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Sol-REIT Finalizes Financing for New Jersey Solar Project

Sol-REIT LLC has completed a term loan refinance of the Inspira solar farm in southern New Jersey. With the closing of this loan, Sol-REIT will be moving quickly to execute upon its $300 million and growing loan origination pipeline of construction-to-permanent loan financing opportunities for middle-market solar projects across the United States. Sol-REIT has completed

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NEXT Energy, NSG Group Partner on Transparent Solar Window Technology

Demo wall NSG Group (Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.), a manufacturer of glass and glazing products for the architectural, automotive and creative technology glass sectors, and NEXT Energy Technologies Inc., makers of proprietary transparent photovoltaic (PV) coatings that transform commercial windows into solar panels, have announced a joint marketing effort between its NSG’s European subsidiary

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FTC Solar Tests Damping Tech Efficacy Against Wind Tunnel Effects on PV Modules

FTC Solar 2P Voyager Tracker Nevada FTC Solar has co-authored a whitepaper with wind engineering experts RWDI and structural engineering firm Engineered Power Solutions (EPS) on the wind mitigation strategy of FTC’s unique single axis tracker, Voyager. This strategy – combining a zero-degree wind stow position with proprietary dampening technology – was independently characterized through

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UL, NREL Recommend Cybersecurity Testing in Distributed Energy Report

UL, a global safety science leader, has released a report, co-authored with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), titled “Cybersecurity Certification Recommendations for Interconnected Grid Edge Devices and Inverter Based Resources.” The report includes recommendations that enable distributed energy resources (DER) and inverter-based resources (IBRs) to maintain a strong cybersecurity

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Sacramento Utility Signs PPA with DESRI’s Solar and Battery Storage Facility

Cuyama solar project, California by DESRI D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), a renewable energy producer in North America, has signed Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s (SMUD) first combined solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) sized at 200 MW AC and 400 MWh. The facility will be located in Sacramento

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Luminia, New Hampshire Solar Garden Develop Community Solar Projects in Maine

A New Hampshire Solar Garden community solar farm in Milton, N.H. Luminia (formerly SD Renewables) has entered into a joint agreement with New Hampshire Solar Garden for funding its pipeline of projects. This includes five community-based solar projects in Maine that have a combined capacity for 15 MW. Luminia offers New Hampshire Solar Garden access

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