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Fluence secures 2.2-GWh order for US-made energy storage systems
By | July 30, 2024 Project investor Excelsior Capital has agreed to purchase 2.2 GWh of energy storage systems from Fluence Energy…
MCE signs on for up to 400 MW of new solar + storage in Fresno County
Golden State Clean Energy (GSCE) and MCE have agreed to work together toward California’s clean energy future, building much needed solar +…
EDP Renewables completes 200-MW Arizona solar project for Meta
EDP Renewables North America, Salt River Project and Meta today unveiled the 200-MW Brittlebush Solar Park located near the town of Coolidge,…
Intermountain Health invests in new solar project to offset electricity for 17 facilities
Intermountain Health is celebrating a major advancement in its sustainability efforts with the opening of the Castle Solar Farm in Huntington, Utah,…
California Plan Eyes 20 GW of Solar
(Source: MCE) Golden State Clean Energy (GSCE) and MCE have agreed to partner on building solar plus battery storage resources in Fresno…
Hudson Sustainable Sells PV Portfolio to Solar Schumann
Neil Auerbach Hudson Sustainable Group (HSG) has sold its solar PV portfolio to Tokyo-based Solar Schumann. The transaction marks HSG’s second exit…
Brittlebush Solar Park in Arizona Launches
(Source: EDPR NA) EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), Salt River Project (SRP) and Meta have unveiled the 200 MW Brittlebush Solar…
Magnachip Releases 1200V IGBT in TO-247PLUS Package
Magnachip provides optimized solutions for the solar energy market with its diverse IGBT and MXT MV MOSFET products. (Photo: Business Wire) Magnachip…
Q&A: Breaking new ground in hail impact analysis
KISTERS recently introduced a new hail sensor, HailSens IoT. What follows is a Q&A with Edgar Wetzel, global head of R&D at…
The future of clean energy could be decided in the 2024 presidential election
The Biden administration unleashed a flurry of renewable energy activity since taking office in 2021, with official commitments to build more clean…
Enlight Closes on Atrisco Energy Storage Project
(Credit: CGP Grey) Enlight Renewable Energy has closed financing for the energy storage portion of its Atrisco Solar and Energy Storage project,…
Sunrun is testing three F-150 Lightning trucks in bidirectional power plant program in Maryland
Sunrun is now operating a vehicle-to-home power plant using a small group of customer-owned bidirectional electric vehicles in Maryland. The program includes…
6.875-MW solar project finished atop Rhode Island capped landfill
NuGen Capital Management has completed a solar project on a closed landfill in Rhode Island. The 6.875-MWDC solar site occupies more than…
DOE Announces ‘Cleanup to Clean Energy’ Project at Hanford Site
Hanford Cleanup (Source: DOE) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is set to enter into realty negotiations with Hecate Energy for a…
DCE Solar’s commercial roof racking meets UL 3741 Standard
DCE Solar‘s Eco-Top Rooftop Mounting Structure is now compliant with the UL 3741 Standard. UL 3741 certification is a safety standard that…
Decommissioned solar panels deemed still functional are reinstalled at Texas factory
SolarCycle’s recycling facility in Texas with its secondhand solar power plant. Credit: SolarCycle Solar panel recycling outfit SolarCycle announced it has installed…
Rhode Island’s Largest Closed Landfill Solar Site Goes into Operation
(Source: NuGen Capital Management) The 6.9 MW Bristol Landfill Solar Project, Rhode Island’s largest closed landfill solar site, is now operational. Developed…
BLM Advances Projects on Western Public Lands
Dr. Steve Feldgus The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is advancing nine solar projects…
DOE Announces $33M to Deploy Solar Tech
Jennifer M. Granholm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $33 million for nine projects across seven states to advance concentrating…
Scenic Hill Solar Completes Project Featuring First Solar Series 7 Modules
(Source: Scenic Hill Solar) Scenic Hill Solar has completed and begun commercial operation of a 1.2 MW distributed generation solar project featuring…
TurningPoint Energy, Nexamp Partner on Delaware Community Solar Projects
Salar Naini TurningPoint Energy and Nexamp are collaborating on two community solar projects in Delaware’s New Castle and Sussex counties, totaling 9…
BLM Issues Libra Solar Project Final Analysis
(Credit: Daniel Aufgang) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Libra Solar Project…
2024 Top Solar Contractors: Residential Project Spotlight
By | July 25, 2024 The 2024 class of Top Solar Contractors has installed more solar in more states and markets than…
2024 Top Solar Contractors: Large-Scale Project Spotlight
By | July 25, 2024 The large-scale solar market is getting bigger and bigger. The Top 5 on the 2024 Top Solar…
2024 Top Solar Contractors: Inside the List
This year’s Top Solar Contractors included mostly installers and EPCs that installed solar in almost every state. Here are some fun facts…
Advocates file injunction to halt new California battery installer requirements
A coalition of clean energy, consumer protection and environmental groups filed a motion on July 25 seeking a preliminary injunction to halt…
Heliene, Premier Energies to make silicon solar cells in US
Canadian solar panel manufacturer Heliene, which has a manufacturing campus in Minnesota, announced it would partner with Premier Energies of India to…
Heliene, Premier Energies to Partner on Domestic Solar Cell Manufacturing
Martin Pochtaruk Heliene and India-based Premier Energies are planning a joint venture to create a solar cell manufacturing facility in the U.S. …
GreenSpark Solar to build 10 community solar projects for Catalyze in New York
Renewable energy project developer Catalyze has selected GreenSpark Solar to construct and develop 10 projects in New York totaling 60 MW. The partnership…
Starbucks partnership paves way for 40 MW of new community solar in Illinois
The community solar agreement between Nexamp and Starbucks enables the addition of more solar farms in Illinois, like this Nexamp project already…
First Solar Series 7 panels installed on Arkansas project by Scenic Hill Solar
Arkansas-based distributed generation (DG) installer Scenic Hill Solar announced it has completed and begun commercial operation of a 1.2-MWDC project it says…
Nexamp, Starbucks Partner on Illinois Community Solar Projects
An Illinois Nexamp project currently in operation (Source: PRNewswire) Nexamp is partnering with Starbucks, which as a long-term renewables purchaser is set…
Morgan Solar, Clearway release white paper on I-V curve tracing
Technology company Morgan Solar has released a white paper in collaboration with Clearway Energy Group on I-V curve data. The white paper,…
CU Boulder enters virtual net-metering agreement for new 5-MW solar project
Pivot Energy and the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), have reached a 5-MWDC virtual net-metering agreement. Under the 20-year subscription agreement,…
Avangrid hires 5,000 sheep for grazing on two solar projects in the Pacific Northwest
Avangrid, member of the Iberdrola Group, has partnered with a fifth-generation Oregon rancher to graze sheep at two solar farms in Oregon…
AMPYR Energy USA Expands Solar, Battery Storage Capacity
Steve Semlitz AMPYR Energy USA has acquired 210 peak MW of utility-scale solar energy projects in North and South Carolina. “This acquisition…
Catalyze, GreenSpark Solar Announce New York Partnership Expansion
(Photo: GreenSpark Solar) Catalyze has selected EPC contractor GreenSpark Solar to construct 10 community solar projects within New York State, totaling 60…
SolarMax Technology to Offer Stateside EPC Services
(Credit: Ryan Gallup) SolarMax Technology says it plans to offer EPC services for large-scale solar systems in the United States, including solar…
Eaglesledge Energy Development Continues in Saskatchewan
Satellite Sitemap for the Belle Plaine Clean-Tech Energy and Solar Facility (Source: GlobeNewswire) Eaglesledge Energy has provided an update on the development…
Avangrid Begins Solar Grazing Operation in the Pacific Northwest
Sheep graze at Pachwáywit Fields solar farm in Oregon (Photo: Business Wire) Avangrid has partnered with a local rancher to graze sheep…
Clearway Closes Financing, Starts Construction on CA Solar+Storage
Brooks Friedeman Clearway Energy Group has closed on $700 million in construction financing and begun construction on two projects in Fresno and…
GameChange Solar Completes Third-Party Validation from Enertis Applus+
(Source: GameChange Solar) GameChange Solar has completed a third-party validation of its bifacial PV modeling performance through Enertis Applus+. The company uses…
2024 Top Solar Installer: Jeffrey Wecks, Enterprise Electric
By | July 23, 2024 The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to present three Top Solar Champions awards, open to…
2024 Top Solar Changemaker: Lee Spruill, Blue Ridge Power
By | July 23, 2024 The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to present three Top Solar Champions awards, open to…
2024 Top Solar Advocate: Stephen Welsh, Standard Energy Solutions
The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to present three Top Solar Champions awards, open to all those employed by Top…
Solar Power World presents the 2024 Top Solar Champions
By | July 23, 2024 In acknowledgement of the hard work completed by the people within the companies on Solar Power World’s…
Former oil CEO acquires a taste for solar construction
Steve Newby’s path to entering the solar industry wasn’t one marked by high ambitions to green the grid. He worked for 25…
Maine solar installers join forces on workforce development
Maine is in a unique position in the country. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, baby boomers make up close…
California installer weathers NEM 3.0 storm with high-tech service department
Renova has survived the rooftop solar changes in California by leaning into other service offerings and expanding regionally into Arizona. After this…
Pennsylvania solar installer works through cancer diagnosis on the roof
Kayla Reedy could have stopped installing solar when she received a breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year. “But I wasn’t going to…