February 2022

New Financial Service Platform from Amalgamated Bank, Almika Focuses on Residential Solar

Priscilla Sims Brown Almika Renewable Finance, a renewable energy platform, is launching a new set of financial services that focuses on residential solar and energy storage markets with financial backing from Amalgamated Bank. Almika offers customers who have installed solar and storage systems a single platform which integrates utility billing and […]

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FirstLight Power, Davis Hill Advance Solar and Energy Storage Projects in Connecticut

Davis Hill Development’s solar project at Ludlowe high school in Fairfield, Conn. FirstLight Power has partnered with Davis Hill Development (DHD) to develop a suite of solar, energy storage and hybrid assets in Connecticut to operate both independently and in coordination with FirstLight’s existing fleet of hydropower assets. The partnership will bring a new generation

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Schneider Electric’s EnergySage Acquisition Boosts Rooftop and Community Solar Solutions

Schneider Electric purchased a controlling interest in EnergySage. EnergySage will not only grow its rooftop solar and community-solar marketplace solutions for residential or commercial customers but will also develop new solutions for high efficiency HVAC, smart home devices and other clean energy products. It will also scale its business internationally. “This is an enormous milestone

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European Retraining Initiative, Co-led by Iberdrola, Offers Solar Installation and Other Vocational Training to Millions

Ignacio S. Galán Rapid digital transformation and skills obsolescence have created a professional gap that puts certain professions at risk in Europe. Iberdrola, together with other companies such as AstraZeneca, Nestlé, SAP, Sonae, Telefónica and Volvo Group are co-leading the European program Reskilling for Employment (R4E), are launching a website to promote training and the

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CIT Acts as Coordinating Lead Arranger on $71.4 Million Financing for Maryland Solar Projects

First Citizens Bank division CIT’s Power and Energy business has served as coordinating lead arranger on a $71.4 million in financing for a portfolio of solar projects. Arches Solar LLC, a subsidiary to CleanCapital, is the borrower. It owns a portfolio distributed generation solar projects in Howard County, Md. The master

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2022 Megatrends in Power

As pressure grows to deploy cleaner, greener power sources that will reshape the energy ecosystem, decarbonization and other megatrends – electrification, climate adaptation and energy transformation – are forcing U.S. power utilities to get more innovative to maintain reliability and resilience. Meet experts from Black & Veatch and Clarion EnergyAs they discuss the 2022 Megatrends

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Maxeon Solar Inks New IBC Panel Supply Deal with SunPower

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. has signed a new supply agreement with SunPower Corp. governing the supply of Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) solar panels from Maxeon to SunPower for use in SunPower’s residential channels in the U.S. and Canada. This new agreement replaces the existing agreement, which was in place since Maxeon’s spin-out from SunPower in

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