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Polar Racking, Leidos Complete Bankability Report for True-Terrain Tracker

Leidos Engineering has completed its independent engineer report review for Polar Racking’s Sol-X True-Terrain trackers, which Polar is now sharing with select customers and upon request. The company says its tracker offers slope tolerance up to 30% and its system design works with all foundation types. The review conducted an assessment of the company’s history, […]

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Sunairio Wins NSF Grant for Climate Simulation Technology

Sunairio has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant which funds high-impact technological R&D across a range of disciplines. For Sunairio, this award will fund research into a scalable climate simulation engine that aims to generate climate insights for the energy sector at what the company says is […]

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ESGEN Acquisition, Sunergy Renewables Combine to Form Zeo Energy

ESGEN Acquisition has merged with Sunergy Renewables, with the combined businesses now renamed Zeo Energy, to be led by Sunergy’s senior management.  The new company’s board of directors will include members from both Sunergy and ESGEN.  “Becoming a publicly traded company is an extraordinary milestone for our employees, our shareholders and for the residential solar […]

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bp awards Solivus Contract to Supply, Install PV Systems

Solivus has been awarded a three-year contract for the EPC and installation of PV systems for bp and its customers following a competitive commercial bid process, with Solivus’ rooftop technology to be included in bp’s energy solution portfolio. “As we transition to an integrated energy company, we are committed to meeting customer demands,” says bp’s […]

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Midsummer, Soprasolar Collaborate on Integrating PV Panels into Roofing Materials

Sweden-based Midsummer has entered into a collaboration with Soprasolar to integrate Midsummer’s thin-film solar panels into Soprasolar roof membranes. Soprasolar, a Soprema subsidiary, says that with this collaboration, it will be able to offer panels to customers whose roofs cannot withstand the weight of the silicon panel product the company also offers. “The market is […]

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Sol Systems Secures Financing for Illinois PV Project

Sol Systems has completed financing for its Eldorado Project in Saline County, Ill., which is expected to utilize domestically manufactured solar panels and racking while also featuring a pollinator habitat to better unify project development with the surrounding ecosystem. The project involves entering long-term rental leases with more than 19 local landowners, and the company […]

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Longroad Energy Closes Financing on 220 MW Serrano Project

Longroad Energy has announced the financial close of Serrano, its 220 MW solar and 214 MW storage project in Pinal and Pima counties, Ariz., with site commercial operations expected to commence next year.  Serrano is the company’s first project to utilize First Solar’s domestically manufactured Series 7 panels, with output slated to be purchased by […]

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Primergy Secures Financing, PPA with Microsoft for 408 MW Solar Project

Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $588 million in debt financing for the 408 MW Ash Creek Solar project in Hill County, Texas, while also signing a long-term PPA with Microsoft for the plant’s full capacity. Primergy has engaged SOLV Energy as the project’s EPC partner. Construction has started, and once operational, the project is […]

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Excelsior Energy Capital Sells Solar Assets to BlackRock

Excelsior Energy Capital has sold a 38 solar energy and solar+storage project portfolio to BlackRock’s Evergreen Infrastructure Partners Fund, divesting its entire stake as part of the transaction. The project portfolio consists of operational solar and battery storage distributed generation projects with a total nameplate capacity of 89 MW. This transaction is the company’s first […]

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NYPA Issues RFQ on Renewable Development Opportunities in New York 

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to pre-qualify eligible development companies and investors to collaborate with NYPA on the development of renewable energy generating projects, including PV, wind, battery storage and related transmission. The authority expects these pre-qualifications to last up to five years. It also anticipates inviting […]

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Carnival Unveils Solar Park at Dominican Republic’s Amber Cove Port

Carnival Corp. has cut the ribbon for a solar park at its Amber Cove Cruise Center in the Dominican Republic, where the company says the project’s 1,800 solar panels will supply 80% of the port’s energy demand. Carnival, Carnival Cruise Line and Amber Cove Cruise Center celebrated with a ribbon cutting. Included in attendance was […]

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Standard Solar Acquires 18 MW Vermont Solar Project Portfolio

Standard Solar has acquired an 18.5 MW, six-project solar portfolio in Vermont from local developer MHG Solar that is slated to provide energy to the state’s electric utilities under the Standard Offer Program. The portfolio projects, spread across Vermont, are: the 2.9 MW Evergreen Solar in Fair Haven, the 3.3 MW Halladay Solar in Middlebury, […]

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