Enel acquires U.S. storage company Demand Energy
Through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Italian multinational the Enel Group has announced the acquisition of a 100% stake in Demand Energy, a U.S. company specializing in intelligent software and storage systems.
EDF awarded PPA for 111.2 MW U.S. solar plant
The Valentine Solar Project, located in Kern County’s Mojave Desert, is expected to start selling electricity to Southern California Edison in 2019.
Tesla to power Nevada gigafactory entirely with solar
The 70 MW system is just one aspect of the plant’s commitment to 100% sustainability – but the company says it will be seven-times larger than the largest rooftop solar system currently installed.
Vivint Solar secures USD 303 million in fresh financing
U.S. residential solar system provider Vivint Solar has started 2017 on a high, with the closing of USD 303 million in new financing from a total of five different investors, which will allow the company to repay existing borrowing and install a large chuck of new residential systems.
Mercom: Total solar corporate funding falls 64% in 2016
It was not a pretty year for solar finance, but some sectors remained unscathed.
Corporations covet clean-energy choices
A new report by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) indicates businesses want to settle in states with good clean-energy infrastructures.
Sunrun partners with National Grid to spread solar
The agreement includes a direct investment of $100 million by the utility to fund 200 MW of solar projects across the installer’s national portfolio.
Natcore Technology approved for 200 MW of PV in Vietnam
The U.S. heterojunction PV cell specialist has secured initial approval to oversee construction of 200 MW of solar capacity in Binh Thuan province.
sPower connects nearly 500 MW to grid in 65 days
The independent power producer reached 1 GW of operating solar projects before the calendar turned to 2017.
Hopper at SEIA completes women’s superfecta
When Abigail “Abby” Ross Hopper assumes her duties as president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association next week, it signals a new course for the national association and ushers in an era when the five most powerful association positions in the U.S. solar industry will be held by women.
