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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
Abraxas Secures Maldives Solar City Deal, Creating Floating Energy Hub
will soon host one of the world’s largest ocean-based solar farms after Canada’s Abraxas Power Corp signed an investment pact with the Government of
Jul 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Asia, Maldives, Abraxas, SEZ
DESRI Breaks Ground on New Mexico Solar-Storage Facility for EPE
strength of a debt package arranged by DNB Bank ASA and the National Bank of Canada. That backing unlocks immediate construction, with San Diego-based SOLV Energy
Jul 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, New Mexico, DESRI
Boralex Secures Final Permit for 100-MW Solar Project
forward under New York’s siting framework. Boralex, which is listed on Canada’s TSX under the ticker BLX, is seeking to expand its renewable power
Jun 2, 2026 // Plants, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Boralex
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
Canada’s Saskatchewan province to halt net metering for solar
a tender for a 10 MW solar plant. The Economics of Solar Power in Canada report published by the Canadian National Energy Board stated Saskatchewan is
Sep 24, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canada, SaskPower, Mike Marsh, Tim Schulhauser
Maxeon Solar Technologies Files Patent Action Against Canadian Solar in Japan
an entirely owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., which is headquartered in Canada with procedures and manufacturing centers in China and in South-East
Sep 29, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Japan, Canadian Solar, Asia, Maxeon Solar, patent, Jeff Waters, Lindsey Wiedmann
Lightsource BP finishes Bighorn Solar financing
Mitsui Banking Corporation, Societe Generale as well as Export Development Canada, Canada's export credit scores firm. The equilibrium of the equity
Oct 1, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Lightsource BP, North America, Kevin Smith, Alice Jackson, Jared Polis
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
Info-graphic view of Solar PV Inverter Market Point Of View, Trends and Predictions 2020-2026
section by Regions/Countries, this record covers The United States and Canada Europe China Rest of Asia Pacific Central & South America Middle East
Jun 15, 2020 // Market Research, ABB, China, Europe, Asia, Huawei, SMA, Fronius, Kaco, North America, Enphase, Chint, Siemens, Ingeteam, power electronics, TBEA, TMEIC, Solar PV Inverter Industry, Rest of Asia Pacific, Central & South America, Middle East & Africa, Omron, Tabuchi, Advanced Energy, Schneider, Satcon, AROS Solar, Kostal, STECA, Green Power, Solar Edge, Danfoss, Sungrow Power, KEHUA Group, EAST, SSE, Samil Power, JFY Tech, SAJ
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
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