First Solar Inc. has signed two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs), Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE). Under the PPAs, both agencies will buy electricity from the Rabbitbrush Solar project developed by First Solar in Kern County, Calif. The 100 MW AC photovoltaic (PV) solar […]
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Belltown Power Texas, a renewable energy developer, recently completed a transaction with an investment partner for a portfolio of solar PV projects totaling 330 MW DC. The projects are located in the ERCOT North Zone, and construction is expected to start immediately across all three sites, with commercial operations expected between December and March 2021. […]
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The California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) has unveiled the first lineup of its Professional Development Series webinars. The five webinars in the inaugural series, sponsored by Sonnen and CED Greentech-Santa Rosa, are geared toward both C&I and residential installers and project developers. “The work of California’s cutting-edge solar and energy storage industry is more […]
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sPower, a renewable energy independent power producer (IPP), has closed on a $350 million tax equity commitment for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in Spotsylvania County, Va. At 620 MW DC, this is the largest solar project east of the Rockies. The project is currently under construction, with phases coming online this year through project completion […]
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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, says RENEW Wisconsin is now a formal SEIA state affiliate. RENEW Wisconsin becomes the 18th SEIA state affiliate. “We are thrilled to welcome RENEW Wisconsin to our network, and we look forward to collaborating on policy efforts that get […]
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Vote Solar and community-based solar advocates have commended the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) for the new regulations put in place by the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program. Although the adjustments to the Commonwealth’s central solar incentive program reflected input from clean energy and environmental justice advocates, it fell short of the necessary […]
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The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Community Energy for the creation of a solar power project that will move the university significantly closer to meeting its commitment of a 100% carbon-neutral campus by 2042, as outlined in the Climate & Sustainability Action Plan 3.0. The agreement, consisting of […]
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Duke Energy Renewables and Colorado Springs Utilities have started operations on a new solar energy generating facility, the Palmer Solar project. Containing more than 220,000 solar panels on about 700 acres southeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., Palmer Solar will provide 60 MW of electricity to Springs Utilities’ customers. This is the largest solar project contracted […]
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More than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March, and hundreds of thousands more clean energy job losses are projected in the coming months. That’s according to a new analysis of unemployment data released by E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), E4TheFuture and BW Research Partnership. […]
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Powin Energy Corp., a company that specializes in scalable battery energy storage systems, has released three new products: the Stack225, Stack230 and Stack230P, its first products utilizing Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) battery cells. All three products were designed by Powin around CATL’s large form factor cells, utilizing Powin’s patented StackOS battery management and […]
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has issued an Initial Determination (Order No. 40) finding that REC Group’s accused solar cells do not infringe the asserted claims of Hanwha Q-Cells’ ‘215 patent. The ALJ’s initial determination further confirmed that REC’s N-Peak and Alpha solar cell technologies do not infringe the asserted […]
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Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have created a solar cell with an efficiency of nearly 50%. The six-junction solar cell now holds the world record for the highest solar conversion efficiency at 47.1%, which was measured under concentrated illumination. A variation of the same cell also set the efficiency record under one-sun […]
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