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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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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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Telecom Argentina has signed 2 power purchase agreements (PPA) to supply its operations and Pacheco datacenter with renewable power.
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Renewables developer Auren Energia has raised R$400 million ($79m) to refinance assets in Brazil.
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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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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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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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AES Brasil has raised R$900 million ($176m) in debentures for projects belonging to the company’s Cajuína wind complex.
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The Bureau of 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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The New Jersey Board of Utilities (NJBPU) has opened the application process for its fourth offshore wind solicitation, targeting up to 4GW.
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The New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded conditional agreements to utility-scale onshore renewables projects totalling 2.4GW.
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The Nordex Group and has appointed Manav Sharma as chief executive, North America to lead the wind turbine maker’s expansion in the US.
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Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil for offshore wind generation.
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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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The Governor's Energy Office of Maine has released a request for information (RFI) regarding the state's first utility-scale offshore wind auction, totalling 3GW.
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YPF Energía Eléctrica (YPF Luz) is planning to develop the company’s fifth wind project in Argentina.
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Axium Infrastructure’s Coachella subsidiary will sell its 49% interest in Morongo Transmission to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
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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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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company has closed its sale-leaseback deal with Huntington National Bank, securing $437 million to finance the repowering of a 3 asset wind portfolio.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) plans to deploy $500 million in investment commitments to establish an offshore wind supply chain in New York State.
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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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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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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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Asset management firm Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure (CC&L) has closed on the acquisition of an 80% stake in the Sharp Hills wind farm from EDP Renewables Canada (EDPR Canada).
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has given a Record of Decision (ROD) to Avangrid for its New England Wind lease area, the penultimate permit approval needed to construct its 2.6GW offshore wind projects.
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EDF Renewables Brasil and Serena Geração have completed the share swap of their stakes in the Pirapora Solar Complex and the Ventos da Bahia wind farm.
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Brazilian utility Cemig is selling its 45% share in power generation company Aliança Energia to mining company Vale, making Vale the sole owner of Aliança.
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Brazilian developer 2W Ecobank has secured long-term financing for the second phase of its Kairós wind complex located in the state of Ceará.
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Shell North America has sold its 50% stake in the 2.4GW proposed SouthCoast Wind project with its joint venture partner Ocean Winds North America.
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Ørsted, Avangrid, and Vineyard Offshore among bidders of the 6GW to Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island for the states' combined New England auction.
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Neoenergia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Rio de Janeiro to support the development of offshore wind projects.
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