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Energix, Google Ink 1.5 GW Solar Development Agreement

Energix Renewables has signed a strategic long-term agreement with Google, initially covering 1.5 GW of solar project development until 2030 and with an option...

Google Invests in 800 MW Solar Project with Swift Current Energy

Swift Current Energy has closed on a tax equity investment from Google for its 800 MW Double Black Diamond Solar project in southern Illinois. Once...

NOVA Acquires UGE International

NOVA Infrastructure has completed its purchase of UGE International, a community solar and battery storage business.  UGE is a solar operator and developer of rooftop and...

SolarMax Technology to Develop California Commercial Solar Project

SolarMax Technology has signed a non-binding term sheet for a new commercial solar project: a mall in the San Jose, Calif. area. The proposed project...

Boviet Solar Modules Pass EPA Compliance

Boviet Solar Technology, specializing in manufacturing Monocrystalline PV cells, Gamma Series Monofacial and Vega Series Bifacial PV Modules, has achieved U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Birch Creek Completes Altona Solar Financing

Birch Creek Energy has completed financing and commenced operation of Altona Solar, a 42 MW utility-scale solar project based in Audrain County, Mo. This facility,...

Anza Launches Solar Software Platform for Developers

Anza has launched a product and subscription offering that aims to provide solar developers, IPPs, EPCs, utilities, investors and independent engineers with access to...

Biden Widely Expands Level of Tariff-Free Imported Solar Cells

President Joe Biden has issued a proclamation that raises the Section 201 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from 5...

SEG Solar Inaugurates Houston Plant, Rolls Out First Module

SEG Solar has opened its PV manufacturing base in Houston, where the facility’s first 585 W YUKON N series module rolled off the production...

AES Indiana Invests $1.1B in Pike County Energy

AES Indiana is investing $1.1 billion in Pike County’s energy, from this year to 2026, which includes the addition of the Pike County BESS...

DOE to Finance Qcells Georgia Solar Manufacturing Facility

The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has made a conditional commitment for a $1.45 billion loan guarantee to Qcells.  The loan guarantee will...

Radial Power Acquires Community Solar Project from Galehead Development

Radial Power has acquired four New York State community solar projects, totaling 22.3 MW, from Galehead Development.   Following the closing of each transaction, Radial Power...

Standard Chartered Nabs Financing for PV Module Manufacturing Plant

Standard Chartered has closed on a six-year, $235 million non-recourse senior secured term green loan facility to fund the development, construction and operation of...

Summit Ridge, HASI Finance Community Solar Portfolio Across Illinois and Maryland

Summit Ridge Energy and HASI have closed a $309 million back-leveraged term loan on a portfolio of 80 operating community solar projects.  The 216 MW...

SunPower Files for Bankruptcy

SunPower has entered into an asset purchase agreement, with Complete Solaria serving as stalking horse buyer for the assets associated with SunPower's Blue Raven...

RNWBL, SOLARCYCLE Partner on Decommissioning C&I Projects

RNWBL and SOLARCYCLE have partnered on recycling solar panels under RNWBL’s operations.  RNWBL, an O&M provider for wind, solar and battery storage projects, also decommissions...

Renewable America Community Microgrids Head Toward Commercial Operation

Renewable America (RNA) has issued development updates on two of the company’s California solar sites: the 2.93 MW West Tambo Clean Power II site...

Intermountain Health Opens 40 MW Utah Solar Farm

Intermountain Health has opened the 40 MW Castle Solar Farm in Huntington, Utah, set to provide power for 17 of its facilities. The company has...

KKR Acquires Majority Interest in Avantus

KKR has acquired a majority equity interest in Avantus by investment funds and accounts managed by KKR.  Coinciding with the close of the transaction, Avantus...

Hudson Sustainable Sells PV Portfolio to Solar Schumann

Hudson Sustainable Group (HSG) has sold its solar PV portfolio to Tokyo-based Solar Schumann.  The transaction marks HSG's second exit in Japan. The first was...

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