Sunfig’s goal: Simplify project design optimization
Promising a 5-to-15% increase in returns for utility-scale solar projects, Sunfig’s SIFT can evaluate multiple layouts, site conditions, performance goals, and financial models to deliver a range of project configurations.
Sunrise brief: SEIA outlines solar priorities in the federal infrastructure bill
Also on the rise: Jinko Solar and Maersk agree to work to ease shipping bottlenecks; and House and Senate bills target interstate rights-of-way for clean energy development, EV charging, and high-speed internet.
Sunrise brief: Regulators approve nearly 1 GW of solar PPAs for Georgia Power
Also on the rise: FirstSolar investment targets social equity gaps, BlackRock gains backers for a clean energy finance vehicle, Hull Street acquires developer Foundation Solar, and Koch Strategic Platforms invests in an energy storage tech firm.
Sunrise brief: Rooftop solar in Hawaii gets a boost from a new incentive program
Also on the rise: A big solar + storage project in New Mexico secures construction financing, and racking and tracker company OMCO Solar offers a business update.
Sunrise brief: IRS extends ITC safe harbor for solar projects, offering ‘much-needed breathing room’
Also on the rise: Crossover Energy inks deal with KKR, EPRI to address extreme weather reliability issues, Nautilus Solar buys community solar projects, LS Power completes solar asset acquisition, and VDE takes a stake in testing firm RETC.
Four ways to make your solar PV project appealing to acquisition partners
PV project developers can make their mark in the coming years with a sound strategy for ensuring their projects are acquisition-ready.
Sunrise brief: Hunt Perovskite and 1366 Technologies merge to drive tandem solar cell adoption
Also on the rise: JinkoSolar says demand softened as polysilicon prices rose in Q1, battery EVs are forecast to rule the roads by 2050, and New York State issues site permits for two solar projects.
Sunrise brief: Amazon adds renewable energy projects, pushing its total capacity to 10 GW
Also on the rise: iSun books EPC services contract for multi-site solar projects, Honeywell announces a battery energy storage platform, United Natural Foods buys into a 108 MW solar farm, and Secure Futures gains $25 million in equity finance to secure its future.
Sunrise brief: Recurrent Energy announces energy storage contracts for California projects
Also on the rise: NextEnergy Capital adds investors for project acquisition fund, partners plan 50 MW of solar in Minnesota, and Hydro-Québec brings its first solar capacity online to test the water, so to speak.
Watch: Solar project feasibility tool from Sunfig can boost bottom-line results
Developers can make decisions up-front to reduce risks, increase profitability, and save time with SIFT’s ability to model hundreds of layouts, conditions, performance goals, and financial scenarios in seconds.
