RP Construction Services, Inc. (RPCS), a solar project design and installation firm headquartered in Monterey, California, announced it has surpassed the 1 GW installation milestone. RPCS completed well over half a gigawatt of solar projects in 2019 alone, which is an increase of more than 200% over 2018, and more than 200 projects in 19 different states in the U.S.
First Solar, Inc. announced the start of production at its new photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio, its second factory in the United States. First Solar continues to operate its flagship factory in Perrysburg, Ohio, effectively scaling its total annualized production capacity in the U.S. to 1.9-gigawatts (GW)DC.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (September 20, 2019) – The KeyState Renewables, LLC announced the launch of Solcap Fund I LLC, an institutional investor tax credit fund dedicated to mid-size solar power generation projects.
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, announced it has signed an agreement with French low-carbon electricity leader EDF to establish a 50:50 joint venture energy services company (ESCO).
Clean technology company Verditek PLC, headquartered in London, UK, announced the official opening of its first solar PV module factory in Lainate, Italy. Verditek Solar Italy (VSI) operates the site and production of its lightweight solar panel modules which is bringing to market.
German manufactgurer of energy storage systems, Tesvolt, announced that it is working to establish new production facilities for lithium storage systems with an annual production capacity of over one gigawatt hour (GWh) in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany, which would be Europe’s first gigafactory for battery storage systems.
Global integrated solar power company Solarcentury, with operations across Europe, Latin America and Africa, announced that it is expanding its operations into Italy.
The non-profit organization Solar Village Project (SVP) based in Maryland, which provides solar-solution technology in rural villages, announced the lauch of an education impact project to bring much needed solar powered light to 300 children living in off grid villages in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Texas-based solar power contractor Freedom Solar LLC announced that Freedom Solar Financial Services LLC, the first solar financial vehicle of its kind in Texas, has raised an initial round of $7.5 million in funding to finance commercial solar projects.
Leading turnkey solar installation company Freedom Solar Power, headquartered in Texas, announced that it has ramped up its presence in Houston and introduced a new energy solution to protect homeowners and businesses from losing power during outages: SunPower solar systems combined with the Tesla Powerwall 2 home battery.
Sunpro Solar, a leading residential and commercial solar installer headquartered in Louisiana, announced that it was named one of the top U.S. solar contractors in 2018 by Solar Power World magazine, ranking as the 11th largest rooftop solar installer nationwide.
