Industry News

  1. CenterPoint Energy Receives Approval For 335 Megawatts Of Renewable Energy To Serve Southwestern Indiana 5/4/2022

    CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today announced its Indiana-based electric utility business, CenterPoint Energy Indiana South, received approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to enter into two power purchase agreements (PPAs) for an additional 335 megawatts (MWs) of solar energy as part of the next component in the company's long-term electric generation transition plan.

  2. GridTek Utility Services Announces Acquisitions Of American Power And Valiant Energy Services 5/2/2022

    GridTek Utility Services ("GridTek" or the "Company"), a leading provider of electrical transmission and distribution maintenance, repair and upgrade services for utility and industrial customers, and a First Reserve portfolio company, today announced it has successfully signed and closed on the simultaneous acquisitions of American Power, LLC ("American Power") and Valiant Energy Services, LLC ("Valiant") (collectively, the "Transactions").

  3. Uptick In Solar Activity Parallels Discussion On Effects Of Space Weather On The Electrical Grid 4/28/2022

    Often, our electric grid functions at the whim of the natural world's powerful forces – wind, lightning, Sun. As the solar cycle ramps back up in activity, the power grid reawakens to the threat of space weather, which has the potential to push the system beyond its tipping point.

  4. LONGi To Supply Hi-MO 5 Modules To Red Sea Project 4/8/2022

    LONGi has announced that it has won a contract to supply 406MW of its Hi-MO 5 bifacial modules to SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. for Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Project.

  5. Jupiter Power's Largest Utility-Scale Battery Storage Facility To Date, Flower Valley II, Enters Commercial Operations In Reeves County, Texas 3/30/2022

    Jupiter Power LLC ("Jupiter") today announced that its Flower Valley II LLC ("Flower Valley II"), a battery energy storage facility located in Reeves County, Texas, has commenced commercial operations.

  6. Nala Renewables Expands Its Energy Storage Portfolio With A Further Four Battery Energy Storage Systems 3/29/2022

    Nala Renewables Ltd (“Nala Renewables”), a global power and renewable energy investment and development platform has expanded its portfolio of battery energy storage systems (“BESS”) to include four new projects under development in New York State.

  7. Sungrow Supplies Statera's 362 MW/391 MWh Energy Storage Project In The UK 3/28/2022

    Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that the Company partners with Statera Energy, a market leader in the provision of flexibility to the UK grid, to supply a 362 MW/391 MWh energy storage project in the UK.

  8. GCL SI To Supply 71MW Solar Modules In Brazil 3/24/2022

    GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd. ("GCL SI" or "the Company") (Shenzhen:002506), a leading photovoltaics (PV) company in China, will launch a project, dubbed Casa Blanca, in Bahia, Brazil in cooperation with Atlas Renewable Energy, a global renewable energy generator, with an expected full capacity of 250MW once construction is completed. GCL SI will supply 71MW solar modules for this project.

  9. Nexamp Activates A Pair Of Energy Storage Projects In ISO New England Territory 3/22/2022

    Nexamp has completed two energy storage projects, marking another milestone toward the buildout of a cleaner and more resilient regional power grid.

  10. LS Power Grid Unveils Plans To Connect Offshore Wind Power Into New Jersey's Onshore Electrical Grid 3/22/2022

    LS Power Grid, a leading electric transmission company, today presented its plans to bring power generated from New Jersey offshore wind farms into the state's onshore electrical grid.