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JinkoSolar Agrees Largest US Contract to supply 1GW Solar PV Modules To sPower

China’s JinkoSolar has just agreed it’s largest US contract. It’s to supply up to 1GW, over three million of its high efficiency solar pv modules, to sPower before the end of 2016. The timing of the agreement is seen as highly significant in light of the recent extension by the US Federal Government of Investment Tax Credits for utility-scale solar development. The agreement also strengthens JinkoSolar, which currently has, 15,000 employees, 12 offices and 5 production facilities, globally.

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FERC Awards Licences to FFP New Hydro for $100m Muskingum River Projects

The four projects have a combined generating capacity of 15MW. FFP New Hydro also has final license applications pending for two more projects on the Muskingum River. The projects represent an investment of more than $100 million and each project will create 100 to 150 jobs during construction as well as continued service employment during operations. Clean, reliable electricity from the projects will power over 7,500 homes and businesses as a long term resource for the region.

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RES Sells 198MW Bluestem Wind Project to Exelon – Powers Google Data Centers

The project will consist of 60 Vestas 3.3MW V117 wind turbine generators and construction will begin immediately. It will provide up to 300 jobs during it’s peak, and is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2016, generating an approximate 845,000 MWh per year to the Southern Power Pool electrical system – enough to power over 77,000 U.S. homes. A power purchase agreement for the project has been executed with Google, as part of the drive to power it’s data centres with clean energy.

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Innovation Wins US Department of Energy SunShot Initiative Award

The innovation, from the Fraunhofer Center seeks to resolve one of the biggest challenges facing utilities; of how to integrate large quantities of PV production with the electric grid without compromising power-reliability and quality. It’s a further indicator of the US Dept. of Energy, aggressively driving innovation to make solar energy fully cost-competitive with traditional energy sources before the end of the decade.

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Germany’s Heliatek Presents Disruptive Solar Technology in Davos

Heliatek, recognized last year as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers” presented an ultra-lightweight, flexible, solar film that is less than 1 mm thick, in Davos. Positioning it strategically as highly disruptive to the current energy model of large, polluting, CO2 emitting electricity producers by offering clean, local energy generation.

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Pattern Energy Completes 150 MW Wind Farm for Amazon

The facility was completed on schedule and means that all 16 of its wind power facilities are fully operational. Since its IPO, it has grown its portfolio by 119%, pointing towards the value of our strategic relationship with Pattern Development. Pattern Energy has rights of first offer to Pattern Development’s entire project development pipeline, which totals more than 5,900 MW with projects in the USA, Canada and Chile.

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Ten K Solar Increases Momentum with Goldman Sachs Investment

Ten K marches on: the company has just completed its third consecutive year of triple digit growth and is rapidly establishing a new standard for safety, reliability and energy density on large-scale rooftop solar projects. Ten K’s low-voltage, cell independent technology eliminates a host of safety and reliability problems associated with legacy solar.

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Clean Energy Investment Surges Globally to Record $329bn

Clean Energy Defies Fossil Fuel Price Crash to Attract Record $329bn Global Investment In 2015. The year was also the highest ever for installation of renewable power capacity, with 64GW of wind and 57GW of solar PV commissioned during the year, an increase of nearly 30% over 2014. China was again by far the largest investor in clean energy in 2015, with a 17% increase to $110.5bn, as its government spurred on wind and solar development to meet demand.

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First−Ever Highrise Fuel Cell Installation at Morgan Stanley HQ

Bloom Energy installs notable project at Morgan Stanley HQ. The project will provide clean and uninterruptible power for the 750,000 Sq. Ft. office building. The new solid oxide fuel cell system (SOFC) technology converts fuel into electricity through a highly efficient electrochemical process, resulting in on-site, clean and reliable power. Combined with the solar field, these new installations are expected to produce approximately 3 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy a year.

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