By Michelle Froese TransAlta Renewables has announced that Microsoft Corp. is its customer pursuant to a 15-year power purchase arrangement signed earlier this year for the 90-MW Big Level wind facility. Construction at Big Level is now underway in Hector Township, Pennsylvania. With this deal, Microsoft’s total renewable energy portfolio will rise to more than…
By Billy Ludt Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that it represented Spain-based solar developer X-ELIO in the acquisition from National Renewable Energy Corporation of Lily Solar, owner of a 103-MWdc solar project under development in South Carolina. Eversheds Sutherland also assisted X-ELIO with the negotiation of the engineering, procurement and construction contract and the…
By Kelsey Misbrener Known throughout the industry as the must-have guide for solar tax and finance issues, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is now releasing Version 9.0, the first comprehensive update of the SEIA Solar Tax Manual since 2016. Among several updates, the new guide incorporates the commence construction guidance issued by the IRS…
By Kelly Pickerel Known mostly for its racking product delivery and engineering assistance on large ground-mounts, RBI Solar has established itself as a standout in solar construction. But with the recent acquisition of balance-of-system product provider SolarBOS, RBI shows it wants to be bigger than just racking. Established a decade ago, RBI Solar is a…
By Kelly Pickerel A 5.7-MW solar project is not energized on a Brattleboro, Vermont, former landfill. The project was jointly developed by Sky Solar and Encore Renewable Energy. Sky Solar Holdings, a global solar investment company, designed, funded and managed the project construction, and will serve as the long-term owner and operator. The solar project…
By Michelle Froese The Public Regulation Commission (PRC) recently voted to approve the location control permit for Pattern Development’s Corona Wind Projects in a 4-0 vote. As a result, construction can begin on an estimated 950 wind turbines that will produce about 2,200 MW of power. As a result of the 4-0 vote, Pattern Development…
By Giles Parkinson Risen Energy buys the 100MW (AC) Merredin solar farm, promising to begin construction of what will be Western Australia’s largest solar farm by year end. The post Risen buys W.A. largest solar project, to begin construction this year appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
A 48MW PV project in Vietnam, serving as a joint construction project between Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation, the Thanh Thanh Cong Group and the Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company, began commercial operation in the final week of September. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Kelly Pickerel Clif Bar Baking Company of Twin Falls, Idaho, has begun construction of the region’s largest onsite solar power system, which when completed next June will supply 30% of the 300,000-square-foot commercial bakery’s power annually from clean solar energy. The 2-MW system will feature five acres of ground-mounted solar panels and generate an…
GCL System Integration Technology and Solarpro Holding and delivered on 21MW of Poly Perc modules for the construction of MET Dunai Solar Park, one of the largest PV projects developed in Hungary. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Joshua S Hill The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has opened the door for Pattern Energy to begin construction on an estimated 950 wind turbines as part of their Corona Wind Projects which will boast capacity of 2,200 megawatts (MW) Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Kyle Field International energy storage giant Centrica has expanded its solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) footprint on the west coast of the US with the acquisition of Vista Solar. We spoke with Stephen Prince, head of Centrica Business Solutions for North America about why the acquisition of Vista Solar made sense for Centrica…
Germany’s Belectric has been handed the contract to perform engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) duties and provide operations and maintenance (O&M) to a 250MW solar park project in India. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Michelle Froese AWEA’s October 2018 Safety Campaign, Stop the Shock: Stay Current and Avoid the Current, kicks off this week. The campaign will raise electrical safety awareness for wind energy workers and equip them with the knowledge they need to work safely and efficiently. With a record amount of wind-power capacity under construction in…
By Michelle Froese GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA), a multi-disciplinary firm providing geotechnical, environmental, ecological, water, and construction management services, announced that it has begun a multi-million dollar offshore geotechnical engineering program for Deepwater Wind in Rhode Island Sound. GZA’s team of engineers will spend 30 days off Rhode Island’s coast drilling and evaluating seafloor samples…