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Ampion enrolls 130+ Wendy’s restaurants to community solar projects
Community solar provider Ampion Renewable Energy is partnering with The Wendy’s Company to help Wendy’s restaurants source renewable energy. Nearly 100 company-operated…
Solar installer U.S. Light Energy opens new office in New York
New York-based solar contractor U.S. Light Energy (USLE) hosted a vibrant Summer Solstice Open House on June 20 at its new office…
Generac Power Systems acquires North American energy storage EPC
Generac Power Systems has acquired North American energy storage contractor PowerPlay Battery Energy Storage Systems, a division of SunGrid Solutions. PowerPlay specializes…
Red flags for green energy: What to look out for in supply chains and projects
The past few years have been a sellers’ market in the solar and energy storage market. That dynamic is changing quickly, however,…
Carbon reduction orgs identify where solar is needed most
Renewable energy sources reduce carbon production when they replace power plants using fossil fuels, but it’s possible for something like a solar…
Renewables surpass 30% of U.S. electrical generation for the first time
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms that solar has…
Guest column: Solar projects need decommissioning guarantees
While the world pushes for more clean energy, much has been written about the U.S. problem with reclaiming abandoned oil wells. But…
Rhode Island governor signs bill to create new incentives for energy storage
Credit: Briggs & Stratton On June 26, Governor Daniel McKee signed the 2024 Energy Storage Systems Act into law, a landmark moment…
160 MW North Fork Solar Now Operational in Oklahoma
Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., has signed a $103 million tax credit facilitation agreement with Bank of America for…
ACP Debuts Framework to Support Utility-Scale BESS
Stephanie Smith The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has published a model ordinance framework providing guidance for state and local governments that are developing…
Pacifico Power Nets Financing for Solar+Storage Assets
A Pacifico Power installation under way in Attleboro, Mass. Pacifico Power LLC has partnered with Sumitomo Corp. to finance a portfolio of…
Partners Complete Solar Project at Former New York Landfill
Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure, AC Power and GreenSpark Solar have announced the commercial operation of a 7 MW community solar landfill project located…
NYSEIA Pushing for 20 GW of Distributed Solar by 2035
A rooftop solar installation in Queens, N.Y. The New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) has released “20 Gigawatts by 2035: Raising…
Trina to unveil 10-MWh ESS to North American market this summer
Trina Storage Solutions US has released its Elementa 2 Elevate solution to the North American market. The 10-MWh energy storage solution is…
NYSEIA asks Gov. Hochul to double distributed solar goal
A community solar project by OYA Renewables in New York. The New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) released “20 Gigawatts by…
Trinasolar Wraps Up Solar Installation for Casella Family Brands
Trinasolar and Casella Family Brands, an Australian winery, have completed a 5.7 MW solar farm near Casella’s production site in Yenda, New…
Lightstar Rolling Out Unique Agrivoltaics Initiative in Detroit
Lightstar’s Old Myers Farm project in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Lightstar and the City of Detroit are launching a solar initiative that combines…
NorSun to make silicon ingots and wafers at new 5-GW factory in Oklahoma
Norwegian silicon wafer manufacturer NorSun announced it will build a new 5-GW silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The…
Solar panel production begins at Meyer Burger plant in Arizona
Swiss solar technology pioneer Meyer Burger has started solar module assembly production at its new plant in Goodyear, Arizona. A factory audit…
Largest solar project in South Dakota comes online
National Grid Renewables started operations at its Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County, South Dakota. The largest solar project in South…
Lightstar tapped to build 10-MW agrivoltaic solar portfolio for city of Detroit
Lightstar, in collaboration with the City of Detroit, announced the launch of a new solar project that combines urban agriculture and renewable…
South Dakota’s Largest Solar Project Comes Online
National Grid Renewables has initiated operations at its Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County, S.D. The largest solar project in the…
Energizer Solar products to be distributed through ATG E Power
By | June 24, 2024 Energizer Solar, a licensee of Energizer Holdings, will distribute its solar products in the North American market…
LG Electronics USA works out financing deal for Home 8 ESS customers
LG Electronics USA is expanding its relationship with financing company Synchrony to offer LG independent Pro Dealers a financing program to help…
DOE’s free software helps defend solar projects from cyberattacks
An award-winning project has expanded the toolbox that helps utilities and manufacturers prevent cybersecurity attacks from affecting the U.S. electric grid. In…
First Phase of Fox Squirrel Solar in Ohio Complete
Fox Squirrel (Source: Enbridge) The first phase of Fox Squirrel Solar, an Enbridge and EDF Renewables NA project located in Madison County,…
Comstock Metals Receives Permit for PV Panel Recycling Expansion
Corrado De Gasperis Comstock Metals has been approved for a conditional use permit from the Lyon County Board of Commissioners for the…
Birch Creek Energy Completes Earp Solar Financing
Aerial photo of Earp (Source: PRNewswire) Birch Creek Energy has completed financing and full operation of Earp Solar, a 47 MW utility-scale…
SolarBank Secures $2.6M Loan for Geddes Project
(Credit: Vyacheslav Argenberg) SolarBank has entered into a loan agreement with Seminole Financial Services for an initial $2.6 million construction to mini-perm…
National Grid Renewables completes 95-MW Minnesota solar portfolio
National Grid Renewables also announced a pledge of $380,000 in total contributions to charitable funding through these projects. Last week, Minnesota-based National…
ProLux Energy, SolarShips Installation Services Announce Merger
Nate Butterfield ProLux Energy is merging with SolarShips Installation Services, which the company says took place in order to consolidate sales and…
Montgomery County DPS Launches eSolar Process
(Source: Montgomery County DPS) Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) has launched eSolar, an automated permitting application meant to streamline the…
INEOS Hickerson Solar Project Breaks Ground
Hickerson Groundbreaking (Source: INEOS) INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA and NextEra Energy Resources have broken ground on INEOS Hickerson Solar, a 310…
Nextracker Acquires Ojjo, Expanding Foundations Business
(Photo: Nextracker) Nextracker has acquired Ojjo for $119 million, paying all-cash for the renewable energy company specializing in foundation technology and services…
Origami Solar Announces Domestic Supply Chain for Steel Solar Module Frames
Steel solar module frame (Source: Origami Solar) Origami Solar has finalized a U.S. supply chain, including three steel fabricators, which the company…
Energy Support Services Uses Farm Animals for Solar Site Maintenance
Energy Support Services found a solutionfor mowing at a solar project in Winchester, Va. (Source: ESS) Energy Support Services (ESS) has partnered…
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, REC Solar Partner on Array
The 2.16 MW solar array near Central San’s treatment plant in Martinez, Calif. (Source: PRNewswire) Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San)…
Nextracker acquires solar foundations manufactuerer Ojjo
Nextracker, a global solar tracker and software solutions provider, has acquired Ojjo for approximately $119 million. Ojjo is a U.S.-based renewable energy…
Saft to increase density of lithium ESS to 5 MWh by 2026
Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has unveiled it will boost the energy density of its lithium battery energy storage system from 3.3…
State of New York seeks new large-scale renewable energy projects
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new large-scale renewable energy solicitation to deliver clean electricity to New Yorkers. Building on New York’s 10-Point…
Sheep, pigs being used for vegetation management on Virginia solar project
Energy Support Services, a wholly owned O&M subsidiary of New Energy Equity, has worked out a vegetation management plan for a DSD…
Mid-Atlantic SREC aggregator Sun Tribe Trading rebrands as RECmint
Solar renewable energy certificate (SREC) aggregator RECmint announced it has rebranded and relaunched after doing business as Sun Tribe Trading since 2020….
Energy Investments Failing to Keep World on Renewables Target, Says Report
Arnaud de Giovanni Despite last year’s surge of $1.8 trillion in clean energy investments worldwide, investment remains below what is needed to…
Recheck, SEIA Lead Launch of Industry Registry
Tim Trefren Recheck has launched its industry registry in partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and solar finance, contractor and…
Recurrent Energy Closes Financing for 1,200 MWh Arizona Storage Project
Ismael Guerrero Recurrent Energy has secured $513 million in project financing for its 1,200 MWh Papago Storage project, located in Maricopa County,…
Canadian Solar, Lifestyle Solar Partner on California Residential Solar+Storage
Thomas Koerner Canadian Solar has entered into a partnership agreement with Lifestyle Solar to provide solar and energy storage solutions to California…
Summit Ridge Energy to Purchase 800 MW of Qcells Solar Panels
A Summit Ridge Energy community solar project located in Momence, Illinois using domestically manufactured Qcells panels Summit Ridge Energy has committed to…
Recheck launches industry registry of solar salespeople and installers
An example profile. Recheck, a verification platform for the residential solar industry, announced the launch of its industry registry in partnership with…
Sungrow livestreams fire test on PowerTitan ESS system to show its safety
Sungrow recently livestreamed a fire test on its PowerTitan energy storage system. The test featured four PowerTitan 2.752-MWh systems, and the container…
Origami Solar steel module frames find manufacturing home in US
Steel solar panel frame producer Origami Solar has secured a fully American supply chain, including working with three U.S. steel fabricators. The…