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Solar power generation in the United States rose by 25.23% in 2021, making it the country's fastest-growing source of electrical power, while renewables made up 21.02% of all electrical energy and also look set to surpass coal in regards to total manufacturing in 2022.

A joint venture involving a subsidiary people energy solutions platform Orbital Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ: OEG) has actually started developing a 130-MW direct current (DC)/ 100-MW rotating current (AC) solar project in Alabama for Lightsource bp, Orbital said on Thursday.

Global power business AES included more than 2GW of renewables as well as power storage to its portfolio last year as the business officially confirmed its intent to exit coal generation by 2025.

Clean power industry as well as technology services platform Palmetto has raised US$ 375 million to support its business expansion as it wants to drive uptake of rooftop solar and increase to offer brand-new items.

United States artificial intelligence (AI)- enabled concentrated solar specialist Heliogen Inc (NYSE: HLGN) on Tuesday said it has started site prep work and also configuration at its initial full-scale manufacturing facility, with production lines set up to go into operation in the 3rd quarter of 2022.

Head of state Joe Biden highlighted his initiatives to counter China's dominance of the electric battery market on Tuesday as he proclaimed domestic efforts to mine and also process lithium and rare-earth element required to produce the technology that powers cars, electronic devices, wind turbines as well as more.

LG Electronics has actually confirmed it is to leave the solar module production organization and shutter its setting up plant in Alabama, US.

PV project developer and design, purchase as well as building and construction (EPC) firm Inovateus Solar has gotten a "significant" investment from Galway Sustainable Capital to enhance its operations.

French fuels representative Rubis SCA (EPA: RUI) is getting a 51% stake in a solar-plus-green hydrogen and also battery project established by hydrogen energy specialist Hydrogene de France SA (EPA: HDF) in Barbados.

US renewables developer Energy Development Partners (EDP) has gotten a definitive concession to build and also run a 160-MW/200.2-MWp solar farm in the Dominican Republic.

Appalachian Power, a unit of energy American Electric Power Company Inc (NYSE: AEP), is looking for to acquire up to 150 MW of solar projects in West Virginia, perhaps with battery storage capacity.

US utility Ameren Missouri has struck a bargain to obtain a 150-MW solar project that is being created by Chicago, Illinois-based Invenergy LLC in the latter's house state.

United States solar installer SunPower's backlog has actually reached its highest ever degree, however the company claimed its Q4 earnings were struck by a distributor quality charge in addition to installation delays because of COVID and poor weather condition.

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Inverter maker SolarEdge is boosting shipments to the United States from a brand-new production plant in Mexico as it aims to minimize freight expenses and reduce the impact of tariffs on imports.