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Don’t Get Locked into a Specific Drone: Here Are 4 Reasons Why
Takeaway: Being locked into a singular drone or a drone ecosystem is often inadequate for comprehensive surveying, O&M, and marketing needs—and you…
How Every Contractor Can Achieve Fast Finance Approvals
Takeaway: The ideal solar workflow for leased projects follows a traditional three-milestone cadence, albeit with a twist. The first change is an…
Waaree begins trial runs on solar panel assembly line in Texas
Waaree Solar Americas announced it has started trial production of solar panels at its manufacturing facility in Brookshire, Texas. India’s largest solar…
DOE grants $1.45 billion loan for Qcells solar panel production facility
The U.S. Dept. of Energy has closed on its $1.45 billion loan to support Qcells’ solar supply chain manufacturing facility in Cartersville,…
SunVest Wraps Up Wisconsin Solar Installation
SunVest Solar, a developer of distributed renewable energy projects in the United States, has completed construction on a 19.5 MW solar project…
200 MW Morrow Lake Solar Project Complete
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed its 200 MW Morrow Lake Solar project, located in Frio County, Texas, and providing Microsoft Corp….
End-of-life and damaged battery shipping: Navigating state and federal regulations
Navigating the world of battery transportation can feel like trying to solve a puzzle with pieces that just don’t seem to fit….
Unlocking Energy Independence with AC-Coupled Solutions
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Nexamp Buying U.S.-Produced Solar Modules from Silfab
PV module manufacturer Silfab Solar Inc. has signed a supply agreement with Nexamp, an independent renewable energy provider, for the delivery of…
Meta Inks Solar Offtake Agreements with DESRI
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has signed two long-term renewable energy offtake agreements with Meta. The projects include a 250 MW…
New Lumin smart panel adds energy management capabilities
By | December 17, 2024 Lumin announced the early-access release of its latest innovation, Panel Guard. Designed to meet the increasing demand…
Premier PV harnessing solutions to use advanced connector cap from AWM
By | December 17, 2024 eBOS solutions provider Premier PV will use advanced connector caps from Affordable Wire Management on Premier PV…
Hithium debuts new products, including 6-MWh lithium BESS
By | December 17, 2024 At a company event last week, Hithium premiered three new products: a 6.25-MWh BESS, a sodium-ion battery…
Burns & McDonnell complete 200-MW solar portfolio for Alliant Energy in Iowa
By | December 17, 2024 Burns & McDonnell has completed construction of two solar energy projects for Alliant Energy in Iowa —…
Solar Power World’s top stories of 2024
By | December 16, 2024 The past year in solar power was shrouded in uncertainty around the presidential election and continued trade…
Not enough US solar panels are being made for federal government needs Solar panel waiver suggested for Build America, Buy America requirement
By | December 16, 2024 The U.S. government is now accepting comments on a proposed waiver to the Build America, Buy America…
Nexamp partners with Walmart on over 120 MW of community solar
By | December 16, 2024 A Nexamp community solar project in Illinois. Nexamp announced it has partnered with Walmart to develop 31…
New HJT player NuVision Solar plans cell and panel manufacturing in Florida
By | December 16, 2024 New solar panel company NuVision Solar announced plans to start a 2.5-GW solar cell and panel manufacturing…
International solar panel cleaning group holds first convention
By | December 13, 2024 The first gathering of the International Solar Cleaning Academy was recently held in Las Vegas. The group’s…
Trina releases white paper on energy storage safety
By | December 13, 2024 Trina Storage recently released a white paper on the safety and reliability of energy storage systems, co-authored…
US energy storage market has record-breaking Q3
The U.S. energy storage market set new installation records in Q3 2024, according to the latest “U.S. Energy Storage Monitor” report released…
Enphase ups domestic content percentage in IQ8 microinverters
By | December 12, 2024 Enphase announced initial shipments of IQ8X Microinverters and IQ8P-3P Commercial Microinverters supplied from manufacturing facilities in the…
PV Hardware debuts US-made solar mount for tracker projects
By | December 12, 2024 PV Hardware (PVH), a global solar tracker supplier, has launched PVH Terra, a foundation system engineered and…
Sunelement Taps SolarMax for EPC Services on Georgia Project
SolarMax Technology Inc., an integrated solar energy company, is working with Sunelement Energy Inc., a domestic manufacturer of solar panels, for the…
Steel Beam Bridge Arrives at 35 MW Solar Project
Acrow Bridge says one of its steel beam bridges has been installed at the Langford Solar Farm in Devon. The bridge will…
ITC to Launch Investigation for Trinasolar Complaint
Trinasolar US says the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation into Trina’s patent infringement complaint against…
Sunraycer Leaning on Canadian Solar for Upcoming Projects
Canadian Solar Inc. has executed agreements with Sunraycer Renewables LLC, an Annapolis, Md.-based renewable energy company, for battery energy storage and two…
SEIA lays out policy priorities for 2025’s Republican trifecta
By | December 12, 2024 The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is unveiling a comprehensive policy agenda for President Trump and the…
Verogy completes 2 solar installs for FedEx in Connecticut
By | December 11, 2024 Verogy has completed two solar installations on the rooftops of FedEx facilities in Stratford (866 kW) and…
Sec. 301 tariffs increased on Chinese polysilicon and wafers
By | December 11, 2024 In its ongoing review of Sec. 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, the Office of the United States…
Arizona Corporation Commission on track to keep Grid Access Charge in place
By | December 11, 2024 After significant pressure from Vote Solar and other organizations, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) agreed to reconsider…
ACCURE launches battery warranty tracking software
By | December 10, 2024 ACCURE Battery Intelligence has launched Warranty Tracker, a new feature for battery energy storage owners that increases…
Axis Solar completes 114-kW rooftop project for Texas surveyor supplier
By | December 10, 2024 Axis Solar, a commercial solar contractor serving the Austin, Texas area, completed installation of a 114-kW rooftop…
Nextracker supplies California solar project with 100% US-made trackers
By | December 10, 2024 Nextracker, a global solar tracker supplier, has shipped and delivered the industry’s first solar trackers made in…
Conservative state legislator org passes resolution supporting solar for farmers
By | December 10, 2024 The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), America’s largest membership organization of state legislators dedicated to the principles…
Nextracker Delivers First U.S.-Manufactured Solar Trackers
Nextracker says it has shipped and delivered the industry’s first U.S.-manufactured solar trackers in the United States, which are expected to achieve 100%…
Rising Star: Sam Weaver, the Coalition for Community Solar Access
By | December 9, 2024 Solar Power World is proud to present the inaugural SPW Rising Stars. These solar industry workers are…
Rising Star: Gwendoly Espe, Yaskawa Solectria Solar
Solar Power World is proud to present the inaugural SPW Rising Stars. These solar industry workers are improving the industry and inspiring…
Rising Star: Leslie Chang, Caelux
Solar Power World is proud to present the inaugural SPW Rising Stars. These solar industry workers are improving the industry and inspiring…
Rising Star: Byron Kominek, Jack’s Solar Garden Developments
Solar Power World is proud to present the inaugural SPW Rising Stars. These solar industry workers are improving the industry and inspiring…
Solar Power World’s 2024 Rising Stars
By | December 9, 2024 The solar industry’s exponential growth and continuous innovation is made possible by the change-makers at every level….
Rising Star: Nick Korth, HellermannTyton
By | December 9, 2024 Solar Power World is proud to present the inaugural SPW Rising Stars. These solar industry workers are…
Avantus 100-MW solar project aiding energy resilience in warming Arizona
By | December 9, 2024 Solar project developer Avantus signed a power purchase agreement with Arizona Public Service (APS) for the Kitt…
Jinko files TOPCon patent infringement claim against Toyo, VSUN
By | December 9, 2024 Continuing the TOPCon patent battle, JinkoSolar has now filed a patent infringement claim in the U.S. District…
SolarEdge now shipping U.S.-made residential batteries
By | December 9, 2024 SolarEdge Technologies has announced it is now shipping the new SolarEdge Home Battery “USA Edition,” completing its…
Arevon completes Phase 1 of 758-MW solar + storage project in Southern California
By | December 9, 2024 Arevon Energy announced the start of operations at its Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage Project in Kern County, California….
Oregon approves largest solar + storage project in the US The 1.2-GW Sunstone Solar project will start construction in 2026
By | December 6, 2024 The United States’ largest proposed solar project, Sunstone Solar, received its final discretionary approval from the Oregon…
Dimension Energy completes 44-MW community solar project in California
By | December 6, 2024 Dimension Energy has completed construction of the largest third-party-owned community solar project in the United States. Situated…
LONGi Energizes Its First Solar PV Installation Using New Module Family
A 2.2 MW photovoltaic power plant at Longfei Wood Products Factory in Yichun, Heilongjiang Province of China, was recently connected to the…
Massive Solar+Storage Project Ready to Roll
Sunstone Solar, one of the largest proposed solar projects in the U.S., has received its final discretionary approval from the Oregon Energy…