North America

Minnesota fuel refinery will be powered by 45-MW solar project
DEPCOM Power was gotten to develop a 45-MW solar installment for Flint Hills Resources to power the firm's Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota. The refinery supplies Minnesota as well as the Upper Midwest with fuel, diesel and also jet fuel, heating fuels, asphalt, fertilizer and also the chemical-building blocks made use of in hundreds of everyday items.
May 11, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Minnesota, Solar Project, DEPCOM Power, Jeff Ramsey, Justin Bloch
HSGS-Ameresco to build 1.5-MW solar project for U.S. Army base in Utah
HSGS-Ameresco, a joint venture licensed as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) by the Small Business Administration and also the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), today announced that it has actually been granted a $7.9 million agreement to style and construct a 1.5-MW ground-mount solar system for the united state Army at its Tooele Army Depot located in Tooele, Utah.
May 11, 2022 // Plants, USA, Utah, North America, Solar Project, Dave McNeil, Nicole Bulgarino, HSGS-Ameresco
US probe right into solar imports threatens almost 2/3 of prepared capacity additions in 2022: Rystad Energy
The US was expected to mount 27 GWac of solar power capacity in the utility, household, as well as commercial and also industrial (C&I) markets this year, yet with rising commodity rates and this brand-new threat of tariffs on vital imports, 64% of those additions are currently in jeopardy.
May 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Solar Panels, North America, rystad energy, solar imports, Antidumping and Countervailing, ADCV
China, Europe Will Lead World To Record-breaking RE Capacity In 2022
The worldwide capacity enhancements are anticipated to rise this year to 320 GW.
May 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, China, Latin america, Europe, Asia, North America, IEA, hydropower, Wind Energy, Onshore
Cypress Creek appoints new CIO to accelerate its growth
Independent power producer (IPP) Cypress Creek Renewables has hired Jeffrey Meigel as its new chief investment officer (CIO).
May 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, IPP, Cypress Creek Renewables, North America, executive appointments, appointments
Cypress Creek closes US$ 125m debt facility to fund solar, storage pipeline
Independent power producer (IPP) Cypress Creek Renewables has actually closed a US$ 125 million debt facility to fund the expansion of its solar and storage space pipe.
May 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, IPP, Cypress Creek Renewables, North America, project pipeline, Crédit Agricole, debt facility
SunPower to buy platform upgrades as domestic solar customer backlog gets to new record
US household solar installer SunPower's backlog soared to a record 13,800 customers entering Q2 2022 with the installer validating a series of financial investments it is making to meet surging demand.
May 9, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, SunPower, financial results, North America, Battery Energy Storage, Peter Faricy, sunvault
Amazon agrees 450-MW solar purchase in California with AES
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has dedicated to acquiring electrical power from 450 MW of solar parks to power its data centres in California under a handle power supplier AES Corp (NYSE: AES).
May 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, California, USA, Amazon, North America, AES
Energy Vault, 2 Others Construct Gravity-Based Energy Storage in China
The 100 MWh EVx system is being developed beside a wind farm as well as nationwide grid site in Rudong situated outside of Shanghai. Energy Vault and Atlas Renewable signed a $50 million licensing contract for making use of Energy Vault's proprietary gravity-based energy storage space technology.
May 6, 2022 // Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, China, Asia, North America, Energy Vault, Atlas Renewable, robert piconi, China Tianying, Eric Fang, EVx, Rudong, Yan
BayWa Q1 revenue enhanced by solar module trading 'boom'.
German empire BayWa took advantage of high need for solar modules throughout the very first quarter of 2022, with its revenues reinforced by the sale of an operational PV plant in the US.
May 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Spain, PPA, Texas, Europe, financial results, North America, baywa r.e., BayWa, company results, project sale, distributors, nestle, solar wholesale, suppliers
Sunrun includes 30,000 customers, 213MW of solar in Q1 2022 as it seeks to protect itself versus United States headwinds
Leading United States solar installer Sunrun added 29,463 customers in Q1 2022, a 20% get on the exact same period last year, with monitoring now anticipating mounted solar capacity to be 25% or better for the full year 2022, up from the previously forecast 20%.
May 5, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, Sunrun, financial results, North America, AD/CVD, customer acquisition
Ameresco to include 6-MW battery to United States Army solar farm in Maryland
US energy performance and also renewables firm Ameresco Inc (NYSE: AMRC) has protected an agreement from the United States Army to add a 6-MW/6-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) to an existing solar farm at the Fort Detrick Army Garrison in Frederick, Maryland.
May 5, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, North America, Maryland, ameresco, solar farm
AES examining cause of thermal runaway at Arizona site
Power company AES Corporation is investigating the cause of thermal runaway at a 10MW battery power storage system (BESS) site it owns and operates in Chandler, Arizona.
May 5, 2022 // Storage, USA, Arizona, North America, AES, Salt River Project, thermal runaway
Powin Energy to supply Idaho's very first utility-scale storage project
System integrator Powin Energy has actually been chosen by Idaho Power to supply 120MW/524MW of battery energy storage space system (BESS) projects, the state's first utility-scale storage space advancements.
May 5, 2022 // Storage, USA, investment, North America, CATL, Idaho, Powin Energy, renewables integration
CenterPoint Energy safeguards 335MW United States solar PPAs
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission accepts offtake agreement for 2 PV projects in Indiana
May 5, 2022 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, North America, centerpoint energy, Steve Greenley