Nautilus Solar completes community solar project on superfund site in Rhode Island

Nautilus Solar Energy and ISM Solar Developers hosted Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, Representative Brandon Potter, Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor and community leaders at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of a community solar…

Valley Clean Energy signs PPA on 72-MW California solar + storage project

California electricity provider Valley Clean Energy (VCE) entered a 15-year solar + storage power purchase agreement on Leeward Renewable Energy’s 72-MW solar and 36-MW (144 mWh) battery storage Willow Springs 3 facility in Kern County. The…

Secure Futures Solar will add PV arrays to 9 Virginia schools

Secure Futures Solar will install solar arrays at nine school campuses in Wise and Lee Counties in southwest Virginia. In Wise County, solar power systems will be installed at four elementary and middle school campuses under a 20-year power…

DOE funds research aiming to make solar projects last 50 years

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) today awarded nearly $40 million to 40 projects that are advancing the next generation of solar, storage and industrial technologies necessary for achieving the Biden-Harris administration’s climate goal of…

Joule Assets contracted to administer 31,000-MWh New York community solar portfolio

Joule Assets, through Joule Community Power, has secured separate contracts with Luminace and BQ Energy, for a combined 31,000 MWh of community solar expected in the first year of operation. A large portion of the capacity will be used for…

Michigan State study outlines big economic payoff for opening community solar market

Community solar expansion in Michigan would contribute nearly $1.5 billion to the state’s economy over the next three decades, according to a study released by Michigan State University (MSU). The study, conducted this fall by MSU Product…

LG Chem announces plans to create plastic solar panel frames

LG Chem has developed a plastic material that can replace the metal in solar panel frames and is planning to “start full-scale market penetration,” according to a press release. The ‘LUPOY EU5201’ developed by LG Chem is a flame-retardant…

NAES contracted for O&M services on 250-MW Westlands Solar Park

NAES Corporation will provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for CIM Group‘s 250-MWAC Aquamarine Solar Photovoltaic Project at Westlands Solar Park in western Fresno and Kings Counties in California. “NAES is proud to partner…

Antin Infrastructure Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Origis Energy

Funds managed by Antin Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure investment firm, have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Origis Energy, a U.S. renewable…

GE Research, Prolec GE Team Up for First Large Flexible Transformer to Enhance U.S. Grid

(Photo credit: Cooperative Energy) In what represents a major step toward modernizing the foundation of the U.S. grid, GE Research and Prolec GE have teamed with Cooperative Energy to develop…