Greenbacker acquires interest in Minnesota solar portfolio
In one of the company’s largest transactions to date, Greenbacker has acquired a significant financial interest in the 150MW operating Aurora solar portfolio
Nautilus Solar’s community solar portfolio continues to grow
Nautilus Solar recently completed a 13MW community solar portfolio in Colorado, and acquired another 16.8MW portfolio in Minnesota.
Xcel Energy to add 2.5GW of solar by 2030
In a unanimous vote, regulators have directed the utility to procure 2.5GW of new solar by 2030, establishing a stakeholder group to address energy equity, and requiring that distributed energy resources like solar be included in the company’s future resource plans.
US solar module manufacturer nets $5 million investment, 250MW supply deal
Altus Power committed to a multi-year supply agreement with tier 1 North American PV module manufacturer Heliene, and invested $5 million in the company’s growth.
Solar co-op arrives in the Twin Cities
Solar United Neighbors, a nonprofit solar co-op developer that educates customers and leverages group buy-in, is launching in the Minneapolis – St. Paul area.
Midwestern states agree to co-develop an EV charging network
Governors of five states agreed to increase access to electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the Midwest.
Heliene to expand its module manufacturing capacity
Construction will start in September with manufacturing set to begin in June 2022.
Multi-day iron-air batteries reach commercialization… at one tenth of the cost of lithium
Boston startup Form Energy has secured $200 million Series D funding for the development of what is being called a breakthrough in energy storage.
Clean energy requires metals and minerals: Can the U.S. compete?
More mining capacity will be needed to meet demand for metals and minerals for clean energy resources, and the U.S. is behind in the race, says a university researcher.
Minnesota is primed to turn a page on the conflict between solar growth and farmland preservation
Proposed legislation could better balance the goals of solar developers to add capacity in prime resource zones, which also overlap some of the state’s best farmland.
