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BlackRock’s GRP III Nets $1 Billion for Renewable Energy Investments
BlackRock Real Assets says it has achieved a $1 billion first close for its Global Renewable Power III fund (GRP III), with commitments from...
3 MW Community Solar Project Completed in Maryland
Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) has completed Simba, a 3 MW community solar farm built across 24 acres in Prince George's County, Md.
The project was...
Companies Develop Insurance Product for Utility-Scale Solar
PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), Lloyd's of London syndicate Ariel Re (a member of Argo Group) and Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC have debuted PV...
SolAmerica Energy Working on 2 MW Project in Illinois
Conagra Brands Inc. has entered into a 15-year service agreement with SolAmerica Energy to place eight acres of solar panels on the company's St....
Amazon Gets Behind 329 MW of New Solar Capacity
Amazon is backing three new renewable energy projects in the U.S. and Spain to support the company’s commitment to The Climate Pledge and reaching...
StorEdge Solar Inverter Data Now in Energy Toolbase
Energy Toolbase has implemented SolarEdge’s StorEdge inverter onto its platform to enable users to run residential storage dispatch simulations and savings analysis that are...
Construction Starts on 100 MW Chicot Solar Energy Center
NextEra Energy Resources and Entergy Arkansas are beginning construction on what will become Arkansas' largest utility-scale solar energy project: the 100 MW Chicot Solar...
Senate Confirms Brouillette As Next Energy Secretary
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dan Brouillette to be the 15th U.S. Secretary of Energy, taking the place of Rick Perry, who recently resigned...
Richmond Schools Host 10 Solar Projects Totaling 2.9 MW
Standard Solar Inc. is wrapping up construction on a 10-site, 2.9 MW solar project for Richmond Public Schools (RPS) in Virginia, for delivery by...
EPRI Receives Funding to Support Solar Research
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has been awarded $10.7 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO)...
JinkoSolar Tiger Modules Being Used in Demo Plant
JinkoSolar says it has supplied 300 MW of its high-energy-density Tiger solar panels for an ultra-high-voltage demonstration power plant in Qinghai Province, China.
The plant...
Utility-Scale Energy Storage Poised for Big Growth
According to a new report from Navigant Research, global new capacity additions of utility-scale energy storage (USES) systems are expected to reach 1,557 MW...
JinkoSolar Inks Massive Contract for Cheetah Modules
Solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar has delivered 950 MW of its ultra-high-efficiency Cheetah 72-cell modules to developer X-ELIO, to be installed at different projects across...
Trina Claims Record for Solar Cell Efficiency
Trina Solar Co. Ltd. says its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has set a new world record of 23.22%...
Florida Utility Puts $700 Million to Work for Solar and Storage
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has completed a $700 million debt issuance for the utility’s first green bond, which will finance...
Largest Solar Project in St. Louis Comes Online
A 1.8 MW solar installation atop the BJC HealthCare employee parking garage in midtown St. Louis is now connected and sending power into the...
Sunworks to Serve As EPC Contractor for Dairy’s Solar System
Sunworks Inc. has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to develop a 653 kW ground-mounted solar system for Lima Ranch Dairy...
Broadwind Energy Makes Debut in Solar Marketplace
Broadwind Energy has broken into the solar business, having received what it calls its “first significant solar market order” for production at the company’s...
Apex Executes Second PPA with Facebook for VA Solar Project
Apex Clean Energy says Facebook has signed a power purchase agreement for a 61.6 MW portion of the Altavista Solar development, which is set...
Freedom Forever Enters Texas, Utah Solar Markets
Residential solar installer Freedom Forever is expanding its footprint to include Salt Lake City, Houston, Dallas and surrounding areas, joining existing markets in California,...