USA

New long-duration solar + storage project will support California watering canal
ESS introduced it will certainly provide Energy Warehouse (EW) systems to the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in Central California. Supporting TID's Project Nexus, the EWs will certainly be coupled with the first-ever setup of solar panels over irrigation canals in the United States. Project Nexus intends to generate clean energy while saving water resources in an increasingly arid California.
Feb 15, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant
Agilitas completes community solar + storage project in Massachusetts
Agilitas Energy has actually finished a 9.6-MW solar + 13.4-MWh storage project in Rochester, Massachusetts.
Feb 15, 2023 // Plants, Storage, USA, North America, Agilitas Energy
FTC Solar & Taihua New Energy Form JV to Produce Steel Components for Solar Projects
FTC Solar, a US-based solar tracker supplier, has developed a domestic joint venture with Thailand-headquartered steel fabricator Taihua New Energy to produce steel components for solar projects. The joint venture called Alpha Steel, will certainly concentrate on manufacturing steel components, including torque tubes, for utility-scale solar projects in Sealy, Texas. Alpha Steel is expected to begin industrial manufacturing in mid-2023.
Feb 14, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, ftc solar, solar projects, Sean Hunkler
Denham Capital gets US C&I solar player Solops
US exclusive equity financier Denham Capital stated on Friday that it has closed the purchase of New Jersey-based firm Solops LLC, a designer, financier, owner and also operator of solar PV systems in the business and commercial (C&I) sector.
Feb 13, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Denham Capital, Solops
Lightsource Teams Up with Xcel and McCarthy to Put New Solar Project in Colorado Online
Lightsource bp, Xcel Energy and McCarthy Building Companies have brought the 293-MWDC Sun Mountain solar project in Pueblo, Colorado, into commercial operation. The project is part of Xcel Energy’s 2018 resource plan and supports its Colorado Energy Plan to provide electricity from renewable sources and reduce carbon emissions.
Feb 10, 2023 // Plants, USA, Lightsource BP, North America, PV Power Plant
Nevados Engineering Partners with Ampliform for 2GW Solar Project Supply
Nevados Engineering and Ampliform join forces to supply All-Terrain Trackers (ATT) for 700MW solar project pipeline built 2023-2025 and 2GW long-term project pipeline, preserving the land and enhancing profitability.
Feb 10, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, Solar Project, Nevados Engineering, Ampliform
Avantus Breaks Ground on 147 MW Solar Project in Texas
Avantus (formerly 8minute) has broken ground on the 147 MWDC/110 MWAC Galloway 2 Solar Project in Concho County, Texas. The project will generate enough clean electricity to power 60,000 Texans and create over 250 peak construction jobs.
Feb 10, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Avantus
Ameren Corp. Acquires Its Largest Solar Project in Missouri
Ameren Corp. (NYSE:AEE) has acquired a 200-MW photovoltaic (PV) project in Missouri, making it the largest solar scheme in the company's portfolio. The project is expected to generate enough energy to power around 40,000 homes.
Feb 10, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, ameren, PV Power Plant
Ameresco setting up 5-MW solar array on closed landfill in Illinois
Cleantech integrator Ameresco is installing a 5-MWAC solar project on a shut municipal landfill in Alton, Illinois.
Feb 10, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, ameresco, PV Power Plant
Cape Canaveral completes its very first roof solar project
The Cape Canaveral Community Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, finished building and construction of a new center with a rooftop solar array. The 72-panel, 48-kW array set up by service provider ESA is the city's first rooftop solar initiative, and will certainly give clean power to the community center.
Feb 9, 2023 // Rooftop PV, USA, North America, Cape Canaveral
Microstructure and issue engineering boosts performance of lithium-ion batteries
A new North Carolina State University study, executed in collaboration with battery testing scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, reveals that exceptionally short pulses from a high-powered laser can cause small flaws in lithium-ion battery products-- problems that can enhance battery performance.
Feb 9, 2023 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, North Carolina State University
Avantus turns sod on 110MW Texas solar
Galloway 2 project in Concho region is anticipated to come online by the end of 2023
Feb 9, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Avantus
Linton to manufacture silicon equipment for photovoltaic panel makers within the United States
Linton Crystal Technologies (LCT) revealed it will produce solar silicon production equipment in the United States and intends to break ground on a united state manufacturing facility in Q2 2023. The Rochester, New York-based firm makes silicon-growing and crystal-processing equipment as well as has formerly dealt with Dalian Linton NC Machine Co. Ltd. in China to make its equipment.
Feb 8, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, solar panel, silicon, North America, Linton
SMA brings new commercial solar inverter to U.S. market
SMA America is introducing the Sunny Tripower X to the Americas market for usage in commercial PV systems. The remedy has actually previously been available in markets outside the Americas.
Feb 8, 2023 // Inverters, USA, SMA, North America
Longroad Energy Reaches Financial Close for 202-MWp Texas Solar Project
US-based renewables developer Longroad Energy has reached financial close for its 150-MW/202-MWp solar project in Texas and started construction. The plant will produce electricity for power distribution firm Entergy Texas Inc and is expected to reach commercial operations by the end of 2023.
Feb 8, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, longroad energy, PV Power Plant