Congress has reached a bipartisan deal that contains important emergency relief measures for the renewable energy industry, including a two-year extension of the investment tax credit (ITC) – critical to the solar power industry. The full legislative package combines a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package and an omnibus spending bill for 2021 with tax extenders […]
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has requested California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approval of six additional battery energy storage projects totaling 387 MW of capacity, intended to further integrate clean energy from renewable generation sources while helping to ensure future reliability of the electric system. The six project agreements complete PG&E’s procurement requirements outlined […]
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I’ve been in the solar industry for 15 years, and I’ve long held the “solar coaster” view that the only constant is change. But 2020 raised the bar on what passes for change, and it hasn’t been what I’d describe as fun. Although I hope to never repeat its tumult, 2020 was a year rich […]
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Capital Dynamics says its Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business has completed the acquisition of the remaining 69.98% interest in Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AVSE II), a 175 MW DC solar photovoltaic (PV) project, from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management Inc. CEI acquired a 30.02% interest in AVSE II as part of […]
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Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, has completed the sale of a majority interest in its Beacon portfolio to TortoiseEcofin and S&B USA Energy. Each buyer has acquired a 49.5% ownership of the portfolio. Capital Dynamics retains a minority stake of 1%. The 107.8 MW DC Beacon portfolio consists of two projects: […]
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Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has acquired MAP RE/ES, the renewable energy business of MAP Energy, including its investment platform, team and renewable energy assets. The assets include a portfolio of producing royalty interests across more than 16,000 MW of operating wind and solar projects in the United States, as well as a nationwide development pipeline […]
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Gov. Pete Ricketts has made a joint announcement with representatives of Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), Monolith Materials and Norris Public Power District regarding the facilitation of a significant addition to the renewable energy landscape in the state. In order to facilitate Monolith Materials’ proposed $1 billion expansion of its Olive Creek facility (OC2) near […]
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Sungrow, a global inverter solution supplier for renewables, says its cumulative shipments in the Americas hit a significant milestone of 10 GW at the end of 2020. With a continued upward growth trajectory in markets like the U.S., Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico, Sungrow has extended partnerships with a multitude of EPCs, distributors and integrators. […]
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Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc., a microinverter manufacturer, has unveiled the new S-Miles Cloud Platform for real-time visualized monitoring of solar power generating equipment. Key field equipment can be connected to the S-Miles Cloud Platform. With the IoT-supported data collection devices, the platform can track the output effectiveness of arrays, provide status updates on individual modules […]
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Clearway Energy Group, an owner and operator of renewable assets, has completed construction and reached commercial operations on the 192 MW Rosamond Central solar project in Kern County, Calif. Rosamond Central is contracted under power purchase agreements with East Bay Community Energy and Clean Power Alliance, both community choice aggregators providing a diverse range of […]
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Enphase Energy Inc., a global energy management technology company and supplier of microinverter-based solar+storage systems, has expanded the company’s long-term relationship with Sunnova Energy International Inc., a residential solar and energy storage service provider, to include Enphase Encharge storage systems. As a power service provider, Sunnova will enable its network of U.S. solar dealers to […]
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Radix IoT, a company that specializes in monitoring and management services, and Renewable Energy Integration Group (REIG), a design, engineering and DAS/SCADA hardware provider for utility-scale solar developers, have partnered to launch REvolution IoT, a DAS/SCADA monitoring and control software platform for solar installations. As a tailored version of Radix IoT’s Mango platform, included in […]
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