Uncategorized
SPW’s Exhibitor Guide to RE+ 2024
The U.S. solar industry’s biggest tradeshow has grown by thousands of attendees in the last decade. This year’s sprawling show floor in…
New Canadian Solar panels will have recycling plans already determined with SolarCycle deal
By | September 3, 2024 In what is likely a first for a silicon solar panel manufacturer working in the United States,…
Lumio files for Chapter 11 to complete sales process
By | September 3, 2024 Just three years after forming, residential solar installer Lumio has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Prior to…
New SmartHelio tool includes Climate Risk Assessment for solar projects
By | September 3, 2024 SmartHelio announced it is launching its AI-powered Suite, which can achieve up to 98.5% accuracy in GHI/wind…
ITC says Voltage did infringe on Shoals solar PV connector patents
By | September 3, 2024 Electrical balance of systems solution provider Shoals Technologies Group announced it has received a favorable ruling from…
Solar United Neighbors publishes sample state policy for virtual power plants
By | September 3, 2024 Solar United Neighbors (SUN) has developed a state model policy to develop Distributed Power Plants (also known…
Treasury updates proposed rules for IRA low-income bonus credit
By | September 3, 2024 On August 30, the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a…
Put solar on it: Stade de France
By | September 3, 2024 It’s been well documented that the Paris Olympics will be the greenest ever. The organizers have the…
Solis releases new 60-kW and 125-kW commercial rooftop inverters
By | September 3, 2024 Solis announced the launch of two new string inverters for the US and Canadian markets: the 60-kW,…
How to choose the best solar battery for your needs
By | September 3, 2024 Solar battery technology is one of the core pieces of the electrification and solar power revolution that’s…
Largest Solar Project in Pennsylvania Commences Commercial Operations
Great Cove Solar (Source: PR Newswire) Mill Creek Renewables has announced the commencement of commercial operations at Great Cove Solar, a 220…
AES Indiana Submits Request for Crossvine Project Acquisition
Brandi Davis-Handy AES Indiana has submitted a filing with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity…
Canadian Solar, SOLARCYCLE Partner on Cradle-to-Cradle U.S. Recycling Partnership
Thomas Koerner Canadian Solar has entered into a partnership agreement with SOLARCYCLE, which the company says positions Canadian Solar as one of…
Doral Renewables Secures Financing, Executes Contracts for Mammoth Solar Project Phases
Mammoth Solar North (Source: Doral Renewables) Doral Renewables has closed on a project debt financing package to support initial construction of the…
HD Hyundai to launch new TOPCon modules at RE+
By | September 2, 2024 HD Hyundai Energy Solutions, an energy subsidiary of HD Hyundai, will launch its new n-TOPCon modules for…
September 2024 Issue: New Solar Tech at RE+2024
By | September 1, 2024 Made-in-America, finally! My favorite thing about RE+ — besides the chit chatting and happy hours — is…
The Solar Policy Scoop: September 2024 A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
By | September 1, 2024 Alaskans have access to community solar thanks to a new law. Federal government announces new efforts to…
450 projects invited to apply for Round 2 of 48C advanced energy tax credit
By | August 30, 2024 More than 800 concept papers were submitted to the IRS, Treasury and Energy Depts. for Round 2…
New California legislation aims to update electrical grid for renewables
By | August 29, 2024 The California Assembly passed legislation on Wednesday by a 58:0 vote to increase efficiency of the state’s…
Maxeon will offer warranty support to SunPower systems after installer’s bankruptcy
By | August 29, 2024 For SunPower Corp. customers in the United States concerned about their product warranties now that the installation…
Zero6 Energy taps Radian Digital to manage renewable energy projects
By | August 29, 2024 Radian Generation has announced the deployment of Radian Digital, a software platform that manages the life cycle…
Yaskawa Solectria to showcase utility-scale string inverter at RE+
By | August 29, 2024 Yaskawa Solectria Solar announced it will display its newest made-in-America utility-scale inverter, the SOLECTRIA XGI 1500-DCG RE+…
Bureau of Land Management proposes 31 million acres of western land for solar development
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands, designed to expand efficient…
BLM Releases Proposed Western Solar Plan
Solar panels on public lands in Nevada. (Photo Credit: BLM Southern Nevada District Office) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced…
Invenergy Commences Operations at 10th Arizona Battery Energy Storage Center
El Sol Energy Storage Center (Source: Invenergy) Invenergy has completed its 50 MW El Sol Energy Storage Center, its 10th battery energy…
Georgia Power Determines Locations for 500 MW of New BESS
Source: Georgia Power Georgia Power has identified locations for 500 MW of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) authorized by the Georgia…
Dynamic Energy completes almost-1-MW rooftop solar project in Pennsylvania
By | August 29, 2024 Pennsylvania-based Dynamic Energy completed an onsite commercial solar project for Cooper-Booth Wholesale. Dynamic Energy has completed a…
Stäubli unveils large-format PV connectors
By | August 27, 2024 Stäubli Electrical Connectors has introduced a new product family of large-format PV cable connectors. The new BosCon…
California Public Advocates Office suggests changes for legacy NEM customers
By | August 27, 2024 The California Public Advocates Office (PAO) in late August published a factsheet on net metering that asserts…
11% of K-12 students in US attend schools that use solar power
By | August 28, 2024 The amount of solar capacity installed at K-12 schools has more than quadrupled nationwide in the last…
Ingeteam supplies central inverters to two Texas solar projects
By | August 28, 2024 Ingeteam announced it has supplied central inverters for two Acciona Energy projects located in Wharton and Fort…
enSights announces storage calculator to instantly generate financial projections
By | August 28, 2024 Fluence enSights announced it is launching a new BESS calculator to empower developers and asset owners to…
AEROCOMPACT debuting adaptable flat roof solar racking at RE+
By | August 28, 2024 Photovoltaic mounting system manufacturer AEROCOMPACT is launching a brand new long-side clamping system for flat roofs at…
Longtime First Solar component supplier to open new factory in Louisiana
By | August 28, 2024 One of First Solar’s longtime component manufacturing partners will establish a new production facility in Lacassine, Louisiana…
Summit Ridge, Trajectory Energy break ground on 6.2-MW Illinois community solar project
By | August 28, 2024 Summit Ridge Energy, a commercial solar company, and Trajectory Energy Partners, an Illinois-based community solar developer, broke…
Encore Renewable Energy, GreenSpark Solar collaborate on agrivoltaic project
By | August 28, 2024 Encore Renewable Energy has partnered with EPC GreenSpark Solar on 3.6-MW agrivoltaic solar project sited in Constable,…
Qcells, Navajo Power Home Partner to Electrify Navajo Nation
(Source: Qcells) Qcells and Navajo Power Home (NPH) have announced a partnership to provide electricity to an estimated 300 homes on the…
DOE Report: Clean Energy Job Growth Double Overall Employment Rate
Jennifer M. Granholm Clean energy employment increased by 142,000 jobs in 2023, accounting for more than half of new energy sector jobs…
Encore Renewable Energy Begins Construction on NY Solar Project
(Source: Encore Renewable Energy) Encore Renewable Energy has commenced construction on a 3.6 MW solar array located in Constable, N.Y. Constable Solar…
Construction Starts at Gibson Solar Project in Indiana
Tommy Greer Arevon Energy has broken ground on the 251 MW Gibson Solar Project, set to be constructed in Gibson County, Ind….
Power Sustainable Invests in EDF Renewables Solar+Storage Project
Pierre-Olivier Perras Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure (PSEI) and EDF Renewables North America have closed Phase 1 of a strategic investment whereby PSEI…
Ingeteam Supplies PV Power Conversion Systems, Controls for Acciona
(Source: Ingeteam) Ingeteam has supplied its solar PV power conversion systems and controls for two Acciona Energía projects, located in Wharton and…
Nexamp, TPE Complete 9.4 MW Rhode Island Solar Farm
The 9.4 MW solar farm, which includes two co-located solar arrays made up of more than 17,000 solar modules, represents a unique…
Sunstone Credit Finances 2.8 MW Project Portfolio for King Energy
Josh Goldberg Sunstone Credit has financed a $5 million, 2.8 MW project portfolio for King Energy, an energy solutions provider for commercial…
Chaberton Energy Starts Construction on Maryland Community Solar Project
A Chaberton Energy’s completed community solar projects (Source: PR Newswire) Chaberton Energy has commenced construction on Lime Kiln, a 2.9 MW community…
Summit Ridge, Trajectory Energy Break Ground on Illinois Community Solar Project
Groundbreaking at Rock Cut Solar Project in Rockford, Ill. (Source: GlobeNewswire) Summit Ridge Energy and Trajectory Energy Partners have broken ground at…
Encore Renewable Energy breaks ground on its first New York solar project
By | August 27, 2024 Encore Renewable Energy announced today that construction is underway on a 3.6-MW solar array located in Constable,…
HD Hyundai to launch new TOPCon modules at RE+
By | August 27, 2024 HD Hyundai Energy Solutions, an energy subsidiary of HD Hyundai, will launch its new n-TOPCon modules for…
Solar Landscape to plan community solar projects for NSA self-storage properties
By | August 27, 2024 National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), a real estate group invested in self-storage properties, plans to partner with…
Aurora Solar develops AI-driven ‘keepout’ detection program for C&I projects
By | August 27, 2024 Aurora Solar will launch HelioScope Similar Obstruction Detection at RE+ next month. Built with Aurora Solar’s proprietary…