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Selected by First Solar Inc. Alabama’s Lawrence County as the location for America’s fourth photovoltaic solar module manufacturing facility. The new factory is part of the first announced investment to scale First Solar’s American manufacturing footprint to more than 10 GW DC by 2025. The planned factory in the Mallard Fox Industrial Park in Lawrence County represents an investment of approximately $ 1.1 billion and is expected to be commissioned in 2025, with a planned annual capacity of 3.5 GW DC. The new fully vertically integrated facility will join three factories in Ohio, including one scheduled to come online in…

First Solar Inc. has agreed to supply an additional 4.9 GW DC of its thin-film photovoltaic solar modules to Intersect Power LLC. When combined with a previously announced agreement for 2.4 GW DC signed in July, these transactions take Intersect Power’s total orders for First Solar modules this year to 7.3 GW DC. The orders placed by Intersect Power this year will see a combination of First Solar’s Series 6 Plus and Series 7 modules deployed in solar, storage, and green hydrogen projects coming online in the United States from 2025 to 2029. . “We have an unprecedented opportunity to…

Enrique Ave Enel North America, through its subsidiary 3Sun USA LLC, has established an industrial production facility in the US for the production of photovoltaic modules. The proposed facility is expected to have a minimum production capacity of 3 GW, with the possibility of increasing production to 6 GW per year. “The new policy tailwinds from the Inflation Reduction Act serve as a catalyst for our US solar manufacturing ambitions, ushering in a new era of American-made energy,” Enrico said. Viale, head of Enel North America. “With this announcement, our goal is to build a strong home solar supply chain…

Gavin Danaher Forbright Bank, a nationwide full-service bank, has successfully raised and syndicated debt facilities for Infinigen Renewables, a subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII LP Infinigen owns and operates two solar parks in Puerto Rico – Oriana in Isabela and Horizon in Salinas. The solar parks provide a total generation capacity of 73 MW. Both properties are fully contracted under 20+ year term power purchase contracts with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), the country’s utility. The transition to sustainable solar resources is essential for Puerto Rico to improve safety, reliability and lower electricity costs. Under Puerto…

Pedro Azagra AVANGRID Inc., a sustainable energy company and member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola SA, continues its environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments by expanding carbon neutrality targets. The company now targets to reach carbon neutrality in ranges 1 and 2 by 2030 and is developing a strategy to address range 3 emissions. “As one of America’s most sustainable energy companies, our commitment to our ESG+F principles serves as the backbone of our business and puts us in the right place to meet the demand for cleaner energy,” said by Pedro Azagra, CEO of AVANGRID. “We…

Orsted’s Permian Energy Center solar project in Texas Ørsted has opened a new engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) office hub in Texas for its portfolio of clean energy solutions. This latest investment by Ørsted expands the company’s presence in the state, which already includes an office in Austin and eight renewable energy projects. “Texas is already home to the majority of our land-based wind and solar farms that provide economic opportunity, investment and clean energy made in America,” said David Hardy, EVP and CEO of the Americas. for Ørsted. “Our growing team in Texas will continue to build our business…

Pivot Energy National commercial and community solar provider Pivot Energy announced that it is supporting the sustainability goals of Mile High Ministries by investing $100,000 toward the development of a 50-kW onsite solar array and providing a 196-kW community solar subscription to the nonprofit organization’s new affordable housing complex. , Clara Brown Commons (CBC). Mile High Ministries established a CBC in a northeast Denver neighborhood that borders some of the most contaminated populated areas in the country. This new development complex is an excellent example of local citizens coming together to address a long history of environmental neglect. “I am…

The US solar industry will soon be able to take advantage of home-made solar cells. Enel North America, through its subsidiary 3Sun USA, announced its plans to build a silicon solar cell production facility in the United States with an expected minimum production capacity of 3 GW. Credit: Enel “Recent policy tailwinds from the Inflation Reduction Act serve as a catalyst for our US solar manufacturing ambitions, ushering in a new era of American-made energy,” said Enrico Viale, head of Enel North America. “With this announcement, our goal is to build a strong home solar supply chain that accelerates and…

With the anticipated initial decision of the AD/CVD prevention investigation of the Dept. of Commerce pushed to December 1, SEIA and 240 solar companies sent a letter to Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo requesting that she dismiss the original petition. Credit: Namaste Solar The Commerce investigation began in March 2022 after California-based solar panel assembler Auxin Solar petitioned for a review of Chinese solar panel manufacturers moving parts of their manufacturing operations to Southeast Asia as a way to avoid anti-dumping / countervailing duties (AD / CVD) in place against Chinese solar manufacturers since 2012. In particular, Auxin wants a deeper…

Real estate developer Vita Nuova and solar contractor AC Power have partnered to develop PV projects on previously contaminated sites. The collaboration has a shared goal of sustainably redeveloping unused assets and rebuilding communities. Credit: AC Power “Vita Nuova seeks to expand its work on the sustainable reuse of affected and underutilized sites by creating this strategic alliance with AC Power. We appreciate their focus on previously disturbed land rather than greenfields, ” said Michael B. Taylor, president of Vita Nuova. Vita Nuova specializes in site renewal, land reuse planning and community revitalization. It serves public and private entities, rehabilitating…