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Spearmint, Mortenson Begin Constructing Revolution Energy Storage Project

Spearmint Energy has begun construction on Revolution, its 150 MW, two-hour battery energy storage project in West Texas, in partnership with Mortenson, a power...

DSD Renewables Raises $155 Million for Solar Generation Portfolio

DSD Renewables has raised $155 million in debt financing for the first commercial and industrial (C&I) solar asset-backed securitization (ABS) with a significant concentration...

Valent BioSciences Begins Operations at 1.5 MW Solar Field at Iowa Facility

The new solar field at Valent BioSciences’ manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa, is now fully operational. Testing over the past several weeks confirmed that...

Microsoft, Nike, Common Energy Subscribe to Standard Solar Project

Microsoft, Nike and Common Energy have partnered to subscribe Standard Solar’s first community solar project in Oregon. The Skyward Community Solar project, located in...

E Source Developing Integrated Energy Data Resource Platform for NYSERDA

E Source has picked up a contract from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop the state's Integrated Energy...

EIA Predicts Battery Storage Capacity Will Grow Significantly to 30 GW by 2025

Developers and power plant owners plan to significantly increase utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States over the next three years, reaching 30...

iSun Increases Solar Energy Holdings in Maine

iSun Inc., a solar energy and clean mobility infrastructure company, has won a $2.4 million contract to implement solar energy solutions in Wilton, Maine....

Genie Solar Moving Along with Upstate NY Projects

Genie Energy Ltd. says its Genie Solar subsidiary has obtained a notice to proceed for its first company-owned project, a 4 MW community solar...

Freepoint Notches Solar Project Milestones in the Northeast

Freepoint Solar LLC and Freepoint Energy Solutions LLC say they have commenced residential and small commercial solar service for customers in Greene County, N.Y.,...

Dept. of Commerce: Four Solar Manufacturers Are Skirting U.S. Law

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced preliminary determinations in a recent circumvention case tied to solar cells and modules originating from China, finding...

Longroad Energy Adds 98 MW Titan Solar Project to California Portfolio

Longroad Energy, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, owner, and operator, has closed on the acquisition of the 98 MW DC Titan Solar project from...

Raptor Maps, GreenPowerMonitor Integrate Solar Software Platforms

Raptor Maps, a provider of solar lifecycle management software, has partnered with renewable monitoring provider GreenPowerMonitor to enable a new domain of data and...

Alchemy Sells Solar Portfolio to Activate Renewables Across Two States

Activate Renewables, an acquirer of real estate and royalty interests in wind, solar and energy storage, has closed on the purchase of a renewable...

Bravo Infrastructure Acquires Radiance Solar EPC Contractor

Bravo Infrastructure Group LLC (BIG) has acquired Radiance Solar LLC, a commercial and industrial (C&I) solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor in the...

Swell Energy Raises Funds for Solar, Battery VPP Program

Swell Energy has raised $120 million to further its virtual power plant (VPP) programs. The round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and...

NextEra Acquires Interest in Wind, Solar Energy Portfolio

NextEra Energy Partners LP has entered into an agreement with subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources LLC to acquire a 49% interest in an approximately...

Orsted Establishes Texas EPC Hub

Ørsted is opening a new engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) office hub in Texas for its portfolio of clean energy solutions. This latest investment...

First Solar Chooses Alabama Location to Build Fourth American PV Module Factory

First Solar Inc. has selected Lawrence County in Alabama as the location for its fourth American photovoltaic solar module manufacturing facility. The new factory...

IRENA Debuts Energy Education Network to Increase Skilled Workforce

The energy transition will transform the economy, creating millions of new renewable energy and transition jobs, while also requiring the mainstreaming of green skills...

DSD Nets Tax Equity Investment from U.S. Bank

DSD Renewables (DSD) has secured a $40 million tax equity investment from U.S. Bank to support its 2022 and 2023 build plans. The financing will...

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