US polysilicon company Highland Materials has signed a long-term lease for the site of a planned “next-generation” polysilicon production facility in Tennessee.
US independent power producer (IPP) Silicon Ranch has partnered with Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE), a state electric cooperative, to develop a 110MW PV plant in the Tennessee Valley.
Shoals Technologies is set to double its electrical balance of systems (BOS) manufacturing capacity with a new US facility as its backlog and awarded orders reach a record high.
A round-up of the latest news from the US PV sector, as BlackRock acquires Distributed Solar Development, Cypress Creek closes US$200m of financing and Vanderbilt University moves towards 100% renewables.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to develop 200MW of renewable-energy projects that can be brought online by the end of 2023.
The largest PV project in the state of Tennessee is now operational at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South in Millington. The installation was brought online thanks to a partnership between Silicon Ranch, the City of Millington, the US Navy, Memphis, Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Already busy developing a pair of energy-efficient data centre campuses in Tennessee and Northern Alabama, Google announced an even grander plan to develop a 413MW pipeline of PV projects within both states.
