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3 new solar plants accepted by Nevada Public Utilities Commission
Nevada's Public Utilities Commission has approved 3 new Solar projects that will certainly offer an added 478 megawatts of eco-friendly electricity to the state.
Nov 27, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Nevada, North America, solar plants, Doug Cannon
Leeward turns sod on 100MW California solar
Rabbitbrush project consists of a 20MW/50MWh energy storage system to boost grid reliability
Nov 3, 2021 // Plants, California, USA, First Solar, North America, leeward renewable energy, Jason Allen
EDF Renewables transforms sod on 50MW UK solar
Sutton Bridge in South Holland district of Lincolnshire is due online by late 2022
Apr 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, solar farm, Ben Fawcett
Leeward Renewable Energy establishing a 102-MW solar + storage project in California
Peninsula Clean Energy entered a 15-year solar + storage PPA involving Leeward Renewable Energy's 102-MW Chaparral Solar Facility in Kern County, California. As part of the arrangement, Peninsula Clean Energy will additionally purchase the energy as well as ability from Chaparral's 52-MW/208 MWh battery storage space system.
Oct 1, 2021 // Plants, California, USA, North America, Jan Pepper, solar + storage project, leeward renewable energy, Peninsula Clean Energy
Enviromena secures authorization for Welsh solar farm
The 9MW project marks the business's initial project in Wales
Nov 21, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar farm, Wales, Enviromena, Lee Adams
Westlands Solar Park, California
The 2.7 GW Westlands Solar Park, among the globe's biggest solar energy plants, is being created in the San Joaquin Valley in California, United States.
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, pv power plants, North America, Westlands Solar Park
Clearway shuts funding on 463 MW of solar plus storage in California
San Francisco-based Clearway Energy Group claimed Thursday it has shut financing on 2 solar as well as storage projects found on government land in Riverside county, California.
Apr 7, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, North America, clearway
California celebrates 1 million solar rooftops
Former Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown and other local elected officials joined local high school students, industry leaders and employees, renewable energy advocates, and community leaders marked reaching one million solar roofs around California during a party in Buchanan High School in Clovis.
Dec 16, 2019 // Rooftop PV, California, USA, North America, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown, CALSSA, Kevin Murray
TVA chooses solar programmers for Knoxville energies board project
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) introduced is choice of First Solar as well as Origis Energy to establish 212 MW of solar energy to get to the Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)'s March 2020 renewable resource dedication. KUB is making use of the TVA Green Invest program to reach this objective.
Apr 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, USA, First Solar, North America, tva, Eran Mahrer, Doug Perry
First Solar sells three utility-scale projects to EDP, ConnectGen
First Solar announced that a partnership composed of EDP Renewables and ConnectGen has completed the acquisition of three projects with a total nameplate design of 278 MWAC in the United States. First Solar previously disclosed that the sale of these projects were subject to certain conditions precedent for closing that have since been satisfied.
Dec 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, EDP Renewables, North America, ConnectGen, Miguel Prado, Caton Fenz
United States ROUND-UP: 250MW project finished in California, Black & Veatch safeguards Texas EPC contract
A round-up of the latest information from the US solar market, including the completion of a 250MW plant in California, an EPC offer for Black & Veatch in Texas and also a new PPA from DESRI.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, California, USA, EPC, PPA, Texas, Mississippi, North America, rfp, DESRI, CIM Group, Westlands Solar Park, Louisiana, SWEPCO, Buckeye Partners, Black & Veatch
California water district intends country's 1st solar canopy project covering canals
Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in Turlock, California, is intending the country's initial pilot project to construct solar panel canopies over a part of the water energy's existing canals. Project Nexus is intended as a multi-use solar project, analyzing water evaporation reduction from mid-day shade and also wind reduction; improvements to water quality and reduced canal maintenance through minimized vegetative development; as well as generating renewable energy.
Feb 9, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, Project Nexus, Michael Frantz, Roger Bales, Karla Nemeth, Jordan Harris
Revolutionizing Solar Energy: Quantum Material Boosts Efficiency 190%
Revolutionize solar energy with Lehigh University's quantum material, boasting 190% EQE and potential to surpass silicon-based limits. A game-changer for photovoltaics.
Apr 11, 2024 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, Lehigh University
DSD raises US$ 85m to enhance C&I solar pipe
Distributed solar specialist DSD has increased US$ 85 million in tax obligation equity funding to fund the development of its commercial as well as industrial (C&I) project pipe.
May 21, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, BlackRock, Erik Schiemann, bank of america, DSD
Scientists create transparent electrode that boosts solar cell efficiency
Establishing brand-new ultrathin metal electrodes has actually enabled scientists to produce semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are extremely efficient and also can be paired with traditional silicon cells to considerably improve the efficiency of both devices, stated a global team of researchers. The study stands for an action towards developing completely transparent solar cells.
May 31, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Shashank Priya, efficiency, Kai Wang, Dong Yang, Pennsylvania State University