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Arevon Energy announced the start of operations at its Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage Project in Kern County, California. Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage, based in the city of Mojave, is a 384-MWDC solar project coupled with 150-MW/600-MWh of energy storage. A second phase of the Eland Solar-plus-Storage Project is currently under construction and is anticipated to be operational …

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Solar project developer Avantus signed a power purchase agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS) for the Kitt Solar Project, a 100-MWAC array that will be paired with 400 MWh of energy storage. Located in Pinal County, Arizona, the Kitt Solar Project will complete development and start construction of the project in 2025, with operations expected …

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Continuing the TOPCon patent battle, JinkoSolar has now filed a patent infringement claim in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against VSUN and Toyo. The claims are against two TOPCon patents held by Jinko (U.S. Patent Nos. 11,581,454 and 11,824,136). Both patents for “Solar cell, manufacturing method thereof, and photovoltaic module” …

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Dimension Energy has completed construction of the largest third-party-owned community solar project in the United States. Situated in Inyokern, California, this project will produce 44 MW of clean energy, serving a diverse group of residential and commercial customers in Southern California Edison service territory. Among the beneficiaries are over 2,000 households, supportive housing organization the …

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The United States’ largest proposed solar project, Sunstone Solar, received its final discretionary approval from the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC). The approval was the final step in the state’s evaluation and public engagement process and authorizes project owner Pine Gate Renewables to proceed with constructing the 1.2 GW solar and 1.2 GW storage …

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