Finance

Three of the four projects financed under this agreement are already completed and in service, with the fourth expected to join by the end of Q1 2022. January 11, 2022 OYA Solar announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Greenprint Capital to provide the tax equity financing for four community solar projects located …

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Financing for both projects was facilitated by power purchase agreements. For the Arkansas project, the agreement is with Conway Corp. and for the Louisiana project the agreement is with McDonald’s and eBay. January 12, 2022 Lightsource bp successfully closed financing on two major solar installations. The Conway Solar project, located near Happy, Arkansas, includes a …

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Lightsource bp closes financing on 135 MW solar project in Arkansas and 345 MW solar project in Louisiana Financing for both projects was facilitated by power purchase agreements. For the Arkansas project, the agreement is with Conway Corp. and for the Louisiana project the agreement is with McDonald’s and eBay. Work on Tesla’s rooftop solar …

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Q Cells North America announced a partnership with Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure, LLC (KSI), a development and finance firm that manages investments in distributed scale solar and energy storage projects with the ultimate goal of ownership. Q Cells has allocated capital for investment into KSI projects in the U.S. including those that could include solar modules, …

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The California-based manufacturer has now raised a total of $70 million to scale its technology. January 14, 2022 Ubiquitous Energy, a buildings-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) commercial windows manufacturer, announced the closing of a $30 million Series B funding. The company reports a total of $70 million has been raised to scale its transparent, energy-producing windows.  The …

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Also on the rise: Maine utility offers settlement for faulty processes. Yotta and Cal Solar Inc. team up on distributed energy to meet California mandate. Day two of Intersolar/Energy Storage North America. Largest Indiana solar park completed. Virtual power plants offer Texas renters low-cost clean energy. Q Cells and KSI to develop solar and storage …

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Ongoing supply chain constraints, rising commodities costs, regulatory uncertainty, and congested interconnection queues, all against the backdrop of exponentially increasing demand for new renewable energy projects, combined to put upward pressure on power purchase agreement (PPA) prices during the fourth quarter of 2021 and across the entire year, according to LevelTen Energy, a provider of …

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Proceeds of the expanded investment will be used to accelerate the development and construction of OYA’s 3 GW+ pipeline across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic and to fund acquisitions. January 19, 2022 OYA Solar, an emerging independent power producer, announced today that it has raised additional capital, increasing its corporate investment to $35 million. Proceeds of …

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8minute Solar Energy has closed $400 million in financing from EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors. This funding is expected to enable 8minute to continue to operate and grow its portfolio of clean energy assets, focus on technology innovation and advanced solar plant design, and begin building projects on its …

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Fundamental Renewables and Pine Gate Renewables have announced an agreement under which Fundamental Renewables will be the sole provider of a $500 million credit facility to Pine Gate to fund the initial construction and development of utility-scale solar projects. According to Ben Catt, CEO of Pine Gate Renewables the loan will be used to expand the …

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