Japanese electronics company TDK Company’s subsidiary TDK Ventures has launched a US$150 million fund to invest in energy and climate technology startups.
US Residential solar company Suntuity Renewables has been acquired by special purpose acquisition company Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp (Beard) to become a listed company on the New York Stock Exchange.
The projects will be realised by the end of this decade and will represent around US$1 billion in investment, according to Founder & CEO of Edelen Renewables, Adam Edelen.
Utility Hawaiian Electric has finalised a plan to completely use renewable resources by 2045, including mid-term goals of adding renewables generation and rooftop solar by 2030.
US renewables developer rPlus energies has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Idaho Power – a state utility – for its planned 200MW Pleasant Valley Solar project in Ada County, Idaho. The power will support operations at a data centre owned by Silicon Valley giant Meta.
PV tracker supplier Nextracker has commissioned a new factory to produce steel components for its tracker systems. The facility was opened in partnership with MSS Steel Tubes USA, a joint venture subsidiary between Metalogalva and Soufe, two international industrial manufacturers.
AES Corporation has signed a Recycling Services Agreement with US solar recycling company Solarcycle, which will see modules from AES’ projects sent to Solarcycle’s Texas facility to be recycled and repurposed.
