BNEF: 2020 Investment in Decarbonization Sets Global Record
The world has committed a record $501.3 billion to decarbonization in 2020, beating the previous year by 9% despite the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recent energy...
View ArticleEDF Renewables Maverick Projects Acheive Commerical Operation
EDF Renewables North America, a company that specializes in renewable energy production, has achieved commercial operation of its Maverick 1 (173.4 MW DC) and Maverick 4 (135.9 MW DC) Solar Projects....
View ArticleCon Edison Unveils Smart ConnectDER Adapter
Con Edison, a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison Inc., one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies, says it is offering, free of charge, a device that can save upwards of $1,000 for a...
View ArticleFirstEnergy Issues RFP for Solar Energy Credits
FirstEnergy Corp., an Ohio-based electric utility, says it is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) to purchase 137,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) alternative energy credits (SPAECs) annually over a...
View ArticleDominion Energy Virginia Issues RFP for Renewable Energy Certificates
Dominion Energy, a U.S.-based power and energy company, has issued a request for proposal (RFP) soliciting bids for RECs from solar, wind or anaerobic digestion resources for compliance with the RPS....
View ArticleWood Mackenzie: Solar on Course to Become Cheapest Source of New Power
The cost of solar power has dropped 90% over the last two decades and will likely fall another 15% to 25% in the decade to come, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie. By 2030, the company...
View ArticleEnphase: Energy Storage Now Compatible with Existing M-Series
Enphase Energy Inc., a global energy management technology company and supplier of solar+storage systems, says Enphase storage systems are now compatible with Enphase M215 and M250 microinverter-based...
View ArticleLeeward Acquires 10 GW Solar Platform from First Solar
First Solar Inc., a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar solutions, has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Leeward Renewable Energy Development LLC pursuant to which Leeward will...
View ArticleBSF Names Orbital EPC in Coal Plant Conversion Projects
Orbital Energy Group Inc. says its wholly-owned subsidiary, Orbital Solar Services (OSS), a company that specializes in utility-scale solar power generation facilities, has been named the engineering,...
View ArticleAmidst COVID European Renewables Notch Record Year
Europe has recorded its greenest electricity year ever in 2020. For the first time, more electricity was generated from renewables than from fossil fuels. Renewables accounted for 38% of Europe’s...
View ArticleBorrego Sets Signts on Utility-Scale Solar, Rebrands Corporation
Borrego, a developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale renewable energy projects throughout the U.S., has unveiled its new brand identity, a reorganized corporate structure and a strategy...
View ArticleRMI: Renewables Poised to Bolster Rural Economies
In the next decade, rural communities have a significant opportunity to strengthen and diversify their local economies by embracing and actively engaging in the ongoing renewable energy transition,...
View ArticleIngeteam Supplies, Commissions Sacramento County PV Plant
Ingeteam Inc., an international technology group that specializes in electric power conversion, has supplied and commissioned 53 of its solar PV power stations for the 160 MW Rancho Seco II solar...
View ArticleNovaSource Power Services, SunSystem Merge Companies
NovaSource Power Services and SunSystem Technology LLC (SST), providers of operations and maintenance (O&M) services to the renewable energy industry, say the two companies have merged. The...
View ArticlePUC Fines Xcel Energy for Complaint Volumes Tied to Interconnection Delays
Xcel Energy Minnesota has been fined $1 million for exceeding a maximum number of customer service complaints as a result of significant delays in its processing of interconnection requests for solar...
View ArticleBoralex Closes on Sky High Solar Farm
Boralex Inc., a company that develops, builds and operates renewable energy power facilities in Canada, France, the U.K. and the U.S., says a wholly owned subsidiary of the corporation has completed a...
View ArticleSunPower Expands Residential Installation Program
As demand for solar increases across the country, SunPower, a solar technology and energy services provider, has unveiled plans to expand its SunPower Residential Installation (SPRI) program this...
View ArticleEDFR Expands into C&I Market with EnterSolar Acquisition
EDF Renewables North America (EDFR), a developer in the renewable energy sector, has acquired 100% of EnterSolar, a national provider of distributed generation solar solutions to corporate commercial...
View Article2020 Solar Generation Sets Utility-Scale Records
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, electrical generation by the nation’s utility-scale wind and solar plants continues to set new records – it was 35.1% greater in November 2020 than it was in the same...
View ArticleFIMER Expands String Inverter Solutions to C&I Market
With renewable energy, led by solar power, potentially making up 80% of the growth in electricity generation over the next decade, FIMER has introduced its new PVS-10/33-TL three-phase string inverter...
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