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UGE completes 510-kW community solar array on Staten Island shopping center
New York City-based solar developer UGE has just energized its latest rooftop community solar project in greater New York City. Located in…
Green River Energy Center Project Receives Over $1B in Debt Financing
Luigi Resta Salt Lake City, Utah-based rPlus Energies has successfully secured over $1 billion in construction debt financing for its Green River…
Avangrid Begins Producing Power from True North Solar Project
Pedro Azagra Avangrid Inc., a sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, has begun to produce power from the True…
Mission Solar Launches Utility, C&I Product Line
Sam Martens Mission Solar Energy, a producer of residential photovoltaic (PV) modules for over 10 years, is now manufacturing larger-format products engineered…
OnSight Technology unveils OWL fire and smoke detection system
Advanced monitoring solutions company OnSight Technology has unveiled its new rooftop fire and smoke detection system, OWL. With AI capabilities, OWL will improve…
Solar power is largest source of new US energy capacity for ninth straight month
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the mix…
Enphase releases commercial EV charger in the U.S.
Enphase Energy announced today the launch of the CS-100 EV Charger for customers with commercial fleet EVs in the United States. The…
Aurora Solar acquires residential solar design tool Lyra
By | July 15, 2024 Aurora Solar has acquired Lyra, a provider of instant plan set packages. Lyra’s permit packaging software helps…
OCI Solar Power Rebrands to OCI Energy
OCI’s Alamo 1 solar farm sits on 445 acres of private land on San Antonio’s south side. OCI Solar Power, a pioneer…
Leeward Secures $1.25 Billion in Warehouse Facility Financing
A Leeward Energy project, Barilla Solar project in Pecos County, Texas. Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE), a leading renewable energy company, has secured…
Aurora Solar Acquires Lyra
Source: Aurora Aurora Solar, a platform for solar sales and design, has acquired Lyra, a provider of instant plan set packages. Lyra’s…
EiDF Solar Obtains Permits to Build Photovoltaic Generation Facility in Spanish Town
Joan Gelonch EiDF Solar has obtained all the necessary permits to start constructing its own 50-MW photovoltaic generation facility in the Spanish…
SEIA Launches Industry Standards to Enhance Consumer Protection and Improve the Way Americans Experience Solar
SEIA Launches Industry Standards to Enhance Consumer Protection and Improve the Way Americans Experience Solar techols Mon, 07/15/2024 – 00:11 …
Fracsun unveils new AI-powered solar soiling loss modeling tool
Fracsun has announced the launch of its AI-powered soiling loss modeling tool called CLEO AI. This advanced solution enables the entire solar…
Olympian Michael Phelps installs Panasonic solar + storage system on Arizona home
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps now has a solar + storage system on his Arizona home. Phelps, a Panasonic brand ambassador, installed 90…
Freedom Forever buys Meraki Solar assets and becomes subcontractor for existing customers
By | July 11, 2024 Residential solar installer Freedom Forever finalized an agreement to purchase assets from Meraki Solar and to be…
Platte River, Qcells Partnership Brings Massive Solar Project to Colorado
Platte River Power Authority and turnkey solutions partner Qcells USA Corp. broke ground July 10 on northern Colorado’s largest solar generation project….
Plural Energy opens investment platform for Solaris solar projects
Plural Energy announced its new Ace Portfolio is live and available to anyone interested in renewable energy investing. Plural simplifies green energy…
SolarEdge begins shipping product from second US manufacturing facility
SolarEdge announced that it has reached significant milestones in the company’s U.S. manufacturing strategy, driven by the incentives offered by the IRA….
Avangrid Installs First Solar Panels at Powell Creek Project in Ohio
Avangrid Inc., a sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, recently installed the “Golden Row” at its Powell Creek solar…
Green Lantern Solar Completes Sale of Two Projects to Madison Energy
Scott Buckley Renewable energy developer Green Lantern Solar has closed on the sale of two fully permitted community solar projects to Madison…
APsystems Joins Certainteed’s Solar Panel Warranty Approved Vendor List
APsystems, a provider of solar microinverter technology, has been included in the CertainTeed Solstice Panel warranty approved vendor list (AVL). This strategic…
GameChange Solar trackers to be 100% US-made in 2025
GameChange Solar, a global supplier of solar tracking solutions, announced that by Q4 2025 the company’s Genius Tracker will meet the maximum…
New law says HOAs can’t prohibit solar installs in Michigan anymore
By | July 10, 2024 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 10 signed House Bill 5028, sponsored by state Representative Ranjeev Puri…
EDP Renewables enters Mississippi market with 210-MW solar project
EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), a renewable energy developer and operator based in the United States, has inaugurated its Pearl River…
Interlocking PVC matting suggested as weed barrier on solar project piles
Nebraska-based Triple S Products has unveiled matting that can be used to defend weed growth around driven piles on ground-mounted solar projects….
Hithium Deploys Largest BESS Project to Date in Eastern Europe
Stationary battery manufacturer Hithium has successfully deployed the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Eastern Europe to date, with a…
New Tariffs Could Undermine America’s Solar Progress, Says Analysis
Ray Long Potential tariffs resulting from the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations into solar cells and modules imported from Southeast Asia…
Mammoth North Solar Project Anticipates Upcoming Commercial Operations
Nick Cohen Doral Renewables is celebrating the upcoming start of commercial operations for its 400 MW Mammoth North Solar project. The project…
EMI Sells Bent Bow Community Solar Project to Standard Solar
Mike Streams Standard Solar has acquired a 4.98 MW solar project in Doña Ana County, N.M. from Energy Management, Inc. (EMI) The…
RECOM launches 750-W bifacial solar module within Lion series line
By | July 10, 2024 RECOM has launched a new solar panel, the Lion HJT 750Wp. The module has a 24.1% efficiency…
Troubled thin-film solar panel manufacturer Toledo Solar ceases operations
Troubled thin-film solar panel maker Toledo Solar announced today that it would be ending operations and R&D efforts immediately. The company allegedly…
Aggreko acquires commercial solar contractor Infiniti Energy
Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions (ETS), a division of Aggreko, has acquired commercial solar contractor Infiniti Energy from Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners. This…
Analysis says new AD/CVD could raise panel prices in US by 15¢/W on top of everything else
A new report from Clean Energy Associates and commissioned by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) outlines how new tariffs from…
Tigo adds upgraded premium version of Energy Intelligence platform
Tigo Energy unveiled a new set of customizable features of the Tigo Energy Intelligence (EI) platform. With a newly retooled, upgraded and…
Evergrow completes its first solar tax credit transfer from real estate investment trust
Black Bear Energy announced its first successful solar tax credit transfer from a real estate investment trust (REIT) with help from Evergrow,…
Phoenix Contact installs solar powered-EV charging station at Pennsylvania campus
The Phoenix Contact USA campus in Middletown, Pennsylvania, now hosts a solar-powered EV charging station. Up to 10 vehicles can charge at…
1st project in 1.3-GW Indiana solar complex nears operation
Doral Renewables, a clean energy project developer, is anticipating commercial operation of its 400-MW Mammoth North Solar project, the first phase of…
California Energy Commission gives cities and counties grants to adopt automated solar permitting
In an effort to spur the growth of rooftop solar, the California Energy Commission has just announced new grants to help communities…
SEIA Names Prominent Energy Policy Expert Sarah Vilms as Vice President of Strategic Growth Initiatives
SEIA Names Prominent Energy Policy Expert Sarah Vilms as Vice President of Strategic Growth Initiatives techols Tue, 07/09/2024 – 11:30 …
New Jersey Signs Multi-State Electricity Transmission Agreement
Christine Guhl-Sadovy New Jersey has joined a consortium of 10 Northeast states in signing an MOU establishing a framework for coordinated activities…
Dominion Energy Virginia Seeks PPAs from Renewables in PJM Territory
(Source: DEV) Dominion Energy Virginia (DEV) has issued an RFP seeking power purchase agreements (PPAs) from renewable and other carbon-free energy sources…
S-5! Clamps Earn Florida Product Approvals
S-5! Clamp Family (Source: S-5!) S-5! standing seam clamps, with utilizations that include solar installations, have earned Florida Product Approvals (FPA) for…
Aggreko ETS Acquires Infiniti Energy
An Infiniti Energy solar installation for a commercial customer (Source: Aggreko ETS) Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions (ETS) has acquired Infiniti Energy from…
Enphase begins shipping U.S.-made commercial microinverters
Enphase Energy announced it has started initial shipments of IQ8 Commercial Microinverters produced in the United States. The Inflation Reduction Act has…
Solar Data Systems now integrated in PowerWise SOLAR weather stations
By | July 8, 2024 Solar Data Systems has announced a strategic partnership with PowerWise SOLAR, a prominent player in the Utility…
APsystems joins Certainteed’s solar panel warranty approved vendor list
By | July 8, 2024 APsystems announced its inclusion in the CertainTeed Solstice Panel warranty approved vendor list (AVL). With this new relationship,…
Doral Renewables taps IHI Power Services for utility solar O&M services
O&M firm IHI Power Services Corp. has been tapped by Doral Renewables to provide asset management services for two major renewable projects…
S-5! solar mounts earn product approval for hurricane conditions
S-5! standing seam clamps, used for solar installations and other metal roof applications, have earned Florida Product Approvals (FPA) for high velocity…
Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE to Deliver Nova Scotia Grid-Scale BESS
e-STORAGE’s Slate USA project (Source: e-Storage) Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE, part of the company’s subsidiary CSI Solar, has secured a contract from Nova…