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Kinematics, a motion control manufacturer, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire P4Q, a company specializing in solar tracker controllers, industrial automation, sensors and cloud-based monitoring. Credit: P4Q Headquartered in Spain and with operations in Europe and the United States, P4Q specializes in the development of electronics for solar tracking controllers, technology that complements Kinematics’ …

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AMPYR Energy USA has announced the signing of long-term power purchase agreements for two projects totaling 195 MWp of utility scale solar energy generation in South Carolina. The PPAs were executed with Duke Energy and include four hours of energy storage for one of the projects. The execution of these contracts further demonstrates AMPYR Energy …

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Castillo Engineering was selected by Recon Corporation to provide design and engineering services on two new community solar projects in Illinois, totaling 15 MWDC. Part of the Illinois Shines or Adjustable Block Program, the two 7.5-MW projects are located in the cities of Pontiac and Odell and will use single axis trackers. Credit: Castillo Engineering …

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Leaders from Middletown, Connecticut, and clean energy stakeholders gathered on November 19 to celebrate the completion of a solar energy project at a former landfill site. Developed by West Hartford-based Verogy, the 809-kWDC solar energy system will generate over 1 million kWh of clean energy annually, enough to power an estimated 105 homes per year. …

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SolBank 3.0 from e-STORAGE Canadian Solar subsidiary e-STORAGE announced this week its intentions to open a 3-GWh energy storage manufacturing plant in Shelbyville, Kentucky. e-STORAGE will operate out of an existing 1 million-ft2 factory that previously was slated to house EnerVenue’s metal-hydrogen battery manufacturing operations, as first confirmed to Energy Storage News. EnerVenue exited the …

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Brightcore Energy and Luminace jointly announced a new 6.6-MW community solar project portfolio to be installed on eight commercial rooftops in New Jersey. “Luminace is pleased to add the Brightcore Energy team to our strategic channel partnership network this year, and simultaneously announce the closing of our first portfolio of projects together,” stated Brendon Quinlivan, …

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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is reporting that U.S. corporations are commissioning record levels of solar and energy storage, according to the organization’s annual “Solar Means Business” report. “Some of the largest industrial and data operations in the world continue turning to solar and storage as a reliable, low-cost way to power their operations,” …

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Xcel Energy is now delivering carbon-free electricity from one of the country’s largest solar projects to customers across the Upper Midwest, representing a significant milestone in the company’s clean energy transition and the first of several major investments at the Sherco site in central Minnesota. “Our progress at Sherco Solar shows we’re not just talking …

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