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Pennsylvania state senator Gene Yaw has proposed a bill that would create a development fund based on the $10 billion Texas Energy Fund (TEF) for dispatchable energy to support the state's grid.
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The Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) has selected 17 projects totalling $5.38 billion to advance to the next round of the review process for the Texas Energy Fund (TEF) grant program.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalised 2 floating offshore wind areas off Oregon and announced the date for its upcoming auction in October.
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Oneok has agreed to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners’ (GIP) interests in EnLink Midstream and Medallion Midstream for $5.9 billion.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is exploring offshore wind options off the coast of Hawaii and the US territory of Guam.
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Eneva has secured R$1 billion ($177 million) in financing for a gas-fired power plant the company is developing in Brazil.
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American Electric Power subsidiary Public Service Company of Oklahoma has an agreement with J-Power to acquire a 795MW combined-cycle power generation facility, PFR has learned.
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CPS Energy has signed storage capacity agreements with Eolian for 2 Texas battery storage projects totalling 350MW/1,400MWh.
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EDF Renewables North America has closed on the initial phase of the sale of 50% of its Desert Quartzite solar-plus-storage project in Riverside, California.
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Scala Data Centers has signed the Latin America's largest renewable energy supply agreement with Serena Energia.
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TCW Group has closed on the sale of its 19.64% stake in the Homer City Generation project to funds managed by distressed asset-focused investor Knighthead Capital Management, PFR has learned.
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Nu:ionic Technologies and HybriGenix Futures have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a clean power and hydrogen facility in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Invenergy and Lafayette Square-owned joint venture, Reactivate, has hired Corey Stein as executive vice president of finance.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board of directors has approved an additional $150 million to fund TVA’s small module nuclear reactor (SMR) initiative at its Clinch River site in Tennessee.
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Renewables developer Arevon Energy will look to start financing its Avocet Energy Storage Project in Q1 2025 after securing permitting and signing an interconnection agreement, PFR has learned.
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CleanCapital and Arena Renewables have partnered to develop a portfolio of community and C&I solar projects in grid-critical areas in Illinois, Maryland, and other parts of the US.
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Offshore wind port infrastructure developer Clean Energy Terminals (CET) has hired Sloane Perras as its chief legal officer.
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Georgia electricity cooperative Oglethorpe Power has closed on its acquisition of the Walton County Power Plant from Carlyle affiliate Mackinaw Power, PFR has learned.
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Israeli renewable-focused fund Windin Capital is set to close financing for a wind farm the company owns in Chile, PFR understands.
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Bernhard Capital Partners’ acquisition of Entergy's Louisiana gas systems has been approved by the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
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Vestas and Brazilian renewables developer Renobrax are planning to develop a wind project in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
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Boralex has closed a $95 million financing for the 52MW Témiscouata II wind farm in Quebec.
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Santiago-based renewables developer Biwo Renovables is adding another standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project to its development pipeline in Chile.
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Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Group will sell 33% of its affiliate CPV Renewable Power to real assets-focused investment management firm Harrison Street for $300 million, PFR understands.
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Madison Gas & Electric (MGE) is acquiring 176MW solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity for an estimated $351 million, PFR has learned.
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Houston-based Alpha Omega Power, the utility-scale battery storage developer, owner, and operator, has hired Luke Shillington as chief development officer.
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Eversouce Energy’s Huntsbrook Offshore Wind (OSW) Hub project has been awarded a Department of Energy (DOE) grant of $89 million.
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Corio Generation has signed a memorandum of understanding with offshore construction business Estaleiros do Brasil (EBR) for the development of offshore wind generation in Brazil.
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esVolta has hired Justin Johns, formerly the chief financial officer of Shell's SouthCoast Wind Energy offshore wind joint venture, as senior vice president and CFO.
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California-based Natron Energy plans to develop a $1.4 billion utility-scale battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina.
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TC Energy Corporation and an Énergir subsidiary partner have completed the sale of the Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) to BlackRock and investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP).
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Renewable energy company Ormat Technologies has signed a pair of 7-year tolling agreements with Equilibrium Energy for its battery energy storage (BESS) facilities in Texas.
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Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is planning a 200MW battery energy storage system in southeast Tucson, Arizona.
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Renewable operator and developer Deriva Energy has hired John Clapp, the former chief financial officer of Scout Clean Energy, as its chief executive.
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Avangrid has executed its second short-term virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Statkraft for a 35MW wind farm in Pennsylvania.
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Danish energy giant Ørsted reported $575 million in impairment losses during Q2 2024, partially caused by the construction of its 704MW Revolution Wind project and the cancellation of New Jersey Ocean Wind projects.
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Equinor and Dominion have been named the provisional winners of the Central Atlantic offshore wind lease area tender, totalling $93 million.
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Brazilian utility Cemig has closed the sale of its 45% stake in energy company Aliança Energia to mining company Vale.
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Enlight Renewable Energy subsidiary Clenera has closed its sale-leaseback agreement for the 300MW Atrisco battery energy project with the City of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, PFR has learned.
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North American energy development, investment and operating company LS Power has established an independent power producer named Lightning Power.
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Atlas Renewable Energy has closed a $289 million financing for the company’s BESS del Desierto project in Chile, marking the company's first financing for standalone batteries in Chile.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalised its environmental assessment of the lease areas in the upcoming Oregon floating offshore wind energy auction.
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Swiss fund manager SUSI Partners has made an investment into a portfolio of battery storage projects, expanding the firm’s partnership with Chilean developer BIWO Renovables.
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Spanish renewables developer Grenergy reached financial close in July 2024 for the first 2 phases of its Oasis de Atacama solar-plus-storage project in Chile, the largest storage project in the world according to the company.
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EmberClear Management has submitted loan applications for 1.8GW peaking plants to the Texas Energy Fund.
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Marubeni Power Corporation will sell its 25% stake in a 775MW Maryland gas-fired combined cycle plant to OPC Energy, PFR has learned.
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AES Indiana plans to invest $1.1 billion in repowering energy projects throughout the state by 2026, including replacing 2 coal-fired units at the Petersburg Generating Station.
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Argentine aluminum producer Aluar is expanding its wind farm with 336MW of additional capacity.
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Ørsted has partnered with renewable developer Mission Clean Energy to develop 4 standalone battery storage projects, totalling 1GW, across the midwestern US.
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Manulife Investment Management has invested $250 million into Hunt Energy Network to develop and operate dispatchable power resources in ERCOT.
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Leonid Capital Partners, a credit investment manager, has provided a $12 million revolving line of credit to nuclear waste-to-energy developer Zeno Power.
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Southeast PowerGen has closed on sale of its MPC Generating and Sandersville gas-fired sites to Gulf Pacific Power, PFR has learned.
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Ares Management is selling the St Joseph Energy Center a greenfield natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in New Carlisle, Indiana, PFR has learned.
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Argentine renewables developer Eoliasur is planning a $607 million battery energy storage system (BESS) in Chile.
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Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP) yesterday (5 August) agreed to acquire New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) from Emera in a deal worth $1.25 billion.
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Aypa Power has closed a $323 million financing led by ING Capital for its 150MW/600MWh Kuna energy storage project outside of Boise, Idaho.
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J-Power is selling its stake in the Tenaska Virginia Generating Station, PFR has learned.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to release $30 million in funding opportunities for clean energy projects that will support Native American tribal communities and universities by the end of August (2024).
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Carlyle has agreed to sell Cogentrix Energy, a US independent power producer, to Quantum Capital for around $3 billion.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has chosen Hecate Energy to develop a 1GW solar farm on the site of the Manhattan Nuclear Project in Washington State.
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Great Bay Renewables (GBR) has closed its $30 million royalty investment in Nokomis Energy, a distributed generation developer in the Midwest.
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Hull Street Energy has agreed to acquire 4 New York thermal power plants from J-Power USA.
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Enlight Renewable Energy’s subsidiary Clenera Holdings has closed a $400 million financing facility for the energy storage portion of its New Mexico-based Atrisco Complex, a 364MW solar and 1.2GWh storage project.
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The PJM grid operator received dramatically higher prices in its 2025/2026 power market auction, indicating how decreased power supply is causing reliability concerns.
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Excelsior Energy Capital has signed a multiyear agreement to purchase 2.2GWh of US-manufactured battery cells from Fluence Energy.
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esVolta has secured $258 million in financing led by MUFG for its 980MWh BESS portfolio in Texas.
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Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) portfolio company Eolian has closed a $390 million financing facility for a portfolio of renewable energy assets across the US.
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EDF Renewables North America is selling 50% of its Desert Quartzite solar-plus-storage project to Power Corporation of Canada subsidiary Power Sustainable, PFR has learned.
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The Nuclear Company, a utility-scale nuclear developer, has appointed Joe Klecha as chief nuclear officer.
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Paraguay’s National Electricity Administration (ANDE) has received bids from 11 interested parties to sell output on the free market in Brazil.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released its final environmental impact (EIS) statement for US Wind’s proposed Maryland Offshore Wind Project.
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Hecate Energy Gulf Wind has made an unsolicited lease request with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for 2 offshore wind energy areas (WEAs) previously identified for the 2021 Gulf Coast tender.
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Casa dos Ventos, through its subsidiary Ventos de São Rafael Renováveis SA, has issued R$2.5 billion ($442m) in debentures in Brazil.
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Morgan Stanley Senior Funding has been identified as the lender of a $700 million loan to New Fortress Energy for its Mexico-based FLNG unit 2, PFR has learned.
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Great Bay Renewables has provided Nova Clean Energy with an additional $40 million loan to advance its 6.5GW of wind, solar, and battery projects across North America.
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Spanish oil company Repsol is in early conversations to acquire the remaining 60% of US renewables developer Hecate Energy.
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Clearway Energy Group has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) for its 315MW Montana wind farm.
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New Fortress Energy has closed a $700 million loan for its FLNG unit 2 in Mexico.
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Ormat Technologies has executed a 15-year Resource Adequacy Purchase and Sale Agreement (RA Agreement) with the city of Riverside, California, to provide 80MW/320MWh of battery storage through it Shirk BESS project.
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Greenbacker Capital Management has executed a novel wind proxy hedge risk transfer for its Maine wind farm and raised additional debt for the project with MUFG.
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AEP subsidiaries Public Services of Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) have jointly transferred 100% ownership of the $12 million Dover Substation to the Western Farmer’s Electric Cooperative (WFEC), PFR has learned.
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Blackstone-owned energy storage business Aypa Power has closed its $650 million pre-notice to proceed development facility.
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London Economics International is overseeing the sales process of 7 hydro plants sited throughout New York and New Hampshire for a northeast US-based renewables developer.
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Power transition and infrastructure-focused real assets investment firm, Elda River Capital Management, has joined battery storage developer Spearmint Energy’s $200 million credit facility.
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Renewables developer Sphera Energy is planning to develop a pair of standalone battery energy storage projects in Chile.
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Tenaska will sell its 229MW Berkshire Combined Cycle Power Plant in Massachusetts to investment firm Gate City Power (GCP), PFR has learned.
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Clearway Energy Group has closed on more than $700 million in construction financing for solar and standalone battery projects in California, PFR has learned.
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Generac Power Systems has been awarded a grant of up to $200 million from the US Department of Energy for residential solar and battery storage systems in Puerto Rico.
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Utility-scale energy storage developer GridStor has closed its acquisition of the Galveston, Texas-based Evelyn Battery Energy Storage project from Balanced Rock Power, PFR has learned.
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Macquarie Asset Management’s sale of the entire 940MW Lordstown Energy Center to ArcLight Capital has been held up by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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The US Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has agreed to a loan guarantee of up to $861.3 million to finance solar and storage projects in Puerto Rico.
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Backed by several venture firms, The Nuclear Company, plans to build a fleet of nuclear plants throughout the US.
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Ørsted is looking to sell a portion of the 924MW Sunrise Wind project off New York, PFR has learned.
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The New York Energy Research and Development Authority has opened the state’s fifth offshore wind solicitation.
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Atiaia Renováveis is planning to issue R$215 million ($39m) in debentures for a hydroelectric project the company is developing in Brazil.
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New York City-based battery storage developer NineDot Energy has inked an additional $25 million revolving credit facility from NY Green Bank.
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Intersect Power has closed 2 project financings totalling $837 million for 3 standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Texas.
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Peak Energy, a US-based energy storage company, has secured $55 million to launch production of its sodium-ion battery technology.
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LS Power has closed on its acquisition of its 810MW natural gas-fired power plant sited in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania from an affiliate of Platinum Equity, PFR has learned.
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Orizon has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Edge Comercialização for the supply of biomethane in Brazil.
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Italy-based Redelfi and Elio Energy Group, a North American utility-scale renewable developer, have launched a joint venture to develop 2.4GW of battery storage projects in the US.
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Copec and Transelec have signed an agreement to partner on the implementation of a battery energy storage system in Chile.
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The Superintendency for the Development of the Northeast (Sudene) has provided financing for 4 renewables projects in Brazil.
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EQT Corporation’s $5.45 billion all-stock acquisition of natural gas provider Equitrans Midstream faces legal opposition from numerous Equitrans shareholders, PFR has learned.
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For more than 7 months the government of Alberta paused the approval of new renewable energy projects causing a multi-gigawatt logjam with upwards of $25 billion of investment sat idle.
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Leeward Renewable Energy has closed a $1.25 billion construction warehouse facility to develop a 1GW portfolio of wind, solar and battery storage projects.
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Strata Clean Energy has inked a 20-year tolling agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS) for the Justice Energy Storage project in Phoenix, Arizona.
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking more information before advancing ConocoPhillips’ $22.5 billion all-stock buy of Marathon Oil.
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NexEra Energy will sell 100% of the class B preferred interest in its clean power subsidiary Nitro Renewables to Blackstone.
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The California Energy Commission (CEC) has adopted a finalised plan for offshore wind development through 2045.
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Della Xu has joined battery energy storage system (BESS) developer, owner and operator GridStor as its senior manager of M&A.
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Atlantic Shores, Attentive Energy, and Community Offshore Wind are the 3 bidders in New Jersey’s fourth offshore wind solicitation.
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Blackstone Infrastructure Partners will buy a 30.2% stake in US-based power company Tallgrass Energy Partners from Spanish energy company Enagás for $1.1billion.
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Onyx Renewable Partners has upsized its 3-year revolving credit facility, led by Investec, to $100 million to support its portfolio of solar projects across the US.
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US-based White River Energy has formed a wholly owned spin-out in the United Arab Emirates' finance centre, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), named White River International (WRI), PFR has learned.
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State governments across the Northeast have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to coordinate interregional transmission planning.
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Ørsted has closed on its 50% stake in the 924MW offshore Sunrise Wind project from co-developer Eversource Energy.
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Rockland Capital is to acquire the 54MW Ellwood natural gas power station in California from independent power producer GenOn, PFR has learned.
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Clearway Energy Group has closed a $261 million project financing by a consortium of banks to repower its 160MW Cedro Hill wind farm in Texas.
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Pennybacker Capital Management will acquire a small-scale Miami-based LNG business from New Fortress Energy.
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The Department of Energy has provided ENTEK Lithium Separators with a $1.2 billion conditional commitment loan for its EV battery factory in Terra Haute, Indiana.
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Holland Industrial Group will auction off the coal-fired units of the 700MW AB Power Plant in Evansville, Indiana ahead of the plant's conversion into a natural gas asset.
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Dominion Energy has purchased the Kitty Hawk North Wind offshore lease area from Avangrid for $160 million.
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Chile’s Ministry of National Assets has awarded public lands to 6 battery energy storage system projects totalling more than 11GWh of capacity.
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Ontario-based renewables developer Compass Greenfield Development has closed a CA$49.5 million ($36.29 million) non-recourse project financing for battery storage projects from Selkirk Advisory Group.
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Korean EV battery manufacturer SK On has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Sakuu, a Silicon Valley-based utility-scale battery provider.
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Ameresco is to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a 20-year guaranteed capacity of 25MW and 100MWh for the Snohomish County Public Utility District.
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Denver, Colorado-based Elevation Midstream has merged with Platte River Holdings, a subsidiary of ARB Midstream.
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The Department of Energy will offer up to $100 million to fund pilot-scale long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects using non-lithium technologies.
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Battery storage development company Lightshift Energy will transfer a 50% interest in a 3MW Massachusetts energy storage system to Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM), PFR has learned.
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Delaware will run a 1.2GW offshore wind solicitation after the state passed the highly-debated Energy Solutions Act of 2024.
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The Governor of Rhode Island, Daniel McKee, has signed an energy storage act into law, as the state aims to develop 600MW of utility-scale energy storage by 2033.
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Management firm Riverview Investment Holdings will buy 100% of the interest in subsidiary UGI Development Company from parent UGI Energy Services.
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Independent power project investor Tyr Energy has agreed to acquire Siemens Financial Services’ 20% in the natural gas-fired Hickory Run Energy power plant, PFR has learned.
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Pembina Gas Infrastructure, a joint subsidiary of KKR and Canada's Pembina Pipeline Corporation, will acquire a 50% interest in Whitecap’s 15-07 Kaybob Complex for $420 million.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has given Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind a Record of Decision (RoD) for its 2 projects totalling 2.8GW off the coast of New Jersey. This approval marks the ninth offshore wind farm approved by the Biden-Harris administration.
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ContourGlobal has completed the sale of a portfolio of wind projects in Brazil to alternative asset manager Patria Investimentos and Invenergy.
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Oglethorpe Power will acquire a 465MW peaking power plant in Georgia from global investment firm The Carlyle Group’s affiliate Mackinaw Power Holdings.
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Chilean power company Colbún has agreed to acquire Inversiones Latin America Power (ILAP) following ILAP’s restructuring process completed earlier this year.
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Gore Street Capital will transfer ownership of its 400MWh California-sited BESS site to Imperial Irrigation District (IID).
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the date of the first Central Atlantic offshore wind lease sale, which could total 6.3GW of generated capacity.
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California-based asset management firm TCW Group will divest its 19.64% ownership of Pennsylvania’s Homer City Generation to funds managed by distressed asset-focused investor Knighthead Capital Management, PFR has learned.
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Renewable developer Genneia raised $60 million in green bonds to support the development of renewable projects in Argentina.
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Salt River Project (SRP) has issued a request for proposals for long duration energy storage with a capacity of 5MW to 50MW and a duration of 10 hours in Arizona.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Export Development Canada are some of the latest investors in a $31 million Series A2 financing for energy storage company e-Zinc.
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Ørsted’s 924MW Sunrise Wind project was given its final approval by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
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Sumitomo Corporation of Americas has completed a tax equity investment in a portfolio of solar and battery storage projects owned by Pacifico Power.
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Neoenergia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Ceará to develop offshore wind generation.
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Belltown Power has put an 850MW battery energy storage (BESS) portfolio in Texas up for sale.
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British Columbia-based Cedar LNG, a partnership between Pembina Pipeline and the Haisla Nation, has reached final investment decision.
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Renewables developer Genneia is planning to issue green bonds for renewable projects in Argentina.
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Kimmeridge subsidiary Kimmeridge Texas Gas has closed on its follow-on control investment in Commonwealth LNG and hired David Lawler as chief executive to lead the venture.
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Cerberus Capital Management has invested $315.5 million in Eos Energy Enterprises, a manufacturer of zinc-based long duration energy storage systems.
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Jupiter Power's partnership with local power provider Consumers Energy is to acquire 100MW of battery energy storage in Coldwater, Michigan.
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Energy company Pampa Energía has signed a power purchase agreement with beverage company Coca-Cola Andina Argentina.
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Nuclear Fuels has appointed Gregory Huffman as chief executive officer, president and director, effective immediately.
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Canadian pipeline and energy company Enbridge has partnered with Six Nations Energy Development, an energy investment-focused consortium of 6 First Nations, to build a 200MW wind project in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
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Philadelphia-based Doral Renewables has secured a $400 million minority equity investment from Netherlands pension APG, a subsidiary of ABP.
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A stalled bill to extend tax breaks for data centres in Michigan has been touted as the bellwether for a co-generation comeback.
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The New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) has launched its 8th annual request for proposals for onshore, large-scale renewable energy projects.
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Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rio de Janeiro for the development of offshore wind in the state.
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Catalyst Power is to buy New-York based electricity and natural gas supplier Robison Energy from V3 Commodities Group.
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Recurrent Energy has secured $513 million in project financing for its 1,200MWh Papago Storage project located in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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Hecate Grid, a joint venture between an InfraRed Capital Partners managed fund and Hecate Energy, has closed a 4-year $125 million Letter of Credit with MUFG.
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Pattern Energy has signed a 30-year PPA with Hydro-Québec for its 150MW Broughton Wind project, located in Québec.
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Biocarbon producer Aymium has closed a $50 million financing with Fortress Investment Group and Kilonova Capital.
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energyRe has submitted proposals to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) to develop transmission systems bringing offshore wind power to New York City.
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Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina (Celesc) has landed financing from Brazilian development bank BNDES.
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Abraxas Power has selected McDermott as its EPC contractor for the Exploits Valley Renewable Energy Corporation (EVREC) project in Newfoundland and Labrador, which will be Canada's first commercial green hydrogen project.
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Blackstone-owned energy storage business Aypa Power is set to close a $650 million pre-Notice to Proceed development facility, PFR has learned.
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American Electric Power (AEP) has begun seeking Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval on its $315 million sale of distributed energy business AEP OnSite Partners to funds managed by Basalt Infrastructure Partners (BIP).
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Renewables developer Casa dos Ventos has inked a long-term power purchase agreement for one of the company’s wind projects in Brazil.
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Plus Power has closed a $133 million financing led by First Citizens Bank and NordLB for its 150MW/300MWh Cranberry Point Energy Storage project in Massachusetts.
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NRG Energy has submitted 3 loan proposals to the Texas Energy Fund (TEF) for 1.6GW of natural gas-powered ERCOT projects.
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Japanese corporate Itochu has made the first investment from its North America renewables-focused fund Overland Capital Partners.
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EDP Renewables North America has secured the rights to sell energy, capacity and ancillary services from its Edgeware BESS battery storage facility in Ontario.
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EDF Renewables has issued debentures for the expansion of the Serra do Seridó wind complex in Brazil.
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Alliant's midwestern utility company Wisconsin Power & Light has completed its nearly $127 million sell-down of the West Riverside Energy Center, PFR has learned.
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Chilean developer Orion Power is planning to develop a standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in the region of Atacama.
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DTE Energy is planning to convert a portion of its retired Trenton Channel coal power plant in Michigan to a 220MW/800MWh battery energy storage system.
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China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) is planning to develop a 105MW wind complex in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil.
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Redeux Energy Partners is to sell a 450MWdc solar portfolio to Pine Gate Renewables.
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Solaris Energy has appointed Nick Perugini as chief executive while current CEO, Alex Blackmer, will become president.
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Eletrobras has completed the sale of a portfolio of gas-fired power plants in Brazil to Âmbar Energia.
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As the Lone Star State begins to face the climbing summer temperatures, intense weather events, specifically Winter Storm Uri, remain at the top of Texans' minds.
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Entergy and NextEra Energy Resources have partnered to develop up to 4.5GW of solar and storage projects over the next 5 years.
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Lotus Infrastructure Partner has closed its acquisition of PNE USA, with the developer rebranded as Allium Renewable Energy.
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Entergy has submitted proposals for 2 natural gas power plants to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (TPUC) as the state pushes for new generation as energy demand intensifies.
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Engie is planning to issue up to R$2 billion ($381m) in debentures to finance a wind complex the company is developing in Brazil.
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Biocarbon producer Aymium has closed a $210 million financing from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and ECP ForeStar for its Williams production facility at a former California coal plant.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved an Environmental Assessment (EA) for potential offshore wind development off the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia coasts.
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Louisiana power company Cleco Corporate Holdings has closed on the $600 million sale of its unregulated electric utility business, Cleco Cajun, to private equity firm Atlas Holdings, PFR has learned.
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Sindicato Energético (Sinersa) has completed the acquisition of a hydroelectric asset from Glencore-owned mining company Volcan in Peru.
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Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is selling its Canadian gas gathering and processing business, NorthRiver Midstream, to unlisted infrastructure business Kiara Infrastructure Private Limited, PFR has learned.
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Black Mountain Energy Storage has put up a late stage 1070MW/2140MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio up for sale.
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Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) has signed an agreement with NorthStar Clean Energy to convert a former coal-fired power plant to a bioenergy with carbon capture and storage facility.
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The $10 billion Texas Energy Fund (TEF) opened its loan program on 1 June with more than 65 applicants submitting proposals totalling 48GW.
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Midstream natural gas company Kinetik has closed on the sale of a 16% equity interest in the Gulf Coast Express pipeline (GCX) to an ArcLight Capital Partners affiliate.
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Avangrid has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with CPS Energy for 161MW of the Peñascal I wind farm in Kenedy County, Texas.
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Miami-based Atlas Renewable Energy is planning to develop a 304MW wind project in Chile.
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Equinor and Ørsted have secured final purchase and sale agreements (PSAs) with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for 2 offshore wind projects, totalling 1.734GW.
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Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has signed a 15-year resource adequacy agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Company for its 112.5MW Sierra Pinta Energy Storage Project in Arizona.
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Canadian power provider Hydro One has hired Harry Taylor as executive vice president and chief financial and regulatory officer, effective 10 June (2024).
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Canadian pipeline and energy company Enbridge has closed on its acquisition of Dominion Energy’s Questar Gas and Wexpro assets for around $4.3 billion.
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SIBA Energy Corporation has landed long-term financing for a combined-cycle gas fired power plant in the Dominican Republic.
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Hydro-Québec has revealed plans to add 10GW of wind generation over the next decade, including several First Nations-owned 1GW-sized projects.
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BlackRock has closed its $500 million preferred equity investment in Canadian Solar subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, which represents a 20% stake in the solar and energy storage developer.
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Chilean utility Colbún is planning a $1.4 billion energy storage asset in the region of Antofagasta.
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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has approved Otter Tail Power's long-term electric generation and investment plan after the utility agreed to exit the Coyote Station coal plant by 2031.
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Brazilian utility Copel and Petrobras have concluded the sale of the Araucária gas-fired power plant they co-owned in Brazil.
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DLL, the Rabobank-owned asset finance company for equipment and technology, has partnered with Sunstone Credit to provide a loan platform for solar and battery storage assets.
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The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) has approved PNM Resource's application to integrate 410MW of new solar and energy storage by 2026.
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Vistra will add 2GW of dispatchable, natural gas-fuelled power capacity throughout west, central, and north Texas.
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Duke Energy has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nucor to develop power contract terms with electric utilities in North Carolina and South Carolina, with the goal of lowering the cost of building new nuclear technologies and batteries.
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Oil and gas company Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia (PCR) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with BBVA in Argentina.
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Distributed solar and battery development growth platform Apricus Generation has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Toronto-based Nexus Renewables.
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US energy storage solutions provider Torus has been contracted to provide Gardner Group with nearly 26MWh of energy storage capacity across part of the group’s commercial real estate assets.
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Danish energy giant Ørsted has agreed to pay New Jersey and its Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) $125 million to settle claims made against its decision to cancel offshore wind projects Ocean Wind 1 and 2 in late 2023.
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Homecoming Capital has invested $50 million in Clean Energy Terminals (CET) which is developing offshore wind port infrastructure projects on the east and west coasts in the US.
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ArcLight Capital Partners and battery storage developer Elevate Renewables are set to develop a 15MW/60MWh distributed generation-sized battery storage project in Staten Island, New York.
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Quidnet Energy has formed a 300MW Texas energy storage project partnership with Hunt Energy Network (HEN).
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the Final Environmental Assessment for the floating offshore wind research project in the Gulf of Maine.
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Madrid-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) is planning to develop a standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Chile.
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The California Independent Systems Operator (CAISO) has approved 2 major transmission initiatives for the state: 26 projects to help support the state's offshore wind capacity and Pattern Energy's SunZia Project tie-in to the state's grid.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1 and 2 in New Jersey.
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Argentine power generator Grupo Albanesi, through its subsidiaries Generación Mediterránea and Central Térmica Roca, is planning to issue bonds in the local market.
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Private equity firm Cresta Fund Management has made a controlling investment in Ocean Pacific, a company that develops compressed natural gas (CNG) and alternative fuel stations.
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Microsoft has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with RWE to offtake power from 2 onshore wind farms in Texas with a 446MW total capacity.
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Renewables development and repowering company PivotGen has named former GE executive Dennis Ford as its senior vice president (VP) of operations.
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Conduit Power and Riley Exploration Permian are expanding their joint venture, RPC Power, to develop power generation and storage assets for ERCOT, the Texas grid operator.
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Energy storage company Peak Energy will see its co-founder Liam O'Connor take on the chief operating officer (COO) role.
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Green data centre developer Soluna Holdings has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with EDF Renewables and Masdar for its 166MW Project Kati in Texas.
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QCells' residential solar financing platform EnFin has completed its first asset-backed securities (ABS) transaction totaling $252.86 million.
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Innergex Renewable Energy has started commercial operations of its San Andrés battery energy storage project in Chile.
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Advantage Capital has hired Steven Lichtin as chief executive and managing director of Advantage Capital Renewables.
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Soluna Holdings, a green data centre developer, has closed a $30 million financing from Spring Lane Capital (SLC) for its 50MW Project Dorothy 2, which is co-located with a 150MW wind farm, in Texas.
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Rockland Capital is to acquire electric power generation and distribution company Lanyard Power from Olympus Power, PFR has learned.
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Hydro-Québec has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the full capacity of electricity generated by the 300MW Peshu Napeu wind project.
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Equinor can now begin construction of the 810MW Empire Wind 1 project in the New York Bight region, after receiving final approval from the New York State Public Service Commission.
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Global renewables business RWE Clean Energy has acquired a 599MW portfolio from Galehead Development.
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Verde Resources and western Australia-headquartered Green Carbon Industries (GCI) have terminated their memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop US-based biomass facilities, PFR has learned.
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Origis Energy has secured a $300 million corporate financing facility from KKR to support solar and storage development.
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Battery storage provider Powin has hired Kirk Fleischhauer as its chief operating officer.
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The US has raised tariffs on a host of imported goods from China, including solar panels, batteries and EVs.
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Clenera has entered into a sale-leaseback agreement for its 300MW Aristco battery energy project with the City of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, PFR has learned.
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Engie has requested permission to cease operations of its remaining coal-fired power plants in Chile.
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Nuclear fission company Oklo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Atomic Alchemy to produce isotopes, necessary for creating and recycling fast reactors.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in April cancelled contracts for 4GW of offshore wind projects after GE Vernova "caused material changes" by scrapping its turbine design for the projects.
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Brazilian utility Copel is planning to divest from a portfolio of small generation assets the company owns through its subsidiary Copel Geração e Transmissão.
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Oklahoma-based midstream natural gas company ONEOK will acquire 450 miles of natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline from Houston, Texas midstream business Easton Energy.
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Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has awarded offtake contracts to 13 battery storage, natural gas, and biogas projects, totalling 2.19GW — the capacity needed to power Toronto.
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Midstream natural gas company Kinetik will sell its 16% equity interest in the Gulf Coast Express pipeline (GCX) to an ArcLight Capital Partners affiliate for $540 million in cash.
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Bitcoin mining company Genesis Digital Assets has signed a power purchase agreement with YPF Luz in Argentina.
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Investment and asset management firm Exus Management Partners has hired former Crédit Agricole CIB director as head of project finance for North America.
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Hydropower redeveloper Relevate Power has added 2 executives to its leadership team with Ian Finlay joining as CFO and Antonio Zarrella as VP of engineering and operations.
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AltC, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) run by former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has purchased and combined with nuclear technology company Oklo for $306 million.
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Carey International Group (CIG) has hired Christopher Kane as its chief investment officer as the company grows its US renewables and real estate portfolio.
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Atlantic Shores and Dominion Energy are facing lawsuits from several non-profit organizations, which claim the companies' offshore wind projects violate environmental protection laws.
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Former Ørsted executives have merged their independent development companies, Cold Water Renewables and Greenbelt Renewable Energy, to create a utility-scale wind, solar, and storage company.
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Renewable developers EDF Renewables Development, Naturgy, Candela, and Longroad Energy are seeking regulatory approval for more than 3GW of solar in Nevada’s Esmeralda County.
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Atlas Energy Solutions has appointed Blake McCarthy as its chief financial officer, effective 13 May 2024, PFR has learned.
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Eaton has partnered with Endurant Energy to develop 10 battery storage projects in New York City, totalling 150MWh and an estimated $7 million investment.
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Telecom Argentina has signed 2 power purchase agreements (PPA) to supply its operations and Pacheco datacenter with renewable power.
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Renewables developer Auren Energia has raised R$400 million ($79m) to refinance assets in Brazil.
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CPS Energy has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Constellation for 200MW of capacity beginning summer 2024.
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Santiago-based renewable developer Biwo Renovables is adding a duo of standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects to its development pipeline in Chile.
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Brookfield portfolio company Scout Clean Energy has closed a $100 million equipment supply loan with Rabobank for its pipeline 2.2GW of late stage of wind, solar, and energy storage projects.
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Motor fuel giant Sunoco has closed on its $7.3 billion all-equity acquisition of independent pipeline operator NuStar.
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Renewables operator ERG has closed on its acquisition of a 75% stake in a 317MW solar and wind portfolio with Apex Clean Energy.
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Lightshift Energy is set to build up to 50MW of battery storage projects for the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) grid in a first-of-its-kind program.
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Brazilian developer 2W Ecobank has reached financial close on phase 2 of its Kairos wind project located in the state of Ceará.
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Alberta, Canada-based Capital Power has cancelled its $2.4 billion Genesee carbon capture and storage (CCS) project after determining the project was not financially viable.
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AES Brasil has raised R$900 million ($176m) in debentures for projects belonging to the company’s Cajuína wind complex.
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The Bureau of Land Management has opened bidding on 5 lease sales for oil and gas-ready land across the US.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released 2 proposed sales for 18GW of offshore wind energy areas off the coast of Oregon and the Gulf of Maine.
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Norwegian power company Statkraft will invest R$926 million ($178m) to transform 2 wind projects into hybrid complexes.
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Plus Power has closed a $82 million tax equity investment with Morgan Stanley for its 90MW/360MWh Superstition Energy Storage project in Arizona.
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Former Fengate Asset Management director Vince Castranovo has been hired by Calpine as vice president, corporate development.
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Colorado-based Humble Midstream II Partners has hired Brian Newmarch and John Shefchik as CFO and VP, engineering and construction, respectively.
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Houston-based independent power producer WattBridge Energy has hired Steven Sneed as commercial director.
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The New Jersey Board of Utilities (NJBPU) has opened the application process for its fourth offshore wind solicitation, targeting up to 4GW.
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The New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded conditional agreements to utility-scale onshore renewables projects totalling 2.4GW.
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The Nordex Group and has appointed Manav Sharma as chief executive, North America to lead the wind turbine maker’s expansion in the US.
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Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil for offshore wind generation.
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Ocean Power Technologies’ corporate controller, treasurer, and principal accounting officer, Joseph DiPietro, has left the company, PFR has learned.
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Construction and development firm Skanska has been awarded an $861 million contract to develop an offshore wind port at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT).
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Pine Gate Renewables has closed a $650 million investment round led by Generate Capital, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), and HESTA.
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The Governor's Energy Office of Maine has released a request for information (RFI) regarding the state's first utility-scale offshore wind auction, totalling 3GW.
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YPF Energía Eléctrica (YPF Luz) is planning to develop the company’s fifth wind project in Argentina.
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Evergy has closed on the acquisition of a 22.2% stake in the 655MW natural gas-fired Dogwood Energy facility.
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Axium Infrastructure’s Coachella subsidiary will sell its 49% interest in Morongo Transmission to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
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Santiago-based Plus Energia SpA is planning to develop a $350 million battery energy storage system project in Chile.
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Agilitas Energy has closed $100 million in debt financing from Nomura to grow its 250MW portfolio of solar and energy projects in the northeast US.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a 5-year offshore wind leasing schedule that will see 12 offshore wind energy lease sales through 2028.
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Central Coast Community Energy (3CE), a California community choice aggregator, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for clean energy and storage power purchase agreements (PPAs).
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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company has closed its sale-leaseback deal with Huntington National Bank, securing $437 million to finance the repowering of a 3 asset wind portfolio.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) plans to deploy $500 million in investment commitments to establish an offshore wind supply chain in New York State.
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