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Volatus Aerospace Completes Drone Solar Farm Inspection
(Source: Volatus Aerospace) Volatus Aerospace has completed a drone solar farm inspection project, spanning 2,250 acres, covering 400 MW of capacity and…
SolarBank to Develop New York Community Solar Project
(Credit: James St. John) SolarBank plans to develop a 7.2 MW ground-mount community solar power project, known as the North Main project,…
QatarEnergy Partners with TotalEnergies on 1.25 GW Solar Project
(Source: QatarEnergy) QatarEnergy has partnered with TotalEnergies on a solar power project as a part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP)…
What every commercial lender should know about solar on mortgaged property
As solar panel deployment becomes more prevalent, commercial lenders will increasingly encounter buildings, fields and parking lots covered in photovoltaic systems. When…
Solar Spotlight: Bridging the gap from residential to commercial solar with Sungrow
In this episode of Solar Spotlight, Madeline Acri, Applications Engineer at Sungrow, discusses the company’s history in the United States, the inverters…
Solis residential and C&I inverters certified for use in Puerto Rico
By | October 28, 2024 Solis announced that its S6 Home Hybrid Energy Storage String Inverter and 25-100K 1000V Commercial String Inverters…
Maryland Energy Administration offering new grants for instant solar permitting adoption
By | October 28, 2024 The Maryland Energy Administration has launched the FY25 SolarAPP+ Implementation Grant Program. Streamline Solar for Maryland, a…
Terrasmart, Melink Solar Complete Cincinnati Zoo Carport Project
(Source: PR Newswire) Terrasmart, the renewable energy arm of Gibraltar Industries, and Melink Solar have completed the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden’s…
Solar Alliance Signs Contract for Kentucky Project
Brian Timmons Solar Alliance Energy has signed a contract it says is worth $3.7 million for the design, engineering and installation of…
Solar tracker project supports Vermont college’s renewable energy goals
By | October 25, 2024 A 5-MW solar array providing power to a nearby university was inaugurated Thursday in Middlebury, Vermont. With…
Ameren Missouri Expands Community Solar Program
(Source: Ameren Missouri) Ameren Missouri is moving forward with building a third solar facility to meet growing demand from customers for community…
Syncarpha Capital Completes Sixth Maine Community Solar Project
Belfast Solar I (Source: Syncarpha Capital) Syncarpha Capital’s Belfast Solar I community solar project has received permission to operate. The project is…
DTE Energy Begins Operating Sauk Solar
Matt Paul DTE Energy’s largest solar project, the 150 MW Sauk Solar park, is now operational. Located in central Michigan’s Branch County,…
Arctech Lands 2.3 GW Saudi Solar Project
Signing Ceremony of the 2.3GW PV Project (Source: Arctech) Arctech has inked a supply agreement for its 1P single-axis solar tracking system,…
RUSA, Ameresco Partner on Solar Adoption for Public Utilities
RUSA’s Water Reclamation Facility (Photo: Business Wire) Ameresco has partnered with the Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority (RUSA), with the aim of bolstering…
Cincinnati Zoo powers up solar parking canopy system
By | October 24, 2024 Melink Solar has completed construction on a solar array at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in…
Bridge Renewable Energy and WATTMORE collaborate on Nebraska energy storage project
By | October 24, 2024 Eos Bridge Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group Holdings, and WATTMORE, an energy storage energy…
Guest column: Is the commercial solar gold rush upon us? How financiers and installers can team up to win.
Earlier this year, the United States surpassed five million solar installations in the country. That may seem like a huge number, especially…
Treasury releases final rules for 45X domestic manufacturing tax credits
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (Section 45X of the Internal Revenue…
Recurrent Energy Puts Texas Solar Project into Operation
Ismael Guerrero Recurrent Energy’s 134 MW Liberty Solar project, located near Houston, has reached commercial operation. Customers for the project include Autodesk,…
Enfinity Closes Financing to Acquire 608 MW of Solar
Carlos Domenech Enfinity Global has closed a $97 million structured credit facility with Nomura for a 608 MW portfolio of solar assets…
Pine Gate Nets Equity Position to Support 780 MW Portfolio
Meghan Comiskey Pine Gate Renewables has closed on a $288 million preferred equity investment with funds affiliated with Blackstone Credit & Insurance. …
Collaboration to Fund $1.5B of U.S. Residential Solar+Storage
Matt Dawson GoodLeap has entered into an equity partnership with Tactical Infrastructure Partners (TIP) to acquire $1.5 billion of residential solar and…
Solis inverters now UL9540-listed with Pytes batteries
Solis USA recently announced the UL9540 listing of the S6 Hybrid Energy Storage Inverter with a new battery partner, Pytes. UL 9540…
Aspen Power completes 8.5-MW community solar portfolio in Maine
Aspen Power held ceremonies this week to celebrate the completion of two community solar sites in Corinth and Prospect, Maine, which together…
Solar has been largest source of new U.S. generating capacity for past 12 months
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the mix…
More TOPCon patent infringement complaints filed in the United States
On Oct. 8, Trina Solar filed a patent infringement complaint against Canadian Solar in the U.S. District Court for the District of…
Generac tapped to provide microgrid backup power for California water utilities
Generac Holdings announced it has been selected to enter into negotiations by the Department of Energy (DOE) to receive an award for…
Solar wafer manufacturing qualifies for 25% CHIPS ITC
In addition to qualifying for various credits established in the Inflation Reduction Act, silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing operations for the solar…
How Operations Impact Solar Sales Commissions
Takeaway: System design adjustments result in re-sizing, revisions, or change orders, all of which can reduce commissions. Process inefficiencies lead to project…
Why Is There Friction Between Solar Sales Reps And Lease Providers?
Takeaway: Contractors and lease providers are often skeptical of one another as Contractors decry what they believe to be arbitrary delays or…
Kentucky women’s shelter expands ground-mount solar portfolio
The Buckhorn Children and Family Services – Rogers Cottage Recovery House, a 12-bedroom inpatient rehabilitation facility for adult women in Perry County,…
Don’t Get Forced into Buying the Wrong Drone
Takeaway: If your software provider forces you to buy a specific drone, you could end up overpaying, not getting the features that…
Beyond hardware: Software and service define the next era of solar
We frequently hear the refrain that ‘the solar industry is growing rapidly.’ What this means in real terms is that installers are…
Treasury Releases Final Rules Backing U.S. Solar Manufacturing
Janet Yellen The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS have released final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit, also…
Swift Current Wraps Up Funding for Mississippi Solar Project
Eric Lammers Swift Current Energy has closed tax equity financing with PNC Bank for its 138 MW Harvest Gold Solar project, located…
Google Signs PPA with ENGIE for Texas Solar Project
(Source: ENGIE) ENGIE North America has signed a PPA with Google to supply 90 MW from its Chillingham solar project in Bell…
NJBPU Launches State-Led Dual-Use Agrivoltaics Pilot Program
Christine Guhl-Sadovy The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved rules for and launched the Dual-Use Agrivoltaics Pilot Program, which…
AES Andes Begins Commercial Operation of Andes Solar IV
Javier Dib AES Andes has commenced commercial operation of Andes Solar IV, a solar installation located 230 kilometers east of Antofagasta, in…
FTC Solar to Supply Projects for Sandhills Energy
Yann Brandt FTC Solar has inked a deal to supply Sandhills Energy with 1P Pioneer trackers for 1 GW of projects over…
Sunrun Builds, Operates New York Residential VPP in Partnership with Utility
Mary Powell Sunrun and Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R) have activated what the companies call New York’s largest residential virtual power plant,…
CleanCapital Collaborates with EDF Renewables on Community Solar
CleanCapital has added a 6.4 MW solar project, Warrior, to its portfolio, located at WM’s closed Mohawk Valley Sanitary Landfill in Frankfort,…
Qcells Sells Southern Wisconsin Solar Project
Qcells has sold the Ursa Solar Project, formerly named Langdon Mills Solar, to We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) and Madison…
LPO announces $861 million loan guarantee for Puerto Rico solar + storage portfolio
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO),…
Ameresco to Install Thin Film PV Solution for London Stadium
Ameresco has been awarded a contract to implement a thin film PV solution atop the London Stadium. The £3.5 million contract includes…
Canadian Solar Comments on Trina Solar Patent Infringement Complaint
Canadian Solar has issued a comment concerning the ongoing Trina Solar patent infringement suit. In it, the company says that Trina Solar…
Republic Business Credit Funds Southern Solar Growth
Texas-based solar panel installation company Southern Solar has sought a long-term funding partnership with Republic Business Credit. The terms of the $3…
New Energy Equity Completes Minnesota Public Storage Solar Projects
New Energy Equity has completed 14 Public Storage solar projects across Minnesota, marking a step forward in Public Storage’s commitment to installing…
Utility Completes West Virginia Solar Site
Mon Power and Potomac Edison have completed their second utility-scale solar site in West Virginia, with 14,000 solar panels producing 5.5 MW…
875 MW Orion Solar Projects Commence Commercial Operation
SB Energy Global’s Orion I, Orion II and Orion III solar projects (Orion Solar Belt), located in Milam County, Texas, have reached…