Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an $18 million funding opportunity for Flexible Innovative Transformer Technologies (FITT). Through this funding opportunity announcement, DOE will select up to nine awardees that are able to research, develop and demonstrate advanced transformers across a range of distribution to transmission scale applications, improving grid reliability and easing transformer …

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Standard Solar has acquired an 84 MW community solar portfolio in Illinois. The combined capacity of these 14 projects will contribute to Illinois’ renewable energy generation goals of 100% clean energy by 2050, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and advancing a more sustainable energy landscape. The portfolio consists of three sets of community solar gardens in …

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Trainees learn residential solar installation skills on a GRID Alternatives residential solar project. The solar industry was supercharged by the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which not only supports deployment of solar PV through the extension of tax credits, but also creates incentives for U.S.-based manufacturing. The flip side of all this good news is …

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Onyx Renewable Partners LP and Qcells North America are tag-teaming two community solar and battery projects in Massachusetts. The projects developed by Onyx have a total of 6.2 MW — 3.3 MW provided by Qcells — of solar and 5.5 MWh of energy storage, all provided by Qcells. The projects will strengthen local renewable energy capacity and give community …

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Nextracker marked a new milestone as the company surpassed 600 projects delivered in its distributed generation (DG) portfolio. Driven by customers realizing significant energy gains using its NX Horizon solar tracker systems, the company’s DG projects are deployed worldwide in commercial and industrial applications, including data centers, farming, retail, education and manufacturing verticals. “Distributed generation technology …

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As the solar industry continues to grow, finding talent to complete the necessary work keep projects moving has become a critical issue. To help fill labor gap, companies are pushing for more training programs, while the federal government has helped incentivize workforce development programs. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) established a 30% investment tax credit …

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Electriq Power Holdings Inc. has teamed up with Aveyo. to increase access to affordable solar + storage solutions for homeowners. Aveyo will provide customer acquisition and installation services of Electriq’s solar + battery storage systems for the company’s Sustainable Community Networks (SCN) program, PoweredUp Network. “This partnership shows Electriq’s continued commitment to grow access to zero-upfront cost, …

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A Summit Ridge Energy 3 MW community solar project in Morris, Illinois. (Photo: Summit Ridge Energy) Summit Ridge Energy has selected Castillo Engineering to provide design and engineering services on an 82 MW portfolio of 26 community solar projects in Illinois. Part of the Illinois Shines or Adjustable Block Program, each of the average 3 MW community solar …

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In 2013, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) launched the nation’s largest urban rooftop FiT program, helping business owners turn their rooftops into an asset. The FiT program is credited with spurring major private investment in clean solar power in L.A. County, and just resulted in its largest rooftop solar project yet. …

Valta Energy develops 1.5-MW rooftop project, part of LADWP Feed-in-Tariff solar program Read More »

In the competitive landscape of solar project development, securing adequate development capital remains a significant challenge for many in the industry. With traditional funding sources often presenting hurdles in the form of high interest rates and stringent repayment terms, developers find themselves in a precarious position. This common plight in solar project financing has been …

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