The Lily solar + storage project, located east of Dallas, Texas Enel Green Power North America has begun operating two new clean power plants, including its first renewables-plus-storage hybrid project. The new additions come as the company embarks on an accelerated growth plan involving the addition of 6.5 GW of new renewable capacity and 1.4 […]
Paniolo Power Company, a subsidiary of Parker Ranch, and Innergex Renewable Energy are developing a 30-MW solar project on the main island of Hawaii. The Hale Kuawehi Solar Project will be one of the first utility-scale solar farms on the Big Island, reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and advancing the state-wide goal to produce […]
Laura Pagliarulo SolaREIT, a solar real estate investment fund, has executed a $2 million solar land deal with developer partners PTR Holdco and Prospect 14. The deal involves a parcel of land on which a 20 MW solar project in Pennsylvania will be constructed. “We’re excited to work with PTR Holdco and Prospect 14 to […]
Industry’s first module with LTE Band 65 support now available. Sequans Communications S.A. announced that LTE band 65 support is now available on its Cassiopeia LTE-Advanced platform. In collaboration with EchoStar Mobile, a mobile satellite services provider offering connectivity across Europe through a converged satellite and terrestrial network, Sequans has extended the capabilities of its […]
The Department of the Interior has approved two solar projects with a third nearing final completion on public lands in Riverside County, California. The three projects will generate roughly 1 GW and are the first projects approved under the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) in the desert regions of seven California counties. The Bureau […]
By Ibraheem Kasujee, Analyst and Michele Mackenzie, Principal Analyst at Analysys Mason. “The increased use of IoT during the pandemic and the introduction of 5G will provide opportunities for operators to increase their number of IoT connections, but they may have to take more risks in order to translate this into meaningful revenue growth.” The […]
AES Corp. has acquired Community Energy Solar LLC, bringing 10 GW of solar to AES’ pipeline. AES has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) to deliver 4 GW of renewables in the U.S. this year. “AES has experienced tremendous growth in renewables in the U.S. this year, placing it among the leading renewables players in the […]
Berg Insight, the world’s leading IoT market research provider, today released new findings about the market for home and small business security systems. The number of professionally monitored alarm systems in Europe is forecasted to grow from 16.8 million in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.0 percent to reach 20.4 million […]
Bellflower Solar Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $376 million multi-project financing package and mobilized construction on its 173 MW DC Bellflower Solar project, located about 40 miles east of Indianapolis in Henry and Rush counties. A power purchase agreement with Verizon Communications Inc. announced in early 2021 was key to achieving this project […]
Guangdong Zhu The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), joined by partners at Sandia National Laboratories and the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute, has launched the Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon), an international effort to drive down the cost of heliostats. HelioCon, led by NREL, emphasizes the significance of heliostats as a key […]