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Catalyze adds solar, storage and EV charging to Massachusetts life science building

Catalyze Catalyze, a clean energy transition company that finances, builds, owns and operates solar, battery storage and electric vehicle charging systems for…

New York includes renewable energy project permitting act in state budget

By | April 18, 2024 Credit: Standard Solar New York legislators approved the inclusion of the Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and…

Enstall Joins Agile Electrification Project

Joris Tinbergen Enstall has joined the Agile Electrification Project, a partnership with the University of California-San Diego and industry players that aims…

ZSW, First Solar Partner on Thin Film PV Research

(Credit: ZSW) Stuttgart-based Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and First Solar have formed a strategic research partnership focused on advancing…

GRS Adds 125 MW to Australia Solar Project Portfolio

Wandoan Solar Farm (Credit: Gransolar Group) GRS, Gransolar Group’s solar EPC contractor, has announced commercial operation of the first stage of the…

Burns & McDonnell Contracted to Build 200 MW of Solar in Southern Iowa

Jami Stone Burns & McDonnell has been named EPC contractor for two Alliant Energy solar projects in Iowa: the 150 MW Wever…

Sunlight Storage II Battery System Fully Operational

(Credit: BLM) The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) says the Sunlight Storage II BESS project is now fully operational, adding an…

DOE Releases Roadmap to Speed Up Connecting Clean Projects to Grid

Jennifer M. Granholm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new roadmap outlining solutions toward speeding up the interconnection of…

Infinigen, FlexGen Partner on Puerto Rico Solar+BESS Project

Leslie Hufstetler ArcLight Capital Partners subsidiary Infinigen Renewables is partnering with FlexGen Power Systems to bring a 32 MW solar and 15…

Avangrid Receives Final Panel Shipment at True North Solar Project

Pedro Azagra Avangrid has received its final shipment of solar panels to the True North project site, a 238 MW solar farm…

Reducing extreme weather damage risk for solar trackers

As the global temperature continues to rise, so does the severity of weather events occurring annually. Hail, high winds, snow and floods…

200 solar + storage companies ask Congress for siting, permitting reform before election

Credit: Amazon On April 16, nearly 200 solar and storage companies sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation to improve…

Phoenix teenager battles climate change and food scarcity with dual-use solar projects

The 4.8-kW solar project at Spaces of Opportunity. Photo: Titan Solar Power Effects of a changing climate can be felt all across…

Report finds 43 states took solar policy action in Q1 this year

The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) has released its Q1 2024 edition of “The 50 States of Solar.” The quarterly series…

Infinigen and ArcLight plan 32-MW solar + storage project in Puerto Rico

Infinigen Renewables and ArcLight Capital Partners announced a milestone power and battery infrastructure project — a ~15 MW storage project paired with…

Bipartisan Colorado legislators introduce bill to revamp community solar program

Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL A bipartisan group of Colorado legislators introduced a bill to greatly expand access to the clean…

UGE to complete seventh community solar project in NYC with Wildflower this summer

Solar developer UGE and commercial real estate developer Wildflower, both based in New York City, completed their first solar project together in…

DOE releases new solutions to speed clean energy interconnection and clear backlog

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) released a new roadmap outlining solutions to speed up the interconnection of clean energy onto the…

Clearway completes massive solar + storage complex in Riverside, California

Clearway Energy Clearway Energy Group announced on April 17 that the Victory Pass and Arica solar and storage projects in Riverside County,…

Clean Energy Companies Urge Congress to Pass Reform Before Election

Abigail Ross Hopper Nearly 200 solar and storage companies have sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation to improve permitting,…

Arevon Inks Offtake Agreement with MCE for 250 MW BESS Project

Kevin Smith Arevon Energy has signed a long-term tolling agreement with MCE for 188 MW of the Cormorant Energy Storage Project, a…

MCE, Renewable America Bring Marin County Solar Project Online

(Credit: Renewable America) MCE and partner Renewable America (RNA) recently celebrated the 4.5-acre Fallon Two Rock solar farm, a 1 MW project…

SolaREIT, NineDot Energy Close on BESS Portfolio Financing

Laura Pagliarulo SolaREIT has closed $13 million in real estate financing for a portfolio of NineDot Energy’s New York City area-based BESS…

Origis Energy, MUFG Close on Financing for Florida Municipal Solar Project

Rice Creek Solar (Credit: Origis Energy) Origis Energy has closed on a $136 million construction financing facility and conversion to term loan…

Sol Systems enters into solar panel recycling agreement with SolarCycle

Sol Systems has agreed to recycle any end-of-life or damaged solar panels through SolarCycle. The solar contractor safely recycled panels from a…

The importance of accurate survey data in solar development

The solar industry is innovating and moving fast. It’s also young and still acquiring best practices. Today’s renewables developers sometimes rush through…

Madison Energy Infrastructure acquires Sun Tribe Solar’s commercial business

Clean energy developer Sun Tribe announced it has has divested its commercial assets, pipeline and development team to long-time partner Madison Energy…