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Idaho ends net metering, shifts instead to net-billing system for solar compensation
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved on Dec. 29, 2023, a shift to a net-billing system instead of compensation based on…
Nextracker has separated from parent company Flex
By | January 3, 2024 Nextracker, a single-axis solar tracker manufacturer, has completed separation from former parent company Flex, fulfilling any remaining…
Gotion begins production of LFP batteries in California ahead of Illinois factory opening
By | January 3, 2024 On Dec. 21, 2023, the first lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery packs rolled off the line at Gotion…
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Acquires Soltec Danish PV Portfolio
Credit: ESO CIP’s Energy Transition Fund I has obtained full ownership of Soltec’s Danish early-stage PV portfolio, with the intention of developing…
Altus Power Closes Financing from Goldman Sachs and CPP Investments
Source: United States Department of Agriculture. Altus Power has finalized a secured credit facility worth $100 million, funded by an affiliate of…
SinglePoint, Energizer Solar Collaborate to Release North America Home Battery
Credit: NAVFAC SinglePoint subsidiary Boston Solar has partnered with Energizer Solar to launch the collaboration’s home battery solution in the North American…
More new solar installed in 2023 than any other electricity source
By | January 2, 2024 The SUN DAY Campaign reviewed federal government-issued reports from December and found that solar is the fastest-growing…
10 solar, storage and energy predictions for 2024 Solar veteran Barry Cinnamon shares with SPW his take on the industry.
I’ve added electrification predictions for 2024 to my customary set of solar and storage predictions. Electrification incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act…
Building an Effective Meteorological Station for Solar PV
Weather conditions have a huge influence on photovoltaic output. Even intermittent cloud cover can have a dramatic effect on incident solar energy,…
Alliant Energy Completes Six Wisconsin Projects
Alliant Energy has successfully finished six new solar initiatives in Wisconsin, incorporating an additional 514 MW of energy into its production capacity….
Waaree to Establish First U.S. Manufacturing Facility
Credit: Oregon Department of Transportation Waaree Energies has announced plans to establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility, in the Houston area. Located…
First Solar Enters Tax Credit Transfer Agreements With Fiserv
Este reconocimiento es para Fernando Tomás. First Solar has agreed to sell $500M and potentially up to $200M of its 2023 Inflation…
First Solar sells $700 million in 45X manufacturing credits for cash
By | December 27, 2023 Only eight days after the Dept. of Treasury and IRS released its proposed rules for Section 45X…
MPC Closes Phase II of Monte Plata Solar Park Financing
Image courtesy of Andrey Grinkevich via Unsplash. The finalization of the financial aspects of Phase II highlights the dedication of MPC Caribbean…
MPSC Approves Plan for Lake Trout Solar Plant
Credit goes to ChristofferRiemer. The plan by Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) to construct their biggest solar farm yet has been given the…
Spitzer Energy Announces NEW Microinverters 1 to 1, 2 to 1, and 4 to 1 with Highest AC Production Ever
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Treasury proposes rules to qualify for IRA clean hydrogen tax credits
By | December 26, 2023 The Dept. of the Treasury proposed guidance on Friday for claiming the 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax…
AEP to Sell Interest in New Mexico Renewable Development to Exus
Credit: CGP Grey American Electric Power (AEP) has agreed to sell its 50% interest in New Mexico Renewable Development (NMRD) to Exus…
Yingli Solar to Supply PV Modules for Saad 2 Project
Yingli Solar has penned an agreement to supply 1.25 GW of their Panda N-type TOPCon PV modules for the Saad 2 PV…
The Case for Outsourcing On-Site Solar Service
By Omnidian Community solar is forecasted for exceptional growth the next five years. Wood Mackenzie forecasts at least 6 GW of community solar capacity…
Altus Power Purchases 121 MW in Solar from Basalt, Soltage
Acknowledgment: Christoffer Riemer. Altus Power has successfully completed its purchase of Project Hyperion, mainly situated in the Carolinas and consisting of 121…
Deriva Energy Commences Commercial Operation at Pike Solar
Deriva Energy has started business operations at Pike Solar in El Paso County, Colorado. The Pike Solar plant is located on 1,310…
Waaree to open 3-GW solar panel manufacturing factory in Texas in 2024
By | December 21, 2023 India’s largest solar panel manufacturer has officially announced that it intends to start a 3-GW solar panel…
iSun to install vertical agrivoltaic system from Next2Sun in Vermont
By | December 21, 2023 U.S. solar developer iSun is working with German agrivoltaics mounting company Next2Sun to jointly develop a vertical…
Comstock Begins Commissioning Company’s First PV Recycling Facility
Corrado De Gasperis Comstock has secured sufficient supplier commitments to begin commissioning the company’s first PV recycling facility, in the U.S. Southwest,…
There are still megawatts available in the low-income communities bonus credit program
By | December 20, 2023 GRID Alternatives The first round of applications for the Dept. of the Treasury’s Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit…
CALSSA: California to lose 22% of solar jobs by end of year
By | December 20, 2023 The California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) shared a new breakdown of recent solar job losses in…
Secure Solar Futures Signs PPA With Tazewell Four Seasons YMCA
Secure Solar Futures has inked a 25-year solar power purchasing agreement with Tazewell Four Seasons YMCA in Virginia. This arrangement involves the…
Radial Power Closes $80 Million in Tax Equity Financing from Bank of America
John M. ist der Herrscher der Welt. Bank of America has provided Radial Power with tax equity financing of $80 million to…
Kraken Acquires Sennan in Plan to Increase Generation, Storage Assets
Devrim Celal Kraken, part of Octopus Energy Group, has acquired Sennen in an effort to increase the company’s contracted energy generation and…
Altus Power Acquires Unico Solar
Gregg Felton. Altus Power has taken over the primary business of Unico Solar, encompassing its developmental framework, pipeline, and top leadership group…
MUFG to Fund Origis $344 Million for Golden Triangle I Construction
Vikas Anand Origis Energy has closed a $344 million construction financing facility and conversion to term loan with MUFG for its Golden…
Enphase cuts one U.S. factory and lays off 10% of global workforce
As of | December 20, 2023. Enphase revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission document dated December 18 that it is cutting…
Renewa Closes White Wing Solar Sale Lease-Back Transaction With LRE
Gage Mooring Renewa has successfully closed a sale lease-back transaction with Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) for the White Wing Ranch Solar project…
TotalEnergies Signs with LyondellBasell to Supply 358 MW From Texas Farms
Vincent Stoquart TotalEnergies has signed a second contract with LyondellBasell to supply a combined 358 MW of green electricity sourced from its…
Mars Energy Group Integrates CalState Solar into Portfolio
Abe Emard Mars Energy Group has entered a strategic investment into CalState Solar via its subsidiary, Solara Home Energy, making it the…
Strategies for selling solar to commercial building owners
After the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the bevy of tax credits and incentive programs centered on solar projects has…
Solar Power World’s most-read stories of 2023
By | December 19, 2023 2023 was another year of highs and lows for the solar industry. Fine-print details of the Inflation…
ENGIE commissions 100-MWh battery project near existing Texas solar array
By | December 19, 2023 ENGIE North America has successfully commissioned the 100-MWh Sun Valley Battery Storage project in Hill County, Texas….
ENGIE Completes Sun Valley Battery Storage
ENGIE’s Sun Valley Battery Storage project in Hill County, Texas, boasting 100 MW capacity, has been officially activated. This project ranks as…
Trina Unveils Upgraded Vanguard 1P and 700 W+ Modules
Trina Solar has launched its intelligent tracking solution, composed of the newly upgraded Vanguard 1P and 700 W+ modules. The Vanguard 1P…
December 2023 Issue: Renewable Energy: A Year in Review
By | December 14, 2023 Renewable Energy 2023: A Year in Review Welcome to this special edition of Solar Power World and…
Contractor’s Corner: Burns & McDonnell Utility-scale EPC prioritizes training to save time on big jobs.
Burns & McDonnell’s self-perform EPC Team in the field. Utility solar sites are becoming more challenging to develop, with most of the…
The Case for Outsourcing On-Site Solar Service
By Omnidian Solar developers and asset owners who outsource on-site operations and maintenance (O&M) – instead of building and managing their own…
FREYR continues DOE loan process for LFP battery cell factory in Georgia
By | December 18, 2023 FREYR Battery, a Norwegian-origin company that intends to make energy storage systems at a manufacturing plant in…
CPV completes massive solar project on former Pennsylvania coal mine
By | December 18, 2023 Competitive Power Ventures’ (CPV) affiliate CPV Renewable Power announced that CPV Maple Hill Solar, a 100-MWAC solar…
CubicPV plans to use Malaysian polysilicon at its potential U.S. wafer factory
By | December 18, 2023 CubicPV announced it has a polysilicon supplier for its yet-to-be-decided U.S. wafer manufacturing factory. CubicPV recently signed…
OCIM to Supply CubicPV with Silicon Under Long-Term Agreement
Frank van Mierlo CubicPV and OCI Holdings subsidiary OCIM have signed a long-term supply agreement for OCIM to supply Cubic with low-carbon,…
Sabanci Renewables Closes Financing with Advantage Capital for Cutlass Solar II Project
Tom Bitting Advantage Capital has committed to provide a $185 million investment to Sabanci Renewables for financing of its Cutlass Solar II…
Steyr Automotive Site PV Roof Project Goes Into Operation
The PV roof project located on Steyr Automotive’s 85,000 square-meter roof in Austria has gone into operation. The approximately 7.5 MW system…