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SolRiver Invests in Korsail Energy Solar, Storage Development Pipeline
SolRiver Capital, a national renewable energy investment fund, has made a large development capital commitment to Korsail Energy. The investment enables Korsail to drive...
Consumers Energy Will Power Over 1,200 Mich. Public Buildings
Consumers Energy and the State of Michigan have pledged to power 1,274 publicly owned government buildings exclusively with clean energy, a visible commitment by...
GAF Energy Expands Timberline Solar Roof to Florida Market
GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company and solar roofing provider in North America, has launched sales of its Timberline Solar roof to Florida residents....
EIA Finds Nearly 20 Percent of Planned PV Delayed in First Half of 2022
Power plant developers plan to install 17.8 GW of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity in 2022, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA)...
Ford Signs Massive 650 MW Solar PPA with DTE Energy in Michigan
DTE Energy is adding 650 MW of new solar energy capacity in Michigan for Ford Motor Co. by 2025. The power purchase agreement (PPA)...
EIA Predicts a 2.4 Percent Electricity Consumption Increase in 2022
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. electricity consumption this year to increase 2.4% over 2021, resulting primarily from increased economic activity but...
NREL Debuts Ordinance Databases for Siting Solar, Wind Energy Projects
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released two new databases of state and local wind and solar energy zoning laws and ordinances in...
SolRiver Capital Finishes Whitetail Solar Project in South Carolina
SolRiver Capital, a national solar investment fund, has completed Whitetail Solar, a 14 MW utility-scale solar project in Dillon County, S.C. The project creates...
TECSI Tests Show Origami Steel PV Module Frame Outperforms Aluminum
Origami Solar, developers of a patent-pending steel solar module frame, has published initial test results from TECSI Solar that confirm the Origami roll-formed steel...
Robert Pohlman Leads New Jersey Resources Clean Energy Initiatives
New Jersey Resources (NJR) has named Robert Pohlman vice president of NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV) and corporate strategy. He will be responsible for...
AES Picks BayWa r.e. as EPC Contractor for Hawai’i Island Solar, Storage Project
The AES Corp. has chosen BayWa r.e. to construct the Waikoloa Solar + Storage Project, an integrated solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage system...
Senate Passes Solar-Friendly Inflation Reduction Act
The U.S. Senate has passed the Inflation Reduction Act - a piece of legislation that will, in part, foster growth for the solar energy...
EIA Reports a 19 Percent Increase in Solar Production in 2020
In 2020, energy production in the United States fell by record amounts compared with 2019, mostly as a result of decreased economic activity during...
Leeward Starts Construction on 196 MW Big Plain Solar Project in Ohio
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has commenced on-site construction on the 196 MW Big Plain Solar project located near London, Ohio. The renewable energy generated...
FTC Solar, AUI Offer New Distributed Generation Solar Tracking Solutions
Solar tracking provider FTC Solar is collaborating with solar contracting company AUI Partners on a new offering for the distributed generation (DG) market. With...
Solar, Storage Industries Express Support for Clean Energy Banking Reforms
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is urging banking regulators to expand the use of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to include financing support...
OYA Solar Chooses EPC Firms for N.Y. Community Solar Portfolio
OYA Solar, a North American solar developer and independent power producer, has selected two engineering, procurement and construction firms (EPC) to lead the construction...
GameChange Increases Capacity to 14 GW with New Solar Tracker Factory
GameChange Solar is launching a new 6 GW tracker tube line that will start operations in the Midwest in February 2023. This state-of-the-art, highly...
Power Grid Added 15 GW of Generating Capacity in 2022
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest inventory of electric generators shows 15 GW of new utility-scale electric generating capacity came online in the...
BASF Signs VPPAs to Provide 250 MW of Renewable Energy for Over 20 Sites
BASF has entered into virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA) for wind and solar power totaling 250 MW to power its sites across the United...