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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…
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…