Solar
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Press Releases
Third Phase of Michigan’s Largest Solar Farm Comes Online
PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 29, 2022) – The Renewable Energy & Storage group of McCarthy Building Companies announces the recent completion of construction and full commissioning of the 346.9MWdc/240MWac Assembly solar farm in Shiawassee County, Mich. The state’s largest solar farm was constructed in three phases on 1,200 acres and includes nearly 800,000 bifacial solar modules. […]
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Solar
New York Tops 1 GW of Community Solar Installations
New York officials announced a milestone for the state’s solar power sector, with Gov. Kathy Hochul saying more than 1 GW of community solar generation capacity has been installed across the region. Hochul also said New York has the nation’s largest pipeline of community solar under construction, with more than 700 projects in the queue […]
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Hybrid Power
Smart, Hybrid, Distributed: MHI Completes EBLOX Demonstration Plant in Turkey
Construction of a power plant in Turkey that will demonstrate a stand-alone “triple hybrid” system featuring renewable power sources, a reciprocating engine generator, and a battery has been completed. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group subsidiary Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (MHIET) and Calik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., a subsidiary of Turkish energy […]
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Hydrogen
How Ammonia Could Help the World Transition to Clean Energy
Hydrogen is widely seen as a vital component in efforts to decarbonize the world’s power supply. One example of this is a strategy being piloted by at least a couple of major gas turbine manufacturers, which involves storing “green hydrogen” produced through electrolysis using excess wind or solar power when renewable energy supplies exceed grid […]
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Press Releases
Origis Energy, Maxeon Solar Technologies Announce 400-MW Module Supply Agreement
SINGAPORE, 17 March, 2022 – Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAXN), a global leader in solar innovation and channels, today announced that it will supply approximately 400 megawatts (MW) of its high efficiency shingled bifacial Performance line solar modules to one of America’s top ten solar and energy storage developers, Origis Energy, for use in […]
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Commentary
Direct Pay Proposals in the Build Back Better Act and Observations from Industry Insiders
Under current law, there are significant tax benefits for renewable energy projects in the United States. These benefits include nonrefundable ITC and PTC tax credits and depreciation deductions. From the perspective of a renewable energy developer, however, such tax benefits may be difficult to use effectively. Currently, ITC and PTC tax credits are nonrefundable, meaning that […]
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Press Releases
Colorado Solar Project is First to Power U.S. Steel Mill
PUEBLO, Colo. (March 9, 2022) – McCarthy Building Companies recently completed construction and commissioning of the 300 MW Bighorn Solar project in Pueblo, Colo. It is the first of two large-scale solar projects the company’s Renewable Energy & Storage Group is building in the area in conjunction with Lightsource bp, the project owner. Located on […]
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Solar
Kiewit Chosen as EPC Lead on Massive Nevada Solar Project
Equipment suppliers and construction partners have been chosen for the $1.2 billion Gemini solar-plus-storage installation in Nevada, which when complete will be among the largest solar projects in the U.S. Oakland, California-based Primergy Solar, part of Australia-based Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners and Gemini’s developer, owner, and operator, on March 3 said it has chosen Kiewit Power […]
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Hydrogen
The Hydrogen Rainbow Is So 2021—It’s Time to Get Over It
When it comes to hydrogen energy, the industry typically differentiates the final product in classes that correspond to the carbon intensity with a focus on “the colors of the rainbow,” such as gray, green, purple, and blue. According to The New York Times, the oil and gas industries are promoting blue hydrogen because (at the […]
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Solar
Renewable Energy Ready to Deliver Despite Continued Uncertainty
Notwithstanding the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, in 2021 the deployment of solar, solar + storage, stand-alone storage, wind, and other renewable energy technologies continued to rapidly expand across the U.S