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A 250-MW solar array to be set up at a 33,000-kg/ day liquified green hydrogen plant in Texas will make use of Philadelphia Solar panels, which will be produced out of Philadelphia Solar's new yet-to-be-announced American production center.

CEP Renewables, CS Energy, and NJR Clean Energy Ventures have successfully completed the conversion of a former contaminated brownfield into a 17-MW solar project in Holland, New Jersey. This project was an important step in the state's journey towards a more sustainable future.

California-focused Coldwell Solar Inc introduced on Thursday that it has actually acquired a gigawatt-scale solar project with plans for a battery component and on-site green hydrogen production.

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday revealed the beginning of building deal with a high-temperature concentrating solar power (CSP) pilot facility referred to as the culmination of a USD-100-million (EUR 93.2 m) research study effort released in 2017.

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) has agreed to acquire the 200MW Big Rock energy storage project in California from Avantus, with a grid connection scheduled for the second half of 2024. This acquisition will increase GSF's portfolio to 27 projects totalling 1173.2MW of operational and construction assets across the UK, Ireland, Germany the US.

Physicists in the U.S. have solved the problem with the durability of perovskite solar cells, bringing the technology one step closer to powering solar panels in the consumer market. This solar energy news is an important breakthrough for the ongoing decarbonization of the world's economy.

US wholesale power provider Guzman Energy has committed to procuring electricity from a 110-MW solar park to be built by global independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd in Colorado. This partnership will provide clean energy to thousands of homes and is a step forward in sustainable energy.

McDonald’s Corp and Lightsource bp have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to construct a 145-MW AC/180 MW DC solar park in Louisiana. The photovoltaic (PV) farm will generate enough electricity to power 630 McDonald’s restaurants and meet the demand of 30,700 local homes.

The Inflation Reduction Act will ultimately boost household solar, yet macroeconomic conditions endanger temporary development.

On Feb. 16, a coalition of rooftop solar advocates, workforce development groups, power equity champions and also renewable energy business launched a campaign to promote for regulations that would make solar power more easily accessible and also economical for all Marylanders.

SALT Energy completes the installation of 3.24-MW solar project on Badia Spices' facility in Sweetwater, FL. Project offsets 80% of electricity consumption, marking the largest privately owned solar project in FL.

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.

Agilitas Energy has actually finished a 9.6-MW solar + 13.4-MWh storage project in Rochester, Massachusetts.

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.

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.