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CrewMate Semi-Autonomous Panel Installation Vehicle Completes Field Trial
(Source: Moog Construction) CrewMate, a semi-autonomous lift-assist vehicle developed by Moog Construction, has completed a field trial near Niagara Falls, N.Y., demonstrating…
Redeux Energy Sells Solar and Storage Development Project to Scout Clean Energy
(Source: Redeux Energy Partners) Redeux Energy Partners has sold its hybrid solar and battery storage development project to Scout Clean Energy. The…
DOE Guarantees $860M Loan for Puerto Rico Solar, Battery Storage
Jennifer M. Granholm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), is set to guarantee an $861.3 million…
Quinbrook Secures Tesco, Shell Offtake Agreements
(Source: Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners) Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has inked two long-term offtake agreements with Tesco and Shell, covering 100% of the solar…
CleanChoice Energy Doubles Solar Generation Assets with Project Acquisition
Zoë Gamble CleanChoice Energy has acquired its second fully owned and operated solar project, located in Kylertown, Pa. Construction of the 150-acre,…
Q&A: What you need to know about the switch to Smart Solar Billing in Illinois
Illinois is phasing out full retail net metering and transitioning to a new solar incentive structure called Smart Solar Billing on January…
California university installs Paired Power solar EV chargers for electric maintenance vehicles
By | October 15, 2024 Paired Power and Santa Clara University have partnered to provide direct clean energy for the first time…
New AI-powered solar asset management tool features digital “agent”
By | October 15, 2024 Excelsior Energy Capital announced it has entered a multiyear partnership with Proximal Energy, an AI-powered asset management…
Runergy to use SolarCycle solar glass at Alabama solar panel factory
By | October 15, 2024 Runergy joins Silfab and Heliene as U.S. solar panel assemblers agreeing to purchase glass made by SolarCycle….
EDF plans sheep grazing for vegetation management on 220-MW Ohio solar project
By | October 15, 2024 AgriSolar Clearinghouse Today, the Eastern Cottontail Solar Project announced it will implement sheep grazing to assist with…
Power Factors taps AI for enhanced solar asset management offerings
By | October 15, 2024 Power Factors has announced the availability of Unity Asset Performance Management (APM) and Unity AI Insights, two…
Dominion Energy Virginia Eyes 12 GW of Solar
Ed Baine In its 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission,…
Cordelio Power Advances Solar, Storage Projects to Construction
Paul Rapp Cordelio Power has advanced two solar projects from development to construction, the 150 MW Winfield solar project in Lincoln County,…
Sumitomo Group Establishes Joint Venture to Develop Virginia Renewable Energy
Ryan Yoshizawa Sumitomo, through Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) and SCOA subsidiary Perennial Power Holdings, has formed a joint venture with CEP…
Community Choice Aggregators Celebrate Added Capacity
Ribbon cutting event in Riverside County, Calif. (Source: Clean Power Alliance) Central Coast Community Energy (3CE), Clean Power Alliance (CPA), Peninsula Clean…
Fluke Designs Tools For High-Voltage Solar Environments
Fluke 283 FC Digital Multimeter (Source: Globe Newswire) Fluke has introduced its 283 FC Solar Digital Multimeter and a283 FC True-RMS Wireless…
Excelsior, Proximal Partner on AI-Powered Asset Management
Chris Frantz Excelsior Energy Capital has entered into a multiyear partnership with Proximal Energy, with the aim of utilizing Proximal’s AI platform…
SOLARCYCLE Partners with Runergy Alabama as Glass Supplier, Recycling Partner
Suvi Sharma Runergy Alabama has entered into a strategic partnership with SOLARCYCLE, in which SOLARCYCLE will be the company’s major glass supplier…
SolarBank to Develop 7 MW Pennsylvania Project
Dr. Richard Lu SolarBank plans to develop a 7 MW ground-mounted solar installation, known as the Stauffer project, on a site located…
BrightNight Receives Financing from J.P. Morgan, Capital One for Arizona Project
Martin Hermann BrightNight has closed on a $260 million tax-equity financing commitment, including deferred contributions, for the 300 MW Box Canyon Solar…
Enphase IQ batteries now eligible for VPP programs in three more states
By | October 11, 2024 Enphase Energy announced that it is expanding its support for grid services programs — or virtual power…
RWE Awards Trading Software Framework Agreement to Arenko
Arenko has agreed to a framework deal with RWE Supply and Trading, in which RWE is set to use Arenko’s Nimbus Trade…
All 50 states now have access to GM Energy’s stationary energy storage system
By | October 11, 2024 GM Energy has officially launched its stationary energy storage product to all 50 states. The GM Energy…
Ørsted completes 300-MW solar + storage project in Arizona
By | October 10, 2024 Ørsted and Salt River Project (SRP) celebrated the official commencement of the Eleven Mile Solar Center, a…
Eaton smart breaker now compatible with Lunar Energy battery systems
By | October 10, 2024 Intelligent power management company Eaton has announced a collaboration with Lunar Energy to simplify the installation and…
Orsted, SRP Celebrate Commencement of 300 MW Solar Project
Eleven Mile (Source: Ørsted) Ørsted and Salt River Project (SRP) have commenced operations at the Eleven Mile Solar Center, a 300 MW…
Eaton, Lunar Energy Collaborate on Residential Energy Storage
(Photo: Business Wire) Power management company Eaton has collaborated with Lunar Energy, with the aim of simplifying the installation and maximizing the…
Runergy Asks USPTO to Cancel Trina Solar TOPCon Technology Patents
(Source: Runergy) Runergy has initiated actions at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to cancel two patents by Trina Solar, US9,722,104…
D3Energy Powers Utah Water Utilities with Floating Solar
D3Energy’s floating solar array for Park City, Utah (Source: PR Newswire) D3Energy has cut the ribbon on what it calls Utah’s first…
Walmart invests in 74 rooftop community solar projects in two states
By | October 10, 2024 Walmart announced it will invest in 74 Solar Landscape community solar projects in Maryland and Illinois. The…
Trina Solar, now a US manufacturer, asks government for help with alleged TOPCon infringements
By | October 3, 2024 Story updated Oct. 9 to include Runergy’s actions. Trina Solar filed a complaint with the U.S. International…
Ashtrom Renewable Energy completes its first utility solar project in the U.S.
By | October 8, 2024 Ashtrom Renewable Energy announced the Tierra Bonita solar project is officially operational, marking a significant milestone for…
Hazardous waste treatment center in Arkansas adds solar and other environmental measures
By | October 9, 2024 Julie Angulo, COO, Environmental Solutions and Services, Veolia North America. Veolia North America hosted a celebration at…
Shuttered New Jersey compost facility hosts 19-MW solar project
By | October 9, 2024 CEP Renewables, NJR Clean Energy Ventures and CS Energy have completed the 19-MWDC Foul Rift solar project…
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…