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Apricus Generation Acquires Nexus Renewables
Gautam Chandra Apricus Generation has acquired a controlling interest in Nexus Renewables, adding the Toronto-based community solar and BESS developer, as well…
EDP Renewables Introduces Arkansas Solar Park in Mississippi County
(Source: EDP Renewables North America) EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has launched its 175 MW Crooked Lake Solar Park in Mississippi…
GRS to Construct BRUC Spain PV Plants
(Credit: GRS) The solar EPC contractor of Gransolar Group, GRS, is building two 105 MW PV plants for BRUC in Archidona, Spain. …
Golden Triangle II Goes Into Commercial Operation
(Source: Origis Energy) Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have reached commercial operations on Golden Triangle II, the first of three solar…
IBC SOLAR, DMEGC Solar Form Distribution Partnership
Stefan Horstmann DMEGC Solar is partnering with IBC SOLAR, allowing the manufacturer’s PV modules to be distributed by the energy solutions provider…
Major Solar Projects List Dataset May 2024
Major Solar Projects List Dataset May 2024 Access Watt Kilowatt Kilowatt PLUS Megawatt Gigawatt Terawatt phoke@seia.org Wed, 05/29/2024 – 10:02 …
Paired Power releases larger solar microgrid EV charging station
Paired Power is announcing PairFleet — a customizable microgrid charger designed to accommodate electric fleets of various sizes that greatly speeds up…
Utah real estate developer to gain VPP benefits with Torus energy storage systems
By | May 29, 2024 Energy storage system supplier Torus has signed a supply and virtual power plant (VPP) deal with Gardner…
Origis completes Mississippi solar + storage project for TVA
Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced that the Golden Triangle II solar + storage project in Mississippi is now complete. The 150-MWAC solar…
Solar industry admonishes CPUC’s revised proposal on community solar
The California Public Utilities Commission released a revised proposed decision on the state’s community solar program on May 28 after tabling a…
Treasury is asking for comments on updated ITC and PTC rules
The Dept. of the Treasury and IRS will soon release proposed guidance on the updated production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax…
Treasury, IRS Release Proposed Guidance to Support Clean Energy Production
Janet Yellen The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have released proposed guidance on the Clean Electricity Production Credit…
Mach partners with autonomous mower OEMs to support solar industry
With an increased emphasis from the federal government on solar energy, the cost of mowing and property upkeep will be an increasing…
Verogy completes nearly 6-MW community solar project in Connecticut
Verogy announced it has completed Connecticut’s largest solar project developed under the state’s Shared Clean Energy Facility (SCEF) program. In addition to…
RP, HellermannTyton Partner on Balance-of-System Offering
(Source: RP Construction Services) RP Construction Services is set to include HellermannTyton’s wire management solutions as part of its end-to-end electrical balance-of-system…
SUNation to Provide Interconnection Services for 1.95 MW New York Project
Scott Maskin Pineapple Energy’s New York-based subsidiary, SUNation, has been contracted for interconnection work on a 1.95 MW project to be installed…
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America opens registration for new Texas conference
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) announced registration is now open for its new regional event slated for November 19 to…
K2 Systems develops wire clip for railed and rail-less PV projects
By | May 24, 2024 Solar racking company K2 Systems unveiled its latest product, a wire management clip capable of working on…
Entergy Louisiana Solar Expansion Proposal Approved
(Source: Entergy Louisiana) Entergy Louisiana‘s proposal to add up to 3 GW of solar power to its generation portfolio has been approved…
Orsted Receives $680 Million in Financing for Solar + Storage
Eleven Mile Solar Center (Source: Ørsted) Ørsted has received an investment from J.P. Morgan for $680 million in tax equity financing for…
New solar equipment recycling center opens in Texas
SolarPanelRecycling.com today opens its new recycling center in Breckenridge, Texas. The site can fully recover and reuse solar equipment, including panels, inverters,…
Meta inks deal with Pine Gate for new 204-MW solar project
By | May 23, 2024 Pine Gate Renewables and Meta announced the execution of an agreement for the renewable attributes from a…
Classical radio station orchestrates construction of 89-kW solar project
KMFA Classical 89.5, a classical radio station from Austin, Texas, invested in an 89.64-kWDC rooftop solar project. In addition to solar panels,…
How to choose safer string harnesses for solar projects
Improperly implemented PV string harnesses can cause down time, delays and replacement hassles. At their worst, they can present dire safety risks….
Wind Deflection
Background Air flow visualizations from CFD analysis of automobile and alpine ski racer Practical experience with wind forces provides a basic understanding…
Meta Partners with Pine Gate for Texas Solar Project Renewable Attributes
Ben Catt Pine Gate Renewables and Meta have executed an agreement for the renewable attributes from a Pine Gate solar project located…
SolarPanelRecycling.com Opens Solar Equipment Recycling Center
Brett Henderson SolarPanelRecycling.com has opened its new recycling center focused on meeting increasing demand for the full recovery and reuse of solar…
Sunnova adds QuickBOLT solar mounts to approved vendor list
By | May 22, 2024 Sunnova Energy has added QuickBOLT‘s solar roof mounts to its approved vendor list (AVL). This approval allows…
Southern Power Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility
(Source: Southern Power) Southern Power is set to expand its 29th solar project, the Millers Branch Solar Facility located in Haskell County,…
EDF Renewables, Enbridge Celebrate Completion of Fox Squirrel Solar Phase 1
Fox Squirrel Solar in Madison County, Ohio (Photo by Matt Reese) EDF Renewables North America and Enbridge have completed construction and begun…
Rivian Partners with Pivot Energy to Build Illinois Community Solar
(Source: Pivot Energy) Rivian has committed to purchasing RECs generated from 50 MW of solar from Pivot Energy as well as subscribe…
RP Partners with Hubbell on End-to-End eBOS Solution
(Source: RP Construction Services) RP Construction Services is partnering with Hubbell to include products from Hubbell’s family of brands into RP’s end-to-end…
Cutlass Solar 2 Project Operating at Full Capacity
Cutlass Solar 2 (Source: Bechtel) The Bechtel-built Cutlass Solar 2 project in Fort Bend, Texas, is generating at full capacity, which the…
GoodWe’s C&I inverter added to Sunnova’s approved vendor list
GoodWe Technologies announced that it has been added to the approved vendor list of Sunnova Energy to provide GoodWe’s SMT-US inverter for…
Bechtel completes Cutlass Solar 2 project in Texas using automation, robots and drones
The Cutlass Solar 2 project in Fort Bend, Texas, is complete and generating electricity at full capacity. Bechtel constructed the 218-MW project,…
DOE opens 48C manufacturing tax credit portal for Round 2
The Dept. of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service and Dept. of Energy (DOE) announced today that the DOE Qualified Advanced Energy Project Credit…
SunPower dealers can soon offer the Tesla Powerwall to residential customers
SunPower announced it will begin offering the Tesla Powerwall 3 through its residential dealer network. The company had exclusively been promoting its…
Entergy Louisiana approved to add up to 3 GW of solar power to portfolio
Entergy Louisiana’s proposal to add up to three gigawatts of economic solar power to its generation portfolio has been approved by the…
Affordable Wire Management approved to work with Sungrow’s 4.4-MW inverter
Affordable Wire Management (AWM) announced the company has achieved a 630 A rating from the Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC), a Nationally…
S12 releases model policy for automated rooftop solar permitting software
Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) released model policy that encourages the adoption of automated rooftop solar permitting software. This…
Colorado bill to optimize electrical grid for clean energy signed into law
Today, Governor Polis will sign into law SB24-218 — The Modernize Energy Distribution Systems Act (Powering Up Colorado), marking a significant milestone…
RP Construction Services to distribute Hubbell solar eBOS products
RP Construction Services (RP), a distributor serving the utility-scale solar industry, is partnering with Hubbell Incorporated to include products to include the…
QuickBOLT Solar Mounts Available on Sunnova Approved Vendor List
Aaron Robbins QuickBOLT’s solar mounts have been added to the Sunnova Energy International Approved Vendor List, allowing Sunnova dealers to access the…
ACCIONA Commences Operations at Red-Tailed Hawk Plant in Texas
Red-Tailed Hawk (Credit: ACCIONA Energía( ACCIONA Energía has begun operations at the 458 MW Red-Tailed Hawk PV plant, located near Houston in…
Jones Power to build two 25-MW solar projects in Western Pennsylvania
Jones Power has been selected by Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy to execute the civil construction scope on two 25-MW utility-scale solar…
LONGi explains its latest module innovation in the face of extreme weather
From skyrocketing premiums to a lack of coverage in flood, hurricane and fire-prone locations, the insurance industry has become the canary in…
German company Emil Otto releases new biodegradable solar panel cleaner
The German flux and cleaning specialist Emil Otto is expanding its range of cleaning agents for the solar industry with four new…
Baldy Mesa solar + storage project now online and supporting Amazon operations
The Baldy Mesa solar + storage project in Southern California is now connected to the grid. The 150-MW solar/75-MW storage project is…
Colorado governor signs bill to help localities site utility-scale solar projects
Bighorn Solar in Colorado. Credit: McCarthy Building Cos. The Colorado Renewable Energy Siting Coalition today celebrated the signing of Senate Bill 24-212…
Paradise Energy Solutions completes 1-MW solar rooftop project for ag equipment provider
Messick Farm Equipment, a provider of agricultural equipment and services in central Pennsylvania and beyond, has made a strategic investment in solar…