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Renewables Now | January 17, 2020

New York-based energy company LS Power on Thursday announced the closure of its purchase of EVgo, the owner of a large network of electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers in 34 states. LS Power announced the acquisition of EVgo from Vision Ridge Partners for an undisclosed amount last month. The EV charging company will operate as a stand-alone entity under LS. EVgo's public charging network in the US includes more than 1,250 fast chargers, all of which use 100% renewable energy. The acquisition enab...

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Clearloop | September 03, 2021

Clearloop, the only cleantech company working with brands and individuals to build domestic solar farms that both clean up the grid and benefit distressed communities, today celebrated the groundbreaking of its 1-megawatt solar farm in Jackson, Tenn., which is the first utility-scale solar farm in the United States directly financed by solar offsets. Clearloop's solar farm will provide enough clean energy to power 200 homes, helping to clean up the Sun Belt's fossil-fuel-dependent ...

Power-technology | August 24, 2020

First Solar has named one of its power plants as the world’s first licensed utility-scale solar facility to commercially deliver ancillary grid services. The US-based photovoltaic (PV) solutions provider has said its Luz del Norte facility will now deliver a range of grid services, including automatic generation control. Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional, an independent system operator (ISO) in Chile, has added the facility to its portfolio of large-scale power generators. Chile Minist...

SOLAR+STORAGE

Atlas Renewable Energy | July 20, 2021

Atlas Renewable Energy, a global pioneer in renewable energy, and Unipar, a South American leader in chlorine, chlorides, and PVC, announced today the signing of a large-scale solar energy power purchase agreement (PPA) in Brazil. Atlas Renewable Energy's Lar do Sol – Casablanca II photovoltaic facility in Pirapora, Minas Gerais, will produce the clean solar energy supply. The Lar do Sol – Casablanca II Solar Plant, which would cover around 700 hectares, will have ...