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Boviet Solar North Carolina Plant to Begin Module Production Next Year
Gamma Series Monofacial Solar Module (Source: Boviet Solar) Boviet Solar Technology says the renovation of its new manufacturing facility in Greenville, N.C.,…
IEA: Renewables to Meet Half of Global Electricity Demand by 2030
Fatih Birol Due to supportive policies and favorable economics, the world’s renewable power capacity is expected to surge over the rest of…
SolarTech Celebrates Grand Opening of Phoenix Facility
SolarTech cuts ribbon on Arizona facility (Source: PR Newswire) SolarTech has celebrated the grand opening of its Arizona location with a ribbon-cutting…
CEP Renewables Completes Construction of New Jersey Brownfield Solar Project
The Foul Rift project (Source: CEP Renewables) CEP Renewables, NJR Clean Energy Ventures and CS Energy have completed the 19 MW Foul…
Government and industry take aim at shady solar sales practices
As a solar trade publication, the Solar Power World editorial team regularly hears about bad apples in the industry — especially when…
Lion Energy to test lithium battery manufacturing line to eventually reach 24 GWh of annual production
Lion Energy is developing a manufacturing line at its Utah facility for battery rack modules (BRM) and large energy storage cabinet assembly….
Powering the future: Sungrow’s liquid-cooled ST Series for community and C&I energy storage
By Sungrow North America As renewable energy transforms the grid, energy storage lies at the center of this transition. According to Wood…
Ashtrom Renewable Energy Commences Operation of Tierra Bonita Solar Project
Tierra Bonita Solar Project (Source: Ashtrom Renewable Energy) Ashtrom Renewable Energy has commenced commercial operations at the 306 MW Tierra Bonita solar…
Chaberton Earns Certificate for Maryland Community Solar
One of Chaberton Energy’s solar projects in Howard County, Md. (Source: PR Newswire) The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted Chaberton…
Pennsylvania Community Solar Project in Development by SolarBank
Dr. Richard Lu SolarBank is planning to develop a 13.8 MW ground-mount solar power project known as Grandview, located in Lancaster County,…
Altus Power Announces San Bernardino Solar Project
Brett Phillips Altus Power has agreed to construct a 1.6 MW solar project at the San Manuel Landing, a 1.1 million square…
BLM Seeks Input on Proposed California Solar Project
(Source: BLM) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on the draft environmental assessment for a proposed clean energy…
Calibrant Energy Completes Enel X North America Storage Unit Acquisition
Philip Martin Macquarie Asset Management portfolio company Calibrant Energy has closed on its 100% interest acquisition in Enel X Storage (Enel DES)…
Monalee Launches Artemis with ShopSolar
Walid Halty Following product launch last month, Monalee says its 3D design rendering software, Artemis, is in demand among solar companies seeking…
New above-ground messenger wire management system from Snake Tray
By | October 7, 2024 Snake Tray has released a new cable management system for messenger wires on solar projects. The Solar…
With the Chevron doctrine overturned, effects to the IRA still unknown
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 40-year-old precedent that said those with federal agency expertise should interpret ambiguous laws passed…
The Solar Policy Scoop: October 2024 A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
By | October 7, 2024 Illinois is switching to a new solar net billing structure on January 1, 2025. Commerce to tariff…
Heliene, TEP Partner on Expanded U.S. Solar Manufacturing Capacity
Martin Pochtaruk Heliene has closed on a $54 million strategic equity investment from Transition Equity Partners (TEP) in collaboration with a consortium…
Regulator Raises New Mexico Community Solar Program Cap
(Credit: Christopher Michel) The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) has approved amending a rule to the state’s community solar program, establishing…
Energy storage set to be ineligible for low-income bonus credit in 2025 SEIA is pushing for this to change.
By | October 4, 2024 Credit: DSD Renewables On October 3, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) filed comments on proposed rules…
Runergy Alabama Module Manufacturing Facility Begins Production
(Source: PR Newswire) Runergy has commenced production at its solar module manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Ala. The facility, with an anticipated annual…
SolarBank Develops New York Community Solar Project
(Credit: Guilhem Vellut) SolarBank plans to develop a 2.9 MW ground-mounted solar power project known as Silver Springs on a site located…
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission expands community solar program by 300 MW
By | October 4, 2024 In 2021, the New Mexico Legislature passed Senate Bill 84, establishing the state’s community solar program. Sponsored…
Former army depot boasts 1st-of-its-kind community solar project
Nautilus Solar Energy is no stranger to building solar arrays atop capped landfills. The New Jersey-based solar contractor has completed many solar…
Senate bill would expand low-income access to community solar
By | October 1, 2024 U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Community Solar Consumer Choice Act, legislation that would support…
Runergy opens solar panel assembly factory in Alabama
By | October 3, 2024 Runergy just announced that its 2-GW solar panel factory in Huntsville, Alabama, has officially commenced production. The…
EnergySage says the residential solar market is at a ‘turning point’
By | October 3, 2024 After a challenging but record-breaking year in 2023 for U.S. residential solar installations, the first six months…
energyRe, Google Sign 12-Year PPA
Miguel Prado energyRe says Google has signed a 12-year PPA to purchase renewable energy from a 435 MW solar project to be…
JBBAT to Purchase Proteus Power
(Credit: Kylie Stewart) JBB Advanced Technologies (JBBAT) has signed a letter of intent to purchase Houston-based Proteus Power for an undisclosed amount….
Trina Solar Initiates Legal Action to Enforce TOPCon Patents
Steven Zhu Trinasolar has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to prevent what the company says is Runergy…
Recurrent Energy Closes on $500M BlackRock Investment
Ismael Guerrero Recurrent Energy, a Canadian Solar subsidiary, has closed on a $500 million investment by BlackRock through a fund managed by…
New semi-autonomous vehicle helps lift solar panels in the field
By | October 2, 2024 CrewMate, a semi-autonomous lift-assist vehicle developed by Moog Construction, recently completed a field trial near Niagara Falls,…
How to pay for solar: Solar financing options explained
By | October 2, 2024 Sunlight is free, but solar systems still cost money. Thankfully, though, the price of going solar has…
Clearway Energy Group starts work on 300-MW Texas solar + storage project
By | October 2, 2024 Clearway Energy Group announced that it has closed financing and begun construction of the 300-MW Pine Forest…
Put solar on it: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlej…
By | October 2, 2024 There are almost too many ways to open a blog about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. It can be enough…
ContourGlobal Acquires 151 MW Solar Portfolio from Sun Tribe Development
Antonio Cammisecra ContourGlobal has entered the U.S. renewables market with the acquisition of a 151 MW solar portfolio comprising two projects in…
Golden Triangle I Secures Tax Equity Commitment
Vikas Anand Origis Energy has secured a tax equity commitment from J.P. Morgan for the Golden Triangle I Solar + Storage project…
National Grid Renewables Signs PPA with Microsoft
Blake Nixon National Grid Renewables has executed a PPA with Microsoft for its Portage Solar Project, a 250 MW development located in…
Sabanci Renewables Completes Oriana Solar Project Financing
Tom Bitting Advantage Capital has committed to provide a $137 million investment to Sabanci Renewables, to complete financing for the 232 MW…
PGE Acquires Washington Co-Located Solar Project from Qcells
Future Location of Appaloosa Solar (Source: PR Web) Qcells has sold the 142 MW Appaloosa Solar Project to Puget Sound Energy (PSE)….
Kansas-based solar installer Good Energy Solutions acquires Laven Electric
By | October 1, 2024 Jenny Laven, Lance Laven, Kevin Good, Shana Good, and Malcolm Proudfit after the sale of Laven Electric…
Commerce to tariff solar imports from Southeast Asia, some by as much as 300%
By | October 1, 2024 The Dept. of Commerce today released its preliminary affirmative determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) case relating…
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority helps finance 237-kW solar project for tool manufacturer
By | October 1, 2024 The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) has closed on bond financing of nearly $1.1 million for…
New UL certification works to protect solar inverters from cyberattacks Residential solar is becoming a part of critical energy infrastructure. Cybersecurity measures are catching up to that reality.
In July 2024, a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused Microsoft Windows systems to crash globally — grounding commercial airlines and halting…
US energy storage deployments continue to rise in 2024
By | October 1, 2024 The U.S. energy storage market experienced significant growth in the second quarter, with the grid-scale segment leading…
Illinois moving to “Smart Solar Billing” in 2025 Solar advocates have launched a website to teach consumers how to navigate the new system.
By | October 1, 2024 Smart Solar Billing is set to begin in Illinois on January 1, 2025, and solar industry partners…
Catalyst Power acquires New York energy services company
By | October 1, 2024 Catalyst Power Holdings announced it has acquired Robison Energy, a New York energy services company (ESCO) focused…
Ameresco celebrates completion of Utah’s first floating solar project
By | October 1, 2024 Photo by Stetson Tchividjian, D3Energy, on LinkedIn Ameresco celebrated the completion of Utah’s first floating solar array…
We Energies to Build 500 MW of Solar in Wisconsin
(Source: We Energy) We Energies has filed plans with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to build five new large-scale renewable energy…
Climate United Invests in Scenic Hill Solar Project
Beth Bafford Climate United has invested $31.8 million in pre-construction financing to support Scenic Hill Solar’s PV project benefiting the University of…