North America

Canadian Company Shuts $10M Series A to Expand Lithium Refining Capacity
The round was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) with participation from existing capitalist BDC Capital's Cleantech Practice (BDC). The business will use the investment to develop its very first operational, commercial-scale plant with the intention of expanding lithium refining capacity in the Western Hemisphere.
Nov 23, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Canada, North America, breakthrough energy ventures, BEV, Carmichael Roberts, Mangrove Lithium, Saad Dara, Series A investment round, Vancouver
State Regulatory Authority Approve 600MW Solar Projects in Ohio
Four even more solar farms have actually been authorized: Cadence Solar Energy Project; Marion County Solar Project; Juliet Energy Project; Sycamore Creek Solar Project. These projects give 18 the number of solar farms to be approved this year by the Ohio Power Siting Board
Nov 23, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Ohio, Cadence Solar Energy project, Columbus, Juliet Energy Project, Marion County Solar Project, Ohio Power Siting Board, Sycamore Creek Solar project, Union County
Dominican Republic okays 93 MW of new solar projects
The Dominican Republic's nationwide energy commission (CNE) has actually granted conclusive giving ins for two solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) projects guaranteeing some 93 MW/105.72 MWp of brand-new capability, it announced in a collection of press releases recently.
Nov 22, 2021 // Plants, Dominican Republic, North America, Solar Project
Biden's Build Back Better strategy passes House as Senate fight looms
The United States House of Representatives has actually passed Joe Biden's Build Back Better act, which now transfers to the Us senate, where negotiations will proceed over the legislation that consists of clean power and also environment investments amounting to US$ 555 billion.
Nov 22, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Policy, USA, SEIA, ITC, North America, Joe Biden, investment tax credit, ACORE, SEMA
Canadian Solar halts solar cell developments, increases module assembly strategies in action to impending overcapacity
Canadian Solar has actually warned of solar cell overcapacity next year, pounding the breaks by itself cell manufacturing expansion strategies while accelerating on its module assembly roadmap.
Nov 19, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, Canadian Solar, polysilicon, solar cell, North America, freight
Macquarie to get 90% equity in French solar
Investor expects to complete a purchase for Apex Energies by the initial quarter of 2022
Nov 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, France, India, China, Europe, Asia, Mexico, North America, us, Macquarie Asset Management, Apex Energies Group, Stephane Brimont, Carlos Herrera-Malatesta, Pascal Marguet
Maxeon counts on air, rail products as shipping 'logjam' adds to Q3 shipments miss
Maxeon Solar Technologies is overhauling its logistics approach after a shipping "logjam" credited to the module manufacturer missing its Q3 deliveries advice.
Nov 19, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, polysilicon, Asia, North America, Maxeon, hemlock, freight, shipping, HSPV
Intersect Power lands USD 2.6 bn in solar project funding
Clean energy company Intersect Power LLC said on Thursday it has actually acquired USD 2.6 billion (EUR 2.3 bn) in funding dedications to sustain the construction as well as procedure of a six-project portfolio with 2.2 GW DC of late-stage solar and also 1.4 GWh of storage ability.
Nov 19, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Intersect Power, Solar Project
Consumers Energy recommends almost 400 MW of brand-new solar projects in Michigan
Consumers Energy announced contracts to include almost 400 megawatts of clean energy from 3 Michigan solar projects in southerly main Michigan. The solar growths are part of the firm's Clean Energy Plan to significantly boost renewable resource, remove coal as a gas resource for power by 2025 as well as achieve net absolutely no carbon exhausts by 2040.
Nov 19, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Consumers Energy, Dennis Dobbs
Maxeon providing solar modules for 400-MW Texas solar project
Maxeon Solar Technologies will supply approximately 400 MW of its high-efficiency bifacial Performance 5 UPP solar panels for the building and construction of the Danish Fields Solar power plant project found near Houston, Texas.
Nov 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, USA, Solar Panels, North America, Maxeon Solar, PV Power Plant
Solar Inventions receives patent for solar cell production process that can conserve millions in silver costs
The U.S. Patent and also Trademark Office has granted Solar Inventions a patent on its better architecture for solar photovoltaic cells, the company revealed today, opening the door to industrial approval and also licensing by leading suppliers.
Nov 18, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, North America, patent, Bill Nussey, Configurable Current Cells
DE Shaw inks power play for 350MW Louisiana PV
3 projects at 150MW each are arranged to go into commercial procedure at the start of 2024
Nov 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, DESRI, solar farm, Phillip May, Hy Martin, DE Shaw Renewable Investments
Enphase Energy moves into EV charging with ClipperCreek procurement
Microinverter distributor Enphase Energy has actually entered the electric vehicle (EV) charging field with the acquisition of charging station supplier ClipperCreek.
Nov 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, Enphase Energy, North America, electric vehicle, Badri Kothandaraman, m&a, ClipperCreek, Jason France
Prospect14 offers 1GWdc development portfolio of PV, solar-plus-storage in PJM
Renewables designer as well as investment company Prospect14 has offered around 1GWdc of solar and also solar-plus-storage projects in Virginia and also Pennsylvania.
Nov 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, PJM, Virginia, solar-plus-storage, Pennsylvania, North America, EnergyStorageUSA, Prospect14
Hanwha acquires large risk in REC Silicon, seeks to restart US polysilicon production
Hanwha Solutions Corporation has accepted buy a 16.67% risk in Norwegian polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon in a deal worth around US$ 160 million, with the South Korean chemical company looking to resume REC Silicon's 20,000 MT polysilicon factory in the United States.
Nov 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, polysilicon, North America, Hanwha Q Cells, REC Silicon, Hanwha, SEMA