Canada

With experience in the midstream oil and gas segment, Kayne Anderson is launching an index fund for listed renewable energy infrastructure companies.

Canadian researchers have developed a new model to improve the performance of building-integrated PV (BIPV) shades in buildings. They considered solar electricity, heat transferred through windows, and interior daylighting quality.

Also on the rise: Inside the IRA–How does prevailing wage affect my solar tax credit? Solar and storage prices soared as a result of market disruptions, NREL reports. And more.

SEI Logistics secured nearly $40,000 in Canadian tax incentives for its portable, folding solar panels with batteries, designed to work in harsh and remote environments.

Canada is set to install 500 MW of new solar in 2022, bringing its total capacity to about 5 GW, according to data from Canmet Energy. The country is expected to hit 35 GW of total solar capacity by 2050.

Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.

Subsidiary CSI Solar, which produces about 10 bifacial and mono solar module models, remains on track to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in early 2023.

Also on the rise: Database of North American lithium-ion suppliers. Solar sidewalk pilot project in Tampa. And more.

Solar Earth claims its 42-Watt sidewalk-mounted PV system can provide 75% of a traffic intersection’s power in an outage, while the utility will have to cover the remainder with batteries or a generator.

BEP’s three recent corporate acquisitions bring together close to 25 GW of development-stage assets.