Month: May 2023

Apex adds 400 MWh of energy storage at Texas solar site with Powin battery technology

Project developer Apex Clean Energy and energy storage platform provider Powin LLC are partnering on two new battery storage projects in Texas. Apex developed and will construct, own and operate the projects, while Powin is providing its Centipede Platform and StackOS battery management system. Angelo Storage, co-located with the 195 MW Angelo Solar Project, and Great …

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Three ways to implement solar and renewables to reduce land use

A Nature Conservancy report offers a land-use reduction scenario and framework to help energy planners and policymakers execute informed and equitable net-zero strategies. May 10, 2023 In 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a goal of 100% clean electricity by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To help energy planners and policymakers move …

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Silicon Valley Bank reemerges as a lender, extends credit to Pivot Energy community solar portfolio

Subscribers in the portfolio include municipalities, healthcare, food service, and retail companies, as well as 8,000 low-to-moderate income (LMI) households. May 10, 2023 Just two months after the receivership and takeover of Silicon Valley Bank by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, now under the ownership of First Citizens Bank, SVB has reemerged as a lender …

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Sunrise brief: Federal agents raid JinkoSolar factory in Florida

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Silicon Valley Bank’s first loan post-collapse: 100 MW of community solar

Pivot Energy has announced the closing of a ~$203 million financing facility to support a multi-state portfolio of distributed generation solar projects. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, will lead the debt facilities and Foss & Company will make the initial tax equity investment. The 100-MWDC portfolio comprises 35 community solar …

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AT&T anchors DSD Renewables’ 24 MW community solar project in New York

AT&T has signed an agreement with DSD Renewables to serve as an anchor tenant subscriber for a five-project community solar portfolio in upstate New York, offtaking 15.5 MW of the larger 24.1 MW portfolio. The portfolio is expected to generate 17.4 GWh of clean energy annually. AT&T is one of the largest corporate buyers of renewable energy in …

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Apex adds 195 MW of solar and 400 MWh of energy storage

A 195 MW and 200 MWh solar-plus-storage project and the standalone Great Kiskadee storage project (200 MWh) will provide energy arbitrage and ancillary grid services to the ERCOT market, critical for maintaining grid reliability. May 9, 2023 Apex Clean Energy announced two new Texas energy storage projects with 400 MWh of power capacity, including one standalone …

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Amprius supplies batteries for U of Michigan solar car team in world challenge

Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Amprius Technologies Inc. is supplying battery cells to the University of Michigan Solar Car Team. The University of Michigan Solar Car Team is slated to compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge — the world’s toughest and most prestigious solar car race, requiring teams to design, develop and pilot a solar-powered vehicle along a …

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U.S. solar installers list Qcells, Enphase as top brands

Informational site and solar calculator developer SolarReviews and the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) partnered to release an inaugural report on solar installers’ experience in the market. The nationwide solar industry survey was comprised of nearly 500 participants, of which 62% were from residential and small commercial installation businesses, 6% were commercial …

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Federal agents raid JinkoSolar factory in Florida

U.S. Homeland Security officers executed a search warrant on a solar panel manufacturing facility in Jacksonville. May 9, 2023 A solar panel manufacturing facility run by major provider JinkoSolar is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to local news outlets.  Agents from Homeland Security, the FBI, and U.S. Customs and Border …

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