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Navisun partners with Queen City Solar on Maryland community solar portfolio
12 Nov 2024 at 6:31pm
by Kelsey MisbrenerNavisun, an independent power producer with operations across the United States, and Queen City Solar, a North Carolina-based solar developer announced a structured co-development partnership that is already advancing 30 MW of community solar power to Marylanders and benefitting energy communities and consumers across the state. Navisun will take ownership and fund the projects from…
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RE+ moving to Las Vegas Convention Center from 2026 to 2028 The conference remains at the Venetian for 2025.12 Nov 2024 at 6:16pm
by Kelsey MisbrenerRE+ will be moving to the Las Vegas Convention Center from 2026 to 2028. RE+ is the largest energy event in North America with over 40,000 attendees and 1,300 exhibitors. The decision comes in response to rapid growth in the clean energy industry and the increasing demand for large-scale, innovative event spaces that cater to…
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Nautilus Solar completes brownfield community solar project in Maine12 Nov 2024 at 4:34pm
by Kelsey MisbrenerNautilus Solar Energy announced the opening of a 7-MW community solar project located on a remediation site in Sanford, Maine. The Nautilus Solar team worked with Walden Renewables Development (the original developers), to finalize this innovative project which demonstrates how compromised land can be transformed into a productive source of clean energy and driving economic…
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OneEnergy to build 165 MW of new Wisconsin solar power12 Nov 2024 at 2:00pm
by Kelsey MisbrenerOneEnergy Renewables, a Public Benefit Corporation, has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) and Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE). Through this agreement, OneEnergy will construct two utility-scale solar projects, totaling approximately 165 MW, both located in Columbia County, Wisconsin, significantly advancing Wisconsin towards its clean energy…
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FranklinWH, EnergyHub partner on VPP support11 Nov 2024 at 4:07pm
by Kelly PickerelFranklinWH’s residential energy management system is now integrated into EnergyHub’s Edge distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) platform. The partnership will maximize customer hardware choice, supporting the rapid growth of virtual power plants (VPPs) that can be used to curb peak electricity demand and provide additional grid services. “Our partnership with FranklinWH will help maximize…
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Zeo Energy completes acquisition of residential solar company Lumio7 Nov 2024 at 7:11pm
by Kelsey MisbrenerZeo Energy, a Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of all of the assets of Lumio Holdings, another residential solar company. On September 3, 2024, Lumio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the sale transaction was approved by the court on November 1. “We…
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AEROCOMPACT debuts solar mounts for trapezoidal metal roofs7 Nov 2024 at 2:18pm
by Billy LudtPV mounting system specialist AEROCOMPACT is expanding its COMPACTMETAL TL product line with the new TLE25 and TLE38 options. Designed to span ribs on trapezoidal sheet-metal roofs, these TLE mounts feature integrated risers and pre-punched bridges, requiring no pre-drilling AEROCOMPACT’s proprietary self-drilled screws. Standing at 80 mm, the newly launched TLE25 and TLE38 rail bridges,…
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Pre-CAD software Solesca now integrated into ETB Developer6 Nov 2024 at 2:00pm
by Kelsey MisbrenerEnergy Toolbase has announced that Solesca has joined the ETB Developer platform for design services. This partnership brings Solesca’s pre-CAD design capabilities to ETB Developer users, offering faster, more accurate and cost-effective design solutions for commercial and industrial (C&I) and community-scale solar projects. Solesca is an intuitive design experience that helps developers accelerate project timelines…
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FREYR buys Trina solar panel factory in Texas for $340 million6 Nov 2024 at 1:29pm
by Kelly PickerelFREYR Battery, a Norwegian developer of battery cells, is getting into solar panel manufacturing after announcing it will acquire the U.S. manufacturing operations of Trina Solar. FREYR, which previously sought to serve the energy storage and EV markets, was pursuing a gigawatt-scale battery factory in Coweta County, Georgia. Now the company will take control of…
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SolarEdge completes sale of $40 million in 45X manufacturing tax credits5 Nov 2024 at 4:22pm
by Kelsey MisbrenerSolarEdge Technologies announced it closed its first transaction for the sale of IRA Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits in consideration for approximately $40 million, net of discounts and fees. The credits were generated by sales of eligible, U.S.-made inverters in the first half of 2024. “The Inflation Reduction Act and new §45X of…
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Maryland grant program will help minority- and veteran-led businesses go solar4 Nov 2024 at 4:01pm
by Kelsey MisbrenerThe Maryland Energy Administration today announced the opening of the new Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Commercial Solar Grant Program, which offers major incentives to Maryland businesses and organizations to help pay the costs of solar energy systems that benefit Maryland’s low-to-moderate income, overburdened and underserved communities. “The agency developed the Commercial Solar Grant Program to…
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Canadian manufacturer to make glass for solar panels in United States4 Nov 2024 at 1:09pm
by Kelly PickerelCanadian Premium Sand (CPS), a glass manufacturer setting up in Canada to produce glass for solar panels, announced today that it intends to also start a pattern solar glass factory in the United States, capable of producing enough glass for 4 GW of solar panels annually. CPS has been finalizing financing details for its glass…
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Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell
12 Nov 2024 at 9:22pm
by Associated Press EditorsA court in The Hague in 2015 ordered the government to cut emissions by at least 25% by the end of 2020 from benchmark 1990 levels. The Dutch Supreme Court upheld the ruling five years ago.
FERC allows PJM to delay capacity auctions by six months
12 Nov 2024 at 8:44pm
by Paul GerkeFERC has granted PJM a waiver that allows the grid operator to delay its upcoming base capacity auctions by about six months to evaluate potential market rule changes.
From contamination to community solar: Nautilus Solar helps transform brownfield site
12 Nov 2024 at 7:02pm
by Paul GerkeNautilus Solar and Walden Renewables teamed up to transform a contaminated waste site in Sanford, Maine into a 7-megawatt community solar project.
We’re making solar cells in America again
12 Nov 2024 at 5:40pm
by Paul GerkeSuniva, which announced plans to restart production last year, is the first company to resume domestic manufacturing of solar cells.
Curtailment and costs: Are we wasting too much energy?
12 Nov 2024 at 5:07pm
by Renewable Energy WorldStorage and timed release of electricity through the use of large-scale energy storage systems could cure the curtailment problem, reducing wasted clean power and potentially saving billions of dollars.
‘Hope is not a valid strategy’: Creating clarity amidst an energy transition
8 Nov 2024 at 7:13pm
by Paul GerkeHow can utilities and energy companies best position themselves amidst a global transition? Slalom's Tom Gros shares a few suggestions and observations gleaned from chatting with c-suite executives.
Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?
8 Nov 2024 at 7:02pm
by Associated Press EditorsGlobal efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United States from an international climate agreement.
These downballot elections may slow the shift to clean energy
8 Nov 2024 at 6:47pm
by Renewable Energy WorldSome of the votes Americans cast on Tuesday that may have mattered most for the climate were quite a bit downballot from the presidential ticket.
How will clean energy fare under a second Trump term? – This Week in Cleantech
8 Nov 2024 at 6:13pm
by John EngelThis Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.
Texas continues to break battery energy storage records
8 Nov 2024 at 5:20pm
by Paul GerkeERCOT approved six new batteries for commercial operations in September alone and Texas now has nearly 11 GWh of energy storage capacity.
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