Tag: News
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How Minneapolis nonprofit taps wealthy individuals to fund LMI solar installs
By Frank Jossi, via Energy News Network One installation at a time, a solar nonprofit that matches socially conscious investors’ cash with lower-income homeowners is spreading the benefits of solar in North Minneapolis. Solstar was formed three years ago by solar entrepreneur Ralph Jacobson following his retirement from IPS Solar, the pioneering Twin Cities’ solar……
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Arevon, Blackstone close $350 million financing for energy storage | Solar Financing Spotlight
Arevon Energy and Blackstone have paired up for a 200 MW / 800 MWh energy storage project. Meanwhile, Aggreko and 38 Degrees have secured financing to acquire projects. All that and more in this installment of the Solar Financing Spotlight. Renewable energy developer Arevon Energy Inc. and Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) have closed financing……
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4.5 MW Cedar Rapids community solar garden begins operations in Iowa
The Cedar Rapids community solar garden is now generating renewable energy for the more than 300 Alliant Energy customers who subscribed to the utility’s first community solar garden in Iowa. The 4.5 MW garden is Alliant Energy’s largest operational solar project to date in Iowa. Alliant Energy began constructing the project in 2021. It is……
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Qcells, Silfab, JA top SolarReviews 2024 solar panel ranking
SolarReviews released its annual solar panel brand ranking list, and Qcells has been crowned the top solar panel brand for the second year in a row. “2023 was an interesting year for solar,” said Andy Sendy, president of SolarReviews, “with rising interest rates and changes to major state solar policies altering the industry landscape. It’s……
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‘Greener’ solar wafer production coming to the United States
NexWafe is a solar tech company we’ve had our eye on. The German company promotes the “greener” production of solar PV wafers via its EpiNex manufacturing solution that simplifies polysilicon production and reduces energy use. “This results in drastically lowered production costs for n-type monocrystalline wafers used for the majority of high-performing solar modules,” we’ve……