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Ashtrom Signs First PPA Agreement in Texas with CPS Energy

Ashtrom Group has signed its first PPA agreement for a long-term sale of electricity in the U.S. market. As part of the agreement, a...

New York Competitive Solicitation Calls for 2,000 MW of Wind, Solar Projects

Gov. Kathy Hochul has released New York's sixth competitive solicitation, calling for 2,000 MW or more of new large-scale renewable energy projects. The projects will...

Jingoli Power Opens EPC Unit for Utility-Scale Solar Projects

Jingoli Power has launched a new solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division as part of its renewable energy services portfolio. Jingoli Power LLC...

Toledo Solar Expands Manufacturing Plans at Ohio Facility

Toledo Solar, an American manufacturer of PV solar panels, is expanding its domestic manufacturing plans at its Perrysburg, Ohio, manufacturing facility to reach 2.8...

Azure Power Orders 600 MW of Thin-Film Photovoltaic Modules from First Solar

Azure Power Global Ltd., an independent sustainable energy solutions provider and renewable power producer, has entered into an agreement for 600 MW DC of...

GameChange Debuts New Terrain-Following Solar Tracker

GameChange Solar has unveiled the terrain-following Genius Tracker TF. This system allows for greater slope change, allowing the tracker system to follow the undulations...

Prospect14, Partners Launch Ampliform for Utility-Scale Solar Developments

Prospect14, a solar energy developer, has partnered with a group of energy investors and operators with expertise in power generation and quantitative trading to...

Fractal Integrates Ampt Solar Products into Energy Storage Modeling Software

Ampt, a DC optimizer company for large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, has integrated its products into the energy storage modeling software solution from Fractal Energy...

Former Orsted Exec Forms Bluestar Energy Capital

Declan Flanagan, former CEO of Orsted’s onshore business, has launched Bluestar Energy Capital, a new global renewable energy investment platform with an initial $100...

McDonald’s Signs 15-Year VPPA with EDF Renewables for Apollo Solar Project

EDF Renewables North America has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with McDonald’s Corp. The 255 MW AC / 332 MW DC...

CSI Solar Introduces EP Cube Energy Storage with Power Management Control

Canadian Solar Inc.’s majority-owned subsidiary, CSI Solar Co. Ltd., is launching the EP Cube, a lightweight all-in-one residential energy storage solution. The EP Cube...

bp Acquires EDF Energy Services to Integrate with bp Energy Businesses

bp is purchasing EDF Energy Services (EDF ES) to expand its presence in the U.S. commercial and industrial (C&I) retail power and gas business. Based...

Report Finds Solar Market Optimism Following Inflation Reduction Act, Tariff Pause

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will help the U.S. solar market grow 40% over baseline projections through 2027, equal to 62 GW of additional...

John Podesta Named Clean Energy Senior Advisor to the President

John Podesta was named by President Joe Biden to serve as senior advisor to the president for clean energy innovation and implementation. Ali Zaidi...

EDA Names 21 Winners of $1 Billion American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge

President Biden has unveiled the 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and...

Charlie Creek Solar Farm Brings Duke Energy Commitment in Florida to 700 MW

With the completion of a new 74.9 MW solar facility in Hardee County, Duke Energy has reached a significant milestone: it has delivered on...

ACCIONA Energia Solar Plant Reaches Safety Milestones

ACCIONA Energía says its Nevada Solar One Concentrated Solar Plant, located in Boulder City, Nev., has reached seven years without a recordable injury. “ACCIONA...

Monarch Invests in 113 MW Longbow Solar Project in Texas

Monarch Private Capital, an ESG investment firm, has closed on a tax equity investment in the 113 MW Longbow Solar project located in Brazoria...

ESS, TerraSol Install Energy Storage System at Pa. Microgrid

ESS Inc., a manufacturer of long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, has completed the installation of a microgrid project...

Ambri, Xcel Energy Partner on Storage Technology

Ambri, a long-duration energy storage provider, is teaming up with Xcel Energy to use its Solar Technology Acceleration Center (SolarTAC) to demonstrate Ambri’s energy...

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