Bluebird Solar and Light

Environment alleader | June 10, 2020

Researchers at San Jose State University developed a prototype power converter for PV panels that captures more than 30% more energy than conventional technologies. Delta, a power and thermal management solutions company, provided the funding for the research in an effort to advance renewable energy research and talent. The project met several milestones, including the production of a demonstration-scale micro integrated converter that utilizes a magnetically coupled architecture to reduce the s...

Prnewswire | October 05, 2020

The first high-frequency decentralized energy trading platform was successfully piloted at the Port of Rotterdam. Jointly developed by S&P Global Platts and BlockLab, Distro is a new microgrid electricity trading platform that leverages both Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain's distributed ledger technology. Under the ongoing trial that commenced in August 2020, commercial energy consumers in the Port of Rotterdam's iconic innovation dock, where the world's largest submarines...

SaurEnergy | March 03, 2020

US-based First Solar has announced that Longroad Energy is the acquirer of its four solar projects with a combined capacity of 160-megawatts (MW) in California. Longroad Energy is a US-based renewable energy developer, owner, and operator, with a multi-gigawatt portfolio of wind and solar projects across the United States. First Solar had previously disclosed the transaction without identifying the acquirer. Backed by a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a Community Choice Aggregator ...

solarpowerworldonline | February 04, 2020

Soltage and Basalt managed funds have acquired a 40-MW solar portfolio in Oregon. The first 10-MW solar facility was energized in December and the remaining 30 MW are under construction and planned to be placed in service prior to Summer 2020. The portfolio was acquired from NewSun Energy, a leading Pacific Northwest energy developer. This acquisition anchors a $100 Mmllion portfolio investment in the Oregon market and is being funded via Helios, an investment vehicle set up by Soltage and Basal...