North America

AES breaks ground in Hawaii on two large-scale solar-plus-storage plants
Construction has started on 2 large-scale solar projects coupled with battery storage in Hawaii from AES Corporation.
Aug 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, Hawaii, North America, AES, solar-plus-storage plants
OMERS takes US$ 100 million stake in 'world's largest' solar O&M business NovaSource
OMERS Private Equity, an arm of Ontario-focused pension fund OMERS, has actually gotten a minority stake in the Arizona-headquartered solar operations & maintenance (O&M) provider NovaSource Power Services.
Aug 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, pv power plants, North America, clairvest, operations and maintenance, novasource, OMERS Infrastructure, OMERS, novasource power services
US govt launches USD-675m critical products research programme
The US Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday provided a Request for Info (RFI) in connection with a USD-675-million (EUR 659.6 m) programme for the research, advancement, presentation and also commercialisation of critical products used in clean energy technologies.
Aug 10, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America
Borrego bags 100MW solar O&M deal
Agreements are for 2 50MW projects in Ohio scheduled to reach their commercial operation dates in 2023
Aug 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, borrego
Fluence opening up new agreement making center in Utah to serve United States market
Global battery energy storage space system (BESS) integrator Fluence is setting up a new contract manufacturing center in Utah to serve the US market.
Aug 9, 2022 // Storage, USA, manufacturing, Ireland, Europe, Utah, investment, lithium-ion, North America, Fluence
Vistra claims battery storage portfolio will certainly reach 1,213 MW by 2026
Vistra Energy will certainly have more than 1,213 MW of battery storage in operation in its portfolio by 2026, the US power generation business has claimed.
Aug 9, 2022 // Storage, USA, ITC, financial results, solar-plus-storage, North America, coal, Illinois, decarbonisation, Vistra Energy, Inflation Reduction Act, standalone battery storage
Columbia regulatory authority approves 73MW solar PPA for default power supply
The General Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DCPSC) has approved a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with renewables programmer Invenergy for 73MW of solar power to meet a 5% renewables target for district's default electricity supply.
Aug 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, pv power plants, Invenergy, North America, utility, utility ppa, DCPSC, district of columbia, standard offer service
Brookfield Renewable invested US$ 3 billion in growth initiatives in Q2 alone
Renewables proprietor as well as operator Brookfield Renewable has recorded a solid second quarter, investing more than US$ 3 billion on development initiatives in Q2 alone.
Aug 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, South america, Brazil, North America, brookfield asset management, Brookfield Renewable, distributed generation, Brookfield, energy transition fund
Solar e-commerce firm Project Solar elevates USD 23m
US solar e-commerce outfit Project Solar on Friday said it has finished a USD-23-million (EUR 22.5 m) Series A financing round to aid scale its organization in extra markets.
Aug 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Project Solar, Derek Urben
SOLV Energy breaks ground on 196-MW Ohio solar project
Leeward Renewable Energy revealed that it has commenced onsite building on the 196-MW Big Plain Solar project situated near London, Ohio. The renewable energy produced by the project will be provided to Verizon Communications under a lasting power purchase agreement.
Aug 8, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, SOLV Energy, John Wieland
Duke Energy begins strategic review of commercial renewables service
United States utilities firm Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) introduced a strategic review of its commercial renewables organization as it reported second-quarter outcomes last week.
Aug 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Duke Energy, North America, Lynn Good
US hydrogen firm signs Greek MoU
Advent Technologies and DEPA Commercial to collaborate on projects with other 'major industrial partners'
Aug 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Solar to Fuel, USA, Greece, Europe, hydrogen, North America, Konstantinos Xifaras, Vasilis Gregoriou, ADVENT TECHNOLOGIES
Brookfield Renewable invested US$ 3 billion in growth initiatives in Q2 alone
Renewables owner and operator Brookfield Renewable has actually recorded a strong 2nd quarter, spending more than US$ 3 billion on development initiatives in Q2 alone.
Aug 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, South america, Brazil, North America, brookfield asset management, distributed generation, Brookfield, energy transition fund
Inflation Reduction Act passes US Senate, enact House of Representatives anticipated this week
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), that includes US$ 369 billion in energy security and climate modification programmes over the next ten years, passed in the senate on Sunday, leading the way for its motion to the House of Representatives and also succeeding signing by President Joe Biden.
Aug 8, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, ITC, North America, investment tax credit, solar manufacturing, Inflation Reduction Act, investment tax credits, production tax credit
US community solar to grow 7GW by 2027 as even more states want to expand access
At least 7GW of US community solar is anticipated ahead online in the next 5 years, according to new research study from Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac).
Aug 5, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, New York, Wood Mackenzie, North America, Community Solar, ccsa, coalition for community solar access