North America

Lightsource bp Signs Power Contract for 153 MW Solar Project in Texas
Lightsource bp has actually protected a proxy generation power acquisition arrangement (pgPPA) with the Capital Solutions system of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), in partnership with Nephila Climate. The pgPPA is for electricity produced by Lightsource bp's 153 megawatt Briar Creek solar farm, located in Navarro County, Texas.
Jan 8, 2021 // Plants, USA, Texas, Lightsource BP, North America, Kevin Smith, solar farm, Vijay Suchdev, Ariane West
Engineers locate anti-oxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers
Reactive particles, such as totally free radicals, can be generated in the body after direct exposure to certain atmospheres or materials and also go on to trigger cell damages. Anti-oxidants can lessen this damage by connecting with the radicals prior to they affect cells.
Jan 8, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cell, North America, Enrique Gomez
SunPower shutting solar module manufacturing plant in Oregon
SunPower, a solar innovation as well as power providers, introduced that it will certainly close SunPower Manufacturing Oregon, its photovoltaic panel manufacturing plant in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Jan 8, 2021 // Manufacturing News, USA, SunPower, North America, Oregon, Tom Werner
Solar-plus-pumped hydro project will bring Hawaiian island of Kaua'i to 80%+ renewables
A large-scale solar PV system coupled with pumped hydro power storage could cover as high as 25% of the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i's power demand, pressing the island's overall share of renewables in its energy mix past 80%.
Jan 8, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, solar-plus-storage, Hawaii, North America, agrophotovoltaics, pumped hydro, irrigation, hydroelectric power, long-duration, David Bissell
Agilitas Power buys 8.9-MW solar project in Massachusetts
United States solar and power storage space programmer Agilitas Energy has acquired an 8.9-MW solar project that is currently under construction in Massachusetts and will be paired with battery storage space.
Jan 7, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Solar Project, Barrett Bilotta, Agilitas Power
Canadian Solar offloads 144MW Texas PV to Duke
Pflugerville project in Travis County is unfinished as well as is anticipated to be operational in mid-2021
Jan 7, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, Canadian Solar, Duke Energy, North America, Shawn Qu
Origis Energy backed by Global Atlantic for buyout of initial investors
Solar and also storage space programmer Origis Energy has revealed a management acquistion of its initial investors, a purchase it states "solidifies United States control" of the company.
Jan 7, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, solar-plus-storage, North America, Origis Energy, Guy Vanderhaegen
Enphase Energy and also Sunnova Expand Partnership to Include Battery Storage
Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy administration modern technology business as well as the world's leading distributor of microinverter-based solar-plus-storage systems, today introduced the growth of the Company's long-lasting partnership with Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NYSE: NOVA) to consist of Enphase Encharge ™ storage systems.
Jan 7, 2021 // Storage, USA, Sunnova, Enphase Energy, North America, Badri Kothandaraman, William J. (John) Berger
Xcel Energy Launches RfP For 500 MW Solar Energy Generation
UNITED STATE based Renewable Energy Provider, Xcel Energy has actually launched a Request for Proposals (RfP) for the generation of roughly 500 MW of solar power near its Sherburne County (Sherco) Generating Station in Becker, Minnesota.
Jan 7, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Xcel Energy, PV Power Plant
Clearway Energy Group finishes 192-MW Rosamond Central solar project
Clearway Energy Group revealed that it completed building and reached business operation on the 192-MW Rosamond Central solar project in Kern County, California. Rosamond Central is acquired under PPAs with East Bay Community Energy and Clean Power Alliance, both Community Choice Aggregators offering a varied range of power choices to local consumers, and the City of Palo Alto Utilities, which has actually administered Palo Alto's electrical power system for 120 years.
Jan 7, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, California, USA, Nick Chaset, North America, Solar Project, Clearway Energy Group, Valerie Wooley, Natasha Keefer, Dean Batchelor
World's biggest lithium-based power storage space system keeping 1,200 MWh of power now on the internet in California
The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, located just southern of San Francisco, California, has been linked to the power grid as well as started saving energy on Dec. 11, 2020. At 300 MW/1,200 MWh, this lithium-ion battery-based power storage space system is likely the biggest in the world. The system lies on-site at Vistra's Moss Landing Power Plant.
Jan 7, 2021 // Storage, California, USA, North America, Curt Morgan
SimpliPhi's line of LFP batteries get UL 9540 certification
Following conclusion of extensive analysis by country wide recognized testing laboratories, a large range of SimpliPhi Power's energy storage space products as well as system setups are authorized for Certification under UL 9540.
Jan 7, 2021 // Storage, USA, North America, Catherine Von Burg, Sequoya Cross, SimpliPhi’s line
Florida Power & Light completes five 75-MW solar farms
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has actually finished 5 solar farms with an ability of 74.5 MW each across the US south-eastern state.
Jan 6, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, North America, solar farm, Florida Power & Light Company, FPL
Peck Company acquires iSun Energy
Solar PV installment team Peck Company Holdings has obtained electrical vehicle (EV) and also city development service iSun Energy.
Jan 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, North America, Jeffrey Peck, Peck Company, iSun Energy, Sun Dollar Energy, Covenant Holdings, Daniel Lezama, Jullian Hall II
US solar market invites tax clearness in Massachusetts climate costs
A brand-new expense that would certainly call for the state of Massachusetts to work on 40% renewable energy by 2030 has been admired by the US solar industry for making key adjustments to net metering as well as tax motivation policies.
Jan 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Massachusetts, rooftop, North America, net metering, David Gahl, massachusetts solar, small scale solar, Stephan Roundtree