1.8 GW New Wind & Solar Capacity In Canada In 2022
CanREA: Canada Added Only 810 MW Utility Solar Last Year, Led By Alberta
Solar energy capacity of Canada registered an annual growth of 25.9% in 2022 with the addition of 810 MW utility scale last year, while wind energy grew by 7.1% to 1 GW reaching a total of over 15 GW cumulative installed capacity, according to the Ca.
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Intersect Power’s 310 MW DC Solar Plant Online In California & More From Ørsted, Clearway, Westbridge, Southern Current
Intersect Power has commissioned 310 MW DC solar plant with 448 MWh storage; Ørsted takes FID for 471 MW Texas facility; Clearway switches on Hawaiian project; Westbridge adds 94 MW to Sunnybrook Solar Farm; Southern Current & Dominion Energy enter solar PPA.
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SunPower, UCI, Schneider Electric, SCE, KB Home Creating ‘Blueprint’ For New Home Communities & More From Aspen, Primergy, Westbridge
SunPower and partners working on solar powered microgrid home communities; Aspen secures $350 million from Carlyle; Primergy announces 155 MW AC solar project; Westbridge adds 300 MW solar & 200 MW storage project to portfolio in Alberta.
Canada Tries To Follow US Way With ITC
Canada To Offer $6.7 Billion Investment Tax Credit For Clean Technologies Till 2034 On Lines Of US’ Inflation Reduction Act
Canada has now proposed to introduce an up to 30% ITC for investments in clean technologies including solar PV, storage and clean hydrogen worth $6.7 billion with a focus on net-zero technologies.
CanREA Announces New President & CEO
Canadian Renewable Energy Association To Be Led By Vittoria Bellissimo
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) has picked its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as Vittoria Bellissimo who will replace outgoing boss Robert Hornung from October 31, 2022 as he retires.
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North America’s ‘1st’ Utility Scale Hybrid Clean Energy Power Plant Online & More From Lightsource BP, MSR, TC Energy, Suncor
NextEra Energy & PGE energize North America’s maiden utility scale RE hybrid plant; Lightsource bp moves ahead with 250 MW AC project in Arkansas; Northleaf sets up MSR; TC Energy building solar and flow battery storage project; Suncor exits solar and wind.
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.
