Category: Green & Clean
-
CIT leads financing on 112-MW North Carolina solar project
CIT Group Inc. announced that its Power and Energy business served as lead arranger on a $118.5 million financing for the utility-scale Harts Mill Solar project in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The project is owned by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors L.P., a leading alternative investment manager, and marks their firstRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
PSE grants fund five low-income solar projects in Washington State via Western Solar
During the summer and fall of 2020, Western Solar will be installing solar panels for five low income and transitional housing organizations in Whatcom and Skagit Counties as part of Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Green Power Grants. PSE has made $580,000 available for Green Power Grant projects, capped at $75,000 perRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Battery capacity vs. operating temperature: Sizing a storage system when ambient temperatures vary
One of the most common questions asked by PV Installers, as well as customers, is how to properly size and charge a battery bank in places where ambient temperatures may vary considerably throughout the year. Temperature affects battery performance in two ways. The standard capacity rating of a battery isRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Sunport’s S6 flexible solar module with Metal Wrap Through aims to change BIPV
Sunport Power says it has optimized its S6 flexible module product in a way that could grow the BIPV market. After launching in 2018 and later achieving a successful production on pilot line, S6 was continuously upgraded and optimized by Sunport Power’s R&D team, hitting a module efficiency of 21.2%Read More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Alabama’s largest solar project sold to Ørsted via Longroad Energy
Longroad Energy, a US-based renewable energy developer, closed the financing and sale of the Muscle Shoals Solar project, a 294 MW project located in Colbert County, Ala. Ørsted, the global renewable energy company, acquired the project at financial closing. Muscle Shoals Solar, the largest renewable energy project in Alabama, isRead More — Solar Builder magazine