thin film PV, […]