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Matrix Renewables Signs Purchase Agreement with Hyundai for Texas Solar
Cindy Tindell Matrix Renewables has signed a renewable energy power purchase agreement with affiliates of the Hyundai Motor Group for 147 MW…
energyRe Secures Financing, Tax Equity Commitment for Lone Star Project
Miguel Prado energyRe has secured $155 million in project financing and a $85 million tax equity commitment for its 108 MW Lone…
Contractor’s Corner: Bombard Electric Electrical contractor and solar developer rides wave of large-scale energy storage growth.
Utility-scale solar is experiencing a particularly exciting boom lately, with SEIA reporting an increase of 22.5 GWDC of capacity in 2023, a…
Nexamp launches fellowship program to bring renewable jobs to underserved Chicagoans
Nexamp has just launched a new fellowship program in partnership with the City Colleges of Chicago that is designed to create opportunities…
K2 Systems releases universal solar module skirt
By | April 29, 2024 K2 Systems, a solar PV racking company, has launched the K2 Edge, an array accessory designed to…
Martin Roofing & Solar’s non-penetrating roof mount receives UL 2703 certification
Martin Roofing & Solar’s patent-pending residential solar mount received certification from UL complying with its fire hazard-related 2703 standard. The hidden-fastening solar…
Lumin announces integration with Tesla Powerwalls
By | April 29, 2024 Smart panel maker Lumin announced that the Lumin Smart Panel is now integrated with the Tesla Powerwall…
WEC Energy Group to Acquire 90% of Delilah I Solar
WEC Energy Group has agreed to acquire a 90% ownership interest in the 300 MW Delilah I Solar Energy Center, located approximately…
Array Breaks Ground on New Solar Manufacturing Facility
Array Technologies has broken ground on its new $50 million manufacturing campus in Bernalillo County, N.M., which the company says was made…
Boviet Solar to Build North Carolina Production Facility
Sienna Cen Boviet Solar Technology has selected Greenville, N.C., as the location for its first North America production facility, to be developed…
SolarBank to Develop 31 MW in Nova Scotia
(Credit: Daniel Aufgang) SolarBank has partnered with TriMac Engineering to develop 10 MW of community solar in Enon, Nova Scotia, as well…
Array Technologies breaks ground on second tracker manufacturing site in Albuquerque
Array Technologies will officially break ground today on its previously announced $50 million manufacturing campus in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. U.S. Secretary…
Pittsburgh factory adds more dedicated lines for Nextracker torque tubes
JM Steel, a subsidiary of JENNMAR Holdings, announced today it has expanded its Nextracker-dedicated manufacturing lines at its facility in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania….
Maryland soccer complex goes solar
By | April 26, 2024 Gordian Energy Systems has completed a 595-kW solar system at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland. New…
Boviet Solar to start 2-GW solar panel factory in North Carolina
Boviet Solar has officially announced its plans to start a solar panel manufacturing facility in Greenville, North Carolina. The move has been…
Nextracker, JM Steel Complete Facility Expansion for Solar Projects
A factory worker on the Nextracker-dedicated line at JM Steel’s Leetsdale steel facility. (Credit Nextracker) Nextracker and JENNMAR Holdings subsidiary JM Steel…
A look at freshwater usage in solar manufacturing
With solar power becoming more economical, quick to deploy and zero-emissions, it’s quickly emerged as a winner in the energy transition. As…
M&T Bank, Sunstone Credit Launch Program to Increase Solar Financing Access
Josh Goldberg Sunstone Credit has launched a joint program with M&T Bank that aims to give more businesses access to solar loan…
EDP Renewables Celebrates its First North Carolina Solar Park
(Credit: EDPR) EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has completed its 74 MW Misenheimer Solar Park, located in Stanly County, N.C. Development…
DOE Reduces Regulatory Hurdles for Energy Storage, Transmission, Solar Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its list of categories of projects which, because they typically do not have significant…
IRS releases final rules for solar tax credit transferability
The Dept. of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations today describing rules and definitions for the transfer of eligible credits…
California licensing board now requiring licensed electricians for energy storage retrofits and maintenance
Late last week, the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) dealt a blow to the state’s goal of rapidly growing local energy…
Lumos recalls limited run of Vision solar panel series
By | April 24, 2024 Vision Modules. Credit: Lumos Solar Solar architectural firm Lumos Solar has issued a recall on a limited…
Schneider Electric releases 7-ft and 20-ft BESS designs
Schneider Electric has unveiled an energy storage system for grid-scale applications. The company’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is the cornerstone for a…
Advocates unveil new solutions to improve clean energy interconnection
Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) released a comprehensive white paper on interconnection challenges in the solar and storage industry…
Ameresco installs 230-kW solar portfolio for Massachusetts public utility
Ameresco has announced the installation of a 230-kW solar portfolio for the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (WMGLD) in Massachusetts. The…
Agilitas Energy Closes on Financing to Accelerate Energy Storage Platform Growth
(Credit: Agilitas Energy) Agilitas Energy has closed on $100 million in debt financing to fund its expansion and build-out of solar and…
Energy Vault, NV Energy Bring Reid Gardner BESS Project Into Operation
Reid Gardner BESS Project (Photo: Business Wire) Energy Vault and NV Energy have completed the Reid Gardner BESS in Moapa, Nev., and…
SunPower to cut nearly 25% of workforce, including direct residential sales
SunPower principal executive officer Tom Werner today released a letter to employees that announces layoffs and division closures. To achieve financial viability,…
New AD/CVD petition filed against solar cells and panels from Southeast Asia
A new antidumping/countervailing duty petition has been filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the Dept. of Commerce concerning silicon…
New York car dealership installs solar + ESS to support EV charging on grid
Energy Toolbase, Socomec and Sprocket Power have deployed an energy storage system (ESS) at a New York car dealership to provide microgrid…
University of Denver to work with Pivot Energy for 23 MW of solar power
Pivot Energy and the University of Denver (DU) are partnering to construct on-campus solar facilities and off-site net-metering solar projects, totaling over…
Solar Manufacturers File Trade Duty Petitions with ITC, Commerce Department
(Credit: davidgsteadman) The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, made up of domestic manufacturers Convalt Energy, First Solar, Meyer Burger, Mission…
Welcome to Texas: The new Solar Valley The state is opening its arms to solar manufacturers, but will they find success?
Perhaps capitalizing on the recognized technological prowess of “Silicon Valley,” an industrial area in eastern Germany dubbed itself “Solar Valley” in the…
Ohio to boost residential solar deployment in disadvantaged communities
The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) announced they will partner to administer a $156 million…
Chemitek solar panel cleaning agents confirmed as safe for use on floating PV
Cleaning solutions company Chemitek Solar has revealed the results of an ecotoxicity study on its Solar Wash Protect (SWP) and Water Softening…
Illinois school installs solar project between athletic fields
Standard Solar along with CQI Associates have partnered with Unity Christian School in Decatur, Illinois, a ministry of the Lutheran School Association, to bring sustainable solar power…
Terrepower opens solar panel recycling facility in Tennessee
Terrepower, the recycling division of BBB Industries and Ontility, has opened its solar panel recycling line at its facility in Sparta, Tennessee….
Survey finds majority of solar contractors expect growth over next three years
Jan Scott, a lead installer and service technician at Independent Power, works on a residential solar installation project on a roof in…
BW Solar Sells 12 New York Community Solar Projects to Catalyze
Tai Nguyen BW Solar is selling 12 upstate New York community solar projects with a combined 76.7 MW capacity to Catalyze. The…
EPC Energy Delivers 80 MWh BESS
80 MWh BESS (Credit: EPC Energy) EPC Energy has delivered an 80 MWh solar plus BESS. The project features predictive analytics and…
GameChange Solar Secures 500 MW of Southern Africa Solar Projects
Derick Botha GameChange Solar has been selected to supply its Genius Tracker solar trackers for four new solar projects totalling approximately 500…
Anker SOLIX releases residential LFP battery system in the U.S.
By | April 23, 2024 Anker SOLIX has announced the commercial launch of the Anker SOLIX X1 Home Energy Storage System across…
US solar industry leans on contract manufacturers to boost domestic output of inverters, trackers
Domestic solar manufacturing is seeing an unprecedented boom as the industry reaps the tax benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act. To meet…
Nextracker releases new “low-carbon” tracker using recycled steel
Nextracker has announced the availability of its flagship NX Horizon solar tracker system with up to 35% lower carbon footprint. Marking a…
Freedom Solar Power completes 1.97-MW rooftop array for steel company
Freedom Solar Power announced the largest commercial solar installation in the greater Houston, Texas area in partnership with Stainless Structurals, a supplier…
New survey finds neighbors of large-scale solar arrays want more input in planning
As solar energy development accelerates, how do Americans actually feel about those large scale solar, or LSS, farms they see along the…
New Colorado bill examines best practices for siting utility-scale renewable energy projects
Bighorn Solar in Colorado. Credit: McCarthy Building Cos. The Colorado Renewable Energy Siting Coalition, comprised of six conservation and environmental groups, have…
Verogy completes rooftop solar project for Maine courthouse
Verogy, a West Hartford, Connecticut-based solar energy developer dedicated to delivering industry-leading renewable energy solutions and services announced the completion of a…
TotalEnergies breaks ground on 12-MW solar + storage system at JFK Airport
The groundbreaking celebration. TotalEnergies Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New York…