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Tigo Releases New Additions to Flex MPLE Line
(Credit: Tigo Energy) Tigo Energy has launched the newest additions to its Flex MLPE product family, the Tigo TS4-X line. Aimed at…
Heliene, UGE Enter Module Supply Agreement and Strategic Partnership
Martin Pochtaruk Heliene has entered a multiyear module supply agreement and strategic partnership with UGE, in which Heliene will help UGE improve…
Nautilus, TPE Partner on 29.3 MW Illinois Community Solar Portfolio
Eric Paul Nautilus Solar Energy and TurningPoint Energy (TPE) are partnering on a 29.3 MW portfolio of four community solar projects in…
Nautilus partners with TurningPoint Energy on 29.3-MW community solar portfolio
Nautilus Solar Energy, on behalf of its affiliate Nautilus US Power Holdco, and TurningPoint Energy announce their partnership on a 29.3-MW portfolio…
Powin releases new utility-scale battery system
Powin has announced its new multi-cell-based hardware platform, the Powin Pod, designed for utility-scale projects. “We consistently challenge ourselves to improve our…
LONGi’s new bifacial module uses thicker glass to better withstand hail damage
LONGi has launched a new solar panel designed for durability and reliability in hail and windstorms. The Hi-MO 5 Ice-Shield module is…
Solar tracking components singled out for new import duties
The Dept. of Commerce announced preliminary determinations from an ongoing investigation that aluminum extrusion producers and exporters in China, Colombia, Ecuador, India,…
Vermont legislature passes 100% renewable energy bill
Credit: Solaris Energy On May 7, the Vermont Senate passed H.289, which would update Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard to require 100% renewables…
ACP Reports Strong Q1 U.S. Clean Energy Growth
(Credit: American Clean Power Association) The American Clean Power Association (ACP) reported that the U.S. utility-scale solar, wind and storage sectors added…
TBA, Sol Systems, Onyx Renewables to Partner on Illinois Solar Project
Toyota Boshoku Illinois facility (Photo: Business Wire) Toyota Boshoku America, Sol Systems and Onyx Renewable Partners are set to collaborate on a…
uOttawa Researchers Optimize PV Panel Efficacy
Artificial reflector experiment performed on the Bifacial Experimental Single-Axis-Tracking Site at NREL in Golden, Colo (Credit: uOttawa) Researchers at the University of…
Cypress Creek Renewables Adds Solar and Storage to the ERCOT Grid
Zier Facility (Credit: Cypress Creek Renewables) Cypress Creek Renewables has completed construction and reached commercial operation of its 208 MW solar and…
RES Selected for O&M at Repsol Texas Solar Facility
Frye Solar (Source: RES) RES has been selected by Repsol to provide O&M services at Repsol’s 637 MW Frye Solar facility in…
The Solar Policy Scoop: May 2024 A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
Colorado is working on revamping its community solar program to capture new IRA funds. California may require licensed electricians for energy storage…
Vermont dairy farms find a cash crop in community solar
Vermont is a state known for its rolling green hills spotted with dairy cows. The dairy industry generates over $2.2 billion for…
Recent fires may impact production output for two leading solar panel manufacturers
By | May 6, 2024 Two solar panel manufacturers have experienced fires at factories in recent weeks that may affect production for…
RES tapped to manage O&M for one of the largest solar projects in the country
RES announced it has been selected by Repsol to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services at one of the largest solar projects…
Cypress Creek wraps up 208-MW solar + storage project for ERCOT
Cypress Creek Renewables announced it has completed construction and reached commercial operation of its newest and largest hybrid facility, Zier, in Brackettville,…
Op-ed: Excess solar inventory can advance energy justice
At the beginning of the year, it was reported that there was a 45-GW inventory buildup of solar modules in the United…
Sungrow to display new 5-MWh ESS at Cleanpower tradeshow this week
Sungrow will showcase its new liquid-cooled battery energy storage system at the Cleanpower 2024 tradeshow this week in Minneapolis. Sungrow’s ESS technology…
Construction begins on community-owned ‘resilience hub’ in Atlanta
Groundswell, in partnership with the Community Church Atlanta, Stryten Energy, InterUrban Solar, the City of Atlanta, the Wells Fargo Foundation, and GM, celebrated the construction…
Power Electronics will unveil its US manufacturing plan details at Cleanpower 2024
The multinational company will provide visitors at booth #2615 of Cleanpower with more insights about its local manufacturing plan, aiming to expand…
QuickBOLT’s butyl-backed solar deck mount receives Miami-Dade approval
Solar installation solutions provider QuickBOLT’s Butyl Bottom Deck Mount has received Notice of Acceptance (NOA) approval from Miami-Dade County, the nation’s authority…
Maine Solar Solutions to offer 30-year warranty covering components, labor
By | May 2, 2024 An installation by Maine Solar Solutions. Local solar installer Main Solar Solutions has introduced a 30-year solar…
RP to distribute Huaxing solar cable and wire products to US market
Utility-scale distributor RP, formerly known as RPCS, will be the exclusive distribution partner of Huaxing Cable USA products to the United States….
RP Partners With Huaxing Cable on Solar Offering
(Source: RPCS) RP is partnering with Huaxing Cable USA to provide Huaxing’s line of solar cable and wire products to the U.S….
QuickBOLT Deck Mount Receives Miami-Dade NOA
(Credit: QuickBOLT) QuickBOLT’s Butyl Bottom Deck Mount has received Notice of Acceptance (NOA) approval from Miami-Dade County. This approval means the mount…
GAF Energy Cuts Ribbon on Texas Solar Manufacturing Facility
Martin DeBono GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company, has opened the doors to its new 450,000 sq. foot Timberline Solar manufacturing facility…
C&I, commercial, and utility-scale solar… What’s the difference?
By | May 1, 2024 Navigating the landscape of large-scale solar energy can feel like deciphering a maze of acronyms and categories,…
Inverter insights: Repowering older solar projects
While solar panels generally come with 25-year warranties and can continue generating power well beyond three decades, the technology behind inverters and…
Solar’s role in the 2024 Paris Olympics
By | May 1, 2024 As the world gears up for the 2024 Summer Olympics, there’s a growing buzz around the city’s…
Latest Tigo battery installed on Puerto Rico solar + storage project
Tigo Energy, a solar and energy software solutions provider, has commissioned and installed its first Tigo EI Residential Solar Solution battery on…
Chaberton Energy and Pivot complete combo community solar + nonprofit project
Chaberton Energy Chaberton Energy, a Maryland-based solar developer, and Pivot Energy, a national renewable energy owner and operator, announced that they are…
Aspen Power To Acquire Illinois Community Solar Portfolio
Dan Gulick Aspen Power is partnering with a developer to acquire 20 community solar projects, primarily located in Illinois, with a total…
Maryland Commercial-Community Hybrid Solar Project Begins Generating Power
Catherine site construction pic (Credit: Chaberton Energy) Chaberton Energy and Pivot Energy are partnering on a Maryland solar project aimed at powering…
Southern Power Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility in Texas
Millers Branch (Credit: Southern Company) Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power is expanding its 29th solar project, the Millers Branch facility, located in…
Alternus Clean Energy to Acquire 80 MW of Domestic Solar
Vincent Browne Alternus Clean Energy has agreed to acquire an 80 MW portfolio of 33 operating PV projects distributed across eight U.S….
Sunrun Virtual Power Plant Aims to Help Puerto Rico Avoid Blackouts
A solar worker installing rooftop solar panels on a home in Puerto Rico. (Source: Sunrun) Sunrun has enrolled nearly 1,800 customers, including…
MN8 Energy Sources 457 MW of PV Modules from First Solar
First Solar in Ohio (Photo: Business Wire) MN8 Energy has ordered 170 MW of Series 6 Plus bifacial modules and 287 MW…
Captona, UBS Asset Management Jointly Invest in BESS Portfolio
Citadel BESS project near completion (Source: PRNewswire) Captona and UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business have closed on a…
Staubli Expands North American PV Component Manufacturing
Brian Mills Stäubli North America has announced expanding manufacturing and assembly operations in its South Carolina and California plants. “We plan to…
In-house apprenticeship programs help contractors capitalize on IRA tax credits
Ideal Energy apprentices work on a rooftop solar project. After the 2022 passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), demand for solar…
Virginia now allows third-party rooftop solar leasing
The Virginia General Assembly has officially passed House Bill 1062/Senate Bill 271, allowing rooftop solar leasing with a third-party in Virginia and…
Briggs & Stratton unveils latest SimpliPHI home battery system
Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions has unveiled its SimpliPHI 6.6 Home Battery System. The new SimpliPHI 6.6 battery delivers 6.65 kWh of energy…
Harmonizing conflicts: Using mediation to resolve residential solar disputes
Making customers happy is one of the many joys of the solar and storage business. But consumer, business or other conflicts do…
Wind Exposure Category
Background Wind exposure category is a critical input parameter for structural designs including commercial rooftop PV systems. Most typical building sites fall…
Stäubli to expand solar component manufacturing capacity in the US
Stäubli North America, manufacturer of the popular MC4 connector, announced it plans to expand its manufacturing and assembly operations in South Carolina…
CI Renewables to install 1.4-MW solar portfolio for University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has signed a PPA with CI Renewables, an independent developer and owner of large scale commercial…
HydroGraph to Supply Pristine Graphene to Volfpack Energy for Solar BESS
Kjirstin Breure HydroGraph‘s flagship graphene product, FGA-1, has been chosen by Volfpack Energy for use on supercapacitor technology aimed at increasing increase…
Birch Creek Energy Orders 547 MW of Modules from First Solar
First Solar announced an agreement to supply Birch Creek Energy with 547 MW of advanced Series 6 Plus Bifacial thin film photovoltaics…