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United States solar developer Avantus, formerly referred to as 8minute Solar Energy, on Thursday said it has actually sold a 147-MW DC solar project in Texas to asset manager Allianz Capital Partners, part of the Allianz Group, keeping a minority risk in the scheme.

Testing and also certification lab CSA Group opened its new Distributed Energy Resource Lab in Independence, Ohio. The new lab addresses an enhancing demand for the testing as well as certification of energy storage devices, charging tools, microgrid components, and also power conversion systems.

Hunting and also exterior merchant MidwayUSA's new 300,000 sq ft headquarters was equipped with one of the biggest roof solar arrays in Missouri. EnergyLink was the primary design-build professional for the 1.6-MW roof range that will advance MidwayUSA's sustainability mission while additionally delivering economic value.

Eastervale site in Alberta will certainly comprise 300MW PV and 200MW BESS when developed

United States household solar and also storage space provider Sunrun Inc (NASDAQ: RUN) on Tuesday stated it has been picked to create a 17-MW energy storage virtual nuclear power plant (VPP) in Puerto Rico.

Buscar Co (OTCMKTS: CGLD), an US mining company seeking to get in the lasting energy area, has actually authorized an offer to buy APTG Inc, the developer of a concentrated solar power (CSP) modern technology that can be integrated with green hydrogen production.

Renewable energy programmer rPlus Energies has actually commenced construction of the 200 MWAC/240 MWDC Appaloosa Solar 1 project found in Iron County, Utah.

Google will certainly purchase approximately 75%, or 942 MW, of the renewable energy produced by 4 of SB Energy Global's solar projects under development in Texas. The projects-- Orion 1-3 and Eiffel-- overall 1.2 GW as well as are anticipated to be operational by mid-2024.

Puerto Rico's sole electric utility service provider, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), has actually chosen Sunrun as the installation firm and also battery supplier for the island's first virtual power plant (VPP). The 17-MW VPP will certainly network together more than 7,000 Sunrun solar + storage space systems installed on homes.

Project partners Standard Solar, SolarPark Energy and also Catalyst Power, together with local decision-makers, business leaders, as well as state officials, dedicated the conclusion of a 7.1-MW community solar project in York, New York. The occasion commemorated the life of the late Thomas Guzek, founder of project developer SolarPark Energy.

United States grid-scale battery energy storage company GridStor has actually gotten a portfolio of numerous energy storage projects under growth in the better Los Angeles location that are expected to have more than 500 MW/2 GWh of capacity.

Milwaukee-based utility holding company WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) has actually authorized an offer to obtain an 80% interest in the 250-MW Maple Flats Solar Energy Center in Illinois from developer Invenergy.

Nexamp and also the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Neighborhood 103 commemorated the completion of a solar and also energy storage project at IBEW's head office in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The project will certainly offer IBEW with annual financial savings on energy expenses and also additional power in the event of a local power outage.

Heliene officially unveiled its new solar panel assembly lines to the general public this week in Iron Mountain, Minnesota. The Canadian photovoltaic panel company has actually been running a 150-MW manufacturing facility in Minnesota because 2018. Those lines are still making typical 60- and 72-cell panels using legacy equipment, but now directly next door, brand new equipment will be making mono- and also bifacial panels with half-cut cells at a 420-MW annual capacity plant.

Protectionist policies limit flow of goods as well as capital: study Such procedures can add 25% to solar module prices by 2030