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Adapture Renewables Inc., a utility-scale solar and energy storage developer, owner and operator, has completed its 67 MW Signal Ranch project in Hunt County, Texas. The solar facility’s corporate offtaker is a Fortune 50 company, the company says. Located within the ERCOT market, the project spans 25 acres and includes more than 130,000 solar modules. The post Developer Energizes Texas Solar Project appeared first on Solar Industry.

EliTe Solar, a solar PV manufacturer headquartered in Singapore, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new project in the Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, marking a major milestone in the company’s global strategic expansion. The facility has a planned capacity goal of 5 GW, spanning an area of 78,000 square meters. The post EliTe Solar Expanding Manufacturing Capacity appeared first on Solar Industry.

Trinasolar has supplied its Elementa 2 platform (5 MWh) to AMEA Power for the 300 MWh Abydos Battery Energy Storage Project in Aswan, Egypt. This project is the largest solar PV initiative in Africa and the first to incorporate a utility-scale battery energy storage solution (BESS) in Egypt. Developed by AMEA Power, the Abydos project The post Trinasolar Joins AMEA Power for Large Energy Storage Project appeared first on Solar Industry.

SunVest Solar, a developer of distributed renewable energy projects in the United States, has completed construction on a 19.5 MW solar project at Charter Steel’s manufacturing facility in Saukville, Wis. The landmark project is the largest behind-the-meter solar installation in the state and helps ensure that Charter Steel – Wisconsin’s largest single energy user – The post SunVest Wraps Up Wisconsin Solar Installation appeared first on Solar Industry.

Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed its 200 MW Morrow Lake Solar project, located in Frio County, Texas, and providing Microsoft Corp. with renewable energy under a previously announced long-term power purchase agreement. Morrow Lake Solar is the first of two solar facilities developed under the agreement with Microsoft and is LRE’s second project in The post 200 MW Morrow Lake Solar Project Complete appeared first on Solar Industry.

PV module manufacturer Silfab Solar Inc. has signed a supply agreement with Nexamp, an independent renewable energy provider, for the delivery of Silfab’s newest commercial panels featuring Silfab cells made in the United States. The partnership will start shipment of the first 125 MW of 580 XM+ DCB panels in late Q2 2025, exclusively manufactured The post Nexamp Buying U.S.-Produced Solar Modules from Silfab appeared first on Solar Industry.

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has signed two long-term renewable energy offtake agreements with Meta. The projects include a 250 MW AC solar facility in Missouri and a 150 MW AC solar facility in Texas. Both facilities are sited in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) territory and are expected to reach commercial operation The post Meta Inks Solar Offtake Agreements with DESRI appeared first on Solar Industry.

SolarMax Technology Inc., an integrated solar energy company, is working with Sunelement Energy Inc., a domestic manufacturer of solar panels, for the installation of a solar power and battery project in East Dublin, Ga. The proposed 40 MW project will be coupled with a battery energy storage system of 150 MWh. SolarMax is to provide The post Sunelement Taps SolarMax for EPC Services on Georgia Project appeared first on Solar Industry.

Acrow Bridge says one of its steel beam bridges has been installed at the Langford Solar Farm in Devon. The bridge will provide access during the construction of the new solar farm and will be used by maintenance vehicles after the facility is operational. Acrow’s bridge was sold to Ethical Power, which was awarded the The post Steel Beam Bridge Arrives at 35 MW Solar Project appeared first on Solar Industry.

Trinasolar US says the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation into Trina’s patent infringement complaint against a number of Canadian Solar Inc. entities. Having considered Trina’s complaint, filed in October, the U.S. government ordered an investigation of whether Canadian Solar is in violation of Section 337 of the Tariff The post ITC to Launch Investigation for Trinasolar Complaint appeared first on Solar Industry.

Canadian Solar Inc. has executed agreements with Sunraycer Renewables LLC, an Annapolis, Md.-based renewable energy company, for battery energy storage and two solar projects in Texas, as well as for the purchase of up to 2 GWp of solar modules for various Sunraycer projects. Under the agreements, e-STORAGE, Canadian Solar’s subsidiary specializing in the design, The post Sunraycer Leaning on Canadian Solar for Upcoming Projects appeared first on Solar Industry.

Nextracker says it has shipped and delivered the industry’s first U.S.-manufactured solar trackers in the United States, which are expected to achieve 100% domestic content value for solar trackers under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The first project to receive these domestic content trackers is SB Energy’s Pelican’s Jaw project. The 570 MW solar and 954 The post Nextracker Delivers First U.S.-Manufactured Solar Trackers appeared first on Solar Industry.

A 2.2 MW photovoltaic power plant at Longfei Wood Products Factory in Yichun, Heilongjiang Province of China, was recently connected to the grid, marking the completion of the first distributed PV power plant using LONGi’s “HPBC 2.0” technology. The Longfei PV plant uses LONGi’s HPBC 2.0 dual-glass PV modules with a module power of 630 The post LONGi Energizes Its First Solar PV Installation Using New Module Family appeared first on Solar Industry.

Sunstone Solar, one of the largest proposed solar projects in the U.S., has received its final discretionary approval from the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC), representing the final step in the state’s evaluation and public engagement process and authorizing project owner Pine Gate Renewables to proceed with construction. The 1,200 MW solar and 1,200 The post Massive Solar+Storage Project Ready to Roll appeared first on Solar Industry.