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AES Solar Reachs New Heights as the Install Team for Edinburgh Castle

AES Solar was chosen as the Edinburgh Castle install team for the solar PV project on the historic Scottish landmark. The solar PV system is part of Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) program to reduce energy use across the historic properties in its care.

UbiQD and SWM to Co-Develop Quantum Dot Interlayers for Power-Producing Windows

UbiQD, Inc., an advanced materials company spun out of Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc., a performance materials company with expertise in polymer engineering, have collaborated to develop a quantum dot (QD) glass interlayer that enables production efficiencies for solar window manufacturing to scale faster and at lower costs.

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Scatec refinances six power plants in Egypt with a Green Project Bond

Renewable energy company Scatec and its partners have refinanced the non-recourse project debt for six Egyptian solar power plants, with a total capacity of 380 MW, through the issue of a 19-year $334.5 million non-recourse Green Project Bond. The refinancing will improve Scatec’s and its project partner’s future cash distributions from the power plants. 

Sol Systems acquires 37 MW Illinois solar project from Lightrock Power

Sol Systems, LLC, based in Washington DC, has announced it has acquired a 37 MW solar development project in Morgan County, Illinois from Lightrock Power.

Duke Energy Renewable Energy Growth Soars by 20% in 2021

Duke Energy had its best year ever for adding renewable energy as the company posted a 20% jump in wind and solar power in 2021. This information, along with large amounts of other data and insights, was detailed in Duke Energy’s comprehensive ESG Report (formerly Sustainability Report), the company’s 16th annual disclosure on environment, social and governance (ESG) topics.

Alfen and Partners Complete Solar Park with Trading Hub for Mobile Energy Storage Systems

Alfen has built an innovative project for solar park De Dijken in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. The park houses 30,000 bifacial solar panels with a total capacity of 13.5MW, enough to power 4,200 households. The park is unique: its solar energy can be stored in the adjacent trading hub so both the available energy and the grid infrastructure can be used more efficiently.

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