Tag: News
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BayWa r.e. acquires Canada’s National Solar Distributors as part of North American expansion
As part of its ongoing expansion and investment in North America, global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor BayWa r.e., is acquiring Canadian solar distributor and service provider, National Solar Distributors Inc. “Canada’s solar market is growing steadily and reached over 3 GW of installed capacity last year,” commentedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Safari Energy expands its options to fund, acquire, own, operate solar projects
Safari Energy is launching a new flexible financial solution for solar developers and installers. Through the acquisition of solar projects, Safari Energy partners with solar developers to provide funding for solar assets from early stage development through Commercial Operation Date (COD). Safari Energy is also offering to subsequently own, operate andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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More than one-fifth of domestic electrical generation comes from renewables in 2019
Taken as a whole, renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for more than a fifth (20.3%) of net domestic electrical generation during the first five months of 2019, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of recently-released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The latestRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Clean Energy Victory Bonds bill introduced in both the House and Senate
Green America is a non-profit founded in the early ’80s to focus on social justice and environmental health across all sectors. One of its pet projects has been lobbying for Clean Energy Victory Bonds — these would function like the War Bonds the government made available to help fund the warRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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House and Senate both introduce bills with five-year extension of Solar Investment Tax Credit
Alert from the Solar Energy Industries Association: Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced companion bills with a five-year 30% extension of Section 48 and Section 25D Solar Investment Tax Credits (ITC). The Renewable Energy Extension Act will callRead More — Solar Builder magazine