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Union workers in solar industry increased 3% from 2022 to 2023 This stat and more were found in IREC’s 14th annual National Solar Jobs Census.
U.S. solar jobs grew 6% for a total of nearly 280,000 solar workers as of 2023, as part of the accelerating transition…
EcoSmart Finance taps Sirius PV for commercial solar benefits
By | September 17, 2024 Business and home improvement finance company EcoSmart Finance is partnering with Texas-based solar panel manufacturer Sirius PV…
Sandhills Energy bringing 2 municipal solar projects to Iowa
By | September 17, 2024 Sandhills Energy is set to begin construction on two solar projects – each exceeding 4 MW –…
Hoymiles releases updated hybrid string inverter for U.S. market
By | September 17, 2024 Hoymiles presented its latest product and technology innovations, led by its HMS microinverter and HAS hybrid inverter,…
U.S. utility solar market has grown 34% since Q2 2023
Developers continued to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the second quarter as they added utility-scale solar projects in the…
Frank Family Vineyards now almost fully powered by onsite solar
By | September 17, 2024 Frank Family Vineyards, a part of the Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) family of brands, has announced the…
Dolcy 300 MW Solar+Storage Project Nabs Approval
(Source: Dolcy Solar) Dolcy Solar has obtained power plant and battery energy storage system (BESS) approval and a substation permit and license…
Arevon Secures $351M Financing Package for Gibson Solar Project
Denise Tait Arevon Energy has closed financing on a $351 million package to build the 251 MW Gibson Solar Project, located in…
Array Technologies pushes hail stow capabilities for solar trackers
By | September 16, 2024 Array Technologies, a global utility-scale solar tracking provider, has integrated 77° stow capabilities for its tracker systems,…
Revolve Acquires Alberta Solar Development
(Source: Revolve Renewable Power) Revolve Renewable Power has acquired development rights to a 30 MW solar project in Alberta, Canada. Revolve Meadows…
GoodLeap launches virtual power plant solution
By | September 16, 2024 GoodLeap, a technology platform for financing and software products to deploy sustainable solutions, announced the launch of…
Sitetracker adds new features to operations management software
By | September 16, 2024 Sitetracker, a provider of deployment operations management software, showcased a host of new features at RE+, North…
Empact partners with Crux to connect project developers with tax credit buyers
By | September 16, 2024 Empact Technologies, a provider of IRA compliance management software and services, and Crux, the sustainable finance company,…
Madison Energy completes 1.8-MW rooftop solar array for Virginia high school
By | September 16, 2024 Madison Energy Infrastructure (MEI) and Stafford County Public Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to unveil Virginia’s…
$170M Tax Equity Financing Closed for Samson Solar Energy Center II
(Source: Invenergy) Invenergy and Monarch Private Capital have closed on $170 million in tax equity financing for the 200 MW Samson Solar…
Photon Energy Connects 7.5 MW PV Power Plant to Romania Grid
Făget 3: 7.5 MWp Solar PV Power Plant | Image source: Photon Energy Group Photon Energy Engineering Romania has completed and grid-connected…
Updated Section 301 tariffs include temporary relief for certain solar equipment
By | September 13, 2024 Polysilicon. Adobe Stock The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today announced final modifications concerning…
DOE Closes $72.8M Loan Guarantee for Microgrid on Tribal Lands
Jennifer M. Granholm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), has closed on a $72.8 million loan…
Bechtel to Lead Design, Construction of Sunfish Solar 2
(Credit: Dwight Burdette) Hecate Energy has selected Bechtel to lead the design and construction of the 360 MW Sunfish Solar 2 project,…
DNV launches service to respond to climate change-driven hail risk for solar projects
By | September 13, 2024 DNV has launched a new service to provide solar PV developers actionable, verified assessments of large hail…
More on racking, trackers and carports at RE+ 2024 1 editor’s mission to see every solar mount at America’s largest solar trade show
By | September 12, 2024 The show is over — at least it is for the Solar Power World team. Without taking…
AWM unveils Pinyon Hanger that can attach directly to mounting system’s posts
By | September 12, 2024 Affordable Wire Management (AWM) officially announced its Pinyon Hanger at RE+ 2024. The Pinyon cable management solution…
Heliene to purchase solar glass made in Georgia for its domestic solar panels
By | September 12, 2024 SolarCycle has secured another buyer of its solar panel glass made from recycled materials after first signing…
GE Vernova launches 2,000-V inverter for utility-scale solar projects
By | September 12, 2024 GE Vernova has launched its new 6 MVA, 2,000-VDC utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt pilot installation in…
Polar Racking adds hail protection features to SOL-X tracking system
By | September 12, 2024 Polar Racking announced an enhancement to its SOL-X single-axis tracking system for better operation during hailstorm. The…
2,000-V central inverters, whole-home energy systems and more at RE+ 2024 Editor Kelsey Misbrener provides a rundown of new power electronics
Along with domestic content updates, some other trends stuck out with the power electronics manufacturers I talked to at RE+ 2024. Large…
ENGIE, Ares Partner on 2.7 GW Renewables Portfolio
Sun Valley Solar Project (Source: Globe Newswire) ENGIE North America has formed a collaboration with Ares Management Infrastructure Opportunities, representing the largest…
Avangrid Welcomes Inaugural Class to New National Training Center
(Source: Avangrid) Avangrid has welcomed the first class of students at its newly built National Training Center (NTC), located in Sherman County,…
Polar Racking Adds Hail Protection to SOL-X Single-Axis Tracker
Sol-X Tracker (Source: Polar Racking) Polar Racking has announced the Hail Protection feature enhancement to its SOL-X single-axis tracker system. The company…
DOE Awards $40M to Support Domestic Supply Chain
Jennifer M. Granholm The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $40 million in investments across the solar energy supply chain, including the…
Altus Power Adds Two Colorado Solar Projects
(Credit: Blondinrikard Fröberg) Altus Power has added two operational solar projects in Colorado, totaling 2.5 MW. Power generated by the ground-mounted systems…
Solar panel sights at RE+ 2024: Looking beyond TOPCon Module insights from editor Kelly Pickerel
By | September 12, 2024 When it comes to the solar panel technology space, there’s honestly not a lot to talk about….
AWM’s new SUMAC Rail eliminates need for cable trays on short runs
By | September 11, 2024 Affordable Wire Management (AWM) unveiled its SUMAC Rail to the utility-scale solar industry. The optimized wire management…
Mounting manufacturers standardize their structures at RE+ 2024 Day 1 impressions of solar racking from editor Billy Ludt
By | September 11, 2024 Seemingly across market scales, mounting, racking and tracker manufacturers aren’t redefining what their systems do or look…
Inverter manufacturers highlight higher domestic content at RE+ 2024 Domestic inverter happenings from editor Kelsey Misbrener
By | September 11, 2024 The IRA has been the primary topic of conversation at the solar + storage industry’s biggest tradeshow…
Powin Selected by BHE Renewables for Solar+Storage Microgrid
Product rendering of Powin’s Centipede™ Stack800 battery energy storage system (Photo: Business Wire) Powin has been chosen to partner with BHE Renewables…
GE Vernova Launches Utility-Scale Solar Inverter
The FLEXINVERTER 2000 Vdc (Source: GE Vernova) GE Vernova has debuted its 6 MVA, 2,000-volt direct current utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt…
Encorp Wins Contract with Alameda County for Microgrid Deployment
Encorp Egility platform (Source: Encorp) Encorp has been awarded an energy services contract from the Alameda Board of Supervisors to deploy six…
Atrisco Solar+Storage Project Commences Commercial Operations
Adam Pishl Enlight Renewable Energy has begun initial commercial operations at its Atrisco Solar & Energy Storage project, located outside Albuquerque, N.M. …
FranklinWH second gen battery features 15-kWh capacity and 60-MWh warranty
By | September 10, 2024 FranklinWH Energy Storage unveiled the next generation of its whole-home energy management solutions at the RE+ tradeshow…
CAB Solar unveils ModulAir cable management system
By | September 10, 2024 CAB Solar has released a new above-ground cable management system, ModulAir. The free-air solution meets NEC requirements…
Battery highlights at RE+ 2024: Not just boring gray boxes anymore Energy storage insights from editor Kelly Pickerel
By | September 11, 2024 The residential battery market is getting more uniform — capacities are generally the same, we’re mostly working…
Standard Solar, Caerus Piceance Partner on Wheeler Gulch Solar Project
Mike Streams Standard Solar has acquired the 12.18 MW Wheeler Gulch Solar Project from Caerus Piceance, located in Garfield County, Colo. The…
National Grid Renewables Breaks Ground on Third ERCOT Solar Project
Joe Ibrahim National Grid Renewables has begun onsite construction at its 270 MW Blevins Solar Project in Falls County, Texas. Execution of…
DYCM Power to Develop Solar Cell and Module Manufacturing Facility
(Source: DYCM Power) DYCM Power says it plans to partner with Macquarie Capital in developing an $800 million solar cell and module…
Project SUNRAY Commences Commercial Operation
Ilan Zidkony Arava Power’s 270 MW SUNRAY photovoltaic project has started its commercial operation in Uvalde County, Texas. The project is Arava’s…
Affordable Wire Management unveils cable bracket exclusive to Nextracker
By | September 10, 2024 Affordable Wire Management (AWM), a utility-scale solar cable management systems (CMS) provider, is debuting Hail-Stow Hanger today…
Schneider Electric releases new energy management app
By | September 10, 2024 Schneider Electric announced the nationwide launch of Schneider Home, a new solution designed to help homeowners simplify…
New DOE prize offers cash for more eco-friendly solar manufacturing
By | September 10, 2024 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires the federal government to purchase products and services with certain designated…
Saft to begin making containers for lithium ESS in Florida factory
By | September 10, 2024 TotalEnergies subsidiary Saft has commissioned a new line at its Jacksonville factory in Florida to produce the…