Tag: project

  • Swift Current Energy accelerates construction of 800 MW Double Black Diamond solar project

    Swift Current Energy is ramping up construction this spring for its 800 MWdc Double Black Diamond solar project in central Illinois. The company has contracted St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Companies as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. Swift Current has also selected First Solar to provide the solar modules for the project and Nextracker to provide the smart solar……

  • Advanced Power turns on Cutlass Solar to supply power to Houston area

    Advanced Power’s Cutlass Solar project has achieved full commercial operations, supplying 140 MWdc of reliable, renewable power to the Greater Houston area. The completed 700-acre PV solar generating facility began delivering power into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) system in July 2022. Today’s announcement completes the transition from construction and testing to full commercial operations. Advanced……

  • Burns & McDonnell Completes 250 MWac of solar projects for Alliant Energy in Wisconsin

    Burns & McDonnell has completed engineer-procure-construct (EPC) services for three Alliant Energy solar projects in Wisconsin, totaling 250 MWac. Representing part of Alliant Energy’s Clean Energy Blueprint, the energized projects are: Bear Creek — 50-MWac North Rock — 50-MWac Wood County — 150-MWac Despite tariffs on Asian-manufactured solar panels that caused many developers to pause their projects between……

  • Sol Systems acquires 190 MW solar project in Texas from ABEI Energy

    Washington, D.C.-based Sol Systems LLC has acquired a 190 MW solar development project in Uvalde County, Texas, from Madrid-based ABEI Energy. Sol Systems acquired the project as part of its expanding Infrastructure + Impact business. ABEI Energy will continue to support Sol Systems during pre-construction development. “This acquisition builds on Sol Systems’ growing footprint in……

  • FlexGen to provide 420 MWh energy storage for Middle River Power projects

    FlexGen Power Systems Inc. will provide energy storage technology and software for 420 MW of energy storage across four California sites to Middle River Power. The energy storage projects are collocated with existing simple cycle natural gas peaking plants, and the facilities will share interconnection facilities. “California has been a global leader in driving the clean energy transition, and this group……