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Chemitek Solar unveils rust-removing cleaning agent for solar panels
Chemitek Solar has launched its new Metal Oxides Removal Agent, a cleaning product designed to efficiently and safely remove metal oxides (e.g….
Everybody Solar to install 27.8-kW array for West Virginia homeless center
Covenant House of West Virginia has partnered with Everybody Solar to harness solar power to bring clean, renewable energy to its facility….
GameChange Solar’s rectangular bolts achieve UL 2703
GameChange Solar, a solar tracker and racking solutions provider, had its rectangular head racking bolt recognized per UL 2703 from the national…
Cape Cod distillery ages spirits with help from solar
Truro Vineyards, a family-owned winery on Cape Cod, partnered with Sunbug Solar, which is now a part of ReVision Energy, to install…
New report outlines possibilities of permanent California solar + storage “resilience hubs”
Power outages are on the rise nationwide as climate change brings more frequent wildfires, heat waves and severe weather events. The Federal…
Rio Tinto Completes Diavik Diamond Mine Solar Plant Construction
Matthew Breen Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine has completed installation of its 3.5 MW, 6,620 panel solar power plant in Canada’s Northwest…
EnergySage Expands Nationwide
Charlie Hadlow EnergySage has expanded nationwide, which the company says makes it the first platform of its kind with this footprint. With…
Compton church adds resiliency with rooftop solar + storage
Watts-Willowbrook Church of Christ, known as “The Brook,” in collaboration with RE-volv and California Interfaith Power & Light (CIPL), celebrated the commissioning…
Solar plus roofing: A step-by-step guide
By | July 2, 2024 Solar power’s growing impact in the US is undeniable, even if you don’t work on roofs all…
3 reasons solar is the answer with Alex Honnold
By | July 2, 2024 At our recent Empower conference, Alex Honnold — yes that Alex Honnold — spoke about the role…
Soilar Tech launches solar panel cleaning classes for NABCEP credits
By | July 2, 2024 There’s a new focus on professional solar panel cleaning techniques in the United States after the launch…
Energy Communities Map – July 2024
Energy Communities Map – July 2024 Access Megawatt Gigawatt Terawatt phoke@seia.org Tue, 07/02/2024 – 14:40 …
Majority of Americans Support Renewables Despite Decline, Says Pew Research
Photo by Nuno Marques on Unsplash A recent Pew Research Center survey, “How Americans View National, Local and Personal Energy Choices,” finds…
Rutgers, SolarEdge Pursuing Agrivoltaics Program
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, has selected solutions from SolarEdge Technologies Inc. as a part of an innovative research and…
Trinasolar Partners with University to Dive into Photovoltaics Research
Helena Li and Ignacio Anton Hernandez Trinasolar has launched a long-term collaboration agreement with the Institute of Solar Energy at Universidad Politécnica…
The Solar Policy Scoop: July 2024 A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
The practice of “agrivoltaics” is taking off in places like New York thanks to government funding. Rhode Island governor signs bill to…
Streamlining Solar PV Wire Management on Metal Roofs
One of the most important aspects of any solar PV installation on a metal roof is wire management, but even seasoned professionals…
Solar Power World opens submission period for new Top Products contest
Solar Power World, the premier media outlet for the U.S. solar market and publisher of the annual Top Solar Contractors List, is…
Rutgers selects SolarEdge inverters for agrivoltaic research
SolarEdge announced that its technology has been selected by Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, as part of an innovative research…
UL establishes fire safety testing protocol for residential energy storage systems
UL Solutions has announced a new testing protocol that addresses fire service organizations’ demand for enhanced evaluations of battery energy storage systems…
Ampion enrolls 130+ Wendy’s restaurants to community solar projects
Community solar provider Ampion Renewable Energy is partnering with The Wendy’s Company to help Wendy’s restaurants source renewable energy. Nearly 100 company-operated…
Solar installer U.S. Light Energy opens new office in New York
New York-based solar contractor U.S. Light Energy (USLE) hosted a vibrant Summer Solstice Open House on June 20 at its new office…
Generac Power Systems acquires North American energy storage EPC
Generac Power Systems has acquired North American energy storage contractor PowerPlay Battery Energy Storage Systems, a division of SunGrid Solutions. PowerPlay specializes…
Red flags for green energy: What to look out for in supply chains and projects
The past few years have been a sellers’ market in the solar and energy storage market. That dynamic is changing quickly, however,…
Carbon reduction orgs identify where solar is needed most
Renewable energy sources reduce carbon production when they replace power plants using fossil fuels, but it’s possible for something like a solar…
Renewables surpass 30% of U.S. electrical generation for the first time
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms that solar has…
Guest column: Solar projects need decommissioning guarantees
While the world pushes for more clean energy, much has been written about the U.S. problem with reclaiming abandoned oil wells. But…
Rhode Island governor signs bill to create new incentives for energy storage
Credit: Briggs & Stratton On June 26, Governor Daniel McKee signed the 2024 Energy Storage Systems Act into law, a landmark moment…
160 MW North Fork Solar Now Operational in Oklahoma
Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., has signed a $103 million tax credit facilitation agreement with Bank of America for…
ACP Debuts Framework to Support Utility-Scale BESS
Stephanie Smith The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has published a model ordinance framework providing guidance for state and local governments that are developing…
Pacifico Power Nets Financing for Solar+Storage Assets
A Pacifico Power installation under way in Attleboro, Mass. Pacifico Power LLC has partnered with Sumitomo Corp. to finance a portfolio of…
Partners Complete Solar Project at Former New York Landfill
Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure, AC Power and GreenSpark Solar have announced the commercial operation of a 7 MW community solar landfill project located…
NYSEIA Pushing for 20 GW of Distributed Solar by 2035
A rooftop solar installation in Queens, N.Y. The New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) has released “20 Gigawatts by 2035: Raising…
Trina to unveil 10-MWh ESS to North American market this summer
Trina Storage Solutions US has released its Elementa 2 Elevate solution to the North American market. The 10-MWh energy storage solution is…
NYSEIA asks Gov. Hochul to double distributed solar goal
A community solar project by OYA Renewables in New York. The New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) released “20 Gigawatts by…
Trinasolar Wraps Up Solar Installation for Casella Family Brands
Trinasolar and Casella Family Brands, an Australian winery, have completed a 5.7 MW solar farm near Casella’s production site in Yenda, New…
Lightstar Rolling Out Unique Agrivoltaics Initiative in Detroit
Lightstar’s Old Myers Farm project in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Lightstar and the City of Detroit are launching a solar initiative that combines…
NorSun to make silicon ingots and wafers at new 5-GW factory in Oklahoma
Norwegian silicon wafer manufacturer NorSun announced it will build a new 5-GW silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The…
Solar panel production begins at Meyer Burger plant in Arizona
Swiss solar technology pioneer Meyer Burger has started solar module assembly production at its new plant in Goodyear, Arizona. A factory audit…
Largest solar project in South Dakota comes online
National Grid Renewables started operations at its Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County, South Dakota. The largest solar project in South…
Lightstar tapped to build 10-MW agrivoltaic solar portfolio for city of Detroit
Lightstar, in collaboration with the City of Detroit, announced the launch of a new solar project that combines urban agriculture and renewable…
South Dakota’s Largest Solar Project Comes Online
National Grid Renewables has initiated operations at its Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County, S.D. The largest solar project in the…
Energizer Solar products to be distributed through ATG E Power
By | June 24, 2024 Energizer Solar, a licensee of Energizer Holdings, will distribute its solar products in the North American market…
LG Electronics USA works out financing deal for Home 8 ESS customers
LG Electronics USA is expanding its relationship with financing company Synchrony to offer LG independent Pro Dealers a financing program to help…
DOE’s free software helps defend solar projects from cyberattacks
An award-winning project has expanded the toolbox that helps utilities and manufacturers prevent cybersecurity attacks from affecting the U.S. electric grid. In…
First Phase of Fox Squirrel Solar in Ohio Complete
Fox Squirrel (Source: Enbridge) The first phase of Fox Squirrel Solar, an Enbridge and EDF Renewables NA project located in Madison County,…
Comstock Metals Receives Permit for PV Panel Recycling Expansion
Corrado De Gasperis Comstock Metals has been approved for a conditional use permit from the Lyon County Board of Commissioners for the…
Birch Creek Energy Completes Earp Solar Financing
Aerial photo of Earp (Source: PRNewswire) Birch Creek Energy has completed financing and full operation of Earp Solar, a 47 MW utility-scale…
SolarBank Secures $2.6M Loan for Geddes Project
(Credit: Vyacheslav Argenberg) SolarBank has entered into a loan agreement with Seminole Financial Services for an initial $2.6 million construction to mini-perm…
National Grid Renewables completes 95-MW Minnesota solar portfolio
National Grid Renewables also announced a pledge of $380,000 in total contributions to charitable funding through these projects. Last week, Minnesota-based National…