C&I

Sunrise Mountain Partners and CleanCapital Expand Development Activities

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Sunrise Mountain Partners , a developer of renewable energy projects, announced today a significant expansion of its strategic co-development partnership with CleanCapital.

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  • Sunrise Mountain Partners , a developer of renewable energy projects, announced today a significant expansion of its strategic co-development partnership with CleanCapital.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    In less than two years, the strategic alliance between Sunrise Mountain Partners and CleanCapital has resulted in over 35 projects in three states.
  • Sunrise Mountain has been an ideal development partner for CleanCapital since we began collaborating two years ago.
  • We are pleased to significantly expand our activities by signing this long-term agreement.”
    Paul Curran, Chief Development Officer at CleanCapital, stated: “We are excited to expand our collaboration with Sunrise Mountain Partners to develop a greater number of projects together in several core markets.

Raptor Maps’ Global Solar Report Finds $4.6B Annual Revenue Loss in Worldwide Solar Industry

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Raptor Maps, solar's leading asset health management platform, released the sixth edition of its Global Solar Report, which features data that starkly showcases the underperformance of solar assets.

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  • Raptor Maps, solar's leading asset health management platform, released the sixth edition of its Global Solar Report, which features data that starkly showcases the underperformance of solar assets.
  • The report finds that global revenue loss due to equipment-driven underperformance last year reached $4.6 billion, and that power loss due to equipment anomalies on solar farms rose from 3.13% to 4.47% year-over-year.
  • The Global Solar Report draws on data from 125GW of PV systems from thousands of solar sites, and the report’s findings assume heightened significance given the solar industry’s unprecedented growth.
  • “The world surpassed the 1 terawatt mark for global solar installations two years ago, and our sights are firmly set on the 10 terawatt milestone," remarked Raptor Maps CEO and Co-founder Nikhil Vadhavkar.

PSE&G's Energy Efficiency Programs Projected to Save $445M and Avoid Approximately 1.5M Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Annually

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

NEWARK, N.J., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PSE&G's latest report on its Clean Energy Future Energy Efficiency (CEF-EE) initiatives indicates a continuation of significant accomplishments from programs through December 31, 2023. Since the start of the CEF-EE program, approximately 1.8 million customers have benefited from PSE&G's energy-saving tools, receiving valuable insights through energy usage reports, with about 360,000 taking action to save energy and money through PSE&G's suite of energy efficiency programs.

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  • Participating customers are projected to save a collective $445 million[i] annually on their utility bills thanks to various program initiatives such as conducting approximately 65,000 home energy assessments[ii].
  • Additionally, participating natural gas customers are expected to save approximately 52 million therms of natural gas annually.
  • Together, these efforts are estimated to avoid about 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually[iv], roughly equivalent to the emissions from 325,000 gasoline-powered cars on the road for a year[v].
  • For more information on PSE&G's energy efficiency programs, including how to participate, visit homeenergy.pseg.com for residential customers or bizsave.pseg.com for business customers.

BII and Idemitsu partner with Skye Renewables to accelerate decarbonisation in South-East Asia

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

This first direct equity investment by them in South-East Asia will support Skye Renewables to scale up renewable energy solutions in an important and growing area of decarbonisation need: the commercial and industrial sector.

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  • This first direct equity investment by them in South-East Asia will support Skye Renewables to scale up renewable energy solutions in an important and growing area of decarbonisation need: the commercial and industrial sector.
  • Srini Nagarajan, Managing Director and Head of Asia at BII, said: "This investment marks the first direct equity investment by BII in South-East Asia since our re-entry to the region in 2022.
  • Skye provides BII the opportunity to work with experienced partners like IKC, to scale up this renewable energy platform that will benefit the region.
  • Ross Coull, Founder of Skye Renewables, commented: "We are absolutely delighted that BII has chosen Skye as their first direct equity investment in South-East Asia.

NFP Welcomes Deanna Brewer to Surety Group in Canada

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

TORONTO, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NFP, a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager and retirement plan advisor, today announced the addition of Deanna Brewer as senior vice president, account manager, Surety, in Canada. In this role, Brewer will provide surety expertise and service to NFP's construction clients. She will report to John Stewart, Surety leader, NFP in Canada.

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  • TORONTO, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NFP , a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager and retirement plan advisor, today announced the addition of Deanna Brewer as senior vice president, account manager, Surety, in Canada.
  • She will report to John Stewart, Surety leader, NFP in Canada.
  • "Deanna is an excellent addition to NFP and brings a high level of surety expertise, plus an outstanding commitment to collaboration and clients," said Stewart.
  • I'm looking forward to providing best-in-class guidance and service while also helping to grow our surety business in Canada."

Enermont and Solar Power Accelerator seal a strategic deal on installation in 2024 of 15 MWp rooftop based sun energy to boost climate transition under contracted power purchase agreements

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Enermont, domiciled in Hässleholm, in south Sweden is a highly specialised EPC-contractor on PV-solar and battery installations.

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  • Enermont, domiciled in Hässleholm, in south Sweden is a highly specialised EPC-contractor on PV-solar and battery installations.
  • Founded in 2018, Enermont has an impressive growth trajectory and track record with a focus on quality, delivery performance, operations and capital efficiency.
  • We are running and leading an exceptionally aspirational climate transition campaign to roll out distributed roofbased solar power generation.
  • Hence, we are honoured to team up with such a highly credible and reputable ECP contractor like Enermont, says Pär-Olof Johannesson, CEO and Co-Founder, Solar Power Accelerator AB.

Dynata Infuses Top Sales Talent into Commercial Leadership Team

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Monday, March 18, 2024

SHELTON, Conn., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynata — the most trusted source for reliable, accurate first-party data — today announced the addition of three renowned sales executives to its commercial leadership team in the North American region. This strategic infusion of top talent strengthens the company's commitment to client-centric growth and positions it as the partner of choice for businesses navigating the evolving data landscape and seeking a competitive edge for the future.

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  • "Dynata's bold recruitment strategy and our vision to scale the business is about more than talent acquisition — we see it as a competitive advantage and the blueprint for sustained success," Brad Brockhaug, Chief Commercial Officer at Dynata.
  • "With Don, Nancy and Courtney each bringing decades of expertise to their respective roles and our collective leadership team, Dynata is poised to continue setting an upward trajectory for the company's future.
  • Prior to Flatiron, Ziser led the Sales and Marketing teams at Wiley, driving expansion and growing the sales pipeline.
  • Courtney Griffin, Senior Vice President, MRA West, AMER, joins Dynata from Improvado, where under her leadership the Sales team grew revenue year-over-year for three consecutive years.

Dynata Infuses Top Sales Talent into Commercial Leadership Team

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 18, 2024

SHELTON, Conn., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynata — the most trusted source for reliable, accurate first-party data — today announced the addition of three renowned sales executives to its commercial leadership team in the North American region. This strategic infusion of top talent strengthens the company's commitment to client-centric growth and positions it as the partner of choice for businesses navigating the evolving data landscape and seeking a competitive edge for the future.

Key Points: 
  • "Dynata's bold recruitment strategy and our vision to scale the business is about more than talent acquisition — we see it as a competitive advantage and the blueprint for sustained success," Brad Brockhaug, Chief Commercial Officer at Dynata.
  • "With Don, Nancy and Courtney each bringing decades of expertise to their respective roles and our collective leadership team, Dynata is poised to continue setting an upward trajectory for the company's future.
  • Prior to Flatiron, Ziser led the Sales and Marketing teams at Wiley, driving expansion and growing the sales pipeline.
  • Courtney Griffin, Senior Vice President, MRA West, AMER, joins Dynata from Improvado, where under her leadership the Sales team grew revenue year-over-year for three consecutive years.

Energy Toolbase Launches Groundbreaking Feature Enabling Grid Services and Utility Bill Savings Modeling for Solar + Storage Projects

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Monday, March 18, 2024

The ability to model grid services and utility bill savings empowers solar and storage projects to leverage a wide variety of value streams, enhancing overall project economics and reliability.

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  • The ability to model grid services and utility bill savings empowers solar and storage projects to leverage a wide variety of value streams, enhancing overall project economics and reliability.
  • This groundbreaking feature builds upon Energy Toolbase's advanced modeling technology, which includes optimization across multiple behind-the-meter value streams, rapid forecasting during simulation, and access to an unparalleled utility rates database.
  • This milestone is a paradigm shift in the commercial and industrial (C&I) solar and energy storage modeling landscape, making Energy Toolbase the first in the industry to offer users the ability to model grid services and utility bill savings.
  • "At Energy Toolbase, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible with C&I solar and energy storage modeling," said Nathan Gutzmann, Product Manager of Acumen EMS™ at Energy Toolbase.

BrightNight and ACEN Announce US $1.2B Capital Partnership in the Philippines to Advance BrightNight's Renewables Portfolio

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Monday, March 11, 2024

The newly formed partnership plans to develop and construct 1 GWac of renewable power projects in the Philippines with an estimated capital deployment of US$1.2b over the next 5 years.

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  • The newly formed partnership plans to develop and construct 1 GWac of renewable power projects in the Philippines with an estimated capital deployment of US$1.2b over the next 5 years.
  • This is BrightNight and ACEN's second partnership and builds on the success of the one established in India in March 2023.
  • In addition, ACEN will provide its strong domestic presence, partnership network, and expertise across the regional energy value chain.
  • In APAC, BrightNight has built a team of 70 with a 3 GW portfolio across India & South Asia, Australia, and the Philippines.