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ENERGY

Tesla | April 28, 2021

Tesla reportedly made an Earth Day announcement that went unnoticed: the automaker plans to fuel its Supercharger stations with renewable energy this year. To have a truly positive impact on the climate, the electric car revolution must be fueled by renewable energy. This is why Tesla has a solar and energy storage business to further drive the growth of renewable energy. The majority of charging occurs at home, and going with domestic solar will prac...

ENERGY

Atlas Renewable Energy | October 26, 2020

Atlas Renewable Energy, a leading renewable energy company in Latin America, announced today that it has obtained a USD 67 million loan from IDB Invest, member of IDB Group, and from DNB Bank ASA (Norway) to finance the construction of Jacaranda, a 187MWp solar project being developed by Atlas Renewable Energy in Brazil, marking the first time that a Brazilian solar project has been fully financed in US dollars. The loan was secured from IDB Invest, including the Clean Technology Fund and the Ca...

SOLAR+STORAGE

FirstEnergy | November 24, 2021

Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp., have submitted an application to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia for approval to build five utility-scale solar energy projects throughout the companies' West Virginia service territory. Together, the facilities would generate 50 megawatts of clean, renewable energy to help make West Virginia more attractive for business development. The application supports a 2020 bill passed by the West Virginia ...

solarpowerworldonline | January 22, 2020

A landmark agreement announced Wednesday between Nashville Electric Service (NES), Vanderbilt University and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will bring new, large-scale renewable energy to the Tennessee Valley through TVA’s Green Invest program. TVA has awarded Nashville-based solar developer Silicon Ranch a contract to build, own and operate a 35-MW installation in Bedford County, Tennessee, pending completion of environmental review. Additional Green Invest announcements resulting from TV...