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Canadian Solar, Sol Systems Partner to Scale U.S. Module Manufacturing
Credit: Canadian Solar Canadian Solar and Sol Systems have partnered on scaling new solar module production and procurement in the U.S., with…
New risks on the horizon for renewable energy aggregation, trading, and selling in North America
By Gian Schelling, Global Business Development Manager, Renewables, Hitachi Energy When it comes to aggregating, trading, and selling renewable energy in North America, a…
Building an Effective Meteorological Station for Solar PV
Weather conditions have a huge influence on photovoltaic output. Even intermittent cloud cover can have a dramatic effect on incident solar energy,…
The AlphaSeal® Difference: Innovative Design for an Impenetrable Seal.
By Roof Tech Inc. Roof Tech has been a leading innovator in roofing technologies for more than five decades and was the…
SolarDuck, Green Arrow Capital, New Developments Collaborate on Italy Offshore Hybrid Project
OWSF Corigliano Credit: SolarDuck SolarDuck, Green Arrow Capital and New Developments s.r.l. have agreed to collaborate on developing a hybrid 120 MW…
AIKO Releases Next-Generation N-type ABC Modules
Credit: Aiko AIKO has introduced its latest GEN 2 N-type ABC (All Back Contact) modules meant for residential, C&I and utility-scale applications:…
Reducing truck rolls to residential solar projects starts before the array is even installed
As the solar industry continues to grow, more aging solar systems will inevitably require servicing. With each service call there is a…
Senate Democrats ask Treasury to require American-made wafers for solar panel domestic content bonus
By | February 29, 2024 A group of U.S. Senators sent a letter yesterday to Sec. of the Treasury Janet Yellen asking…
IronRidge residential racking line approved for UL 3741
By | February 29, 2024 The IronRidge XR Flush Mount System is now listed to UL 3741 with Tesla equipment. This allows…
Chevron Building Solar-to-Hydrogen Project in California’s Central Valley
Austin Knight Chevron U.S.A. division Chevron New Energies has announced it is developing a 5 MW hydrogen production project in California’s Central…
Spring Coulee Solar Project Begins Commercial Operations
Credit: Evolugen Brookfield subsidiary Evolugen has announced that commercial operations have begun at its Spring Coulee Solar Project, the company’s first utility-scale…
More non-Chinese solar polysilicon is being sent to Vietnam to comply with AD/CVD, UFLPA
New reporting from Bernreuter Research found that polysilicon imports into China have fallen to the lowest level since 2011. Outside imports of…
Quasi-community-solar project at Texas apartment shares 18-month energy results
By | February 28, 2024 A solar system atop an apartment complex that allows tenants to subscribe to the power generated on-site…
AWM launches two new cable management hardware solutions
By | February 28, 2024 Affordable Wire Management (AWM) now has two new hardware offerings: Photon Kit and Helios Beam Rod. Helios…
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SolaREIT Closes on $30M Revolving Credit Facility with Atlantic Union Bank
Laura Klein SolaREIT has closed on a revolving credit facility with Atlantic Union Bank (AUB), providing the company with an additional $30…
Sol Systems, Onyx Agree on Sales Terms for 24 MW Distributed Generation Portfolio
Andrew Grin Onyx Renewable Partners and Sol Systems have reached an agreement for the purchase and sale of a 24 MW solar…
Arevon Closes on $1.1B in Financing for Eland 2 Solar+Storage Project
Eland 1 (Credit: Arevon) Arevon Energy has secured $1.1 billion in aggregate financing commitments for its Eland 2 solar-plus-storage project in Kern…
AEP Completes New Mexico Solar Asset Sale
Credit: Jürgen Cordt American Electric Power (AEP) has completed the sale of its 50% interest in New Mexico Renewable Development (NMRD) to…
EDF Renewables Signs PPA with SCPPA for Solar, BESS
Credit: Guilhem Vellut EDF Renewables North America has announced a 20-year PPA with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for a portion…
Battery-integrated EV charger can provide site backup power, grid services
By | February 27, 2024 Battery-integrated EV charging station provider FreeWire Technologies has unveiled the Boost Power Pro product within the company’s…
Anza procurement platform can sort available solar products by supply chain availability, more
By | February 27, 2024 Solar and storage procurement platform Anza now has expanded capabilities that give buyers the ability to instantly…
GameChange Solar Tests Tracking System for 40-Year Lifespan
GameChange Solar (GCS) has announced that internal testing indicates its Genius Tracker drive system carries an expected 40-year design life with no…
BayWa, Ampt, Fraunhofer ICT Deploy Energy Storage Combination System
Andrea Grotzke BayWa r.e. and Ampt have deployed a combination of wind and solar generation together with battery storage within the microgrid…
ENGIE Completes $1B Tax Equity Financing for U.S. Renewables
Dave Carroll ENGIE North America has completed more than $1 billion of tax equity financing to fund a portfolio of recently commissioned…
Anza Launches Platform Comparison Features for Solar Module Buyers
Anza has introduced capabilities on its platform that the company says gives buyers the ability to organize and rank the varied aspects…
Recurrent Energy Closes Financing for 119 MW Mexico Project
Ismael Guerrero Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy has closed non-recourse project financing for its 119 MW Horus Solar project in Mexico’s Aguascalientes…
Climate First Bank Reduces Solar Loan Rates
Ken LaRoe Climate First Bank has re-envisioned its Residential Solar Loan product to feature a new 30-year term with decreased rates than…
Schletter Group Installs Ground-Mounted Systems for Italy Project
Schletter Remanzacco Project Schletter Group, in partnership with contractor EnValue, has successfully installed two ground-mounted systems with a total output of 48…
California solar + storage project secures $1.1 billion in financing
By | February 26, 2024 Renewable energy project developer Arevon Energy has secured $1.1 billion in aggregate financing commitments for its Eland…
Chiko USA receives UL 3741 approval for residential solar racking
By | February 26, 2024 Solar racking solutions provider Chiko USA has received UL 3741 approval for both pitched and flat roof…
Energy storage boosts community solar adoption nationwide
Community solar, a “solar for all” model that allows businesses and individuals to subscribe to electricity credits generated by locally sited solar…
Climate First Bank reduces solar loan rates
By | February 26, 2024 Climate First Bank has updated the interest rates on its 30-year Residential Solar Loan product to 7.83%…
JinkoSolar Unveils Neo Green Panels, Produced with Renewable Energy
Credit: Wes Kania JinkoSolar has unveiled its Neo Green, N-type TOPCon Tiger Neo panels, produced in factories awarded the “Zero Carbon Factory”…
ReVision Energy starts construction on New Hampshire’s first utility-owned solar project
By | February 23, 2024 Unitil Corporation, an interstate utility, is developing a 4.9-MW solar project in Kingston, New Hampshire, that is…
I lived it: Litigator provides his perspective on solar warranty claims
This article explores practical steps a solar array owner or operator can take now to better position itself to make warranty-related claims…
Fronius offers free tool to find replacement inverters for repowering situations
By | February 23, 2024 Fronius just released a new tool that enables solar installers to offer customers repowering options, regardless of…
DTE Energy Seeks Developers for Michigan-Based Solar, Wind Projects
Joseph Musallam DTE Energy says it is seeking proposals for renewable projects totaling approximately 1,075 MW. The projects would support DTE Electric’s…
VSUN Inks Long-Term Polysilicon Wafer Production Supply Deal with OCI
Agreement Signing Ceremony Credit: VSUN VSUN SOLAR subsidiary TOYO SOLAR has signed a long-term supply agreement with producer OCI to be…
ReVision Energy Selected as Contractor for New Hampshire’s First Utility-Owned Solar Array
Dan Weeks ReVision Energy has been selected by Unitil Corp. as the EPC contractor for its 4.9 MW array, to consist of…
Sunrun to promote solar business in Lowe’s stores across country
By | February 22, 2024 Lowe’s customers will soon be able to experience and learn more about Sunrun’s solar, storage, and clean…
California city future home of country’s largest green hydrogen storage system
By | February 22, 2024 Energy Vault, a sustainable grid-scale energy storage solutions provider, started construction on a utility-scale green hydrogen +…
The rise of butyl sealants for solar attachments on metal roofs
The use of non-curing butyl polymeric sealants was first introduced to the U.S. roofing industry more than 60 years ago and is…
Enel completes 297-MW Texas solar + storage project
By | February 22, 2024 Enel North America started of operations of its 297-MW Fence Post solar + storage project in Texas…
Clearway Energy builds 1.1-million panel solar project in Texas
By | February 22, 2024 Clearway Energy Group completed its 452-MW Texas Solar Nova complex in Kent County, Texas. The project, built…
Charge Robotics Completes Deployment of Solar Construction System
Banks Hunter Charge Robotics has deployed its Sunrise, an automated solar construction robotics system the company says is designed to assemble, quality-control…
Sandbrook Capital Commits $460M to rPlus Energies
rPlus Energies’ Appaloosa Project rPlus Energies has announced a platform-level partnership with Sandbrook Capital, in which Sandbrook will invest up to $460…
Polaris Signs VPPA with Enel for Fence Post Solar+Storage
Stephen Pike Enel North America and Polaris have started operations at Enel’s Fence Post Solar+Storage project, a 297 MW PV and 86…
Clearway Energy Group Completes 452 MW Solar Development
Clearway Energy Group has completed its 452 MW Texas Solar Nova complex in Kent County, Texas, constructed in two phases. “We are…
EnergySage Report Reveals Drop in Solar Prices
Charlie Hadlow EnergySage‘s 18th semi-annual Solar & Storage Marketplace Report finds that for the first time since mid-2021, solar prices decreased on…