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Navisun Secures $235 Million to Fuel Solar Projects' Growth
round was led by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). Export Development Canada was lead arranger and Wilmington Trust was collateral agent as well as
Mar 14, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Solar Energy, Solar Power, storage projects, solar projects, Navisun, MUFG, Doug Johnsen, Export Development Canada, USA Solar Energy, Wilmington Trust
Aypa Secures $535 Million for California Solar-Storage Hybrid Vidal Project
said the company’s pipeline exceeds 15 GW across the United States and Canada, with a growing share of projects combining solar, wind, and multi-hour
May 13, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, California, USA, North America, Aypa
Silicon Ranch Backs Canadian Solar Robotics Innovator
on vegetation cutting for solar facilities and operates in both the U.S. and Canada.The investment aims to enhance Silicon Ranch's operational efficiency and
Jun 5, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Silicon Ranch
PowerBank Lands Honeywell 21-MW Solar O&M Contract
Canada’s PowerBank Corp (NASDAQ:PBK) won an operations and maintenance contract from Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) for a 21-megawatt community solar portfolio in New York State. PowerBank will handle day-to-day site oversight, including monitoring, maintenance and performance optimization across multiple facilities.The plants will generate renewable electricity for local subscribers through New York’s community solar program, enabling customers to access solar benefits without rooftop installations. The deal underscores the importance of O&M in sustaining output and extending asset life, while reinforcing PowerBank’s role in distributed renewables. The contract arrives as New York continues expanding community solar to support the state’s broader low-carbon electricity transition. How will PowerBank’s O&M contract with Honeywell boost New York’s community solar output? Steady, performance-focused operations: PowerBank’s day-to-day monitoring and maintenance helps keep inverters, trackers (where used), and balance-of-system equipment operating within design specifications—reducing downtime and preserving energy production over time. Fewer production gaps: Rapid troubleshooting and scheduled preventive maintenance can cut the frequency and duration of output dips, supporting more consistent megawatt-hour generation across the full portfolio. Higher availability across multiple sites: Because the contract covers multiple community solar facilities, standardized O&M practices can improve asset availability and reduce site-to-site variability in performance. Optimization for community subscribers: Performance optimization activities (e.g., system tuning and issue resolution) help ensure the electricity delivered to the community solar program aligns more closely with projected output, translating to stronger subscription value. Extending system lifetime: Maintaining equipment properly can slow component degradation, helping solar assets produce effectively for longer and lowering the likelihood of early replacement that can interrupt community projects. Better forecasting and reporting support: Operational oversight strengthens the ability to track generation trends and manage performance against contractual expectations tied to community solar participation. Reinforcing New York’s distributed solar scale-up: Reliable O&M is a key enabler for expanding community solar, since operators and project financiers place substantial weight on sustained output—not just construction. Strengthening confidence in long-term output: A dedicated O&M agreement with an experienced service provider like PowerBank can improve bankability and investor confidence, supporting continued deployment and retention of community solar capacity in the state.
Jul 2, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, PowerBank
First phase of 800MWh world largest flow battery commissioned in China
VRFB is being built in phases that was approved via the same programme. Canada-headquartered VRB Energy is constructing that 100MW/500MWh facility, with an
Jul 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, China, Asia, VRFB, electrolyte, Vanadium, flow battery, demonstration projects
Capital Dynamics offloads Kern Region solar projects, completes Arizona solar purchase
in Arizona, California, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee as well as Ontario, Canada. CEI additionally landed a handle Nebraskan independent power manufacturer
Jan 5, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, PPA, Arizona, pv power plants, North America, LS Power, capital dynamic, Kathryn Carpenter
EDP goes for 50GW of renewables additions by 2050, aims to US for solar development
ability. At 5.5 GW, the majority is readied to remain in The United States and Canada, where the utility's EDP Renewables device lately got in the distributed solar
Feb 26, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Portugal, EDP, South america, Europe, Brazil, distributed solar, utility, carbon neutrality, largescaleeu, sfi con london, distributed generation
Seeing both sides of light collection
Michele De Bastiani and Stefaan De Wolf, working with coworkers in Canada, Germany and Italy, currently show that a combination of both is the best
Mar 17, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Michele De Bastiani
Cubico re-finances Spanish solar
mandated lead arrangers (MLAs): Aviva Investors, CaixaBank, Export Development Canada, ING, Rivage Investment, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking and
May 26, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, cubico, David Swindin, Carlos Ciervide
Mercedes-Benz partner with Hydro-Québec for solid-state battery development
carried out at Hydro-Qu ébec’& rsquo; s center of excellence in Canada and at the SCE France laboratory belonging to an Hydro-Qu ébec
Feb 5, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, Canada, France, Texas, Europe, North America, Mercedes-Benz, Jochen Hermann
Spain's PV Hardware to Establish Solar Tracker Facility in USA
to localise its items to provide for projects across The United States and Canada. The business said that the capacity of the new facility will be 6 GW and also
Sep 12, 2022 // Manufacturing News, clean energy, USA, PVH, North America, PV Hardware, Solar Tracker, Inflation Reduction Act
ATCO Acquires RE Portfolio Worth C$ 730 M From Suncor Energy
solar assets and also projects located in Alberta and also Ontario regions of Canada. The offer is attained for a purchase rate of C$ 730 million. Suncor is an
Oct 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, power purchase agreement, Wind Energy, wind power, ATCO, Bob Myles, Canadian Utilities Limited, Nancy Southern, wind facility
China states United States Section 201 expansion will misshape worldwide trade
the US Trade Representative to investigate the possibility for imports from Canada and also Mexico to be excluded as long as they do not undermine the efficiency
Feb 7, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Policy, USA, China, bifacial, Asia, North America, Joe Biden, ACORE, 8 minute energy
Uranium Miner Virginia Energy May Install 1000 Acres Solar Project in Coles Hill, Virginia
community in Pittsylvania County and also the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Canada based uranium firm has claimed that the project will offer both temporary as
Apr 5, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Renewable Energy, solar power project, Walter Coles, Coles Hill, net-zero carbon, nuclear energy industry, Uranium Company Virginia, Virginia Energy Resources
Heliene seeing soaring demand for modules as AD/CVD case continues, eyeing capacity expansions therefore
the following two years. The various other prominent module manufacturer in Canada, Silfab Solar, which Heliene enjoys a close relationship with, resources a few
May 12, 2022 // Manufacturing News, USA, Canada, pv power plants, North America, module manufacturing, module supply deals, heliene, AD/CVD