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CAB Solar designs cable hanger for agrivoltaic purposes
CAB Solar, an above-ground cable management manufacturer, has released the 3D Agrivoltaic Locking Hanger Solution that is compatible with all of its…
Renew Home launches new VPP program
Home energy management company Renew Home announced it has unveiled new, personalized home energy management platform features that help households save, and…
Effective landscape screening can enhance solar site aesthetics
When introducing a solar project to a community, one of the primary concerns among residents is often its visual impact. A thoughtfully…
OpenSolar data can now connect with other essential online tools via Pale Blue Dawn
Technology company Pale Blue Dawn became an integration partner for OpenSolar, connecting the leading solar design, sales, and management software with the…
Trump nixes Biden-era solar manufacturing proclamation
The Trump Administration has rescinded an order made under former President Joe Biden that designated solar photovoltaic technologies as necessary elements of…
SMA releases new large-scale battery inverter
SMA America is expanding its large-scale storage portfolio with the Sunny Central Storage UP-S battery inverter, now available in the U.S. Designed…
OCI, Mission Solar to build 2-GW solar cell factory in Texas
Mission Solar Energy, one of the longest running solar panel manufacturers in the United States, will soon also be making solar cells,…
Renewables made up almost 100% of new generating capacity in January 2025
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the combination…
Basis Climate facilitates PTC transfers for ACCIONA Energía solar and wind projects
Basis Climate has announced the transfer of Production Tax Credits (PTCs) across three transactions on behalf of the renewable energy developer ACCIONA…
Ampion partners with county in New York to manage community solar subscriptions
Ampion Renewable Energy was selected as the community solar administrator for the Erie County Low Income Program for Sustainable Energy (ECLIPSE), a…
US energy storage installation market grows 34% in 2024
The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in 2024 with 12.3 GW of installations across all segments, according to the…
SolMicroGrid installs microgrid solar project for California Chick-fil-A
SolMicroGrid announced the completion of a microgrid project at a Chick-fil-A Quarry Creek in Oceanside, California. SolMicroGrid typically leverages a combination of…
ESA wraps up 3-MW rooftop solar project for AdventHealth
AdventHealth’s corporate campus solar energy project has been completed and is now fully operational, making it one of the largest privately owned…
SolarEdge and Enstall announce streamlined domestic content compliance process
SolarEdge and Enstall have announced a new partnership with CPA firm Novogradac & Company and incentive marketplace Crux. Through this collaboration, the…
APsystems DS3, QT2 microinverters now come with 25-year standard warranty
APsystems announced that its DS3 and QT2 series microinverters now come with a 25-year standard warranty in the U.S. This major upgrade…
Solect completes 110-kW solar project for New Jersey Extra Space Storage
Key Properties has completed its first solar project in partnership with Solect Energy. The 110-kW rooftop solar installation at Key Properties’ Extra…
US panel assemblers secure domestic frame supply with Origami Solar steel designs
American steel module frame manufacturer Origami Solar has recently inked supply agreements with a number of U.S. panel assemblers. Deals have been…
University extends 138-year support of DC community with local solar array
The Catholic University of America (CUA) had 40 acres of undeveloped land on its West Campus in Washington, D.C., and instead of…
T1 chooses site outside Austin for 5-GW silicon solar cell factory
T1 Energy, the solar panel manufacturing player formerly known as FREYR, announced in its 2024 full-year report that it has chosen a…
DTE Energy issues RFP for 450 MW of standalone energy storage
DTE Energy has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for new standalone energy storage projects totaling approximately 450 MW. These projects will…
Recom’s latest Lynx series solar module reaches 720 W
Recom Technologies has unveil the Lynx Series TOPCon PV Module, which has a rated power output of up to 720 W. Tailored…
New 6.1-MW rooftop community solar project will power underserved households in DC
Terreno Realty Corporation has announced the completion of a 6.1-MW rooftop-hosted community solar project in northeast Washington, D.C. Spanning approximately 700,000 ft2…
EPA cuts climate grants, but Solar for All program untouched for now The agency announced a flurry of actions to undo Biden-era climate work.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Sec. Lee Zeldin has this week unveiled numerous actions to roll back climate-related efforts by the…
What is the AlphaSeal® System? The flexible flashing that started created a new industry standard.
In 2013, Roof Tech introduced the AlphaSeal® System, an impenetrable flashing system with the highest operating temperature in the industry of 248°F….
Solar for All covering cost of another 150 residential solar projects in DC
The DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU), in partnership with the District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), has selected six local solar…
OpenSolar users can now track permits via SolarAPP+ integration
OpenSolar announced it now integrates with SolarAPP+, the automated and instant permitting tool transforming solar approvals across the United States. Permitting can…
Latest EnergyBin report finds that 95% of solar panels listed for resale are still brand new
Today EnergyBin announced the release of its fourth annual “PV Module Price Index for the Secondary Solar Market” report. The price index…
Clearway starts construction on four 80-MW BESS projects in Utah
Clearway Energy Group has announced that it closed financing and began construction on its Honeycomb portfolio, which comprises four battery energy storage…
Enerflo adds four new native features to sales platform
Enerflo, an end-to-end solar sales and fulfillment platform, has launched four new native features: QuickQuote, Title Check, Battery Sizing Tool and Savings…
What are virtual power plants (VPP) & why do they matter for solar?
In the quest to switch to more renewable energy sources, we continue to develop creative solutions designed to meet the planet’s increasingly…
Community Solar 101 — The Basics
Despite an up-and-down last couple years, the outlook for solar is still strong. The statistics are mind boggling — pick your stat…
QuickBOLT stone-coated steel solar mount passes Miami-Dade approval
Miami-Dade County’s Board and Code Administration Division issued a notice of acceptance for QuickBOLT’s Stone Coated Steel Roof Hook, approving the mount…
Two major community solar software companies announce merger
Arcadia and Perch Energy have announced a new venture combining both companies’ community solar businesses to create a new standalone company, which…
21 House Republicans voice support for IRA as budget deliberations begin
As the House Ways and Means Committee begins planning the government’s 2025 budget under President Trump, 21 House Republicans have signed a…
The U.S. installed record-breaking 50 GW of new solar capacity in 2024
The United States installed a record-breaking 50 GW of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added…
Fronius GEN24 approved for use with BYD batteries in California
Fronius USA has announced that the California Energy Commission (CEC) added the Fronius GEN24 inverter to its Energy Storage System (ESS) listing…
DCE Solar brings Axial’s dual-row solar tracker to US market
Solar racking manufacturer DCE Solar has partnered with Axial Structural Solutions, a global solar tracking technology, provider, to bring the Tracker Twin,…
Longroad Energy develops 13-MW solar project for California glass packaging facility
Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America (AGP-North America), a subsidiary of the Ardagh Group, completed a 13-MWDC solar project that will soon supply its…
Reading, Pennsylvania, starts work on sustainability portfolio that includes 1.78 MW of solar
The City of Reading, Pennsylvania, has announced the move into construction phase as part of a strategic partnership with Schneider Electric to…
Savion flips switch on 100-MW Oklahoma solar project
Savion today announced the start of commercial operation of Kiowa County Solar Project (KCSP) in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. The 100-MW solar facility…
Fortress Power releases 9.6-kWh eForce residential battery
Fortress Power has unveiled a modular, stackable and VPP-ready energy storage system for the residential market — eForce. With its robust all-weather…
New 100% American silicon solar panel supply chain announced Hemlock-Corning-Suniva-Heliene chain is latest domestic panel roadmap.
After REC Silicon closed shop and Qcells lost its domestic polysilicon supply, the country has been lacking a roadmap for a 100%…
Treaty Oak Clean Energy breaks ground on 100-MW Arkansas solar project
Treaty Oak Clean Energy, alongside local officials, economic development leaders and community leaders, celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking of the 100-MW Redfield Solar…
S-5! teams up with Sustainable Technologies to develop commercial roof solar mount
S-5!, a metal roof attachments provider, and Sustainable Technologies, a solar mounting manufacturer, are collaborating on the research, development and commercialization of…
K2 Systems design software integrates with Scanifly
Scanifly, a PV design and field operations software provider, has integrated services with PV mounting manufacturer K2 Systems. Solar contractors can now…
Solar Spotlight: An introduction to string sizing optimization with Sungrow
On this episode of Solar Spotlight, Benjamin Heitmann, marketing manager, and Madeline Acri, applications engineer with Sungrow North America discuss the company’s…
Energy Toolbase expands grid services program to Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Energy Toolbase has expanded its ability to model and deploy grid services in the Northeast. ConnectedSolutions and Clean Peak Standard (CPS) are…
Solving the Technical Challenges of Large Solar Power Plant Development and Construction
The push for renewable energy is one of the cornerstones in the fight against climate change. Not only is the growth…
March 2025: The Installation Issue
Searching for answers in an unpredictable world I attended the Intersolar & Energy Storage North America tradeshow in San Diego in late…
SolaTrim releases new pest-abatement system for residential solar projects
SolaTrim has launched a new pest-abatement system for residential solar projects, the ST-500 panel. Measuring 5 in. in height, the ST-500 offers…