Solar BOS provider Shoals Technologies announces IPO
The Tennessee-based company’s balance-of-systems solutions are deployed on over 20 GW of solar energy systems globally.
Major solar EPC firm Blattner explores strategic sale or merger
The company installed more than 400 utility-scale wind and solar projects across the United States and Canada.
Duke Energy North Carolina survived and thrived in 2020, with record-setting solar
An unpredictable year saw the utility add 5,500 residential and commercial solar systems in North Carolina, contract for the largest floating solar system in the Southeast, and add three major players to the company’s Green Source Advantage program.
RFP alert: Three Pennsylvania utilities seeking solar energy credits
Parent company FirstEnergy is requesting 137,000 credits for a trio of utilities, with qualifying applications due in February.
Sunrise brief: Money flows as multiple investments are announced
Also on the rise: Power Sustainable aims $790 million at North American renewables, Macquarie unit invests in energy storage provider esVolta, EDPR buys its way into downstream C&I projects, Pattern Energy funds its Japanese expansion, and KBR signs on to support a hydrogen venture.
Storage, wind, superpower: Part 3
In an interview with pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras, Tony Seba and Adam Dorr discuss their concept of “SuperPower” and argue that the resulting near-zero-cost energy could be used by states or regions to offer a competitive advantage to employers.
Puerto Rico awaits first procurements to add 3.75 GW solar, 1.5 GW storage
Puerto Rico regulators ordered the utility PREPA to procure solar and storage, although the utility’s board chairman says the island’s grid can support only a fraction of the mandated amount.
Tigo secures $20 million in funding
The capital will be used to improve upon existing products, develop next generation solutions and help the company scale.
Silicon Ranch selects Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives to construct 100 MW of solar in Georgia
The project is being constructed to help support Facebook’s data center in Newton County, Georgia, and represents the solar partners’ second such project.
Swell Energy wins approval for 100 MWh VPP
The contract was awarded in response to Hawaiian Electric’s request for dispatchable energy storage and renewable generation through distributed energy resources along with capacity and ancillary services.
