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Lightstar Announces ‘1st’ Agrivoltaics Project In New York & More From Enfinity, Teralight
Lightstar Renewables building New York’s ‘1st’ agrivoltaic plant; Enfinity Global acquires 546 MW solar assets from CS Energy; Teralight has secured solar PPA for Canadian project with an unidentified company. 2 MW agrivoltaic project in New .
Canadian Diamonds Made With Solar Power
Rio Tinto’s PV Plant For Diavik Diamond Mine Gets Government’s Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit
Anglo-American metals and minerals miner Rio Tinto will add a solar PV facility with bifacial solar panels to power Canada’s largest diamond producing mine, the Diavik Diamond Mine, saying it will be the ‘largest’ solar power plant across Canada’s territories.
Low Carbon Enters RE JV With NU-E Corp
British Renewables Company Targets 1.2 GW Solar, Wind & Storage Capacity In Canada By 2030
Large-scale renewable energy investor from the UK, Low Carbon is expanding its presence in North America with the launch of a joint venture (JV) with Canadian utility scale solar installer NU-E Corp to target 1.2 GW renewable energy capacity in Canad.
Canadian Province Announces PV Manufacturing Project
RCT Solutions To Help Explore 10 GW Vertically Integrated Solar Panel Fab In Manitoba, With A Glass Factory
Eyeing the growing demand for solar in the lucrative North American market, Canada’s Manitoba provincial government has announced plans for the world’s ‘cleanest advanced manufacturing hub’ for solar modules with 10 GW annual capacity.
Government Funding For Canadian PV Projects
Canada Awards Over $160 Million For 163 MW New Solar & 48 MW Battery Energy Storage Capacity
The Federal Government of Canada will finance 9 solar power projects with 163 MW combined capacity and 48 MW battery energy storage with more than CAD 160 million funding from the CAD 1.56 billion Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREP).
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Spanish Solar Energy Storage Company Seeking NASDAQ Listing & More From NIPSCO, DESRI, TransAlta
Spain’s Turbo Energy planning NASDAQ listing; NIPSCO commissions 465 MW solar in Indiana; DESRI starts constructing 200 MW solar + 100 MW storage project; TransAlta to completely acquire TransAlta Renewables.
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Midsummer Forays Into US Market By Installing Solar Roof In The Hamptons & More From Duke Energy, First Solar, SWEPCO
Midsummer has announced its entry into the US solar market with the installation of its SLIM solar roof solution for a private residence in the ‘playground of the rich and famous’ The Hamptons, New York; Duke Energy is selling its commercial dist.
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Intersect Power Raises Up To $800 Million For Clean Energy Development & More From Hawthorne, Goldbeck, Matrix
A number of lenders have jointly pooled in up to $800 million new revolving corporate credit facility for Intersect Power’s renewables, storage and green hydrogen portfolio in the US; Power Capital Energy and Sulus Solar merger has led to the creat.
Renewable Energy For Canadian Province
BC Hydro To Launch Its 1st Call For Power In 15 Years For Renewable Energy, In Spring 2024
The British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) in the Canadian province of British Columbia in Canada will issue its 1st public call for power in 15 years in 2024, to procure locally produced renewable energy, including wind and solar powe.
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Intersect Power’s 415 MW DC Solar Plant Online & More From Avantus, Westbridge, Crow Holdings
Intersect Power commissions 415 MW DC project in Texas; Avantus sells 2 GW solar and storage project to The AES Corporation; Westbridge secures clearance for 270 MW AC solar & storage project in Alberta; Crow Holdings ventures into solar business.
Canada Comes Out With Its Own ‘IRA’
Canada Gives Big Boost To Clean Electricity & Clean Technology Manufacturing With Refundable Investment Tax Credits
Taking a cue from its neighbor the US, Canada has come out with its own financial and regulatory support package for clean electricity offering a 15% refundable investment tax credit (ITC), and also ‘clear and predictable’ tax credits for clean t.
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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