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 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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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 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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Array Technologies has broken 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 […]

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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. […]

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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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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 […]

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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‘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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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 […]

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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.  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 to […]

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