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What Farmers Need to Know About Leasing Land for Solar Development

By Garrett Gill, VP of Land The farming and solar energy industries may appear to be at odds with each other regarding land use – both need large land positions in order to succeed. That said, solar developers and farmers have been working together for decades, forming mutually advantageous partnerships. Recent studies have found that co-locating solar energy generation facilities with active agriculture (sometimes referred to…

Why Pastureland Is Perfect for Solar…and for Ranchers’ Income

By Garrett Gill, VP of Land. Ranchers across the country are experiencing an evolution, a shift in how people consume meat. Profits are becoming slimmer as consolidation in the meatpacking market is forcing ranchers to accept lower prices for their product. According to the New York Times, “The four largest meatpackers have used a wave of mergers to increase their share of the market from 36%…

6 Benefits of Leasing Your Land for Solar Development

By Joe Martin, Manager, Land Acquisition Thousands of people around the country own land, and many are not aware of its untapped potential. On agricultural land alone, experts estimate that by installing renewable energy infrastructure on just 1% of existing underused farmland, solar panels could provide 20% of electricity for the U.S.—and farmland is only a portion of usable landholdings. The solar industry operates on just…

North American Clean Energy – The Mining Opportunity in the Clean Energy Transition (pp. 20-21)

Propelled by market force and policies that support investment and deployment of large-scale projects, the solar industry is booming. But the industry now faces the increasing challenge of finding land – finding and securing enough of it to accommodate the utility-scale solar (plus storage) that we’ll need to achieve the clean energy transition. Read More

Denver Business Journal: Renewable energy developer with large backers launches in Denver

A new Denver renewable energy startup aims to develop large-scale projeA new Denver renewable energy startup aims to develop large-scale projects, focusing first on building solar power where it can repurpose coal mine, utility properties or other land that’s been used in fossil fuels. Major investment funds with ties to energy have backed Redeux Energy Partners, and it’s led from… Continue reading…

Solar Builder – Redeux Energy Partners launches, eyes GWs of co-located solar, storage

Redeux Energy Partners, a developer of utility-scale, clean energy projects, today unveiled additional details about its capital backing, operations and plans to develop gigawatts of renewable energy and storage assets. The funding was closed in late 2020, led by a combination of Cathexis Holdings and Thoroughbred Holdings. The Company’s uses of the funding include the continued development of over a gigawatt of projects, land acquisition, interconnection…

Redeux Energy Announces Financial Backing and Plans to Develop Gigawatts of Utility-Scale Clean Energy Projects

Redeux Energy Partners (“Redeux” or the “Company”), a developer of utility-scale, clean energy projects, today unveiled additional details about its capital backing, operations and plans to develop gigawatts of renewable energy and storage assets. The funding was closed in late 2020, led by a combination of Cathexis Holdings and Thoroughbred Holdings. The Company’s uses of the funding include the continued development of over a gigawatt of…

PV Tech: US developer Redeux Energy eyes 2GW solar and storage pipeline

US renewables developer Redeux Energy Partners is on track to build a 2GW pipeline of utility-scale solar and storage projects in the next 12 to 18 months after securing funding. Founded last year, the Colorado-based company is carrying out a multi-state renewables development plan and expects the first projects from its portfolio to be operational between 2024 and 2026. Its current focus is on installations in areas…

POWER Magazine: Redeux Energy Announces Financial Backing and Plans to Develop Gigawatts of Utility-Scale Clean Energy Projects

Redeux Energy Partners, a developer of utility-scale, clean energy projects, today unveiled additional details about its capital backing, operations and plans to develop gigawatts of renewable energy and storage assets. The funding was closed in late 2020, led by a combination of Cathexis Holdings and Thoroughbred Holdings. The company’s uses of the funding include the continued development of over a gigawatt of projects, land acquisition, interconnection…