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TMEIC Announces Headquarters Relocation, Factory Expansion
Manmeet S. Bhatia TMEIC Corporation Americas is relocating its headquarters to Houston next March while also establishing a facility in Brookshire, Texas,…
EVLO installs its first U.S. utility-scale BESS in Vermont
By | August 20, 2024 EVLO Energy Storage, a fully integrated BESS provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, announced that it…
Meta signs offtake agreement on 40-MW Indiana solar project
By | August 20, 2024 Arevon Energy, a renewable energy developer, owner, and operator, and Meta Platforms have signed a long-term environmental…
SMA to offer first look at new Home Storage system at RE+
By | August 20, 2024 SMA America is set to unveil new residential energy solutions and technologies at RE+ 2024 in Anaheim….
Arevon, Meta Sign Contract for Indiana Heirloom Solar Project
Kevin Smith Arevon Energy and Meta Platforms have signed a long-term environmental attributes purchase agreement for Arevon’s Heirloom Solar Project in Pike…
Energix, Google Ink 1.5 GW Solar Development Agreement
Asa Levinger Energix Renewables has signed a strategic long-term agreement with Google, initially covering 1.5 GW of solar project development until 2030…
Altus Power Completes Two Maine Community Solar Projects
Matt Marlow Altus Power has completed two ground-mounted solar projects in Maine, totaling 12.6 MW, with the benefits offered to the local…
Solar Spotlight: Using energy load management to avoid service upgrades
By | August 20, 2024 The American power grid is electrifying through renewable energy proliferation, and homeowners are following suit by replacing…
Wiring and connectors still No. 1 reason for solar project failures, report finds
By | August 20, 2024 HelioVolta HelioVolta, the developer of SolarGrade field operations software and a provider of independent technical services for…
Terrasmart automates hail stowing for single-axis solar trackers
By | August 20, 2024 Terrasmart developed a new hail stow feature for its single-axis solar tracker, TerraTrak. The hail stow capability…
Google Invests in 800 MW Solar Project with Swift Current Energy
Eric Lammers Swift Current Energy has closed on a tax equity investment from Google for its 800 MW Double Black Diamond Solar…
Sunrun Surpasses 1M Residential Solar Customers
Mary Powell Sunrun says it is the first and only storage-plus-solar company to surpass 1 million customers in the U.S., accounting for…
Nexamp Acquires Two Illinois Community Solar Projects with Trajectory Energy
John Murphy Nexamp has partnered with Trajectory Energy Partners to acquire two Illinois solar projects, located in Galesburg and Pekin, totaling 7…
DESRI breaks ground on 130-MW New Mexico solar + storage project
By | August 19, 2024 D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), in partnership with El Paso Electric announced the start of construction…
NIPSCO Completes Third Solar Project
Dunns Bridge Solar I (Source: NIPSCO) Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) has completed its Cavalry Solar project, which is now online…
Solar panel recyclers pioneer new methods for greening the industry
U.S. solar output is growing astronomically, and while it is leading the charge to electrify the American grid with renewable energy, the…
NOVA Acquires UGE International
Allison Kingsley NOVA Infrastructure has completed its purchase of UGE International, a community solar and battery storage business. UGE is a solar operator…
ECA Solar, Luminace Partner on Delaware Community Solar
Todd Fryatt ECA Solar, in collaboration with Luminace, has added four community solar assets with a combined 15 MW capacity in New…
Torus launches new microgrid management software
By | August 16, 2024 Torus announced the launch of Torus Community, a distributed energy management feature designed to significantly improve grid…
NOVA Infrastructure purchases community solar provider UGE
By | August 16, 2024 A UGE project in Maryland. Credit: Polar Racking NOVA Infrastructure, a middle-market infrastructure investment firm, has completed…
Alaska becomes latest state to legalize community solar
By | August 15, 2024 Coalition for Community Solar Access On August 14, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed legislation enabling community solar…
NorSun to supply Heliene’s new US solar cell factory with silicon wafers
By | August 15, 2024 Minnesota-based solar panel manufacturer Heliene announced last month it would partner with Premier Energies to manufacture silicon…
New solar array powers luxury apartments in Jersey City
By | August 15, 2024 Luxury apartment complex Birch House announced the recent activation of a 154-kW rooftop solar system in Jersey…
Citing recent surge in imports, American solar panel makers petition government for immediate relief
By | August 15, 2024 The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee (AASMTC), the same group that requested an antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD)…
SolarMax Technology to Develop California Commercial Solar Project
(Credit: Nebojsa Ljuboja) SolarMax Technology has signed a non-binding term sheet for a new commercial solar project: a mall in the San…
Wiley Files Critical Circumstances Allegations Against Vietnam, Thailand Solar Imports
Tim Brightbill The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, represented by Wiley Rein, has filed critical circumstances allegations with the U.S….
Boviet Solar Modules Pass EPA Compliance
Vega Series TOPCon Bifacial (Source: Boviet Solar) Boviet Solar Technology, specializing in manufacturing Monocrystalline PV cells, Gamma Series Monofacial and Vega Series…
Heliene, NorSun Partner on Supply of Domestic-Made Wafers
Erik Løkke-Øwre NorSun and Heliene have entered into a multi-year contract, starting in 2026, for the supply of Heliene’s annual requirement of…
Silicon Ranch Energizes Alberta Utility-Scale Solar Project
Scotford Solar (Source: Silicon Ranch) Silicon Ranch’s 58 MW Scotford Solar, near Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, has reached commercial operation. The company…
Enel Grazes Texas Solar Farms with 6,000 Sheep
Marcus Krembs Enel North America is set to deploy 6,000 sheep to control vegetation at eight Texas solar plants through what it…
Birch Creek Completes Altona Solar Financing
Altona (Source: PR Newswire) Birch Creek Energy has completed financing and commenced operation of Altona Solar, a 42 MW utility-scale solar project…
SolarBank to Develop 7 MW in Upstate New York
(Credit: Mark Goble) SolarBank has announced that it intends to develop Oak Orchard, a 7 MW ground-mount solar power project on a…
California solar installers get well-acquainted with batteries in NEM 3.0 era
California is regularly seen as a leader in clean energy, and no area of the country has more solar or energy storage…
Nautilus re-ups partnership with EnergyMark for community solar management
By | August 14, 2024 Nautilus Solar Energy announced it has extended its strategic partnership with EnergyMark, a Williamsville, New York-based energy…
Anza releases new real-time module supply data subscription
By | August 14, 2024 Anza announced a new product and subscription offering that provides developers, IPPs, EPCs, utilities, investors and independent…
EagleView aerial imaging integrates with Aurora Solar
By | August 14, 2024 EagleView, an aerial imagery and analytics provider, is providing EagleView Powered models through the Aurora Solar platform…
QuickBOLT debuts solar mount for various metal roof profiles
By | August 14, 2024 QuickBOLT, a division of Quickscrews International Corporation, has released QB RibRider, a solar mounting for exposed fastener,…
TEP to Build Tucson BESS
(Source: TEP) Tucson Electric Power (TEP) plans to build the 200 MW Roadrunner Reserve II, the company’s second large BESS, in southeast…
EagleView, Aurora Solar Launch Home Modeling Software Platform for Installation Design
EagleView Powered Models (Source: Aurora Solar) EagleView and Aurora Solar have integrated the EagleView Powered 3D modeling technology into the Aurora Solar…
QuickBOLT Introduces the QB RibRider Metal Roof Mounting Fastener
QB RibRider (Source: QuickBOLT) QuickBOLT has released its QB RibRider, a solution for solar mounting on exposed fastener, trapezoidal and ribbed metal…
Anza Launches Solar Software Platform for Developers
Mike Hall Anza has launched a product and subscription offering that aims to provide solar developers, IPPs, EPCs, utilities, investors and independent…
Sungrow Delivers BESS PowerTitan 2.0 Units to Europe
Sungrow Delivers First Titan 2.0 Units in Europe (Source: PR Newswire) Sungrow has made its first delivery of the company’s PowerTitan 2.0…
Avangrid Marks 9 GW of Installed Solar, Wind Capacity
Pedro Azagra Avangrid has reached 9 GW of installed capacity at its onshore wind and solar sites, with the company’s portfolio of…
Biden Widely Expands Level of Tariff-Free Imported Solar Cells
President Joe Biden President Joe Biden has issued a proclamation that raises the Section 201 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for imported crystalline…
Vikram Solar unveils latest HJT bifacial module line
By | August 13, 2024 Vikram Solar has unveiled its latest solar panel line, Suryava. Inspired by the Sanskrit word “surya,” which…
Solar Spotlight: Playing the long game in domestic solar panel manufacturing
Trina Solar US, the domestic arm of the global PV module manufacturer, is ramping up production in the United States. On this…
Biden bumps number of silicon solar cells that can enter country tariff-free
By | August 13, 2024 President Biden is giving the domestic solar panel manufacturing market a break from tariffs on imported solar…
Ameresco breaks ground on New Hampshire landfill solar project
By | August 13, 2024 The ceremonial event marking the beginning of construction was held at the location of the old Somersworth…
Everybody Solar to install array supporting New Mexico Tribal youth
By | August 13, 2024 The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project announced plans to install a 26.88-kW solar array with help from Everybody…
Meta Signs with RWE for 374 MW of Solar
(Source: RWE) RWE has signed long-term PPAs with Meta for two solar farms under construction: the 274 MW County Run Solar project…