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By SB staff November 21, 2024 Renewable properties has completed construction of a 3.5 MW solar project that will serve a small town in upstate New York. The community solar project on Clemons Road in Minoa, New York, consists of 6,427 solar panels and is the company’s seventh operational community solar project in the region. In collaboration with the village and Ampionthe subscription manager of Renewable Properties, nearly 100 Minoa residents have subscribed to the program, accounting for 20% of the community solar project’s subscribers. In addition to their savings accounts, Minoa residents’ portion of the array will generate 878,702…

DRI has signed Romania’s largest ever power purchase agreement (PPA) with OMV Petrom, which includes three solar projects and annual generation of 100 GWh. December 30, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Kay Dittner, Unsplash Amsterdam-based DRI, a sustainable subsidiary of Ukraine DTEKhas signed a PPA with the Romanian energy producer OMV Petrom in Romania. Under the terms of the agreement, OMV Petrom will purchase 62% of the electricity generated by DRI’s Glodeni I and Glodeni II solar projects. The arrays will have a combined capacity of 113 MW from January 2026. The agreement also includes the sale of 50% of the…

By SB staff December 3, 2024 Renewable energy company RWE has collaborated Peabody reuses land previously used for mining to develop sustainable energy projects. This global partnership brings together RWE’s expertise in developing and operating clean energy projects and Peabody’s significant land resources, particularly in the Midwest, as well as its reclamation capabilities. RWE acquires a majority stake in the… R3 Renewable Energy LLC ownership group along with founding partner Peabody. R3 is a joint venture launched by Peabody (which will retain a 25% equity stake), along with Summit Partners Credit Advisors and Riverstone Credit Partners. The joint venture repurposes…

China Power Construction Corp. (PowerChina) will develop 530 MW of solar energy in Panama after winning an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from local company Sajalices Energy Co. December 30, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Luis González, Unsplash PowerChina has signed an EPC contract for the construction of 530 MW of solar energy in Panama. Sajalices Energy awarded the contract and signed it at PowerChina’s regional headquarters in Panama. The agreement includes the design, construction, installation, commissioning, pilot operation, handover and testing of the Sajalices photovoltaic project in Cermeno, Panama Oeste province. Zhang Guolai, general manager of PowerChina Americas, said…

By Brad Kramer December 3, 2024 Solar energy developer Verogy has completed a roof project at a warehouse in Portland, Maine, to bring more renewable energy to the Pine Tree State. Verogy partnered with the Boston-based real estate investment firm Plymouth Industrial REIT to develop the 1 MWdc rooftop facility at Plymouth’s 68,000-square-foot warehouse at 54 Milliken St. in Portland. The project is part of Plymouth’s ongoing efforts to promote environmental stewardship while creating value across its portfolio. “This collaboration with Plymouth demonstrates the power of partnerships in advancing clean energy initiatives,” said Will Herchel, CEO of Verogy, which is…

A coal-fired power plant in Texas will soon transition to a solar and storage facility to provide clean renewable energy to 47 rural counties in South Texas. San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. (SMECI) has received an investment of more than $1.4 billion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) program, which provides grants and low-interest loans to expand priority energy expansion given to the reduction of greenhouse gases. Empowering Rural America (New era) program is offered through the Inflation Reduction Act. “USDA is committed to improving the quality of life and improving the air and water…

Tunisia’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Energy has approved four solar projects in the first phase of a 1.7 GW solar tender. The lowest price awarded was TND 98.8 ($31.13)/kWh. December 30, 2024 Patrick Jowett image: Benjamin Jopen, Unsplash TunisiaThe Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy has selected four solar projects totaling 498 MW to be developed across the country in the first phase of a 1.7 GW tender. The ministry said the most competitive tariff awarded under the tender was TND 98.8/kWh. A announcement on the ministry’s website, the awarded projects are listed as three 100 MW projects, which…

BatX Energies says it has opened a lithium battery recycling plant in India to extract critical materials using a hydrometallurgical process. December 30, 2024 Uma Gupta By pv magazine India BatX Energies has opened a lithium battery recycling and critical mineral extraction facility in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The facility uses hydrometallurgical processes to extract critical materials, including lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese, from spent lithium-ion batteries. It efficiently recycles all types of lithium-ion battery waste, including production waste from emerging gigafactories. The battery recycling plant follows the 2022 launch of BatX’s first black mass production facility in…

By SB staff December 3, 2024 The winners of the Solar Builder Project of the Year Award have been announced! Congratulations to Adventure Science Center, Camino Real Mobile Estates, Cincinnati Zoo Solar Carport and the Escalante Solar Project. Editors’ Choice Awards were presented to the Michael Phelps House, Boerne Residential Solar+ Storage, Houston Solar Project, Stuttgart Microgrid and Vaisala Headquarters. Please go to the official Projects of the Year site to read through all the winners and watch video interviews with key stakeholders. Congratulations to all this year’s winners and thanks to everyone who nominated, voted and/or shared a project…

Major Chinese companies such as Tongwei, Daqo and GCL-Poly have cut silicon production, raising concerns about rising polysilicon prices. December 30, 2024 Vincent Shaw Several leading Chinese silicon manufacturers have cut production, raising concerns about upward pressure on polysilicon prices in the near term. Tongwei and Daqo have confirmed plans for technical upgrades and maintenance of their polysilicon facilities, which will involve reducing production in phases. Similarly, Hong Kong-listed GCL-Poly has told Chinese media that it will enter a phase of maintenance and lower production. The combined capacity of these three companies accounts for more than half of the global…