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Credit: Laketricity BlueWave, a Boston-based solar and energy storage developer and certified B Corp, and Axium Infrastructure, an infrastructure investment management firm, announced that an Axium-managed fund has acquired BlueWave. Under the terms of the acquisition, BlueWave will keep its name and entire team in place as the company focuses on the growth of its …

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Tigo Energy announced that its Energy Intelligence (EI) residential solar solution has been added to the Approved Vendor List (AVL) for financial products at GoodLeap, a digital marketplace for sustainable solutions. “GoodLeap offers a simple digital financing solution for solar professionals to grow their business and increase conversion rates,” said Jing Tian, chief growth officer …

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SunPower announced it will offer residential solar and storage purchasing options through home furnishing store IKEA in the United States. “Home Solar with IKEA” is expect to launch in select California markets this fall. “At IKEA, we’re passionate about helping our customers live a more sustainable life at home. We’re proud to collaborate with SunPower …

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The largest crystalline silicon module manufacturer in the United States is going to get even bigger. Hanwha Solutions, the company behind Qcells, announced it will invest $170 million in a new U.S. solar module assembly plant that will have a manufacturing capacity of 1.4 GW. Qcells already operates a 1.7-GW module plant in Georgia. Qcells …

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Motive Energy will install a 1.02-MW solar project paired with an energy storage system rated at 375 kW/753 kWh at Univar Solutions’ facility in Commerce, California. Univar is a global chemical and ingredient distributor, and the solar project will curb emissions from one of the company’s largest locations. Credit: Motive Energy “As part of our …

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D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments‘ (DESRI) Prairie State Solar and Dressor Plains Solar projects have reached commercial operation in Illinois. They are each 99 MWac solar facilities, with Prairie located in Perry County and Dressor located in Fayette County. Both projects were developed in partnership with Ranger Power, a Chicago-based utility-scale solar development company. SOLV …

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Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), and Silicon Ranch were joined today by statewide elected officials and leaders from Houston County to dedicate the new 68-MWAC Houston Solar project near Perry, Georgia. Located just off I-75, the Houston Solar site is one of the most visible solar energy …

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AutoGrid announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Schneider Electric. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q3 2022. The acquisition will provide AutoGrid with the resources and global reach to accelerate its growth and pace of product innovation. …

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Quality Custom Distribution (QCD), a division of Golden State Foods, has partnered with Scale Microgrid Solutions and InCharge Energy to electrify its Southern California fleet based in La Puente. This electrification project, which includes the purchase of 30 zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks, 16 chargers and a renewable energy microgrid to power the chargers, …

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DEPCOM Power was contracted to build a 45-MW solar installation for Flint Hills Resources to power the company’s Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota. The refinery supplies Minnesota and the Upper Midwest with gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, heating fuels, asphalt, fertilizer and the chemical-building blocks used in thousands of everyday products. An artist rendering …

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