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Standard Solar Inc announced on Tuesday that it has actually obtained 35 MW of net energy billing (NEB) solar (PV) projects in the state of Maine.

US independent power producer Soltage LLC has actually protected a USD-130-million (EUR 176.4 m) debt center led by Silicon Valley Bank to fund a portfolio of solar projects throughout six states.

The cancellation notes the biggest pushback to a solar project in the United States till date. Local resistance to projects is not distinct to the United States, and is a concern in higher population locations like India as well.

A 7-MW community solar project in Belfast, Maine is now functional as well as providing tidy power to the energy grid.

The speed of environment action in the US is "completely undesirable", according to the director of the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) Loan Programme Office, Jigar Shah.

Support for dispersed energy sources (DERs) like rooftop solar, area solar and also battery storage space can save Californian ratepayers US$ 120 billion over the following three decades, according to a brand-new report.

US utility titan NextEra Energy included 1.84 GW of renewables and energy storage projects to its backlog in Q2 2021, however its Energy Resources division reported a financial loss of US$ 315 million.

Heliogen and Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) will certainly partner to generate green hydrogen from water as well as focused solar energy, the California-based firms said last week.

United States domestic solar and also battery storage firm Sunnova Energy International Inc (NYSE: NOVA) recently valued a USD-212-million (EUR 180m) securitisation of residential solar and also battery loan plans.

Spanish solar developer as well as operator X-Elio has closed a USD-44.1-million (EUR 37.5 m) funding arrangement for its 119-MW Perote II solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Mexico.

French renewable resource firm Neoen SA (EPA: NEOEN) claimed that it has secured the financing for 2 battery storage projects amounting to 11 MW/8 MWh in El Salvador.

German solar programmer and distributor BayWa r.e. has actually rebranded Enable Energy, which it acquired in September 2020, as BayWa r.e. Power Solutions.

Cenovus to acquire the output from a project in Alberta created by Cold Lake First Nations as well as Elemental Energy

If existing fads proceed, renewable energy will provide about one-third people power to the grid by 2030, although this could get to fifty percent of generation if implementation rises, according to information by the Energy Information Management (EIA) as well as the Federal Power Regulatory Commission (FERC).

University of Texas at Dallas scientists have actually shown that a method called photonic treating can be utilized to manufacture thin films utilized in flexible electronics 1 million times faster than standard methods. The experiments could help pave the way for the large-scale manufacturing of devices varying from wearable sensors to solar panels.