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Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy taps tribal-owned developer as first preferred provider
Seneca Environmental President Jeff Ellis being presented with the Preferred Provider acknowledgment at the 2024 Tribal Energy Equity Summit. Seneca Environmental, the…
Enphase releases new power control software to enhance battery installs
Enphase Energy announced the launch of Enphase Power Control software that can integrate with the Enphase Energy System in North America. Enphase…
GRID Alternatives receives accreditation for solar installation training program
GRID Alternatives GRID Alternatives has been accredited by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) for its Installations Basics Training 200 Program, which…
Repsol completes largest solar project yet in Texas
Repsol has completed construction of its Frye Solar project, its largest photovoltaic plant to date, with a total installed capacity of 637…
Enphase Energy Launches Control Software for Home Solar, Battery Systems
Mehran Sedigh Enphase Energy has launched its Power Control software that can integrate with the company’s Energy System in North America. The…
Maxeon Introduces Latest Solar Panels with Cradle to Cradle Certification
Maxeon’s SunPower Performance 7 Solar Panel (Credit: Maxeon) Maxeon Solar Technologies has introduced its latest line of SunPower Performance 7 panels designed…
Apricus Generation Building Distributed Solar, Battery Development Platform
Gautam Chandra Apricus Generation, a new holding company designed to build a national distributed solar and battery development platform as an independent…
Maryland General Assembly passes bill to incentivize local solar development, streamline permitting
On April 8, 2024, the Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 783, the Brighter Tomorrow Act, legislation that would lower the cost…
Nexamp Raises $520M in Capital to Power Renewables Growth
Nexamp Community Solar Farm (Credit: Nexamp) Nexamp has secured $520 million in a capital raise led by Manulife Investment Management, alongside existing…
Virginia expands community solar access with new law
Credit: Nexamp Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 253/HB 106 and SB 255/HB 108, patroned by Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax County)…
How preventative maintenance keeps a Connecticut solar project running smoothly
For solar projects to successfully operate beyond their warrantied lifespans, they must be built correctly and need to be faithfully maintained. Solar…
Electrical grid interconnection backlog grew 30% in 2023
The backlog of new power generation and energy storage seeking transmission connections across the U.S. grew again in 2023, with nearly 2,600…
Origami Solar steel panel frames pass mechanical load and corrosion testing
Steel solar panel frame manufacturer Origami Solar announced that after months of independent testing at CFV Labs and the Renewable Energy Test…
West O‘ahu solar + storage project completed by AES Hawaiʻi
AES Hawaiʻi has completed the West O‘ahu solar + storage project in Kapolei – the company’s first facility to combine solar generation…
QuickBOLT Names New VP of Product Development
Rick Gentry Quickscrews International/QuickBOLT has appointed Rick Gentry as its vice president of product development, tasked with leading the strategic development of…
Yamaha Installing Solar Arrays at Georgia Facilities
Yamaha Motor Corp. plans to install solar arrays at the company’s Southeastern Headquarters in Kennesaw, Ga., and Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of…
ComEd Announces Northern Illinois Substation Expansion Project
Mark Baranek ComEd is planning an expansion of its 345 kV Elmhurst, Ill., transmission substation, with construction currently under way and an…
Origami Solar Releases Third-Party Testing Results of Module Frames
Test module in pneumatic test load machine at CFV Test Labs. (Photo: Business Wire) After testing at CFV Labs and the Renewable…
Excelsior Energy Capital Acquiring 2 GW of Solar Panels from Heliene
Chris Frantz Excelsior Energy Capital has entered a multiyear agreement to acquire 2 GW of PV modules from Heliene, with the two…
RWE Taps WhiteRock Renewables to Support U.S. Expansion Plans
(Credit: RWE) RWE Clean Energy has established a strategic relationship with WhiteRock Renewables, with the aim of accelerating the company’s expansion of…
Construction Begins at Avangrid California Camino Solar Project
Pedro Azagra Avangrid says construction has commenced at its 57 MW Camino Solar Project in Kern County, Calif. “It is always exciting…
Carhartt announces new sun protection clothing line
By | April 9, 2024 Carhartt Carhartt has announced the launch of the Force Sun Defender series — its lightest performance gear…
Rutgers installs Sunzaun vertical solar system on experimental farm campus
Rutgers University has selected vertical solar system Sunzaun for an agrivoltaics project at its farm on Cook campus. The farm at Rutgers…
Virginia solar project using Nevados trackers receives state environmental award
The recently commissioned 170-MWDC Bartonsville Energy Facility solar project has been hailed by Virignia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as a model…
The delicate matter of protecting solar panels during shipping, handling and extended storage
For a product made primarily of fragile glass, solar panels can absorb many stressors and still successfully function well beyond their 30-year…
Solar Simplified Offers Free LMI Subscriber Acquisition for Community Solar Projects
Aviv Shalgi In a move aimed at accelerating New York community solar adoption, Solar Simplified is acquiring state-eligible low and moderate income…
Lydian Energy to Focus on North American Solar and BESS Projects
Emre Ersenkal Lydian Energy has announced its launch as an independent power producer specializing in the development, construction and operation of utility-scale…
DWS Acquires 147 MW Solar Portfolio from X-ELIO
Los Llanos I Solar Plant (Credit: DWS) DWS has reached an agreement with X-ELIO to acquire three Spain PV plants, located in…
Skyline Smart CFO Talks Solar ERP’s or Hear from Skyline Smart Energy CFO Kevin Burke on Achieving Solar Success
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DOI Earmarks $19M for Solar Panel Installation Over Irrigation Canals
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is allocating $19 million to install solar panels over irrigation canals in California, Oregon and…
Monthly solar generation tops coal for first time in Texas
There were two linked and highly consequential March developments in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the grid operator that serves…
3 steps to design and sell high-performance solar and storage systems
By | April 5, 2024 To compete in the fast-paced solar energy industry, high-performance tools, systems, and technology can help your business…
2024 Solar Snapshot trends: Battery storage for self-consumption
By | April 5, 2024 Aurora recently launched our 2024 Solar Industry Snapshot. It brings together three distinct data sources — Aurora…
Leeward completes 200-MW Texas solar project
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) announced that it completed construction and commenced operation of its 200-MW Horizon Solar Project. LRE started work on…
Federal government announces project funding for solar on irrigation canals
U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced $19.5 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to install solar panels in irrigation canals…
New York Investing $3.5M in Grid Modernization Projects
Gov. Kathy Hochul New York is setting aside $3.5 million in technical assistance funding to support electric grid modernization development project proposals…
LRE Completes Construction, Commences Commercial Operations at Horizon Solar Project
Horizon Solar project (Credit: LRE) Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed construction and commenced operation of its 200 MW Horizon Solar project,…
Duke Energy to Implement Program Pairing Home Solar with BESS
(Credit: Duke Energy) Duke Energy is implementing PowerPair, a one-time, incentive-based pilot program for installing home solar generation with BESS in its…
Construction begins on LG Energy Solution’s 53-GWh battery factory in Arizona
Construction has begun on the LG Energy Solution battery manufacturing complex in Arizona first announced last year. Construction on the two factories making…
SolarEdge acquires EV charging software startup
SolarEdge Technologies announced that it completed the acquisition of the entire share capital of Wevo Energy. Wevo is a software startup specializing…
EPA invests $20 billion in national green bank project
On April 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its selections for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions within the…
CAB Solar expands Pennsylvania cable management manufacturing facilities
Cable management system manufacturer CAB Solar has completed two facility expansions at the Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped (CCABH)…
Duke Energy to pilot VPP and battery incentive program in North Carolina
Duke Energy is implementing an incentive program called PowerPair for installing home solar generation with battery energy storage in the Duke Energy…
Guest column: Low-income community solar IRA incentives Part three: Forging a new path
This is the third and final installment of an article series exploring the opportunities and pitfalls of the current guidance on the…
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Elgin
Nischal Agarwal Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed an agreement to acquire a majority share in Elgin Energy and will, with Elgin’s…
ESA to install 3-MW solar portfolio for Florida hospital
A rendering of AdventHealth’s new corporate solar portfolio. AdventHealth is taking another step toward reducing its carbon emissions and achieving its environmental…
Minnesota legislators propose nation’s first solar-themed license plate
In 2016, a coalition of energy, agriculture, and conservation organizations worked together to pass Minnesota’s Pollinator-Friendly Solar Act, the nation’s first ground…
Northeastern University turns on 157.8-kW solar array at Boston campus
Ameresco has completed a 157.8-kW solar installation at Northeastern University’s Boston campus. The project is atop the University’s landmark Snell Library building…
Maryland legislation would pave way for bidirectional EV charging, VPPs
Toyota The Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act (H.B. 1256) was passed by the Maryland General Assembly on April 2…
Amphenol starts up America’s first solar junction box manufacturing lines
Amphenol Industrial Operations officially announced that solar junction box manufacturing began in January 2024 at its new factory in Mesa, Arizona. The company…