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More on racking, trackers and carports at RE+ 2024 1 editor’s mission to see every solar mount at America’s largest solar trade show
By | September 12, 2024 The show is over — at least it is for the Solar Power World team. Without taking…
AWM unveils Pinyon Hanger that can attach directly to mounting system’s posts
By | September 12, 2024 Affordable Wire Management (AWM) officially announced its Pinyon Hanger at RE+ 2024. The Pinyon cable management solution…
Heliene to purchase solar glass made in Georgia for its domestic solar panels
By | September 12, 2024 SolarCycle has secured another buyer of its solar panel glass made from recycled materials after first signing…
GE Vernova launches 2,000-V inverter for utility-scale solar projects
By | September 12, 2024 GE Vernova has launched its new 6 MVA, 2,000-VDC utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt pilot installation in…
Polar Racking adds hail protection features to SOL-X tracking system
By | September 12, 2024 Polar Racking announced an enhancement to its SOL-X single-axis tracking system for better operation during hailstorm. The…
2,000-V central inverters, whole-home energy systems and more at RE+ 2024 Editor Kelsey Misbrener provides a rundown of new power electronics
Along with domestic content updates, some other trends stuck out with the power electronics manufacturers I talked to at RE+ 2024. Large…
ENGIE, Ares Partner on 2.7 GW Renewables Portfolio
Sun Valley Solar Project (Source: Globe Newswire) ENGIE North America has formed a collaboration with Ares Management Infrastructure Opportunities, representing the largest…
Avangrid Welcomes Inaugural Class to New National Training Center
(Source: Avangrid) Avangrid has welcomed the first class of students at its newly built National Training Center (NTC), located in Sherman County,…
Polar Racking Adds Hail Protection to SOL-X Single-Axis Tracker
Sol-X Tracker (Source: Polar Racking) Polar Racking has announced the Hail Protection feature enhancement to its SOL-X single-axis tracker system. The company…
DOE Awards $40M to Support Domestic Supply Chain
Jennifer M. Granholm The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $40 million in investments across the solar energy supply chain, including the…
Altus Power Adds Two Colorado Solar Projects
(Credit: Blondinrikard Fröberg) Altus Power has added two operational solar projects in Colorado, totaling 2.5 MW. Power generated by the ground-mounted systems…
Solar panel sights at RE+ 2024: Looking beyond TOPCon Module insights from editor Kelly Pickerel
By | September 12, 2024 When it comes to the solar panel technology space, there’s honestly not a lot to talk about….
AWM’s new SUMAC Rail eliminates need for cable trays on short runs
By | September 11, 2024 Affordable Wire Management (AWM) unveiled its SUMAC Rail to the utility-scale solar industry. The optimized wire management…
Mounting manufacturers standardize their structures at RE+ 2024 Day 1 impressions of solar racking from editor Billy Ludt
By | September 11, 2024 Seemingly across market scales, mounting, racking and tracker manufacturers aren’t redefining what their systems do or look…
Inverter manufacturers highlight higher domestic content at RE+ 2024 Domestic inverter happenings from editor Kelsey Misbrener
By | September 11, 2024 The IRA has been the primary topic of conversation at the solar + storage industry’s biggest tradeshow…
Powin Selected by BHE Renewables for Solar+Storage Microgrid
Product rendering of Powin’s Centipede™ Stack800 battery energy storage system (Photo: Business Wire) Powin has been chosen to partner with BHE Renewables…
GE Vernova Launches Utility-Scale Solar Inverter
The FLEXINVERTER 2000 Vdc (Source: GE Vernova) GE Vernova has debuted its 6 MVA, 2,000-volt direct current utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt…
Encorp Wins Contract with Alameda County for Microgrid Deployment
Encorp Egility platform (Source: Encorp) Encorp has been awarded an energy services contract from the Alameda Board of Supervisors to deploy six…
Atrisco Solar+Storage Project Commences Commercial Operations
Adam Pishl Enlight Renewable Energy has begun initial commercial operations at its Atrisco Solar & Energy Storage project, located outside Albuquerque, N.M. …
FranklinWH second gen battery features 15-kWh capacity and 60-MWh warranty
By | September 10, 2024 FranklinWH Energy Storage unveiled the next generation of its whole-home energy management solutions at the RE+ tradeshow…
CAB Solar unveils ModulAir cable management system
By | September 10, 2024 CAB Solar has released a new above-ground cable management system, ModulAir. The free-air solution meets NEC requirements…
Battery highlights at RE+ 2024: Not just boring gray boxes anymore Energy storage insights from editor Kelly Pickerel
By | September 11, 2024 The residential battery market is getting more uniform — capacities are generally the same, we’re mostly working…
Standard Solar, Caerus Piceance Partner on Wheeler Gulch Solar Project
Mike Streams Standard Solar has acquired the 12.18 MW Wheeler Gulch Solar Project from Caerus Piceance, located in Garfield County, Colo. The…
National Grid Renewables Breaks Ground on Third ERCOT Solar Project
Joe Ibrahim National Grid Renewables has begun onsite construction at its 270 MW Blevins Solar Project in Falls County, Texas. Execution of…
DYCM Power to Develop Solar Cell and Module Manufacturing Facility
(Source: DYCM Power) DYCM Power says it plans to partner with Macquarie Capital in developing an $800 million solar cell and module…
Project SUNRAY Commences Commercial Operation
Ilan Zidkony Arava Power’s 270 MW SUNRAY photovoltaic project has started its commercial operation in Uvalde County, Texas. The project is Arava’s…
Affordable Wire Management unveils cable bracket exclusive to Nextracker
By | September 10, 2024 Affordable Wire Management (AWM), a utility-scale solar cable management systems (CMS) provider, is debuting Hail-Stow Hanger today…
Schneider Electric releases new energy management app
By | September 10, 2024 Schneider Electric announced the nationwide launch of Schneider Home, a new solution designed to help homeowners simplify…
New DOE prize offers cash for more eco-friendly solar manufacturing
By | September 10, 2024 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires the federal government to purchase products and services with certain designated…
Saft to begin making containers for lithium ESS in Florida factory
By | September 10, 2024 TotalEnergies subsidiary Saft has commissioned a new line at its Jacksonville factory in Florida to produce the…
Generac unveils second generation of PWRcell energy storage system
By | September 10, 2024 Generac has unveiled the new PWRcell 2 Home Energy Storage System product series, featuring PWRcell 2 and…
Fluke introduces new measurement tools for utility-scale solar contractors
By | September 10, 2024 Fluke today introduces two new products — the Fluke 283 FC Solar Digital Multimeter and the Fluke…
SolarEdge releases new residential solar + storage system at RE+
By | September 10, 2024 SolarEdge Technologies unveiled its next-generation single-phase solar + storage solution at RE+. The new residential offering will…
Fluence sources lithium battery modules from Utah for ESS
By | September 10, 2024 Fluence Energy has officially started manufacturing lithium battery modules at a facility in Utah. These battery modules…
Cypress Creek Renewables Selects Maxeon Panels for Utility-Scale Projects
(Source: Maxeon) Cypress Creek Renewables has chosen Maxeon Solar Technologies’ PV panels for installation at projects in the U.S. Commercial operation for…
Google Signs 128 MW PPA with X-ELIO for Texas Solar
(Source: X-ELIO) X-ELIO has signed a PPA with Google for 128 MW from the company’s Bell Solar PV Plant. located in Texas….
SolarEdge Releases All-in-One Home Solar+Storage Solution
Illustration of SolarEdge’s Next Generation All-in-One Home Solar + Storage Solution (Photo: Business Wire) SolarEdge Technologies has unveiled its next-generation single-phase solar+storage…
EPC Power releases modular utility solar + storage inverter
By | September 9, 2024 EPC Power has announced the launch of the M System, a platform designed to optimize energy storage…
Nextracker launches new foundation to work in more ground conditions
By | September 9, 2024 Nextracker is launching NX Foundation Solutions, an initiative to deploy its trackers across all soil types, which…
AMS Renewable Energy acquires Collective Solar
By | September 9, 2024 AMS Renewable Energy, a distributed solar and storage EPC based in New York City, announced the strategic…
Civic Renewables Acquires Florida Power Management
Leon Keshishian Civic Renewables has acquired Florida Power Management (FPM) and will act as its parent company, integrating FPM into its business. …
Nextracker Unveils NX Foundation Solutions for Ground-Mount Installations
(Photo: Nextracker) Nextracker has launched NX Foundation Solutions, which includes the company’s NX Anchor system, designed to optimize ground-mount solar project development…
Avangrid Begins Module Installation at Camino Solar
Pedro Azagra Avangrid has begun installing the first of 105,000 solar modules at its 44 MW Camino Solar project in California. “We…
Aggreko ETS Closes Financing for C&I, Community Solar Portfolio
(Source: Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions) Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions (ETS) has closed on $66 million in term loan financing for an 88.5…
U.S. solar industry installs 9.4 GW of new capacity in Q2 2024
By | September 9, 2024 According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2024 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries…
RE+ 2024: Solar Power World’s coverage of the industry’s top tradeshow
By | September 9, 2024 The U.S. solar industry’s biggest tradeshow heads back to Anaheim this year, and the Solar Power World team…
PV Panel Manufacturing Capacity Grows 4x Under Federal Incentives, Claims Report
(Source: SEIA) Solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States now exceeds 31 GW, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3…
AMS Renewable Acquires Collective Solar NY
Abu Riaz AMS Renewable Energy has strategically acquired Collective Solar, a distributed generation solar construction firm based in Oswego, N.Y. With the…
Sol Systems, Tenaska Buy 2 GW of Midwest Solar, Storage
Eldorado Under Construction (Source: Globe Newswire) Sol Systems has acquired 2 GW of utility-scale hybrid solar and storage projects across the Midwest,…
Heliene, OMCO Solar Launch Module and Racking Solution
Martin Pochtaruk Heliene and OMCO Solar have partnered to offer a bundled, domestically-manufactured module and racking solution for the U.S. solar market….