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Nextracker opens torque tube manufacturing facility in Tennessee
A new factory in Tennessee officially was revealed today that will make steel components for Nextracker solar tracking systems. The Memphis-based facility houses MSS Steel Tubes United States, a joint venture of Metalogalva and also Soufer, as well as will produce Nextracker steel torque tubes. The site supports 129 jobs.
May 19, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, North America, Nextracker, torque tube
Silicon Ranch begins building on 2 solar projects in TVA
Silicon Ranch broke ground on two solar projects in Clarksville, Tennessee, for regional utility CDE Lightband within the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The two projects will amount to 6.75 MWAC.
May 18, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Silicon Ranch, tva, Solar Project
Gresham House to raise ₤ 80m for United States battery buildout
New equity will primarily be utilized to finance 160MW of solar-BESS projects in California
May 18, 2023 // Storage, USA, North America, Gresham House
Greenskies completes almost 25-MW solar portfolio for Connecticut utilities
Greenskies Clean Energy has finished 2 ground-mounted solar installations amounting to 24.82 MW in Connecticut. The varieties in North Haven and Waterford are on-line as well as creating power to offer Connecticut locals with clean, renewable resource through Eversource as well as United Illuminating (UI) utilities.
May 17, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, Connecticut, Greenskies
Matrix Renewables completes Californian solar, storage sites
The developer also settles financing for the Gaskell West 2 and 3 projects
May 17, 2023 // Plants, Storage, California, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Matrix Renewables
Biden vetos solar tariff moratorium strategy
ACORE welcomes the move to stop an adjustment to the policies for renewable developers
May 17, 2023 // Tariffs, USA, North America, Joe Biden, Gregory Wetstone
California mining site to mount solar + storage system
Imerys is partnering with TotalEnergies to install a 15-MW solar system coupled with a 7.5-MWh energy storage system at Imerys's Lompoc center in Santa Barbara County, California. TotalEnergies will certainly mount, keep and run the system under a 25-year power purchase and storage services agreement (PPSSA).
May 16, 2023 // Plants, Storage, California, USA, North America, TotalEnergies, Imerys
European Energy offloads 350MW Texas solar
Osaka Gas U.S.A. Corporation has acquired the project which is expected to be functional in 2025
May 16, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, North America, european energy
SunPower names new money head after COO appointment
United States solar modern technology as well as energy services company SunPower Corp (NASDAQ: SPWR) on Monday selected Elizabeth Eby as its primary financial officer (CFO) with effect from May 30, 2023.
May 16, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, North America, Elizabeth Eby
Aspen Power purchases 37-MWdc community solar portfolio in Maine
United States dispersed generation platform Aspen Power Partners introduced it has actually acquired a portfolio of 15 ground-mounted community solar projects in Maine with an incorporated capacity of 37 MWdc.
May 11, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Maine, Aspen Power
Verizon closes 5th USD-1bn green bond
US telecoms group Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) has actually shut the issuance of USD 1 billion (EUR 913m) well worth of green bonds, raising money for investments in renewable resource.
May 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Verizon
Pivot Energy secures USD 203m for US dispersed solar projects
United States solar company Pivot Energy has secured a USD-203-million (EUR 185.0 m) funding facility to sustain the building, operation as well as ownership of a multi-state portfolio of dispersed generation solar projects with an integrated capacity of 100 MWdc.
May 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, North America, pivot energy
Available Power, Linxon team up for 100-MW BESS project in Texas
United States battery power storage systems designer Available Power has actually chosen design firm Linxon for the building and construction of the 100-MW/200-MWh Greenport battery energy storage system (BESS) in Austin, Texas.
May 10, 2023 // Storage, USA, Texas, BESS, North America, Available Power, Linxon
Westbridge concludes affiliation research for 221-MWp Texas PV project
Canadian solar and also energy storage space developer Westbridge Energy Corporation (CVE: WEB) is working to seal an interconnection contract for its 221-MWp Accalia Point solar project in Texas after settling all essential affiliation researches.
May 10, 2023 // Plants, USA, North America, Westbridge Energy Corporation, Accalia Point solar project
EBRD evaluates investment in Taaleri's 6th renewable energy fund
The European Bank for Reconstruction as well as Development (EBRD) is exploring a possible equity commitment of approximately EUR 100 million (USD 109.7 m) to Taaleri Energia's sixth renewable resource fund which targets utility-scale wind, solar as well as battery storage space assets throughout Europe and also the US.
May 9, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, USA, EBRD, North America