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March 8, 2021
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Financing NexampLogo
Nexamp secures $440 million for community solar portfolio of nearly 100 projects
March 8, 2021
News New York
Source Renewables planning two community solar projects on former Buffalo, New York landfill
March 5, 2021
News NV ENERGY solar
RFP alert: NV Energy seeking community solar proposal for a North Las Vegas high school
March 5, 2021
News virtual power plants
You down with VPPs? How the virtual power plant movement is going so far
March 5, 2021
News Hershey
Hershey’s big environmental plans include two utility-scale solar PPAs

The Hershey Co. announced a slew of commitments to advance its environmental progress and contribute to global climate action. In 2019,...

March 4, 2021
News Target solar project
Target and its major suppliers sign PPAs for two solar...

In 2019, Target said it planned to source 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. This week, the retail giant shared the nex...

March 4, 2021
News Unico Solar - Climate Pledge Arena 4
Aptly named Climate Pledge Arena to install 1.2-MW of solar,...

Excelsior Energy Capital, Unico Solar Investors, Oak View Group and the Seattle Kraken announced a partnership to equip Climate Pledge Arena...

March 3, 2021
Financing strong solar financing
Distributed Solar Development secures $150 million to fund its C&I...

Distributed Solar Development (DSD) secured a two-year, $150 million construction revolver with Rabobank, a global food and agribusiness ban...

March 3, 2021
News white pine renewable floating solar
White Pine Renewables completes largest floating solar project in U.S....

White Pine Renewables completed the Healdsburg Floating Solar Project for the city of Healdsburg, Calif., under a 25-year power purchase agr...

March 3, 2021
News inverter performance checklist
Datasheet or data sh*t? Independent testing finds where certain inverters...

Ask any solar developer, installer or asset owner if they have experienced inverter issues and the response is usually a resounding “y...

March 3, 2021
News BIPV material
Mitrex wants to generate BIPV solar power with this new...

Mitrex is introducing a patented solution that can transform a building’s exterior into a vertical, self-sufficient power system....

March 3, 2021
News robot solar construction
DOE funding autonomous solar PV construction tech from RE2 Robotics

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) selected RE2 Robotics, a developer of intelligent mobile robotic ...

March 3, 2021
News modbus map
Get on the Modbus: An explanation of IEEE 1547 and...

The success of widely-adopted technologies is often tied to standardization. From video formats to the Internet, and now to the energy grid,...

March 3, 2021
News Bridgestone solar project
Bridgestone builds 2-MW solar array to power South Carolina tire...

Bridgestone Americas completed its first ground solar array, providing power directly to its manufacturing process. The new solar array is l...

March 2, 2021
News Rippey Solar 1_Adapture Renewables
Q CELLS develops then sells Rippey Solar project (Texas) to...

Adapture Renewables Inc. acquired Rippey Solar this week, an 81-MW solar project in Cooke County, Texas, from Hanwha Q CELLS USA Corp. Const...

March 2, 2021
News texas panels
EDF Renewables signs PPA with Enterprise Products Partners for part...

EDF Renewables North America and an affiliate of Enterprise Products Partners agree to a power purchase agreement for the second tranch...

March 2, 2021
News Solar construction
McCarthy named EPC for two utility-scale solar farms in Texas...

Lightsource bp selected McCarthy Building Companies as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for two utility-s...

March 2, 2021
News BayWa climate change conversation
BayWa r.e. deep dive: Has the climate change conversation finally...

BayWa r.e. launched its new “Decade That Matters” report, a deep dive into online climate discussions over the past 10 years and...

March 2, 2021
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SATEC debuts PRO Series energy meters to offer both AC,...

SATEC, Inc., global supplier of power monitoring instrumentation and reporting and analysis software, introduces the PRO Series of revenue-g...

March 2, 2021