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Month: February 2023

Redwood secures $2 billion DOE loan to manufacture battery materials in U.S.

The new battery materials gigafactory in Nevada will produce materials to support the manufacture of 1 million electric vehicles annually. February 10, 2023 Redwood Materials received a conditional loan commitment of $2 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) for the construction and expansion of a battery materials campus in McCarran, Nevada. …

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FTC Solar expands solar tracker manufacturing with Texas factory

FTC Solar, a global solar tracker systems provider, and Taihua New Energy (Thailand), a steel fabricator, have formed a joint venture agreement to create Alpha Steel, a manufacturing partnership dedicated to producing steel components, including torque tubes, for utility-scale solar projects. Credit: FTC Solar “This agreement will further enhance our domestic supply chain, and our …

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Freedom Forever to offer customers SolarEdge solar + storage products

SolarEdge Technologies announced that it entered into a multi-year agreement with residential installer Freedom Forever for the supply of residential smart energy products and solutions. As part of the multi-year agreement between the companies, Freedom Forever will offer its customers the SolarEdge Home Smart Energy Ecosystem, including the SolarEdge Home Hub Inverter, SolarEdge Power Optimizers, …

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75% of utility-scale energy sources built in 2022 were renewables

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its full-year data update and reports that 74.1% of new utility-scale generating capacity added in 2022 came from renewable energy sources. Credit: Amber Gallagher-Schranz/FTC Solar New utility-scale solar capacity was 9,924 MW or 39.6% of the total (not including residential solar systems). New wind capacity provided 8,512 MW …

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Construction commences on 147-MW Texas solar project

Avantus (formerly 8minute) celebrated the groundbreaking and continued development of the Galloway 2 Solar Project in Concho County, Texas. Once completed, the project will serve as a dedicated 147 MWDC/110 MWAC resource for Texas’ energy grid, generating enough clean electricity to provide power for 60,000 Texans. Credit: Avantus Galloway 2 is creating over 250 peak …

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Energy efficiency specialist pivots to rooftop solar at Connecticut nursing home

Budderfly, a Connecticut energy-as-a-service company, is reviewing new solar offerings with Ryders Health, Sonic and Subway restaurants. February 9, 2023 Budderfly, a commercial energy efficiency service provider, announced the deployment of a 317 kW rooftop solar array at nursing home Mystic Manor Healthcare, a Ryders Health Management property located in Mystic, Conn. The rooftop solar …

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Energy justice coalition authors report to build equitable renewables workforce

A diverse coalition of stakeholders is calling for increased investment in workforce development and greater coordination among local, regional and national entities to support the growth of job opportunities in the clean energy industries, with a focus on the inclusion of diverse and underrepresented populations. These recommendations are laid out in a report released today …

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Lightsource bp’s 293 MW Sun Mountain solar project in Colorado enters commercial operation 

Lightsource bp has placed into commercial operation its 293 MWdc Sun Mountain solar project in Pueblo, Colorado. The project was developed along with Xcel Energy and McCarthy Building Companies. This is Lightsource bp’s second solar project in Pueblo with power sales to Xcel, representing a cumulative $500 million private investment in Colorado’s clean power infrastructure. …

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