Canada’s Likely To Miss 2035 Clean Electricity Target
GlobalData Wants Canada To Learn From European Counterparts & Add Renewables At Rapid Pace
Canada has enough land to install an annual average of 6.1 GW renewable energy capacity, mainly wind and solar PV, between 2021 and 2035 to reach 100% net zero emitting electricity system by 2035, but with 2.6 GW being installed now it may have a sho.
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REC Silicon & Mississippi Solar To Negotiate Silicon Metal Supply Agreement & More From MN8, Yukon, FirstEnergy
REC Silicon to negotiate raw material supply with Mississippi Solar for US polysilicon production; MN8 to buy 14 US solar assets from Australia’s NEW; Canada investing in Yukon’s largest solar and storage project; FirstEnergy shutters ash landfill site to make way for 6 MW solar plant.
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BASF Signs VPPAs For 250 MW Renewable Energy In US & More From Revolve, EDPR, MNS, TurningPoint Energy
BASF enters VPPAs for 250 MW RE; Revolve’s 250 MW solar & storage project moves for further processing with BLM approval; EDPR has secured PPA for 200 MW AC PV; MNS to move ahead with 4.86 MW community solar plant in Canada; TurningPoint Energy.
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1 Solar Project For Hydro-Québec’s 480 MW RE Tender & More From Dominion Energy, LyondellBasell, Hecate, Roth Capital
Hydro-Québec’s 480 MW RE tender gets only 1 bid for solar PV; Dominion Energy Virginia’s 17 MW solar plant retrofitted with storage; LyondellBasell signs solar PPA with Buckeye; Hecate Energy gets permit for New York’s ‘largest’ solar farm.
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PNC Bank Signs Up For Solar Power From 78 MW Capacity & More From Canada, Amber
Canada has included a 816 kW solar project under a CAD 10 million financial support program for clean energy; PNC Bank will source power from 78 MW Constellation Energy solar project; Amber and Hudson Energy sell 100 MW solar plant.
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Astronergy’s Bifacial Modules For Canadian & Chinese Projects & More From Jinko, Mubang, Gaoce
Astronergy modules for Canada and Chinese hybrid solar-hydro solar projects; JinkoPower and Cummins to explore solar PV produced hydrogen; Mubang subsidiary to provide 270 million mono Si wafers to Yingli Solar; Gaoce raining funds for production plans.
Toronto Announces Home Energy Loan Program
City Of Toronto To Offer Zero-Interest Loans For Homeowners To Boost Energy Efficiency
The City of Toronto in Canada has enhanced its Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) to offer zero-interest loans and incentives—including for rooftop solar PV—to enable homeowners make their homes more energy efficient.
US & Canada Settle Solar Trade Dispute
Canadian Solar Products Off Safeguard Tariffs List Of US Government
The US and Canada have reached a settlement in their trade dispute which now opens up the way for Canadian solar products to enter their neighboring country without US safeguard tariffs that have been in place since early 2018.
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Hanwha Q Cells’s 150 MW Solar Plant In Wyoming & More From Westbridge, Vistra, Standard Solar, SCP
Hanwha is building a 150 MW PV project in Wyoming; Westbridge Energy planning 250 MW AC solar with storage capacity in Alberta; Vistra has energized 108 MW solar plant in Texas & Standard Solar 7.1 MW community solar in New York; SCP to source so.
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California Grid Gets Over 97% RE & More From SEIA, Duke Energy, Coast Energy, Polar Racking
CAISO reports RE high for California grid; Florida Governor rejects anti-rooftop solar bill; Duke Energy constructing 120 MW project; Coast Energy launches C&I financing business; Polar Racking a supplier for Canadian microgrid and BESS project.
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‘Tallest, Largest’ BIPV Micro-Grid Application In North America & More From CIG, CyrusOne, CCR
Canada’s St. Mary’s University to use Mitrex’s BIPV solar cladding for student residence; CIG Capital invests in over 2 GW new solar in the US; CyrusOne signs up for 40 MW solar and wind capacity; CCR has closed $450 million debt facility.
Silfab Solar Gets New CFO
Canadian Solar Panel Manufacturer Appoints Rob Jessen As Chief Financial Officer
Canada headquartered solar panel manufacturer Silfab Solar, Inc has announced the appointment of ex-Ernst & Young (EY) senior resource Rob Jessen as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO) with effect from February 23, 2022.
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Timken’s High-Precision Drives For Abu Dhabi’s 2 GW Solar Project & More From EnergySage, CUSMA
Schneider Electric has acquired controlling stake in EnergySage; CUSMA dispute settlement panel rules in favor of Canada in case with US on solar safeguard tariffs; Timken will supply its high-precision drives for 2 GW Al Dhafra PV2 site in UAE’s Abu Dhabi.
Nova Scotia Pulls Break On System Access Changes
Canada’s Nova Scotia To Prepare Regulatory Framework For Solar Net Metering
The provincial government of Nova Scotia in Canada has taken note of solar industry’s protest against local utility’s proposal to impose system access charge on solar net metering customers, saying it will bring in regulations to stop the same from being executed.
Nova Scotia’s Net Metering Access Charges
NS Power Proposes Net Metering Charges For Rooftop Solar Consumers In Nova Scotia
Canada’s Nova Scotia Power Inc (NSPI) proposal to the provincial government to slap a system access charge of CAD 8.00 ($6.30) per kW of solar PV capacity per month for net metering customers has the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) up in arms.
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Ontario To Introduce Clean Energy Credits For Businesses & More From CPV, Maxeon & Sunrun
CPV to build 200 MW DC solar plant on a coal mine site; Ontario plans to develop a CEC registry for businesses; Maxeon Solar to expand into US C&I segment through Omnidian; Sunrun raises $425 million new financing from new and existing lenders.
Canada Installed 1 GW Wind & Solar In 2021
CanREA: 288 MW New Utility Scale Solar Capacity Grid Connected In Canada During 2021
In the year 2021, Canada added 677 MW of new wind and 288 MW of new utility scale solar power capacity, driven by installations in Alberta as it accounted for more than 60% of all new deployments in 2021, according to the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA).
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Nova Scotia’s SolarHomes, & More From 8minute, Mississippi, ExxonMobil & BluEarth
Nova Scotia approves $8 million for SolarHomes program; 8minute raises $400 million from EIG; MPSC expands net metering program; ExxonMobil aims for net zero status by 2050; BluEarth Renewables commissions 46 MW solar in Alberta.
CanREA’s 2050 Vision Scenario For Canada
Canada Must Deploy 1.6 GW Solar Annually Till 2050, Says CanREA
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) has come out with a new report saying that Canada needs to deploy 3.8 GW wind energy and 1.6 GW solar energy annually for next 29 years if it aims to achieve net zero target by 2050.
