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Solar Power Led Global Renewable Energy Additions Last Year, IRENA Shows

Francesco La Camera The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), has released new data that shows that renewable energy continues to grow and gain momentum despite global uncertainties. Global renewable generation capacity was 3,064 gigawatts by 2021, an increase of 9.1% in renewable power stock. Although hydropower accounted for the largest share of the global total […]

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Castillo Provides Engineering Services for ClearPath N.Y. Community Solar Portfolio

Castillo Engineering provided site optimization services and value engineering in upstate New York for one of six ClearPath Solar projects. ClearPath Energy contracted Castillo Engineering to provide engineering and electrical design for a 38.25MW portfolio of six community-based solar projects in upstate New York. The projects range in size from 4.5 MW up to 7.5MW

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Solar Energy Production Increased by 20 Percent in 2021, National Laboratory Finds

According to the latest energy flow charts from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Americans used 5% less energy in 2021 than they did in 2020. Each year, LLNL releases flow charts that illustrate the nation’s consumption and use of energy. In 2021, Americans used 97.3 quads (quadrillion BTU) of energy, which is 4.4 quads more than

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First Solar Supplies Silicon Ranch with 4 GW of Photovoltaic Modules

An employee of First Solar inspects modules at the company’s Perrysburg, Ohio manufacturing facility. First Solar Inc. has entered into a master supply agreement (MSA), to supply 4 GW DC with advanced, responsibly produced thin-film photovoltaic (PV), solar modules to Silicon Ranch. The deal, one of First Solar’s largest, will see Silicon Ranch’s projects in

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Origis Places Order With First Solar for 750 MW of Thin-Film PV Modules

Origis Energy, a developer of solar and energy storage, has placed an order from First Solar Inc. for 750 MW DC thin-film photovoltaic PV solar modules. The deal, which was booked prior to the release of First Solar’s Q4 and Full Year 2021 earnings in February, utilizes First Solar’s agile contracting approach and Origis will

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