Department of Energy Announces $21 Million to Advance Solar Desalination Technologies

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $21 million for new projects to advance solar-thermal desalination technologies. These 14 projects are focused on reducing the cost of solar-thermal desalination and helping the technology to reach new markets, including to areas that are not connected to the electric grid. Desalination treats seawater, brackish water, and contaminated water […]

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Ellomay Capital Ltd. Announces Execution of EPC Agreement in Connection with Talasol Project

June 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

TEL-AVIV, Israel: Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE American: ELLO) (TASE: ELLO) (“Ellomay” or the “Company“), a renewable energy and power generator and developer of renewable energy and power projects in Europe and Israel, today announced that Talasol Solar S.L. (“Talasol“), which the Company indirectly wholly owns and which is promoting the construction of a photovoltaic plant with a peak capacity of 300 MWDC in the municipality […]

Silicon Ranch Corporation – 52MW solar array

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Green Power EMC and Silicon Ranch Announce 194 Megawatt Solar Portfolio

June 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

Green Power EMC’s solar programs first in the nation among co-ops. Silicon Ranch a solar pioneer in the Southeast and a leading provider of solar to co-ops. TUCKER, Ga.: Green Power EMC and Silicon Ranch today announced a significant expansion of their partnership to serve communities across Georgia with low-cost, renewable power. As part of […]

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8point3 Energy Partners Announces Closing of Merger Transaction

June 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

SAN JOSE, Calif.: 8point3 Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: CAFD) (8point3 or the Partnership) today announced that it has closed the mergers and other transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2018, by and among the Partnership and certain affiliates of the Partnership, Capital Dynamics Clean […]

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SolarWindow Announces Alliance with Coating Equipment Manufacturer for Large-Scale Production

June 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

COLUMBIA, Md.: SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. (OTC: WNDW) today announced its latest commercial alliance with nTact, a global leader in coating process knowledge and equipment manufacturing, necessary for large-scale production of transparent electricity-generating windows. With over 90 patents and trademark filings, the company’s electricity-generating window and flexible glass products, currently under development, target the estimated 5 […]

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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC Acquires Two “To Be Constructed” Solar Facilities, Comprising 13.5 Megawatts of Generating Capacity, in North Carolina

June 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

NEW YORK: Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (“Company”) announced that, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it recently executed an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding equity of Sun Farm V LLC and Sun Farm VI LLC (“Tar Heel Solar II Portfolio”) from ET Capital. The Tar Heel Solar II Portfolio consists of 2 “to be […]

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Scatec Solar secures a 117 MW solar project in Argentina together with Equinor

June 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

Oslo: Scatec Solar has together with Equinor signed an agreement with the Portuguese company Martifer Renewables for the acquisition of the 117 MW PV project Guanizuil IIA located in the Province of San Juan in the northwest of Argentina. The project was awarded a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in the RenovAR auction process held by […]

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Swytch and MobileBridge Partner to Drive Clean Energy Generation Globally

June 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

Partnership Aims to Boost Generation of Low Carbon Energy Through Token Incentives in Communities of All Sizes AUSTIN, Texas: Swytch, a blockchain-based clean energy incentive, and MobileBridge, the international leader in mobile engagement, today announced a partnership to drive sustainable energy generation to reduce global carbon production and to drive economic and environmental sustainability in […]

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Innogy secures exclusive rights for 440 MW of U.S. solar projects

June 18, 2018 Anand Gupta

FRANKFURT: Germany’s Innogy said on Monday it had signed a deal with U.S.-based Birdseye Renewable Energy giving it exclusive rights to 13 solar projects with a total capacity of around 440 megawatts (MW). Under the agreement, Innogy and Birdseye will jointly develop the portfolio and Innogy will have sole and exclusive rights to acquire projects […]

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EPA won’t force refiners to make up waived biofuels volumes

June 16, 2018 Anand Gupta

NEW YORK: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it cannot make large oil refineries blend additional biofuels into their gasoline to make up for volumes waived under the small refinery hardship waiver program unless Congress authorizes it. The agency’s decision was certain to anger the powerful U.S. corn lobby and Congressional members from […]