Credit: Markus Braun Apex Clean Energy has contracted its 125 MW Wheatsborough Solar project in Ohio under the Microsoft–Volt Energy Utility Environmental Justice Framework as a minority-owned solar energy development firm.  Developed under the framework of leveraging corporate emissions goals to support environmental justice, community and diversity initiatives, the contracted …

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Naturgy has begun construction on the Grimes project, located in Texas, which has an expected 210 MW capacity.  The facility will have 515,000 PV modules spread over an area of more than 1,600 acres and is expected to be operational by next year, says the group. Grimes joins 7V Solar …

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The municipality of Windach in Landsberg, Bavaria, has installed a 6.6 MW DC-optimized ground mount solar plant which has generated 6.57 GWh in its first nine months of operation. The 12,408 module solar array began operation last February and borders the A 96 highway between Munich and Memmingen. To ensure …

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Credit: Les Chatfield Comstock has been notified by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection of the issuance of the new Class II Air Quality Operating Permit for its solar panel recycling facility. The facility is being built to include technology for crushing, conditioning, extracting and recycling metal concentrates from PV …

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Credit: Jeffrey Beall Spruce Power has launched its Spruce Pro brand, aimed at expanding the company’s distributed energy servicing capabilities. Built on the company’s existing portfolio of owned and third-party home solar assets, its Pro brand is hoping to capitalize on the commercial market through its software platform. The company …

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Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture Goal Solutions has expanded into solar PPA and lease servicing in an effort to streamline management complexities for their client base, says the company.  The company adds these capabilities to its established UCC management and sales tax obligation filing services.  “We are huge believers in …

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Credit: Dave Lauretti Nautilus Solar Energy has acquired a 75.6 MW portfolio of 16 community solar projects located throughout Illinois that are projected to be operational by 2027.   “This acquisition marks a significant commitment to the Illinois market and is a pivotal step towards expanding Nautilus’s overall footprint in the …

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Credit: Wayne National Forest ReNew has signed a share purchase agreement to sell a 300 MW solar project, ReNew Solar Urja in Rajasthan, for $199 million to India Grid Trust.  The transaction is expected to close in accordance with PPA conditions, says the company. Approximately $8 million is set to …

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Credit: Fernando Tomás Canadian Solar has announced that its e-STORAGE will deliver 220 MWh of energy storage solutions to a standalone project owned by Epic Energy in Mannum, South Australia.  The project is being developed by Canadian Solar through its wholly-owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy. e-STORAGE says it plans to begin …

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Qcells has announced an eight-year strategic alliance with Microsoft, in the company’s largest module and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services agreement to date. Qcells will supply Microsoft with 12 GW of solar modules and EPC services over an 8-year period, which includes the 2.5 GW module and EPC services …

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