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Engie Energía Chile has raised CHF190 million ($225m) in green bonds on international markets for clean energy projects in Chile.
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Summit Next Gen has purchased a 60-acre property from Texas Deepwater Partners to develop a sustainable aviation fuel facility on the Houston Ship Channel in Texas.
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Avangrid shareholders have agreed to Iberdrola's $2.5 billion acquisition of the remaining 18.4% stock in the US utility.
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GE will transfer a portfolio of operating assets to former renewables and manufacturing subsidiary GE Vernova.
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Power generation company RPower has partnered with Wise Asset (WA) to build onsite gas-fired power plants on sites of heavy energy-consuming projects, such as data centres and industrial manufacturing, in ERCOT.
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Rockland Power has closed on the acquisition of an ownership stake in the 237MW Eagle Point Power Generation plant, PFR has learned.
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France’s EDF and state-owned Chilean firm ENAP have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote the export of green ammonia from the Magallanes region in Chile.
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BayWa r.e. has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for its 135MW Prairie Solar project in Illinois.
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Marubeni Corporation has teamed up with Ozona CCS to pursue carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) opportunities in South Texas.
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Elemental Energy has reached financial close on a $118 million loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) for its Higgins Mountain Wind Project.
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Echoenergia is planning to issue R$100 million ($18m) in debentures for a solar project the company owns in Brazil.
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Renewables developer Serena Energia and data centre provider Odata are expanding their partnership in Brazil, with Odata increasing its renewable supply.
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Brazilian energy and sugar company Raízen is planning to R$1.5 billion ($275m) in bonds in Brazil.
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Pine Gate Renewables, through its subsidiary Pine Gate Development HoldCo, has secured a special construction permit from the Perry County Board for a 157MWac solar farm.
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Israel-based renewable energy developer Ellomay has sold $19 million in investment tax credits for 4 solar projects in Texas.
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Solar module producer Heliene has closed a $50 million advanced manufacturing tax credit (45X) transfer via Basis Climate for its Minnesota factory.
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GCM Grosvenor has acquired from Brookfield Asset Management a 25% equity interest in the 845MW Shepherds Flat.
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Vistra Corp will acquire the outstanding 15% of subsidiary Vistra Vision from minority shareholders Nuveen Asset Management and Avenue Capital Management.
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Oneok has closed its $7 billion senior notes offering to fund the acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners’ (GIP) EnLink Midstream and Medallion Midstream interests, PFR has learned.
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Engie is planning to issue R$1.5 billion ($275m) in debentures for the Serra do Assuruá wind complex in Brazil.
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) will acquire the 1GWh Scatter Wash standalone battery storage project sited in in Phoenix, Arizona from Strata Clean Energy.
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Orizon VR, through its subsidiary BioE, has acquired a pair of thermal power plants in Brazil from Italian group Asja.
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Geothermal company Sage Geosystems has secured a contract with the US Air Force Department (DAF) to develop a demonstration project near a military base outside Houston, Texas.
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EDP Renováveis has received an additional R$150 million ($28m) loan from Northeast Development Fund (FDNE) for a solar project the company is developing in Brazil.
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Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have expanded their renewable energy partnership in Mississippi with an additional power purchase agreement for a 200MWac/200MWh solar-plus-storage project.
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Geothermal energy business Dandelion Energy has closed a series C funding round led by Google Ventures.
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BrightNight and Cordelio Power are to develop a 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system in Pierce County, Washington.
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Alternus Clean Energy has cancelled its agreement for subsidiary ALT US 01 to acquire 100% of the membership interests in Japanese Taiyo Green Energy’s portfolio of US solar parks.
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Iberdrola’s $2.5 billion acquisition of the 18.4% stake it does not own in US clean energy business Avangrid has passed regulatory approval in Maine.
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Elawan Energy has inked a power purchase agreement with Google for its 37MW solar project in Hill County, Texas.
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Cresent Midstream has partnered with Entergy on a carbon capture and sequestration project to permanently store CO2 emitted from Entergy's existing 994MW natural gas-fueled plant in Louisiana.
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Allete subsidiary Minnesota Power plans to build 2 large solar projects in northern Minnesota totalling 204.5MW capacity.
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Clean hydrocarbon fuels and chemical developer Gevo has sold $20 million in Investment Tax Credits (ITC) produced by its renewable natural gas facility: Gevo NW Iowa RNG.
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Altamaha Green Energy (AGE) has inked a 30-year power purchase agreement with the Georgia Public Service Commission for a 70MW waste-to-fuel project.
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Schneider Electric has facilitated more than $230 million in tax credit transfers on behalf of Kimberly-Clark Corporation for 4 battery storage projects in Texas.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has made a senior hire in Mexico as it continues to expand across Latin America.
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Grenergy has acquired 1GW of solar in Chile from Repsol and Ibereólica to expand its Oasis de Atacama project.
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Bahlam Capital, a Central American-based private equity firm, has provided growth capital in the form of a mezzanine loan to Albedo Solar Leasing.
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Mega infrastructure fund managers and multi-billion institutional investors espoused the attractiveness of gas assets as part of energy transition strategies at REFF Wall Street 2024.
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Constellation has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft that will pave the way for the restart of the Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1 nuclear plant.
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Knighthead Capital Management and GoldenTree Asset Management have closed on an agreement to take larger stakes in the Pennsylvania-sited Homer City Generation plant, PFR has learned.
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The Department of Energy has selected 25 domestic battery production projects across 14 states to receive $3 billion to boost the domestic battery supply chain.
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EDF Renewables has inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Omaha Public Power District for the Milligan 1 Project in Nebraska.
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Fear that a change in administration may lead to a repeal or watering down of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) may be overblown, according to longtime Republican strategist Matt Gorman at REFF Wall Street 2024.
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Sparkfund has sold EV investment tax credits to a high-net-worth individual in a novel structure aimed at democratising the renewable tax credit space.
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Apex Clean Energy has appointed Kenny Chernauskas to chief financial officer, expanding his responsibilities to include oversight of the company’s project finance functions, in addition to his leadership of accounting and corporate finance.
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California-based Sunrun, a provider of residential solar, storage and energy services, has priced a securitisation of leases and power purchase agreements at $365 million.
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New market entrants are making a name for themselves in the growing tax credit transfer space — chiefly insurers, dubbed the "gatekeepers of tax credit transfers" by speakers at REFF Wall Street 2024.
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The opening day of REFF Wall Street 2024 coincided with the Federal Reserve’s cut of interest rates in the world’s largest economy, which was widely discussed on the sidelines by the 150-plus attendees.
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Renewables manufacturing plants are emerging as an investment target for institutional lenders in the US as the onshoring trend gathers pace, according to speakers at REFF Wall Street 2024.
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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) yesterday (17 September) agreed to acquire a 30% interest in AES Ohio for around $546 million.
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BP is selling its US-based onshore wind energy business, BP Wind Energy, to consolidate its focus into the development of its remaining renewables projects through subsidiary Lightsource BP.
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The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has approved Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation's 300MWac solar-plus-storage project and issued it with a substation permit and license.
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Chile’s National Electric Coordinator (CEN) has received bids from 10 companies in an international public tender for transmission projects the coordinator launched in March (2024).
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Arevon has secured $351 million in debt financing led by CoBank for its Gibson Solar project in Indiana.
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The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has issued a $1.559 billion conditional loan guarantee to Wabash Valley Resources to develop a waste-to-ammonia and carbon capture and sequestration facility in Indiana.
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Trinity Energias Renováveis is planning to invest more than R$300 million ($55m) in solar distributed generation in Brazil.
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Wisconsin Electric Company, known as We Energies, is preparing to build natural gas-fired and liquid natural gas (LNG) projects for a total finance cost of $2.1 billion, PFR has learned.
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Siemens Financial Services has closed on the sale of its 20% share in the natural gas-fired Hickory Run Energy power plant to Tyr Energy, PFR has learned.
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Algonquin Power & Utilities was one of the last to put its renewables platform up for sale and hunker down on its regulated utility business. After putting the platform on the block in May 2023 it took 15 months to find a buyer as the gold rush for renewables acquisitions – and record valuations – slowed.
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Monarch Private Capital and Invenergy have closed a $170 million tax equity financing for a 200MW solar facility in Texas.
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Vitol is selling its 240MW Big Sky wind project to funds managed by Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure (PSEI), PFR has learned. Big Sky Wind is sited across Illinois’ Bureau and Lee Counties.
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Brazilian energy and sugar company Raízen is issuing $1 billion in green bonds in Brazil.
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Deutsche Bank and Dimension Energy have closed a $150 million corporate credit facility to build out the developer’s 2GW community solar pipeline in the US.
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Wisconsin Electric Company, known as We Energies, has 4 pending transactions with renewables developer Invenergy for 1.5GW of solar capacity for a combined $1.7 billion, PFR has learned.
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Renewable developer RZK Energia is partnering with Matrix Energia on solar distributed generation projects in Brazil.
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NV Energy’s Greenlink West transmission project, a 351-mile line from Las Vegas to Yerington, has been approved by the Bureau of Land Management.
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EDP Renewables North America has secured a long-term capacity tolling agreement with Dominion Energy for an 85MW/340MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS).
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Latham & Watkins has hired Scott Cockerham as a partner in the transactional tax practice in Washington, DC.
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Sempra executive VP and group president of California, Trevor Mihalik, will retire from his position effective 1 January 2025, PFR has learned.
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Argentine renewables developer Eoliasur is planning to develop a $400 million battery energy storage system (BESS) in Chile.
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Engie North America has closed on the sale of a minority stake in a 2.7GW operating portfolio of US-based renewables projects to Ares Management.
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Alupar Perú has landed a transmission project totalling $42.8 million in investment in Peru.
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The Bureau of Land Management is preparing for the auction of 13 oil and gas parcels totaling 4,271 acres in Montana and North Dakota.
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Brazilian development bank BNDES has approved a R$500 million ($90m) loan to FS, one of the largest ethanol companies in Brazil.
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Doral Renewables has closed on its $400 million minority equity investment from Netherlands-based pension APG, a subsidiary of ABP.
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Projects have been submitted to New York’s fifth offshore wind auction, including from TotalEnergies, National Grid, RWE, Ørsted, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
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SMBC has hired Joaquim Marques as co-head of corporate and investment banking, based in São Paulo.
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ZEG Biogás has signed an agreement with agro-industrial cooperative Coagro to partner on the implementation of a biomethane project.
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Clean hydrocarbon fuels and chemical developer Gevo is to acquire Red Trail Energy’s North Dakota-sited ethanol production plant and carbon capture and sequestration assets.
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Arevon Energy is set to close between $300 and $400 million in project financing on its 349MWac Kelso Solar project with several major lenders, PFR has learned.
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Nordic Solar has secured a $10.7 million loan for a solar project the company is developing in Nicaragua.
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MGM Resorts International is to sign a 25-year a power purchase agreement with developer Estuary Power for its Escape solar and hybrid storage project.
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Just as the AI boom has been making headlines regarding the amount of energy it will need, energy companies have begun exploring whether machine learning can help solve some of the major issues facing the grid.
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Brazilian bank Bradesco has agreed to invest R$1 billion ($177m) in Energisa Paraíba (EPB), a distribution subsidiary of Energisa.
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Northampton Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a 43% share of Altius Renewable Royalties (ARR).
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Ohmium International, a green hydrogen company, has partnered with Ten08 Energy on a 500MW clean ammonia project in Texas.
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Bitcoin infrastructure company CleanSpark is acquiring 7 data centre sites in Tennessee from Exponential Digital for a total cash payment of $27.5 million.
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Pattern Energy Group has hired Matthew Rhodes as chief financial officer, effective 7 October (2024).
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The Mexican government has issued $1.49 billion in bonds on international markets to finance the acquisition of 13 Iberdrola power plants.
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Catalyst Power has closed on its acquisition of V3 Commodities Group's New-York based electricity and natural gas supplier Robison Energy, PFR has learned.
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Oneok has priced a $7 billion senior notes offering to fund its acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners’ (GIP) interests in EnLink Midstream and Medallion Midstream.
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Ontario-based solar manufacturing company Heliene is set to close on its sale of the associated advanced manufacturing tax credits (45x) from its 800MW Minnesota PV on 13 September (2024), PFR has learned.
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FortisBC has issued a request for expressions of interest (RFEOI) for renewable power to meet growing energy demands in British Columbia’s Southern Interior region.
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Galway Sustainable Capital, a lender to energy, transportation, real estate, food, land and water infrastructure developers, has bolstered its team with a string of hires.
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Santiago-based renewables developer Biwo Renovables is planning a standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Chile.
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The Chilean government, through the economic development agency Corfo, has signed a memorandum of understanding with export credit agency UK Export Finance to support the development of green hydrogen.
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Sol Systems is acquiring more than 2GW utility-scale solar and storage hybrid projects sited in the Midwest US from Tenaska.
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Brookfield portfolio company Standard Solar has agreed to acquire a 12.18MW ground-mounted solar array from Colorado oil and gas business Caerus Piceance.
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed to a R$250 million ($44m) loan to sugar, ethanol, and bioenergy company Companhia Melhoramentos Norte do Paraná (CMNP).
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Atlas Renewable Energy has reached financial close on a COP$474 billion ($113m) long-term loan for its Shangri-La solar project in Colombia.
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GE Vernova is selling its Florida-based Shady Hills gas-fired power plant to the state’s Seminole Electric Cooperative.
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Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to invest up to $1.1 billion in Infinium, a California-headquartered producer of ultra-low carbon fuels including SAF.
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Fervo Energy has closed a $100 million bridge loan with an X-Caliber Capital affiliate to support Phase I development of its Cape Station geothermal project in Beaver County, Utah.
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Avantus, a US developer of utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects, has hired Cliff Graham as chief executive.
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Renewables developer Matrix Energia has raised R$100 million ($18m) in green debentures, the first issuance for a battery storage projects in Brazil.
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Google has signed a power purchase agreement with Spanish renewables developer X-Elio to offtake energy from the 128MW Bell Solar PV Plant in Texas.
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Macquarie Asset Management has closed on the sale of the 940MW Lordstown Energy Center to Arclight Capital vehicle ArcLight Fund VII, PFR has learned.
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Civic Renewables has acquired solar company Florida Power Management (FPM), its third investment since its early 2024 launch.
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Brazilian power generator Eneva has entered into share purchase and sale agreements with BTG Pactual for the acquisition of a portfolio of thermal power plants in Brazil.
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AES Andes is adding a $990 million solar-plus-storage project to its development pipeline in Chile.
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Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) is planning to advance a 46MW battery energy storage system (BESS) and transmission upgrades in Alaska.
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Renewables developer Athon Energia is planning a R$605 million ($108m) debentures issuance for solar distributed generation in Brazil.
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Apex Clean Energy has signed a power purchase agreement for the full capacity of its Coldwater Solar project in Michigan.
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Swift Current Energy has closed a $300 million senior secured revolving credit facility to provide capital for its pipeline of US wind, solar and energy storage projects.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved US Wind's Maryland Offshore Wind Project, the tenth commercial-scale offshore wind project approved during the Biden-Harris administration.
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Avangrid, Vineyard Offshore, and Ocean Winds have been selected as winners of the New England 2.8GW offshore wind auction.
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The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted Spanish utility Iberdrola approval to complete its $2.5 billion acquisition of the remaining 18.4% stake in North American subsidiary Avangrid.
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SunVest Solar has closed on its acquisition of a 60MWdc portfolio of late-stage development community solar projects in Illinois.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its final environmental assessment (EA) of the Gulf of Maine offshore wind energy area.
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Bitech Technologies subsidiary Emergen Energy has signed a tax credit transfer agreement to sell up to $80 million of federal investment tax credits (ITCs) from a Texas battery energy storage system.
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Costa Rican state-owned power and telecommunications, provider Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), secured financing to remodel and expand the Tejona Wind Farm.
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Solar developer and PV manufacturer Trinasolar is planning to develop a $236 million solar project in Chile.
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Energy Capital Partners (ECP) has taken a majority stake in Proenergy Holdings, acquired from affiliates of Eos Partners and ACON Investments.
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Renewables developer Serena Energia has signed a power purchase agreement for renewable energy with mining company Lundin Mining.
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired renewable energy finance attorney Danielle Garbien as partner in the firm’s New York office.
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made a $7.3 billion investment in electric cooperatives to build clean energy for communities across the country through the Empowering Rural America program.
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A Harvestone Low Carbon Partners subsidiary has closed a $205 million tax equity financing with Bank of America for a North Dakota carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project.
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Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with hospital and healthcare company Rede Primavera in Brazil.
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Invenergy's sale of the 300MW Delilah I Solar Energy Center has been delayed until later this year due to storm damage the project sustained, PFR has learned.
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J-Power has closed on the sale of its position in the 940MW Tenaska Virginia Generating Station, PFR has learned.
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US middle-market energy and infrastructure private equity firm Kohlberg & Company has acquired a majority stake in North American energy efficiency, transition, sustainability services company CLEAResult from TPG Growth's Rise Fund.
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UBS Asset Management has secured $315.7 million in financing for 4 battery energy storage projects in Texas from a consortium of banks.
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White Oak Global Advisors has entered into a stalking horse asset purchase agreement with bankrupt residential solar company Lumio.
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New Fortress Energy has received authorisation from the US Department of Energy to export LNG from its Mexico terminal to non-Free Trade Agreement countries.
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Wabash Valley Power Association is to sell Missouri-located transmission lines and substations to Citizens Electric Corporation (CEC) for around $109 million.
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Sunrock Distributed Generation (SDG) has partnered with CleanCapital to develop, finance, and manage a portfolio of DG solar projects across the US.
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DLA Piper has appointed Mauricio Valdespino and Edgar Romo as co-managing partners of the Mexico City office.
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Arevon Energy has closed $299 million in debt financing with a consortium of banks for 2 solar projects in Indiana.
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Solar developer Órigo Energia has raised R$600 million ($107m) in green debentures for distributed solar generation in Brazil.
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Voyager Midstream is acquiring a portfolio of Texas and Louisiana-sited natural gas gathering and processing assets from Phillips 66.
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Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has signed a power purchase agreement with Douglas County PUD for power from the 840MW Wells Hydroelectric Project.
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NGL Energy Partners' executive vice president and general counsel, Kurston McMurray, has resigned from his position at the company.
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State-owned utility ENEE (Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica) has launched an international auction for the installation of a battery energy storage system in Honduras.
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EnCap portfolio company Linea Energy has secured $145 million in a corporate revolving credit facility to support its 4GW solar, wind, and battery project pipeline across the US.
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Doral Renewables has secured $285 million in project financing from a consortium of banks for the second part of its 1.3GW solar project in Indiana.
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Fintech platform Crux has hired Andrew Hsiung, a former Blackrock VP of alternative investments, as its capital markets and solutions finance lead.
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Energy generation and trading company Comerc Energia has formed an energy trading joint venture with ethanol and sugar producer Copersucar.
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The $300 million business combination between One Power Company and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tortoise Ecofin Acquisition Corp. III has been terminated, PFR has learned.
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BTG Pactual affiliate Engelheart Commodities Trading Partners has closed on its acquisition of global energy and technology company Trailstone Group from private equity fund manager Riverstone.
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Spanish renewables developer Grenergy is adding a battery storage project to its development pipeline in Chile.
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CenterPoint Energy subsidiary Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (SIGECO) entered into a $325 million bond purchase agreement in part to fund the acquisition of the 228MW Posey solar project.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $62 million to 20 projects focused on research, development, and deployment of next-generation green hydrogen technology.
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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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Google is planning to build its second data centre facility in Latin America.
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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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Brazilian development bank BNDES has approved R$1.14 billion ($202m) in financing for 2 solar complexes in Brazil.
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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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SunPower's $45 million asset sale to Complete Solaria has received approval from a US bankruptcy court judge.
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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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Peruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión has awarded 5 transmission projects in its latest auction to Alupar Perú.
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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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CenterPoint Energy is proposing to invest around $5 billion from 2026 to 2028 on grid resiliency in the aftermath of damage caused by Hurricane Beryl.
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Maxeon Solar Technologies’ chief financial officer, Kai Strohbecke, will leave the solar manufacturing company 31 August (2024).
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Mexico Pacific has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Korean energy trading company POSCO International for the company’s LNG terminal in Sonora, Mexico.
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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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Nikola Corporation, the sustainable transportation and infrastructure solutions provider, has appointed Thomas Schmitt as its chief commercial officer.
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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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National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) and Solar Landscape have teamed up to develop at least 100MW of solar capacity.
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State-owned Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC) is partnering with renewables developer Coral Energía on a portfolio of solar assets in Argentina.
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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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Brazilian transmission company Taesa has named Rinaldo Pecchio Jr as chief executive of the company.
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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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AES Andes has received the greenlight from Chile’s Environmental Evaluation Service to proceed with a $800 million hybrid project.
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Alternus Clean Energy subsidiary ALT US 01 has hit a possibly indefinite delay in its agreement to acquire 100% of the membership interests in Japanese Taiyo Green Energy’s portfolio of US solar parks.
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Industrial gases and engineering company Linde has agreed to invest $2 billion in a clean hydrogen project in Alberta, Canada.
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Standalone storage development in Chile has arrived with project financing deals finally closing in the last 2 months. The age of battery storage comes as Chile remains riddled with curtailment issues, high exposure to zero marginal cost and price decoupling, especially in the north of Chile.
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US-based LS Power has reached final close on its fifth power and energy fund at $2.7 billion, above a $2.5 billion target.
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Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) has confirmed the September transmission auction but has withdrawn lot 2 from the original set of projects to be tendered.
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Brazilian utility Cemig is planning to issue R$2 billion ($363m) in debentures for its distribution business, Cemig-D, on 15 September 2024.
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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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Evergy, the Kansas and Missouri utility company, has hired W. Bryan Buckler as the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective October 1, 2024.
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Meyer Burger has halted plans to develop a solar cell production facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado and announced restructuring measures.
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The Superintendency for the Development of the Northeast (Sudene) has released R$267 million ($49m) to finance renewable projects in Brazil.
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Sage Geosystems has partnered with Meta to develop 150MW of geothermal energy projects to support Meta’s new data centre projects in the eastern US.
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Clearway Energy Group has closed a $550 million construction loan with a consortium of banks for a 140MW/118MW solar-plus-storage project in California.
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YPF Luz has signed a memorandum of understanding with McEwen Mining to exclusively supply renewable energy to a mining project in Argentina.
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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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Spanish renewables developer X-Elio is planning to develop a 94MW solar-plus-storage project in Chile.
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Bioenergy Devco, a waste-to-energy developer, has hired Michael Woodward as president and Dain Santarelli as chief operating officer.
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CPFL Energia is partnering with cement maker Mizu Cimentos to develop a green hydrogen plant in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
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Spanish renewable energy-focused investment platform Qualitas Energy is looking to finance a portfolio of renewable assets in Chile, PFR understands.
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Allete shareholders have approved the company’s pending transaction to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Global Infrastructure Partners for $6.2 billion.
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a decision that instructs the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to procure up to 10.6GW power.
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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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Green hydrogen developer Victory Clean Energy has signed a $100 million deal to use green hydrogen production technology of Proton Power.
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Steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal and renewables developer Casa dos Ventos are extending their partnership in Brazil with a solar project.
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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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Brazilian fuels distributor Vibra Energia has entered an agreement to acquire the remaining shares in energy generation and trading company Comerc Energia.
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BW Solar has closed on the sale of a 12-project New York community solar portfolio totalling 76.7MW to solar and battery storage developer Catalyze.
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Biofuels producer and developer FutureFuel has hired former DSM executive Roeland Polet as its chief executive, effective 3 September 2024.
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SolarBank is planning to develop a 6.41MW ground-mount solar power project called the East Bloomfield project in New York.
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Deriva Energy has secured the domestic content bonus credit and the energy community tax credit bonus for the North Allegheny Wind, Pennsylvania.
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Arevon Energy is readying for financial close on the 60MWac Heirloom Solar Project in Pike County, Indiana.
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Toyota Tsusho America has closed the financing for the 159MW Norton Solar Project in Runnels County, Texas which is being constructed by Avantus.
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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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American food manufacturing giant Nestlé is to purchase the renewable energy attributes from Enel North America’s Stampede solar-plus-storage project, as well as fund the project as the sole tax equity investor.
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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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Sustainable infrastructure investment manager Generate Capital has closed a $64 million investment from KeyState Renewables for community solar in New York.
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German renewables developer Uka Group has received approval to move ahead and start construction of its Llanos de Rungue solar project in Chile.
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Swift Current Energy has closed on a tax equity investment from Google for its 800MW Double Black Diamond Solar project in southern Illinois.
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Scout Clean Energy has hired Kris Cheney as chief development officer. Prior to this role Cheney spent 15 years at EDP Renewables North America.
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US-based community solar company Nexamp has teamed up with Trajectory Energy Partners to acquire a 7MW solar portfolio in Illinois.
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Atlas Renewable Energy has inked an agreement to form a joint venture with steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal in Brazil.
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Entergy Arkansas is to make its final $20 million payment to Invenergy as its acquisition of the developer’s 100MW Walnut Bend Solar project nears close.
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Boralex has closed a $95 million financing for the 52MW Témiscouata II wind farm in Quebec.
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Elera Renováveis has agreed to sell a project in its Irapuru solar complex in Brazil to food producer Minerva.
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Guzman Energy, a wholesale power provider in the US, has made changes to its leadership, bringing in industry veteran John Foster as executive chair and Michael Ott as chief financial officer.
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Energix Renewables has signed a long-term agreement with Google that will see the technology giant offtake power and renewable energy credits (REC) from solar projects.
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Arevon Energy has signed its third environmental attributes purchase agreement with technology giant Meta.
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Scala Data Centers has raised R$1.37 billion ($250m) in green debentures for the company’s SGRUTB09 data centre in Brazil, the largest in Latin America.
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Solar and storage developer MN8 is purchasing a solar portfolio sited in the northeastern US from international power business Vitol, PFR has learned.
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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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German developer Soventix is planning a solar-plus-storage project in Chile.
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Asian private investment firm PAG has subscribed to $200 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible notes issued by Canadian Solar.
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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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Distributed clean energy company Onyx Renewables has hired former Scout Clean Energy executive Eileen Stone as senior vice president (SVP) of M&A.
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YPF Luz has signed a power purchase agreement with telecommunications company Claro in Argentina.
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CenterPoint Energy has issued an all-source request for proposals (RFP) for power projects in order to meet the energy needs of its 150,000 electric customers in southwestern Indiana.
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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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Technology giant Meta plans to use long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA) with RWE to offset energy from its MISO-sited data centres, PFR has learned.
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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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Birch Creek Energy has closed project financing for a Missouri solar farm with Celtic Bank and West Town Bank & Trust.
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Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is planning a 200MW battery energy storage system in southeast Tucson, Arizona.
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Solar developer Brasol has acquired a portfolio of distributed generation solar assets in Brazil from developer BC Energia.
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rPlus Energies has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for its Pleasant Valley Solar II project in Idaho with Idaho Power and Meta, PFR has learned.
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Greenbacker Renewable Energy has acquired the 685.2MW Cider solar farm for an estimated purchase price of $54.3 million from Hecate Energy, PFR has learned.
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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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Atlas Renewable Energy has raised close to R$1.5 billion ($274m) in bonds to finance its Luiz Carlos solar complex in Brazil.
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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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Winston & Strawn has added energy-focused lawyers Kevin Brophy and Ming Lei as partners to the firm’s Houston office and as members of the transactions department.
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US solar manufacturing company Ebon Solar has announced its plan to develop a nearly $1 billion PV manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Avangrid Renewables has entered a sale-leaseback deal with Huntington National Bank for the Wasco County, Oregon-sited 140MW Daybreak Solar facility and its associated transmission assets, PFR has learned.
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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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RWE has executed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Meta for solar farms in Illinois and Louisiana.
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Prumo Logística and Norwegian renewables company Fuella have signed an area reservation contract for the newly-licensed green hydrogen hub at the Porto do Açu complex.
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Celeo has secured a $100 million bridge loan from Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank for a portfolio of transmission projects in Chile.
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CDPQ has invested $158 million with professional services firm WSP Global to fund its acquisition of US energy consulting firm POWER Engineers.
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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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rPlus Energies is seeking financing for its Pleasant Valley Solar II project in Idaho, PFR has learned.
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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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Sage Geosystems has entered into a land use agreement with San Miguel Electric Cooperative (SMECI) for its first-of-a-kind Geopressured Geothermal System (GGS) project in Texas.
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Decarbonisation technology developer 8 Rivers Capital has partnered with Siemens Energy to develop carbon capture turbines.
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ING and Investec will provide Voltera, the developer, owner, and operator of charging infrastructure for the EV fleet, with a first–of–its–kind $100 million debt facility to fund the rollout of charging sites around the US.
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Residential solar developer Terra Energy has landed a MXN$500 million ($26m) loan from Beel Infrastructure Partners in Mexico.
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Fortis-owned Tuscon Electric Power Company (TEP) of Arizona has offered $400 million in 5.2% senior notes due 2034.
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Infrastructure and construction company HYCSA Group is launching an energy and sustainability division, HYCSA Green Capital, operating in Mexico.
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Peru’s investment promotion agency ProInversión is set to award 3 projects totalling $101 million in investments in December (2024).
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EmberClear Management has submitted loan applications for 1.8GW peaking plants to the Texas Energy Fund.
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Onyx Renewable Partners has partnered with Telyon, a turnkey renewable developer, to develop 40MW of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar in the US.
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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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Shell Energy’s subsidiary Prime Energy has signed a renewable power purchase agreement with a sanitation company in Brazil.
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Summit Ridge Energy has sold $40 million in transferable tax credits from a Virginia community solar project via the tax credit transfer platform Reunion.
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Qcells has received a $1.45 billion conditional loan commitment from the Department of Energy (DOE) for its 3.3GW Georgia solar panel supply chain manufacturing facility.
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Electrochemical technology company Twelve has closed a $45 million over 2 financings led by Fundamental Renewables and SMBC to develop and produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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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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LS Power has agreed to acquire the renewable energy business of Algonquin Power & Utilities for a total consideration of up to $2.5 billion, excluding debt.
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Argentine aluminum producer Aluar is expanding its wind farm with 336MW of additional capacity.
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HIF Global has received a $36 million equity commitment from the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) through Idemitsu Efuels America Corp.
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Renewables developer 360Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with packaging manufacturer Smurfit Westrock in Argentina.
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rPlus Energies is looking to syndicate its $1.1 billion financing for the 400MW/1.6GWh Green River Energy Centre that closed last month, PFR has learned.
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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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Radial Power has agreed to acquire 4 community solar projects totalling 22.3MW from Galehead Development.
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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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Pivot Energy and Microsoft have created a 5-year partnership to develop 500MWac of community solar projects across the US.
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Brazilian development bank BNDES has approved a R$1.394 billion ($248m) financing for RGE Sul Distribuidora de Energia (RGE Sul), a utility operating in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Standard Chartered has invested $235 million in a Texas solar modular factory being developed by global renewable company Trinasolar.
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Spain’s Acciona has agreed to acquire Darby International Capital’s transmission business in Peru.
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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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JERA Nex has purchased Lightsource BP’s 395MWac portfolio of Arkansas and Louisiana solar projects as it makes its debut in the US renewables market.
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Greenbacker Capital Management has invested in newly formed 3V Infrastructure, a US-based EV charging infrastructure owner and operator.
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Origis Energy has inked a $71 million tax equity financing from US Bancorp Impact Finance for its Rice Creek Solar project in Florida.
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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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The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved UK private equity firm Bridgepoint's 19.9% acquisition of New Jersey-based Energy Capital Partners (ECP).
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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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Summit Ridge Energy and HASI have signed a $309 million financing for a portfolio of 80 operating community solar assets in Illinois and Maryland, totalling 218MW, the pair co-own.
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rPlus Energies has hired the former senior VP of capital markets at Clearway Energy Group, Natalie Jackson, as CFO.
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J-Power is selling its stake in the Tenaska Virginia Generating Station, PFR has learned.
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SunPower, once a giant in US residential solar technology and energy services, has filed for bankruptcy following months of financial difficulties.
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Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer São Martinho has requested a loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for a biomethane project.
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The Department of Energy has awarded $2.2 billion in the second round of its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program to 8 projects that seek to strengthen transmission lines and expand grid capacity.
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Renewables developer Genneia has inked a power purchase agreement with industrial food manufacturer Molino Argentina for renewable power in Argentina.
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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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National Grid has hired Sally Librera as president of its New York business and member of the company’s executive committee.
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OCI Global has agreed to sell its Beaumont, Texas-based clean ammonia project to Woodside Energy for $2.35 billion.
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Ontario-based solar manufacturing company Heliene is looking to sell the associated advanced manufacturing tax credits (45x) from its 800MW Minnesota PV factory by the end of this month, PFR has learned.
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Tax credit transferability has dramatically altered the tax equity market since it was introduced in 2023 under the Inflation Reduction Act. From bringing in more would-be investors and facilitating the creation of online platforms to sell credits, transferability immediately expanded the traditional $20 billion (or so) tax equity market. In 2023 it added around $9 billion of new deals and is expected to double the market by the end of 2024.
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EDP Renewables North America has secured a sale-leaseback transaction with the City of Blytheville, Arkansas for a solar project and its associated interconnection equipment, PFR understands.
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Brazil has created a legal framework and incentivized the development of low-carbon hydrogen in the country.
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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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Canada will commit up to $300 million to support clean hydrogen trade with Germany as the 2 nations look to build a hydrogen trade corridor.
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Beel Infrastructure has requested an equity investment of up to $30 million equivalent in MXN from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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Tax advisory firm Foss & Co has hired Kevin Haley, the former head of tax credit capital at Reunion, as its national sales manager.
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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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Comerc Energia and KWP Energia have formed a joint venture for the development of floating solar projects in Brazil.
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OCI Energy has sold a 260MW Texas-based solar project to Hyundai Engineering as the pair enter a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for future collaboration on renewable energy development.
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The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) has received its first tranche of financing from the Department of Energy (DOE).
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Santiago-based renewable developer Biwo Renovables is adding a solar project to its development pipeline in Chile.
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YPF and state-owned Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas are partnering on a massive LNG project that will be located in the town of Sierra Grande in the province of Río Negro.
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JetBlue has signed a 12-month agreement to acquire sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Diamond Green Diesel (DGD).
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The infrastructure arm of Goldman Sachs Alternatives has made a $440 million investment into US renewable energy platform BrightNight.
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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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French renewables company GreenYellow has inked a power purchase agreement under a self-consumption model with a glass manufacturer in Colombia.
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Brookfield Renewable US has filed a notice of intent (NOI) with the Oregon Department of Energy to develop a 900MW solar-plus-storage project in Sherman County.
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KKR has closed on its acquisition of a majority equity interest in Avantus, a US-based developer of utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects.
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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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Atlas Renewable Energy is planning to issue additional bonds for the Luiz Carlos solar complex the company is developing in Brazil.
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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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Green hydrogen company Plug Power has hired Dean Fullerton as chief operating officer.
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Peru’s ProInversión has prequalified 5 bidders in an upcoming auction that will see the agency award 4 transmission projects totalling $137 million.
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Atlas Renewable Energy has issued R$750 million ($133m) in debentures for the Luiz Carlos solar complex in Brazil.
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The City of Great Falls, Montana, has selected Guzman Energy in its public request for proposals for a wholesale power partner.
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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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DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has closed on the sale of transmission assets associated with the Arroyo Solar Project to the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), PFR has learned.
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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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Joseph Luca, vice president of infrastructure and power finance at Nomura, has joined Apollo-backed Apterra Infrastructure Capital, PFR has learned.
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The Alberta Utilities Commission has approved the construction and operations plan of the Saamis project, located in Medicine Hat, one of the sunniest cities in the province.
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Summit Ridge Energy has closed a tax equity financing from Foss & Co for its Project Vesta Part 1 & 2 in Illinois.
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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 energy transition in the US has been turbo-charged in recent years by sweeping federal government tax reform and state-level emissions targets. Despite the gigawatts of renewables being built across the nation, getting power connected to load markets remains a problem – transmission infrastructure is the hold up.
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Santiago-based Cristaria Solar SpA is planning to develop a $355 million solar project in Chile.
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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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ArcLight Infrastructure Partners has launched the renewables-focused investment platform SkyVest Renewables, providing $500 million in capital commitment.
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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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Santiago-based renewables developer Eactiva is planning to develop a solar-plus-storage project in Chile.
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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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Minnesota-based PV module manufacturer Heliene has partnered with Premier Energies, an India-based solar cell developer, to plan a manufacturing facility in the US.
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US-based Mammoth Energy subsidiary Cobra Acquisitions is to receive $188.4 million in settlement proceeds from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (FOMB).
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CarbonCapture and WL Gore & Associates have partnered to advance direct atmospheric carbon dioxide removal technology in a multi-year project.
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RNG platform Viridi has inked a 20-year offtake agreement with Énergir, a Quebec-based diversified energy business, from its waste-to-energy projects in Maine, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire.
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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved to disburse $600 million to finance the energy transition and promote private investments in Ecuador.
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Essentia Energia, through its subsidiary Infraestrutura Brasil Holding XX, has raised R$150 million ($27m) in debentures.
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Spain’s Acciona was awarded a permanent concession for its San Jose solar project by the Energy and Mines Ministry (MINEM) in Peru.
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Honda subsidiary Honda R&D has entered into a joint development agreement with solar hydrogen production business SunHydrogen.
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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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The Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) joins the California Hydrogen Hub (ARCHES) as the first two Department of Energy-chosen regional hub to receive their Phase 1 awards.
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Chile’s state-owned mining firm Codelco has secured a $532 million climate financing to transition to a renewable energy matrix.
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Honduran conglomerate Kattan Group has requested financing from IDB Invest to finance a rooftop solar project.
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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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Vienna-based renewable developer Austria Energy is planning to develop a $11 billion green ammonia project in Chile.
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Community solar provider Nexamp has partnered with Starbucks to deploy 40MW of solar projects in Illinois.
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Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company LanzaJet has received a strategic investment from Airbus, adding the aircraft manufacturer to its latest growth equity funding round.
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Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has closed its acquisition of the Phoenix Hydrogen Hub (PHH) from Coolidge, Arizona-based transportation, energy supply, and infrastructure business Nikola Corporation, PFR has learned.
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CWP Global has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Tierra del Fuego for the development of green hydrogen in the province.
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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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IDB Invest and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are partnering to support resilient infrastructure investments in the Caribbean region.
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Former Winston & Strawn partner Mark Christy has joined Orrick as a renewables tax equity and credit specialist in the Chicago office.
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Energía de Colombia SAS ESP has landed COP$708 billion ($177m) for the refinancing of an operating transmission asset in Colombia.
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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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Renewables business Primary Energy has closed its $178 million platform refinancing led by Apterra Infrastructure Capital, 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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Sempra Infrastructure awaits final Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval, readying itself to secure project financing for its Port Arthur LNG Phase 2, PFR has learned.
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Mexico’s renewables market had been described by some industry professionals as at “rock bottom” but with a change at the political top the market is bracing for a rebound.
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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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ION Clean Energy has launched headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, and expanded its leadership team.
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Peru’s ProInversión has prequalified 3 bidders in an upcoming auction that will see the agency award 5 transmission projects totalling $441 million.
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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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Cowboy Clean Fuels (CCF) has closed a $13 million series B financing led by Machan Investments to support its renewable natural gas production technology.
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Copia Power has closed a $135 million tax equity financing from Santander for its 150MW Harquahala Sun 1 project in Arizona.
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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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Herbert Longoni, former director at Crédit Agricole CIB, has joined BBVA as the executive director of project finance for the US and Canada.
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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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Dimension Energy has revealed plans to invest $3 billion in solar and storage projects over the next 5 years.
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Commercial solar development, financing, and management platform Sunrock Distributed Generation has named Claire Broido Johnson as its president and head of origination.
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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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Renewable developer RZK Energia has raised R$165 million ($30m) in debentures for a portfolio of distributed solar generation projects in Brazil.
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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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Primergy is approaching lenders as it locks in project financing for its 400MW/1600MWh Purple Sage Energy Centre in Nevada, PFR understands.
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Renewables power developer Apex Clean Energy has closed on the sale of 4 Virginia solar PV projects to Summit Ridge Energy, PFR has learned.
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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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FirstEnergy has closed on the final $1.2 billion part of its $3.5 billion sale of a 30% ownership interest in FirstEnergy Transmission (FET) to Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners.
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US Energy Corporation has acquired assets in Montana’s Kevin Dome that will kick-off the company's carbon sequestration efforts as well as producing helium to be sold into the aerospace, semi-conductor, and medical industries.
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Utility data and community solar developer Arcadia has partnered with Crux to integrate its customers on to the company's tax credit transfer platform.
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Fortescue is moving forward with its $6 billion green hydrogen plant in Brazil as the company’s board of directors made an early investment decision.
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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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Waga Energy is commissioning a renewable natural gas (RNG) production unit at a landfill site in Quebec, Canada.
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Pacifico Energy has hired Los Angeles-based Leon Persaud as managing director to focus on alternative investments within the renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure sectors.
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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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North American clean power platform Swift Current Energy has hired Brian Dee as its chief financial officer.
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LevelTen has finalised a $65 million series D funding led by B Capital in order to branch into new markets, such as clean hydrogen.
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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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Renew Energy Partners has sold tax credits from a Manhattan, New York-located combined heat and power system project to a private buyer represented by Foss & Company.
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Brazilian power generator Eneva has agreed to acquire a portfolio of thermal power plants from BTG Pactual.
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Connecticut-based Ash Creek Renewables has hired Len Federico as its managing director of trading at its Houston, Texas, office.
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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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rPlus Energies has closed a $1 billion construction debt financing for its 400MW/1.6GWh Green River Energy Center project in Utah.
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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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YPF Energía Eléctrica (YPF Luz) is planning to develop a solar project in Argentina, the company’s second project in the country.
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The Department of Energy has awarded $1.7 billion in grants to 11 electric vehicle manufacturing projects across the US.
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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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Mining company Codelco has launched a renewables power procurement process in Chile.
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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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Cryptocurrency datacentre and power generation company Greenidge Generation will expand the power of its 12-acre Mississippi bitcoin mining site to 25MW.
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AES Andes is adding a 764MW solar-plus-storage project to its development pipeline in Chile.
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Oil and gas company Acelen is partnering with investment manager Perfin Infra and Illian Energias Renováveis on a solar project in Brazil.
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M&A and tax advisory firm Leo Berwick has launched its infrastructure, renewables and energy transition financial advisory group, led by former Deloitte partner Colin Schmidt.
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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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EDP Renováveis (EDPR) has signed a 15-year PPA with a large technology company to sell 90% of the energy produced by a 213MW solar project in Fulton Country, Illinois.
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Renewables developer Auren Energia has concluded its acquisition of energy trading company Esfera Energia.
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Renewables developer Helexia has raised R$240 million ($44m) in debentures for distributed solar generation in Brazil.
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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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Catalyze has partnered with real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield to develop solar and storage projects across the firm’s network of C&I real estate in the US.
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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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The Canada Growth Fund (CGF) will invest up to C$1 billion ($734m) toward the development of Strathcona Resources carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) infrastructure.
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Renewable energy developer Green Lantern Solar has closed on the sale of 2 fully contracted community solar projects in Maine to Madison Energy Infrastructure.
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BP’s EV charging business has finalised a partnership with real estate investment trust Simon to develop 75 charging Gigahubs across the US.
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The state of Bahia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German company Si&Mex Solutions for the implementation of a $2 billion solar panel manufacturing facility in the state.
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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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Brookfield-backed renewable developer Elera Renováveis has signed a solar power purchase agreement with Brazilian water sanitation company BRK Ambiental.
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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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Grenergy has reached financial close for the first 2 phases of its Oasis de Atacama solar-plus-storage project in Chile.
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Commercial and community solar developer Standard Solar will buy a 4.98MW solar project in Doña Ana County, New Mexico from developer Energy Management, Inc. (EMI).
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Nomura Securities’ global co-head of investment banking, Jeff McDermott, has left the bank for Energy Impact Partners.
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Pennybacker Capital Management will acquire a small-scale Miami-based LNG business from New Fortress Energy.
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Aslan Energy Capital has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the acquisition of land in Mexico for the development of a mammoth ammonia project.
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US-based solar PV company SolarEdge Technologies has sold an extra $37.2 million in 2.25% convertible senior notes due 2029 to Goldman Sachs & Co.
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Microsoft has agreed to purchase 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits from 1PointFive’s industrial-scale project in Texas.
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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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Entropy, a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) developer subsidiary of Advantage Energy, has reached Final Investment Decision for its Glacier Phase 2 project.
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CDPQ, through its power transmission platform Verene Energia, has agreed to acquire a 124km transmission project from Equatorial Energia.
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RNG producer Waga Energy has closed a €100 million (US$108 million) corporate syndicated loan with a group of banks to fund its landfill waste-to-energy projects in the US.
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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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Geothermal technology company XGS Energy has acquired Capuano Engineering Company, a geothermal drilling and completion business.
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SolarBank Corporation has closed its acquisition of Ontario, Canada's solar development and investment business Solar Flow-Through Funds (SFF).
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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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Power generation company Celepsa has landed a $100 million sustainability-linked loan to support the development of renewable energy in Peru.
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South African developer Phelan Green Energy is planning to develop a $2.3 billion green hydrogen project in Peru.
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Lightsource BP has hired former Green Giraffe Advisory managing director Pascal Schoneburg as senior director, structured finance.
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Arevon Energy has hired Nimmi Kavasery as managing director of project finance at its New York City office.
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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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Lhyfe has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fives to develop green hydrogen to be used in industrial combustion processes.
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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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Canadian Infrastructure Bank has finalised a C$283.5 million (US$208m) loan to two Alberta transmission companies to construct a new transmission line.
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AES Andes is planning to develop a $635 million solar-plus-storage project in Chile.
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Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals will acquire the Lightning Dock Geothermal site from Cyrq Energy.
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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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Orizon is issuing green bonds to finance the Ure Barueri waste-to-energy project the company is developing in Brazil.
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Santiago-based utility Transelec has acquired a transmission project located in the Antofagasta region of Chile from TotalEnergies.
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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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Neoenergia, through its subsidiary Neoenergia Coelba, has signed a commitment to invest R$1.2 billion ($211m) in distribution networks in Bahia.
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New Fortress Energy (NFE) has reached an agreement to sell its liquefaction and storage facility in Miami, Florida to a US middle-market infrastructure fund.
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Distributed US solar asset owner and operator Spruce Power has hired Richard DiMatteo as senior vice president, head of Spruce Pro.
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Brazilian renewables developer 2W Ecobank has appointed Ricardo Levy as chief executive officer.
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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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The tax equity market was changed forever with the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). As the last of the guidelines for these renewables tax breaks – specifically transferability rules – are ironed out the market has already found innovative ways to take advantage of the new regime.
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California Resources Corporation has closed its $2.1 billion all-stock business combination of Aera Energy.
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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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NextDecade has issued $1.115 billion in senior secured notes in a private placement to fund outstanding borrowings and commitments for its Rio Grande LNG facility.
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Brazilian utility Copel has appointed Felipe Gutterres as chief financial and investor relations officer.
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Timo Hellwig has taken over as the head of KfW IPEX-Bank North America and will lead project financing transactions in the US and Canada.
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Distributed generation solar developer Spruce Power Holding Corporation secured a $130 million non-recourse debt facility from global investment manager Barings.
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Independent power producer Northland Power has closed the sale of its La Lucha solar project in Mexico to Cometa Energía, a subsidiary of Saavi Energía.
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Apollo Infrastructure-backed Apterra has hired Ashish Gupta as managing director of its core infrastructure business, effective immediately.
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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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Eletrobras and pulp and paper manufacturer Suzano have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop green hydrogen and synthetic fuels initiatives in Brazil.
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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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Great Bay Renewables, jointly controlled by Altius Renewable Royalties and Apollo-managed funds, has signed a $30 million royalty investment with solar developer Nokomis Energy.
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Law firm Barclay Damon has opened a power and energy construction practice area following a merger with Washington DC–based Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram (SLS).
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Voltera, a developer, owner, and operator of charging infrastructure for EV fleets, has hired Sylvia Hendron as the company’s first chief development officer.
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Axium Infrastructure’s Coachella subsidiary has closed on the sale of its 49% interest in Morongo Transmission to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
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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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Ethanol and sugar producer Copersucar has signed a memorandum of understanding with Geo bio gas&carbon for the production of sustainable aviation fuel in Brazil.
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Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy has inked a $103 million tax credit agreement with Bank of America for its 160MW North Fork Solar Project in Oklahoma.
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American Electric Power (AEP) has hired William Fehrman as president and chief executive, effective 1 August (2024).
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Community solar provider Ampion Renewable Energy has partnered with fast food chain Wendy’s to help source renewable energy for the company’s restaurants.
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Shell has reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) for its Polaris project, a carbon capture project at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park, Scotford in Alberta, Canada.
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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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Low-emission fuels producer ClearSky Global has inked a $168 million investment from a private ESG-focused investment group.
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Belltown Power has put an 850MW battery energy storage (BESS) portfolio in Texas up for sale.
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Solarity and Santander Chile have signed an additional financing line to support the developer’s deployment of distributed generation solar assets in Chile.
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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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Norway’s NorSun is investing $620 million in a 5GW solar manufacturing facility in Oklahoma, its first US-based factory.
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Renewables developer Genneia is planning to issue green bonds for renewable projects in Argentina.
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The National Energy Commission (CNE) has granted a permanent concession to an 83MW solar project in the Dominican Republic.
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MUFG has joined several other major investors in sustainable aviation fuel producer LanzaJet’s $100 million growth equity funding round.
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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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CenterPoint Energy subsidiary CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CPE Houston) has entered a $300 million term loan to cover damage from category 2 hurricane-like winds and tornadoes in Texas, PFR has learned.
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Peruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión has awarded a trio of transmission projects totalling $329 million in investments.
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8 Rivers Capital, the decarbonisation technology developer, has hired Asheley Kinsey as the company’s chief financial officer.
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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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Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has priced its private offering of $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% green senior unsecured notes due 2034.
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Fervo Energy has signed 2 geothermal PPAs totalling 320MW with Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the US’s largest utilities.
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Carbon capture start-up Heirloom Carbon Technologies is set to develop 2 direct air capture (DAC) facilities in Port of Caddo-Bossier, Louisiana.
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Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (Cifi) has issued a series of green bonds totalling $10 million to finance renewable projects in Latin America.
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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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Commercial-scale clean electricity provider Altus Power is to acquire an 8.5MW solar array sited in New Jersey.
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Peruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión is expected to award $329 million in investments to 3 transmission projects this month (June 2024).
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Air Liquide has signed an agreement to support ExxonMobil's production of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia at its Baytown, Texas, facility.
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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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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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Silicon Valley Bank has led the second financing, totalling $230 million, for Sol System's 300MW Eldorado solar project in Illinois, bringing the total financing to $480 million for the project.
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Renewables developer RZK Energia landed financing from Banco do Nordeste (BNB) for distributed solar projects in Brazil.
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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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Equinor, through its renewable platform Rio Energy, is planning to turn its 200MW Serra da Babilônia wind project into a hybrid complex by adding a solar plant on site.
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CleanSpark’s subsidiary CSRE Properties Sandersville is acquiring 5 bitcoin mining data centers in Georgia for $25 million.
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The Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2) has hired Chris Green as its first president.
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The UK's Octopus Energy Group has continued to push into North America with the hire of Nick Chaset as executive vice president.
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State-owned power and telecommunications provider Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has signed a letter of interest for financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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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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Omnigen Energy has secured financing for the development of a portfolio of small-scale solar power plants in Brazil.
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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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Several large energy developers have become investors in tax credit transfer platform Crux Climate through a $18.2 million Series A funding round.
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Charles River Associates, the financial and management consultants, has expanded its US energy practice by hiring Christine Oumansour as vice president.
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energyRE has signed a pair of 15-year PPAs to provide solar power to US Department of Defense facilities in the southeastern US.
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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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Adapature Renewables has signed a 15-year PPA for a 67MW solar facility in Hunt County, Texas with a Fortune 50 offtaker.
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North American solar developer SunEnergy1 will sell a 105MW solar PV portfolio to funds managed by renewables infrastructure private equity firm True Green Capital, PFR has learned.
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Independent Canadian fuel distributor and retailer Parkland Corporation is seeking a buyer for its platform.
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UK electricity provider Octopus Energy has made its first US renewables investment with the acquisition of a pair of solar projects from Vesper Energy.
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Intrepid Investment Management and Meritz Securities have teamed up to pursue credit investments in the North American energy sector.
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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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Iberdrola has signed a PPA to supply renewable power to food and beverage manufacturer Millfoods in Mexico.
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GoodLeap has closed a $311.6 million securitisation of residential solar loans originated on its platform.
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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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Actis has launched energy platform Orygen in Peru following the company’s acquisition of Enel’s Peruvian generation business.
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Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina (Celesc) has landed financing from Brazilian development bank BNDES.
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Neoenergia is issuing R$1 billion ($185m) in debentures to finance transmission lines in Brazil.
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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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Energy storage and RNG developer Captona has closed a preferred equity investment in a community solar and microgrid portfolio owned by Scale Microgrids.
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Tax advisory firm Leo Berwick has hired Colin Schmidt as of the firm's infrastructure, renewables, and energy transition financial group.
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Strategic Value Partners (SVP) and EverGen Power have launched a partnership to invest in North American natural gas generation.
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Brazilian renewables developer Serena Energia (formerly Omega Energia) is issuing R$400 million (74m) in debentures.
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Brazil’s competition regulator CADE has approved the sale of AES’s Brazilian portfolio to renewables developer Auren Energia.
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Middle-market infrastructure investor Tiger Infrastructure Partners is to acquire fully-integrated energy-as-a-service platform Unison Energy.
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Google and NV Energy have formed a partnership to supply the tech giant's Nevada data centres with advanced geothermal electricity.
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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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Create Energy and RECOM Technologies have formed a joint venture to develop a 5GW solar PV manufacturing plant in Tennessee.
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SLB and Aker Carbon Capture have closed their joint venture after Aker sold 80% of its share in Aker Carbon Capture Holding AS (ACCH) to an SLB subsidiary.
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Washington-based Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has closed on the sale of its $800 million schedule A and B senior notes.
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Grupo Energía Bogotá, through its subsidiary Enlaza, has landed the greenlight to proceed with its Colectora transmission project in Colombia.
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BP-owned Archaea Energy and Republic Services have partnered to develop 40 landfill gas-to-renewable natural gas plants, completing construction on their first RNG project.
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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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NextDecade has signed a 20-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Aramco to supply LNG from Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility at the Port of Brownsville, Texas.
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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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Baker Donelson has hired Stephen Luttrell in the firm’s corporate group, based in Baltimore, Maryland.
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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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Export Development Canada (EDC) has led a $136 million equity financing for FLO, a North American EV charging hardware and software provider.
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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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Swift Solar has closed a $27 million Series A financing round led by Eni and Fontinalis Partners for advanced solar panel manufacturing.
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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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Oil and gas company Ultragaz has acquired a majority stake in renewable energy services and commercialisation platform Witzler Energia.
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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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PEI Global Partners has hired Eric Berlinger, the former head of US renewables and energy transition at RBC Capital Markets, as the managing director of its investment banking team in New York.
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EDPR NA Distributed Generation will acquire 4 Illinois community solar projects totalling 20MWac from Renewable Properties.
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Clean Power Alliance (CPA), the California electricity provider, has issued an RFO for energy generation and storage to meet its portfolio needs and achieve compliance with California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) procurement orders and resource adequacy requirements.
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Renewables business Primary Energy has tapped Apterra Infrastructure Capital for the refinancing of its platform, PFR has learned.
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Brazilian development bank BNDES has signed agreements with China Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to finance sustainable projects in Brazil.
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YPF Luz, the power generation arm of YPF, is planning to issue up to $50 million in bonds in Argentina.
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Renewable developer Genneia is planning to develop a pair of solar projects in the province of Mendoza.
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NextEra Energy has closed on the sale of its 180MW Big Cypress solar PV facility to Crittenden County, Arkansas in a sale-leaseback deal, PFR has learned.
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The Canada Growth Fund (CGF) has teamed up with Gibson Energy and Varme Energy to develop Canada's first waste-to-energy facility with carbon capture technology.
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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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Con Edison has appointed former Evergy executive Kirkland Andrews as CFO as Robert Hoglund transitions toward retirement.
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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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Equatorial Energia has requested 2 loans totalling up to $250 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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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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Sunnova Energy International has hired Eric Williams as executive vice president, chief financial officer.
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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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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has named 3 regional heads to cover Europe and North America for its sustainable energies team.
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BHE Renewables, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, has signed a pair of 20-year power purchase agreements (PPA) with the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) for solar-plus-storage projects in California.
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Independent power producer Silicon Ranch will enter 3 sale-leaseback transactions for 704MW of solar photovoltaic projects in Georgia and Kentucky, PFR has learned.
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Arevia Power has signed a power purchase agreement with NV Energy for its 700MW/2.8GWh Libra Solar project in Nevada.
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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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State-owned Eletrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Prumo Logística to support the development of green hydrogen in Brazil.
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Nexus PMG has made an investment in renewable fuels company Saola Energy.
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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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The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed an agreement with the government of El Salvador to finance a biogas power plant.
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Brazilian utility Copel has hired Rodolfo Lima to head its energy trading and commercialization business.
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Goldman Sachs has hired a vice president for its energy tax investing group in New York City.
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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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Renewables developer Auren Energia has agreed to acquire energy trading company Esfera Energia.
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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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Energy Renewal Partners (ERP) has received an investment from lower middle market-focused private equity firm Rockwood Equity Partners.
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Sunrun, a provider of residential solar, storage and energy services, has priced a $886.3 million securitisation of leases and power purchase agreements, known as Sunrun’s solar-as-a-service offering.
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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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Grupo Energisa has landed financing from the Brazilian development bank BNDES to support its distribution subsidiaries in Brazil.
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JERA, Japan's prominent power and LNG entity, has agreed to sell down its interest in the Freeport LNG project to Japan Petroleum Exploration Co (JAPEX).
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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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Atlas Renewable Energy has requested a $55 million loan from IDB Invest for its Shangri-La solar project in Colombia.
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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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Turlock Irrigation District (TID) has issued a request for proposals to offtake renewable energy and storage in California.
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Alupar Investimento has landed a pair of transmission projects in an auction held in March by Chile’s National Electrical Coordinator (CEN).
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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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Sol Systems has secured an $85 million investment from Macquarie Asset Management to support of the construction and operation of 5 utility-scale solar projects located in Illinois and Ohio.
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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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SunPower has drawn $50 million from a loan made by its majority shareholder Sol Holding, which is owned jointly by TotalEnergies and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
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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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Oil and gas company Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia (PCR) is adding a solar project to its San Luis Norte wind farm in Argentina.
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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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The investment team behind the Aegon Climate Capital strategy at Aegon Asset Management has launched CurvePoint Capital, an independent firm dedicated to advancing climate finance.
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Neoenergia is issuing R$1.1 billion ($211m) in debentures to finance transmission lines won in a 2022 auction in Brazil.
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EDPR NA DG's head of capital markets, Sam Egendorf, has left his role at the firm.
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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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Clean Energy Fuels has signed an agreement to provide Cemex with 300,000 gallons of renewable natural gas annually.
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Real assets investment management firm Versus Capital Advisors has hired Alicia Chen as director of investments.
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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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One Energy Enterprises has sold additional shares of its Series A convertible preferred stock, bringing the company’s fundraising to more than $35 million.
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Chile’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Korea’s Energy Agency to cooperate on renewable energy.
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Global investment firm KKR will acquire Canadian energy and services company Emera’s equity interest in the Labrador Island Link (LIL) transmission site.
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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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NOVA Infrastructure is acquiring listed solar and storage developer UGE International in a deal that values the company at C$72 million.
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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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Spanish group Uriel Inversiones has received the regulatory greenlight for its Quinquimo solar project in Chile.
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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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Energy Capital Partners (ECP) has reached final close on its fifth flagship fund, raising $4.4 billion with $2.3 billion in co-investment capital.
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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 Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) will loan HTEC C$337 million ($247m) to accelerate hydrogen production and refuelling infrastructure in British Columbia and Alberta.
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WEC Energy is set to acquire a 90% stake in Invenergy's 298MW Maple Flats solar, PFR has learned.
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Portland General Electric (PGE) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire a 20% stake in the 3GW North Plains Connector transmission line, developed by Grid United and Allete.
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Ferrovial Energy has invested $72 million in a 257MWdc solar plant in Leon County, Texas.
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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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Brazilian sugar, ethanol and renewable power producer Grupo Zilor has requested financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the expansion of 1 of its plants.
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Clean hydrogen projects across the US are generating enormous interest but many struggle to reach bankability as many risks, such as technology, supply chain, regulation and offtake, are halting progress.
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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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MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) has reached financial close on a solar project the firm is developing in Guatemala.
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Pine Gate Renewables has finalised an agreement to provide Meta with the renewable attributes from a 200MW solar project in Texas.
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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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Amazon has entered into a power purchase agreement to offtake the entire capacity of the 150MW Fox Squirrel solar phase 1 plant, in Ohio.
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Sunrock Distributed Generation, a commercial solar and distributed generation developer and asset manager, has hired Alan Robertson as head of development.
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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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Neoenergia is planning to invest more than R$2.1 billion ($407m) into transmission works between 2024 and 2027 in Brazil.
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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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Ørsted has received a $680 million tax equity financing from JP Morgan for 550MW in solar and solar-plus-storage projects in Texas and Arizona.
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An Entergy subsidiary has received approval from the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) to add 3GW of solar generation to its portfolio.
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The $53 billion merger between oil and natural gas giant Chevron and independent energy company Hess faces legal challenges.
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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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Renewable energy provider Pivot Energy has partnered American EV maker Rivian on 60MWdc solar energy projects.
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Large-scale, US-based renewables EPC business Signal Energy is up for grabs with the sale process launched last week.
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Energy-as-a-service provider Redaptive has extended its warehouse facility to $250 million as it looks to grow its solar, HVAC, LED, and other sustainability projects.
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Geothermal technology company XGS Energy has closed a $20 million Series A financing led by Valo Ventures and VoLo Earth Ventures.
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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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Brazilian utility Alupar has signed a power purchase agreement to supply renewable energy to São Paulo-based real estate company JFL Living.
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Enel has concluded the sale of its distribution businesses in Peru to China Southern Power Grid International (CSGI).
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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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Adapture Renewables has made several additions to its team, including Donald Brown as general counsel.
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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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Madrid-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) is planning to develop a 522MW solar project in Chile.
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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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Scale Microgrids and EO Charging have formed a non-exclusive partnership to develop EV fleets, associated charging infrastructure, and on-site microgrid energy systems across high-grid capacity regions in the US.
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LevelTen Energy has launched a tax credit transfer platform, facilitating the sale of various tax Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits between clean energy developers and corporations.
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Renewable developer Green Lantern Solar is selling 8 metered solar projects in Vermont to Sea Oak Capital.
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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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Spain’s Acciona Energía is partnering with Dominican conglomerate Grupo País on a solar project in the Dominican Republic.
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has acquired an 11.7% stake in phase 1 of NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG 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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Solar developer Delta Energia has raised R$250 million ($49m) in a CRI issuance to support the development of distributed generation solar assets in Brazil.
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Power generation company Pacific Hydro has renewed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with mining company Codelco.
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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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ISA CTEEP (Companhia de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica Paulista) is planning to issue R$1 billion ($198m) in debentures in Brazil.
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Battery storage provider Powin has hired Kirk Fleischhauer as its chief operating officer.
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Investment firm Carlyle has formed a partnership with Sungage Financial and purchased $450 million in newly issued residential solar loans from the company.
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Energy giant AES has issued $950 million aggregate notes due 2055 at 7.6% to fund the development or redevelopment of clean power projects.
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Canadian power company TC Energy is appealing the Delaware Chancery Court ruling to pay $199.2 million in damages as part of an ongoing class action lawsuit related to its 2016 acquisition of Columbia Pipeline.
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Brookfield Asset Management has added an extra $150 million to its investment in PosiGen, a clean power provider for underserved communities in the US.
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Spanish developer ID Energy Group is planning to develop a portfolio of small solar projects in Chile.
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Electric infrastructure provider Zeem is set to develop a long-range trucking depot with 84 fast charging stations at the Port of Long Beach, California.
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AES has agreed to sell its Brazilian portfolio totalling 5.2GW of capacity to renewables developer Auren Energia.
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Correlate Energy and Energetic Capital have launched a partnership to develop distributed energy resources for underserved communities.
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Schneider Electric has purchased 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits from solar module manufacturer Silfab Solar through tax credit transfer platform Crux.
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Galehead Development and electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian Automotive signed an agreement to develop solar projects to power Rivian's EV facilities.
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Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has submitted a proposal for the Sunnyside Solar Energy System solar-plus-storage project with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW).
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Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) has approved the draft tender documents for the second transmission auction to be held this year (2024).
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Wisconsin Electric Power Company will issue $350 million 5% debentures due 15 May 2029.
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NextDecade's $18.4 billion Rio Grande LNG project phase 2 is under threat due to funding limitations ahead of a planned Final Investment Decision (FID) in H2 2024.
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Catalyze has secured $100 million in financing from NY Green Bank for its 79MW portfolio of community distributed generation (DG) solar projects across New York.
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Renewables developer Genneia has inked a power purchase agreement with PVC and polymers producer Grupo Princz-IPASA in Argentina.
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Plug Power has received a $1.66 billion conditional commitment loan from the Department of Energy (DOE) to construct up to 6 clean hydrogen facilities across the US.
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Biofuels business Clean Energy Fuels and dairy digester developer Maas Energy Works have entered a joint development agreement to build 9 renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities at dairy farm sites.
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One Energy and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp III have filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission to merge ahead of being publicly traded as One Power Company.
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Apex Clean Energy has closed a $150 million financing with First Citizens Bank for 2 battery storage projects in Texas.
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State-owned Eletrobras has signed a pair of memoranda of understanding (MoU) to support the development of green hydrogen in Brazil.
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Brazilian renewable developer 2W Ecobank is evaluating a proposal to sell a controlling stake in the company.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a regional transmission policy ruling, Order #1920, creating new interregional lines to accelerate the interconnection of new renewable energy projects.
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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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Tri-State Transmission has closed on its acquisition of transmission assets from United Power, finalising the split between the electric cooperative and the power distributor, PFR has learned.
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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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GE Vernova has recommended its shareholders ignore TRC Capital Investment’s mini tender offer of $155 per share for 0.4% of the company's outstanding shares.
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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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BOCA, a joint venture between BrightNight and Cordelio Power, has closed a $414 million project financing for its 300MW/600MW Box Canyon solar-plus-storage project led by Zions Bancorporation.
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Aiga Capital Partners has raised $208 million for its inaugural climate fund, surpassing the halfway mark towards its $400 million target.
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The National Energy Commission (CNE) has granted a permanent concession to phase 2 of the Montecristi solar project in the Dominican Republic.
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MUFG has hired the former project finance director of syndications at Crédit Agricole CIB, PFR has learned.
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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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Riley Exploration Permian has closed on its $20.5 million purchase of oil and natural gas properties in Eddy County, New Mexico.
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State-owned utility ENEE (Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica) has launched an international auction for the construction of a $132.5 million transmission project in Honduras.
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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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Texas-based CapturePoint and Energy Transfer have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to jointly develop a carbon capture and permanent deep underground storage project in Louisiana.
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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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Massachusetts-based Electric Hydrogen has inked a $100 million corporate financing led by HSBC to grow its production of 100MW electrolyser plants.
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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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Nautilus Solar Energy and TurningPoint Energy (TPE) have partnered on a 29.3MW portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois.
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Renewable developer AXS Energia has landed financing for a portfolio of solar DG assets in Brazil from Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (Cifi).
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Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has secured a €150 million ($161m) line of credit for the implementation of a floating solar project.
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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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Boston Consulting Group has signed a 5-year contract with World Energy to purchase sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc).
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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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TPG Rise Climate has agreed to acquire Southern California-based independent renewable fuels and refined products storage business Olympus Terminals.
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Tax credit transfer fintech company Crux Climate has facilitated the sale of $3.5 million in investment tax credits (ITCs) with enXchange to an undisclosed third party in Oklahoma.
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Renewable developer Recurrent Energy is planning to develop a 250MW solar project in Chile.
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State-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has signed a memorandum of intent (MoI) with power generation company Karpowership to partner in the natural gas and power sectors.
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Spanish clean energy-focused fund manager Qualitas Energy has closed on its controlling stake in Heelstone Renewable Energy from Ares Management for around $850 million, PFR has learned.
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KKR and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) have partnered on a $2 billion investment vehicle for sustainable infrastructure projects.
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Southern Company has issued $1.1 billion in convertible senior unsecured notes due 15 June 2027 via a private placement.
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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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Comvest Credit Partners has provided a $70 million senior credit facility to Nationwide Energy Partners (NEP) to pay off debt and develop utility infrastructure projects.
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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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Brazil is already the leader in the energy transition. The country’s power matrix stands out in its composition with close to 90% coming from renewable sources including hydroelectricity. Yet, growth opportunities remain vast in the renewable sector and beyond. According to the Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Base Industries (ABDIB), Brazil is looking to bridge a $50 billion a year gap in infrastructure investments.
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Renewables developer Auren Energia has raised R$400 million ($79m) to refinance assets in Brazil.
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Connecticut utility Eversource plans to reduce investments in the state by $500 million as it continues its 3-year rate dispute battle with the State's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA).
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Zanskar has closed $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Obvious Ventures to scale its AI and data-based platform used for discovering geothermal energy resources.
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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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Renewable developer Grupo Río Alto Energias Renováveis has requested financing from the Northeast Development Fund (FDNE) for a solar complex in Brazil.
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Cemvita green hydrogen spin-out Gold H2 has hired former NextEra executive Prabhdeep Singh Sekhon as its chief executive.
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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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United Power has closed on the $627million withdrawal payment to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, though sale of the transmission assets finalizing the split remains delayed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, PFR has found.
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Independent power producer Atlas Renewable Energy has hired Carlos Freitas as chief financial officer, based in Miami, US.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has opened the application process for the first round of CO2 transportation infrastructure awards, which totals $200 million.
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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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Southern Power has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with a consortium of 7 companies for the renewable energy credits (RECs) produced by the 180MW Millers Branch Solar Facility Phase II in Haskell County, Texas.
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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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Great Bay Renewables has appointed Peter Leahey as its chief financial officer and Josh Levine as chief commercial officer.
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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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Clean power developer Vesper Energy has appointed co-founders Mark Rostafin and Juan Suarez as co-chief executive officers.
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Distributed generation platform Aspen Power will partner with a local developer to acquire and manage a portfolio of 20 community solar projects.
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Tax credit transfer platform Crux Climate has secured a partnership with the American Clean Power Association (ACP), connecting more than 800 CPA members to its platform.
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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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Troutman Pepper has hired a renewable energy partner to its Capital Projects and Infrastructure Practice at its Los Angeles office.
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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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Utility-scale independent power producer Alternus Clean Energy will acquire more than 80MW of operating solar projects in the US from C2 Energy Capital at a value of $60 million.
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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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Eletrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state of Maranhão for the development of green hydrogen.
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Carlyle-backed solar and storage developer Copia Power has hired the former Arevon head of project finance as its managing director and head of capital markets.
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Brookfield Asset Management – alongside Brookfield Renewable – and Microsoft have signed a global renewable energy framework agreement to meet the technology company’s sustainability goals.
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The National Energy Commission (CNE) has granted a permanent concession to Santa Clara Energy Group for a solar project in the Dominican Republic.
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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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Enel has confirmed Giuseppe Turchiarelli as chief executive for its Chilean operations, effective 1 May 2024.
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ITC Midwest has closed on its acquisition of transmission assets from Iowa's Maqouketa Municipal Electric Utility, PFR has learned.
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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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Hitachi Energy has invested more than $100 million alongside Investissement Quebec to upgrade and modernise its power transformer factory in Varennes and other facilities in Montreal.
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Green Energy Park has raised $30 million in series A funding that will help support the company’s Piauí green hydrogen project in Brazil.
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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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Georgia Power Company (GPC) has closed on its $317 million transmission line sale to Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC), PFR has learned.
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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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WEC Energy Group has agreed to acquire a 90% ownership interest in the 300MW Delilah I Solar Energy Center from Invenergy for $459 million.
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Altus Power has named Gregg Felton as sole chief executive after Lars Norell resigned as co-CEO and director.
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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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energyRE has landed a $240 million financing package for its 108MW/198MWh Lone Star Solar-Plus-Storage project in South Carolina.
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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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FuelCell Energy has closed a $13 million debt financing with Liberty Bank and Connecticut Green Bank for 2 operating community fuel cell projects in Connecticut.
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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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Santiago-based developer Sagittar SpA is planning a 150MW solar project in Chile.
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NextEnergy Capital’s fifth fund has raised $745 million, nearing half of its $1.5 billion target.
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Banco Votorantim (Banco BV) has requested a loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support on-lending for solar distributed generation in Brazil.
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Patent infringement lawsuits are becoming commonplace in the renewable energy sector as manufacturers look to take advantage of the US’ lucrative tax credit regime.
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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 US Treasury Department has released the final rules for the transferable tax credits of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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Duke Energy has sold an aggregate principal amount of $177.3 million Series A storm recovery bonds to fund transmission repairs caused from major storms, PFR has learned.
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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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Enel Brasil is planning to invest R$18 billion ($3.5 billion) for the period 2024-2026 in order to better its services in the country.
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Alternus Clean Energy CFO, Joseph Duey, has resigned effective 30 April 2024, PFR has learned.
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The US Department of Transportation has awarded $148 million in grants to 16 EV and renewable natural gas (RNG) projects to help reduce air pollution at ports across the US and Puerto Rico.
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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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Sunpower has closed business units and made layoffs as part of its efforts to secure long-term financial sustainability amid restructuring and refinancing initiatives.
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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 Department of Energy (DOE) selected LS Power's Southwest Intertie Project-North (SWIP-North) as a fourth conditional project for the first round of its Transmission Facilitation Program.
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Solar developer Usinas Brasil Solar (BRS) and investment firm Grupo 4M are partnering on a portfolio of distributed solar assets.
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Naturgy’s subsidiary Global Power Generation (GPG) is planning a solar project in the region of Atacama in Chile.
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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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GA Drilling, a deep geothermal company, has closed $15 million in financing from several investors to scale its geothermal technologies.
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BW Solar has agreed to sell 12 New York community solar projects totalling 76.7MW to solar and battery storage developer Catalyze.
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Renewable developer Hecate Energy has secured a siting agreement and conditional use permit for its 150MW solar project from Cumberland County, Virginia.
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State-owned power and telecommunications provider Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has awarded 5 solar projects in Costa Rica.
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Chilean energy group Copec has agreed to acquire a 123MW solar project from Solarpack’s subsidiary Maria Elena.
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Norwegian renewable energy provider Scatec and energy company Statkraft have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a solar plant in Brazil.
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The Hyundai Motor Group has signed a 15-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Matrix Renewables.
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Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund has invested in sustainable fuels technology business and clean fuels producer LanzaJet.
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Renewables infrastructure firm True Green Capital Management has partnered with Qcells to install up to 450MW of solar projects across the US.
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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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Norwegian energy company Statkraft has received approval to move ahead and start construction of its Parina solar project in Chile.
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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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The University of Dayton and AES Ohio have entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a waste-to-energy project that will provide the University with 100% of its power.
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Brazil's state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras is adding solar projects to 3 of the company’s refineries.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $1.93 billion in qualifying advanced energy project tax credit allocations – known as 48C tax credits – to 35 projects focused on renewable manufacturing and greenhouse gas emission reduction.
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Brazilian conglomerate Brasal is issuing R$170 million ($33 million) in debentures for a hydroelectric project in Brazil.
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Avalon International has agreed to build carbon capture facilities at green hydrogen company Big Hill Materials' planned US production sites.
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US-based firm Bernhard has entered a 30-year energy-as-a-service (EaaS) partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), resulting in a $134 million solar energy and battery storage system.
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Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has filed another patent infringement lawsuit regarding its PV solar cell technology in Texas.
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Clifford Chance has hired Joclynn Marsh as counsel in its energy and oil and gas related infrastructure practice.
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H2 GreenMining is partnering with Ohmium International on the development of green hydrogen to decarbonise the mining sector in Chile.
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The Government of São Paulo has sold its shares in Empresa Metropolitana de Águas e Energia (Emae) placing the power company in private ownership.
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Clearway Energy Group has closed a $174 million project financing and finalised a power purchase agreement (PPA) for its Dan's Mountain wind farm in Western Maryland.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has closed its 2022 solicitation tender with no final awards given after GE Vernova "caused material changes" by changing its turbine design for the projects.
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New England states have jointly-submitted applications to compete in the second round of the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Grid Innovation Program (GIP) which has $1.82 billion to award.
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Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against REC Solar Holdings regarding its PV solar cell technology in Texas.
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Minority stake sales in renewables platforms are becoming more common as sellers look to “recycle capital’, according to Ammad Faisal, senior managing director, Marathon Capital.
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Renewable energy executives – speaking at S&P Global Power Markets – are downplaying the political risk of the November US election on the nation’s energy transition.
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Calibrant Energy has partnered with Ava Community Energy to deploy 75 public EV charging stations across 6 cities in Northern California.
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An Arizona federal judge has rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmental groups to halt the construction of Pattern Energy's SunZia project.
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Engie North America has inked an agreement to develop 12 renewable projects totalling 15GWh to power the facilities of technology and science company RTX.
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Italian sponsor Limes Renewable Energy is adding to its development pipeline in Chile with a solar-plus-storage project.
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HASI has amended and extended its corporate unsecured credit facility with 14 banks to $1.65 billion, including a revolving line of credit, term loan A, and Green Commercial Paper Note Program (CarbonCount Green CP).
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Colorado-based renewables company Scout Clean Energy has signed a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Zoetis for a 50MW portion of its Heart of Texas wind farm.
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Stellantis has agreed to buy into solar developer 360Energy in Argentina.
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Spanish developer Ecoener secured green financing for a solar project the company is developing in Guatemala.
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Atlas SP Partners has backed Energy-as-a-Service company Redaptive with a $225 million warehouse financing facility.
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BP has made significant shifts in its leadership structure as its head of natural gas and low carbon energy, Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, steps down.
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Power generation company Engie Energía Chile has issued $500 million in green bonds on international markets.
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Boeing is buying 9.4 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), for its ecoDemonstrator programme and 2024 US commercial operational flights, from Neste as offtake agreements in the sector ramp up.
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ForeFront Power, a commercial and industrial solar energy and storage developer, has hired Ruben Fontes as chief executive.
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Infinigen Renewables is partnering with FlexGen on a battery storage project in the Yabucoa municipality in Puerto Rico.
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Peru’s ProInversión has prequalified 5 bidders in an upcoming auction that will see the agency award 3 transmission projects.
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Octopus Energy has signed an agreement with Brazilian utility Grupo Energisa to support renewable generation development in the country.
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The technology venture arm of US-based oil & gas producer Chevron has launched a third fund with $500 million in capital.
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Arevon Energy has inked a long-term tolling agreement with electricity provider MCE for its 250MW Cormorant Energy Storage Project in Daly City, California.
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Battery storage developer Spearmint Energy has hired four senior executives to its project finance, capital markets, regulatory affairs, and commercial operations teams.
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PPL Corporation's CEO told the room of power executives at S&P's Global Power Market Conference 2024 that more natural gas power is needed despite a focus on renewables.
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IDB Invest and the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) are partnering to finance projects across renewables and infrastructure sectors in Latin America.
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Brazilian power generator Eneva will issue R$2.5 billion ($475 million) in debentures to refinance assets.
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Madison Energy Infrastructure has acquired the commercial assets, solar development pipeline, and development team of Sun Tribe Solar.
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Origis Energy has closed a $136 million construction financing facility and a conversion-to-term loan from MUFG for its 75MW Rice Creek Solar project in Florida.
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Lightshift Energy, a utility-scale energy storage developer, has hired Robert Greskowiak as chief commercial officer.
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Nova Clean Energy has acquired HyFuels, a 1GW mid-to-late-stage wind and solar development that also contains an early-stage green ammonia project on the Texas Gulf coast.
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SolaREIT has closed $13 million in real estate financings for several NineDot Energy battery energy storage (BESS) projects in New York City.
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US-based manager Galway Sustainable Capital has made 4 hires across its business following investments from Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Aware Super.
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NextEra Energy has entered into an offtake agreement with wholesale power provider Guzman Energy and local electric cooperative Holy Cross Energy (HCE) for 100% of the capacity of its 200MW Bronco Plains II wind project in Colorado.
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Santiago-based renewable developer Biwo Renovables is adding another standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project to its development pipeline in Chile.
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YPF Luz, the power generation arm of oil and gas company YPF, has appointed Pedro Kearney as chief financing officer, based in Buenos Aires.
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US-based Recurrent Energy has secured R$343 million ($70 million) in non-recourse project financing for a solar project in Brazil.
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Arevon Energy has appointed the former co-president of Starwood Infrastructure Finance as its chief investment officer, based in New York.
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired Liberty Renewables and its 1.3GW pipeline of onshore wind projects in New York State.
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Vinci Group has acquired a minority stake in NatPower SA, a renewable energy developer which operates in Italy, the UK, and the US, in a deal valued at €50 million ($53m).
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Renewable infrastructure firm Schroders Capital has hired Jason Kezelman and Loren Sageser as head of US sales and senior product strategist in its private debt and credit alternatives (PDCA) team, based in California.
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Commercial solar and clean energy development platform Sunrock Distributed Generation (DG) has entered a tax equity partnership with US student and consumer loan financier Nelnet.
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KKR Infrastructure Conglomerate (K-Infra) and its subsidiaries have signed a $150 million revolving credit facility that allows the company to borrow up to $1 billion.
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Arcadia, a utility data and community solar platform, has closed a $50 million investment round led by a Macquire Asset Management fund to support its community solar program in the US.
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Engie Chile, a subsidiary of the French electric utility Engie, will install a standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) to replace the disconnected coal-fired and fuel oil-based units at the Tocopilla thermal power plant complex (CTT) in Antofagasta.
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Renewable energy infrastructure investor Excelsior Energy Capital has signed a long-term agreement with solar manufacturer Heliene to acquire 2GW of PV modules.
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FuelCell Energy executive vice president and COO Michael Lisowski has resigned from his position, effective immediately, PFR has found.
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Consumers Energy – Michigan’s largest power provider – has entered an agreement to provide electricity to 44 Walmart stores in the State.
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Energy giant Sunoco has exhausted the required waiting period to satisfy a condition of a $7.3 billion deal to acquire independent pipeline operator NuStar Energy.
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California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has announced that 2 of the offshore wind-related transmission processes will be part of a May 2024 competitive transmission procurement.
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The US offshore wind sector continues to gain momentum with the latest round of regulatory approvals as financiers begin to prep the paperwork to fund these mega projects.
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Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) is readying 26 renewable energy projects to be built in the coming years.
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Denmark's Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) is providing an additional €7 million ($7.6m) to the 94MW Ouro Branco and Quatro Ventos wind complex in Brazil, due to an expansion of the project and unexpected delays.
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The state of Ceará has signed a pre-contract with Voltalia do Brasil, a subsidiary of the French renewable power producer Voltalia, to implement a project to produce green hydrogen and ammonia at the state's Pecém industrial and port complex.
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Verdagy has entered a global strategic agreement to deliver its green hydrogen electrolysis technology to renewables developer Doral in Europe, US, Australia and the Middle East through 2030.
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Riley Exploration Permian has closed on sale of its 2.1 million shares of common stock, netting the company $25.4 million, PFR has learned.
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Community solar developer Nexamp has secured a $520 million investment led by Manulife Investment Management to fund its over 2GW project pipeline in the US.
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Arevon Energy has closed a $352 million credit facility with a consortium of banks led by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) for its 228MW Posey Solar Project in Indiana.
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New Rise Renewables has launched its 3,200 barrel-per-day renewable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Nevada.
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Engie has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Sonoco, a sustainable packaging company, for 140MW of its 270MW Big Sampson Wind Project, which is under construction in Texas.
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Latham & Watkins has hired Daniel Sinaiko as a partner in the firm’s project development & finance practice and the energy & infrastructure industry group, based in Los Angeles, California.
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Engie Energía Chile has commenced a cash tender offer for any outstanding 4.5% notes due in 2025, totalling $350 million.
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Colombian oil company Ecopetrol has made 3 changes to its senior management team.
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Brazil's Superintendency for the Development of the Northeast (Sudene) has approved a R$26.6 million ($5.3m) loan for the 212MWp Milagres solar project, developed by Lightsource BP.
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Renewable energy infrastructure fund manager Excelsior Energy Capital has launched Lydian Energy, an independent power producer (IPP) specialising in the development, construction, and operation of utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects in North America.
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Nuclear technology company Oklo has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 50MW project with major oil producer Diamondback Energy.
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Enbridge subsidiaries Enbridge Energy Partners and Spectra Energy Partners have closed on their offering of $3.5 billion in senior notes, PFR has learned.
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ExxonMobil and FuelCell Energy will extend their carbon capture research joint development agreement (JDA), PFR has learned.
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Lader Energy's Puertos de Santander solar park has obtained an environmental permit from Colombia's national authority of environmental licences (ANLA).
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Eco Wave Power, a Stockholm, Sweden-based onshore wave energy technology company, has secured Shell as a co-investor for its Port of Los Angeles pilot wave energy project.
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed up to R$250 million ($49.4m) to a Brazilian fund financing the acquisition and installation of distributed solar generation assets.
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Chesapeake Energy’s $7.4 billion merger with Southwestern Energy has been delayed following a request from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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Utility-scale energy storage developer esVolta has secured a $185 million senior secured credit facility from a consortium of banks led by Nomura Securities International.
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Entergy New Orleans is issuing $150 million in first mortgage bonds with the Bank of New York Mellon, PFR has learned.
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Lightsource BP has proposed the sale of its Happy and Oxbow solar facilities, PFR has learned.
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The Department of Energy (DOE), the US Treasury Department, and the IRS have awarded $4 billion in tax credits to 100 projects across clean manufacturing, critical materials, and industrial decarbonisation.
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Alternus Clean Energy, a utility-scale independent power producer, has entered a joint venture partnership with Acadia Energy to develop 200MW of microgrid projects in New York State.
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The Department of Energy (DOE), Treasury Department, and IRS have jointly awarded an $18.3 million transferable tax credit to electrolyser producer Electric Hydrogen (EH2) for its manufacturing plant in Devens, Massachusetts.
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Grid-scale battery company Energy Vault has selected Michael Beer as its chief financial officer.
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Chevron New Energies (CNE) has led a $45 million Series A financing for ION Clean Energy, a carbon capture technology company.
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Carlyle-backed Copia Power has closed a $300 million corporate credit facility to support its 15GW solar and storage pipeline.
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Brazil has introduced a bill to incentivize in the use of renewable energy by offering tax benefits on the investment in equipment for generating electrical energy from renewable sources.
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Eletrobras has approved its fifth issuance of non-convertible unsecured debentures, aiming to raise up to R$3.5 billion ($696.4m).
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Tri-State Generation will replace retiring chief operating officer (COO) Billy Ingold with 2 internal promotions, PFR has learned.
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TortoiseEcoFin has hired Courtney Gengler as the chief executive of Tortoise's closed-end funds effective 1 April, 2024, PFR has learned.
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United States Steel (US Steel) and carbon capture technology business CarbonFree have signed an agreement to capture CO2 emissions generated from US Steel’s Gary Works Blast Furnaces.
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Spanish infrastructure builder and operator Elecnor won approval to build a 284MW wind farm and associated infrastructure in the Chilean region of Los Lagos.
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