Enstall has joined the Agile Electrification Project, a partnership with the University of California-San Diego and industry players that aims to help protect solar jobs in the state through cost reduction methods and lowering barriers to powering homes with renewables.  The project, which the company joined as a founding sponsor, is launching with research projects that include improved bill calibration modeling and advanced accurate customer proposals. “We’re delighted to be a founding sponsor of the Agile Electrification Project to help protect solar jobs in California,” says Enst ..read more

Stuttgart-based Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and First Solar have formed a strategic research partnership focused on advancing thin film PV.  The partnership will focus both on performance and the potential to develop and optimize all-thin-film tandem technologies on a gigawatt scale. ZSW, a research institute with a focus on thin film PV, has concentrated on materials development and processes from technology transfer to production. First Solar has focused on producing eco-efficient solar modules, developed at company R&D labs in Calif ..read more

GRS, Gransolar Group’s solar EPC contractor, has announced commercial operation of the first stage of the 125 MW Amazon Solar Project Wandoan it built with Vena Energy.   The project is located 400 km northwest of Brisbane and part of a 1 GW multi-staged renewable energy development in the Western Downs local government area. GRS began project construction in 2022.  “The construction of this project has supported over 200 jobs and hosted a diverse workforce from across the state, including the direct involvement of the local community, accounting for more than 30% of the total w ..read more

Burns & McDonnell has been named EPC contractor for two Alliant Energy solar projects in Iowa: the 150 MW Wever project in Lee County and the 50 MW Creston project in Union County.  The company is set to provide fully integrated services for the projects.  “We are excited to build on the momentum of the nine sites we successfully delivered for Alliant Energy in Wisconsin,” says Jami Stone, Burns & McDonnell construction project manager. “We look forward to continuing to build on this trust-based relationship to implement additional renewable energy projects for them.” Union c ..read more

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced that the Sunlight Storage II BESS is now fully operational, adding an additional 300 MW of energy storage to the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm in Riverside County, Calif., and bringing the project’s total energy storage capacity to 530 MW.  “BLM-managed public lands play a critical role in the clean energy transition,” says Shelly Lynch, California Desert district manager. “The demand for renewable energy has never been greater and Sunlight Storage II contributes to a robust and sustainable clean energy economy.” The BESS is in an area i ..read more

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new roadmap outlining solutions towards speeding up the interconnection of clean energy onto the nation’s transmission grid and clear the existing backlog of solar, wind and battery projects seeking to be built.  The Transmission Interconnection Roadmap, developed by DOE’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X), is meant to be a guide for setting what the agency calls aggressive success targets for improvement by 2030 by providing stakeholders with a set of 35 solutions organized around increasing data access, transparency and security fo ..read more

ArcLight Capital Partners’ subsidiary Infinigen Renewables is partnering with FlexGen Power Systems to bring a 32 MW solar and 15 MW BESS, located in the Yabucoa Municipality of Puerto Rico, online.  The project is set to utilize FlexGen’s HybridOS energy management system platform and digital controls. “This project expands our current fleet in Puerto Rico to over 100 MW,” says Leslie Hufstetler, CEO of Infinigen Renewables.  “Coupled with our development pipeline of over 1 GW of renewable assets, it represents another step towards the strategic objective of being the leading develo ..read more

Avangrid has received its final shipment of solar panels to the True North project site, a 238 MW solar farm under construction near Waco, Texas. “We are thrilled to have reached another major construction milestone at True North, which is set to become Avangrid’s largest solar facility and our first in Texas,” says Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “It’s no secret that the solar industry has dealt with challenges in securing solar panels to build these important renewable power facilities. With this final shipment of solar panels in hand, we are moving full speed ahead with construction and I look ..read more

Arevon Energy has signed a long-term tolling agreement with MCE for 188 MW of the Cormorant Energy Storage Project, a 250 MW stand-alone BESS set to be constructed in two phases in Daly City, Calif.  The first 188 MW phase is scheduled to begin construction at the start of next year and is anticipated to become operational in 2026. “This agreement showcases the strength of collaboration with MCE and also supports Arevon and MCE’s joint commitment to bring clean, reliable energy to local communities,” says Kevin Smith, CEO at Arevon. “Arevon will continue to expand its energy storage portf ..read more

MCE and partner Renewable America (RNA) recently celebrated the 4.5-acre Fallon Two Rock solar farm, a 1 MW project located in Marin County.  To celebrate the milestone, MCE and RNA hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the site in Petaluma on April 15. “We’re thrilled to celebrate Fallon’s commercial operation and toast the partnership with MCE at the ribbon-cutting,” says Ardeshir Arian, president and CEO of RNA. “Renewable America’s motto ‘Think Local. Act Local,’ drives us to prioritize local projects like Fallon Two Rock that positively impact local communities. This is our first proje ..read more