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Corning to build solar wafer manufacturing plant in Michigan

October 30, 2024
Materials science firm Corning has unveiled plans to build a solar wafer manufacturing plant in the US, according to a local news outlet.
Last week, Sunrun unveiled its latest VPP programme that has been running in New York. Image: Sunrun

Virtual power plants offer faster deployment for data centres’ needs, says Sunrun

October 30, 2024
With talks of repowering nuclear power plants in the US for data centres, VPPs can be an immediate alternative to cover data centres needs.
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Why data centres run on VPPs could unlock new residential PV + storage markets

October 30, 2024
PV Talk: Sunrun’s Chris Rauscher tells Jonathan Touriño Jacobo why virtual power plants could be used to power energy-hungry data centres and, in the process, open up new residential solar + storage markets.
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First Citizens Bank enters renewables tax equity space

October 30, 2024
Yesterday, the bank launched a new tax equity investment “product” through its Energy Finance business aimed at renewable energy projects.
A First Solar manufacturing facility.

First Solar posts lower sales, revises down end-of-year forecast, in Q3 results

October 30, 2024
First Solar has published its results for the third quarter of 2024, which include lower net sales figures than in the previous quarter.
Liberty Solar PV project in Texas from Recurrent Energy reached commercial operations

Recurrent Energy powers 100MW solar PV in Texas

October 29, 2024
Recurrent Energy, the renewables developer arm of solar manufacturer Canadian Solar, has reached commercial operation of its 100MW solar PV project in Texas, US.
The Anemoi Energy Storage project.

‘Entire Fortune 500’ looking at clean energy tax credits

October 29, 2024
The whole of the Fortune 500 is looking into clean energy tax credit transferability deals, according to tax credit investment banking firm Foss & Company.
DTE Energy reaches commercial operation of Sauk Solar, a PV plant in Michigan

DTE Energy powers 150MW solar PV plant in Michigan, US

October 28, 2024
This is the first of a six solar PV park portfolio, from US energy company DTE Energy, which has a combined capacity of 800MW.
Close-up of First Solar-made solar panels from a PV project in the US state of Texas by Swift Current Energy

Swift Current Energy brings 138MW PV project to commercial operation

October 28, 2024
The site has deployed US thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) module manufacturer First Solar’s Series 7 modules.
The 260MW Impact Solar project in Texas was completed last year. Image: Lightsource BP.

bp completes acquisition of solar developer Lightsource bp; begins hunt for ‘strategic partner’

October 28, 2024
Oil and gas major bp has officially acquired solar PV developer Lightsource bp, securing the remaining 50.03% interest in the company.

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