North Carolina

Siemens Energy Invests $150 Mn To Address Shortage Of Transformers

Siemens Energy plans to invest $150 million to expand operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, creating almost 600 local jobs. It said, “Today, only 20% of US large power transformer demand is met by domestic supply with lead times of up to five years. Power transformers provide the link between generation and distribution and are a […]

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Toyota Brings Battery Electric Vehicle Production To Kentucky

Toyota announced a $1.3 billion investment at its Kentucky facility for future electrification efforts including assembly of an all-new, three row battery electric Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) for the United States (US) market. The project brought the plant’s total investment to nearly $10 billion and reinforced Toyota’s commitment to high-quality vehicles and long-term job stability. […]

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Toyota Partners With Redwood Materials For Closed Loop EV Batteries

Toyota Motors has swung into action by driving the future of its electric vehicles (EV) with help from its new partner, a battery recycling startup, Redwood Materials, founded by Tesla Co-founder and former CTO, JB Straubel. The startup will help the Japanese automaker develop a battery supply chain that collects, recycles, refurbishes and remanufactures EV […]

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CIT Leads Financing for 108 MW Solar Project in North Carolina

The CIT Group’s Power and Energy unit served as lead arranger on a USD 126 million financing for the 108 MW Trent River Solar project in North Carolina. The CIT Group has announced that its Power and Energy unit served as lead arranger on a USD 126 million financing for the 108 MWdc Trent River solar project […]

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Solar FlexRack Selected for 105 MW Solar Project in North Carolina

Solar FlexRack has announced that its ultra-reliable, fixed-tilt solar racking system is being installed in a 105 MW solar power project in North Carolina. Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, has announced that its ultra-reliable, fixed-tilt solar racking system is being installed in a […]

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Canadian Solar Subsidiary Closes Sale of North Carolina Project

Canadian Solar has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy has closed the sale of a North Carolina solar project to NextEnergy Capital. Canadian Solar has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy has closed the sale of 99 percent of the partnership that owns the Class B membership interest in the 74.8 MWac/102 MWp NC 102 solar photovoltaic […]

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Solar Provides North Carolina Benefits Beyond the Grid: Report

Solar energy provides North Carolina with environmental and health benefits that often are overlooked, according to a new report. Solar energy provides North Carolina with environmental and health benefits that often are overlooked, according to a new report. A study from the Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center and Frontier Group found by curbing […]

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Duke Energy Passes 1 GW Mark for Owned Solar Capacity

Duke Energy has passed the 1 GW threshold of utility-scale owned and operated solar facilities nationwide. With the North Rosamond Solar Facility coming online in June in California, Duke Energy has passed the 1-gigawatt (GW) threshold of utility-scale owned and operated solar facilities nationwide. The energy company has been building its solar portfolio that now includes almost 70 […]

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Duke Energy Gets Approval For Solar Plus Storage Microgrid Project

The project is part of Duke Energy’s plan to meet power demand by balancing public input, environmental impacts and the need to provide customers with safe, reliable and affordable energy. Duke Energy, an electric power holding company based in Charlotte, North Carolina has announced that it has received approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission […]

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