Tesla’s 2021 solar installs reach four-year high of 345MW
Tesla’s solar installations jumped 68% in 2021 to 345MW despite a slight dip in additions year-on-year during the fourth quarter.
Brookfield Renewable nets 13GW solar pipeline through Urban Grid acquisition
Renewables owner and operator Brookfield Renewable has tripled its US development pipeline to 31GW through the US$650 million acquisition of clean power developer Urban Grid.
Solariant Capital, Daiwa unit partner to develop US solar and storage pipeline
Renewables developer Solariant Capital and energy investor Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure (DEI) are collaborating to develop a portfolio of US solar and energy storage projects.
Appalachian Power issues RFP for 150MW of solar with option for BESS
US utility Appalachian Power has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 150MW of solar in West Virginia with an option to include battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Enphase’s EV push to benefit solar installers and ease grid pressure, co-founder says
Having completed its entry into the electric vehicle (EV) sector, microinverter supplier Enphase Energy is now accelerating efforts to develop bi-directional charging to offer a package that benefits homeowners and its installer partners while easing pressure on the grid.
SunPower forms solar-storage agreement with housebuilder
US residential solar installer SunPower will provide its PV and battery storage systems to housing developer Landsea Homes at part of a multi-year exclusive agreement between the two California-based companies.
US to add 22GW of utility-scale solar this year, EIA says
US utility-scale solar deployment is set to reach a record 22GW this year, with the technology accounting for almost half of the new generating capacity due to be added to the power grid from 2022 to 2023.
Intersect Power closes US$3.1 billion financing to complete 2.2GW near-term portfolio, takes recent funding to US$6 billion
Utility-scale renewables developer Intersect Power has secured US$3.1 billion in project financing to complete its 2.2GW near-term clean energy portfolio in the US.
Goldman Sachs-backed standalone energy storage startup Gridstor building first project in California
US energy storage developer Gridstor has announced the start of construction of its first project, a 60MW/160MWh BESS in California.
US energy storage investor Eolian continues to raise funds with US$515 million Green Loan
Eolian has taken the amount of financing it has raised in just three years since founding to more than a billion-and-a-half-dollars.
