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Alaska becomes latest state to legalize community solar
By | August 15, 2024 Coalition for Community Solar Access On August 14, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed legislation enabling community solar…
NorSun to supply Heliene’s new US solar cell factory with silicon wafers
By | August 15, 2024 Minnesota-based solar panel manufacturer Heliene announced last month it would partner with Premier Energies to manufacture silicon…
New solar array powers luxury apartments in Jersey City
By | August 15, 2024 Luxury apartment complex Birch House announced the recent activation of a 154-kW rooftop solar system in Jersey…
Citing recent surge in imports, American solar panel makers petition government for immediate relief
By | August 15, 2024 The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee (AASMTC), the same group that requested an antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD)…
SolarMax Technology to Develop California Commercial Solar Project
(Credit: Nebojsa Ljuboja) SolarMax Technology has signed a non-binding term sheet for a new commercial solar project: a mall in the San…
Wiley Files Critical Circumstances Allegations Against Vietnam, Thailand Solar Imports
Tim Brightbill The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, represented by Wiley Rein, has filed critical circumstances allegations with the U.S….
Boviet Solar Modules Pass EPA Compliance
Vega Series TOPCon Bifacial (Source: Boviet Solar) Boviet Solar Technology, specializing in manufacturing Monocrystalline PV cells, Gamma Series Monofacial and Vega Series…
Heliene, NorSun Partner on Supply of Domestic-Made Wafers
Erik Løkke-Øwre NorSun and Heliene have entered into a multi-year contract, starting in 2026, for the supply of Heliene’s annual requirement of…
Silicon Ranch Energizes Alberta Utility-Scale Solar Project
Scotford Solar (Source: Silicon Ranch) Silicon Ranch’s 58 MW Scotford Solar, near Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, has reached commercial operation. The company…
Enel Grazes Texas Solar Farms with 6,000 Sheep
Marcus Krembs Enel North America is set to deploy 6,000 sheep to control vegetation at eight Texas solar plants through what it…
Birch Creek Completes Altona Solar Financing
Altona (Source: PR Newswire) Birch Creek Energy has completed financing and commenced operation of Altona Solar, a 42 MW utility-scale solar project…
SolarBank to Develop 7 MW in Upstate New York
(Credit: Mark Goble) SolarBank has announced that it intends to develop Oak Orchard, a 7 MW ground-mount solar power project on a…
California solar installers get well-acquainted with batteries in NEM 3.0 era
California is regularly seen as a leader in clean energy, and no area of the country has more solar or energy storage…
Nautilus re-ups partnership with EnergyMark for community solar management
By | August 14, 2024 Nautilus Solar Energy announced it has extended its strategic partnership with EnergyMark, a Williamsville, New York-based energy…
Anza releases new real-time module supply data subscription
By | August 14, 2024 Anza announced a new product and subscription offering that provides developers, IPPs, EPCs, utilities, investors and independent…
EagleView aerial imaging integrates with Aurora Solar
By | August 14, 2024 EagleView, an aerial imagery and analytics provider, is providing EagleView Powered models through the Aurora Solar platform…
QuickBOLT debuts solar mount for various metal roof profiles
By | August 14, 2024 QuickBOLT, a division of Quickscrews International Corporation, has released QB RibRider, a solar mounting for exposed fastener,…
TEP to Build Tucson BESS
(Source: TEP) Tucson Electric Power (TEP) plans to build the 200 MW Roadrunner Reserve II, the company’s second large BESS, in southeast…
EagleView, Aurora Solar Launch Home Modeling Software Platform for Installation Design
EagleView Powered Models (Source: Aurora Solar) EagleView and Aurora Solar have integrated the EagleView Powered 3D modeling technology into the Aurora Solar…
QuickBOLT Introduces the QB RibRider Metal Roof Mounting Fastener
QB RibRider (Source: QuickBOLT) QuickBOLT has released its QB RibRider, a solution for solar mounting on exposed fastener, trapezoidal and ribbed metal…
Anza Launches Solar Software Platform for Developers
Mike Hall Anza has launched a product and subscription offering that aims to provide solar developers, IPPs, EPCs, utilities, investors and independent…
Sungrow Delivers BESS PowerTitan 2.0 Units to Europe
Sungrow Delivers First Titan 2.0 Units in Europe (Source: PR Newswire) Sungrow has made its first delivery of the company’s PowerTitan 2.0…
Avangrid Marks 9 GW of Installed Solar, Wind Capacity
Pedro Azagra Avangrid has reached 9 GW of installed capacity at its onshore wind and solar sites, with the company’s portfolio of…
Biden Widely Expands Level of Tariff-Free Imported Solar Cells
President Joe Biden President Joe Biden has issued a proclamation that raises the Section 201 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for imported crystalline…
Vikram Solar unveils latest HJT bifacial module line
By | August 13, 2024 Vikram Solar has unveiled its latest solar panel line, Suryava. Inspired by the Sanskrit word “surya,” which…
Solar Spotlight: Playing the long game in domestic solar panel manufacturing
Trina Solar US, the domestic arm of the global PV module manufacturer, is ramping up production in the United States. On this…
Biden bumps number of silicon solar cells that can enter country tariff-free
By | August 13, 2024 President Biden is giving the domestic solar panel manufacturing market a break from tariffs on imported solar…
Ameresco breaks ground on New Hampshire landfill solar project
By | August 13, 2024 The ceremonial event marking the beginning of construction was held at the location of the old Somersworth…
Everybody Solar to install array supporting New Mexico Tribal youth
By | August 13, 2024 The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project announced plans to install a 26.88-kW solar array with help from Everybody…
Meta Signs with RWE for 374 MW of Solar
(Source: RWE) RWE has signed long-term PPAs with Meta for two solar farms under construction: the 274 MW County Run Solar project…
New Hampshire Superfund Site Solar Project Breaks Ground
Pictured from left to right: City of Somersworth Mayor Matt Gerding, Congressman Chris Pappas, and Ameresco’s Senior Project Development Manager Ryan Fahey….
Educating businesses on the IRA is the next corporate windfall
The pain of missed opportunity can leave a wound as deep as a CFO learning that they just overpaid their federal taxes….
Residential installers adapt large-format solar panels to roofs
Residential solar installers have always had to deal with slight size variances among solar panel brands. Even when the industry was generally…
Chip company says it will start solar cell manufacturing in New Mexico
By | August 12, 2024 Last week, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that new company Ebon Solar would be establishing…
GAF Energy Launches Timberline Solar Roof in Minnesota
Timberline Solar (Source: GAF Energy) GAF Energy has released its Timberline Solar system, which integrates solar tech into traditional roofs, for sale…
18 House Republicans urge Speaker not to repeal IRA
By | August 9, 2024 On August 6, 18 House Republicans, including Andrew Garbarino (NY), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR) and Erin Houchin (IN),…
Reunion, Summit Ridge Partner on Tax Credit Sale for Community Solar
Andy Moon Reunion and Summit Ridge Energy have collaborated to sell $40 million of transferable tax credits from a portfolio of Virginia…
Community Solar to Reach 14 GW by 2029, Says Wood Mackenzie
(Source: Wood Mackenzie) New domestic community solar installations are expected to reach 7.3 GW in existing state markets by 2029, according to…
SEG Solar Inaugurates Houston Plant, Rolls Out First Module
(Source: SEG Solar) SEG Solar has opened its PV manufacturing base in Houston, where the facility’s first 585 W YUKON N series…
LS Power to Acquire Algonquin Renewable Energy Business
Paul Segal LS Power has reached an agreement with Algonquin Power & Utilities to acquire its renewable energy business. The renewables business…
Kinematics Marks First Shipment of ST Series Actuators
Close-up of ST series actuators (Source: Kinematics) Kinematics has made its first shipment of the company’s ST Series actuators, specifically meant for…
Illuminate USA Celebrates Producing 1M Solar Panels Within Six Months
(Source: Illuminate USA) Illuminate USA has manufactured its one millionth solar panel at the company’s facility in Pataskala, Ohio, six months since…
MCE Unveils Virtual Power Plant for Lower-Income Homebuyers
Vicken Kasarjian MCE has unveiled an all-electric clean energy home, meant to be sold to lower-income first-time home buyers in Richmond, Calif….
Federal government announces new efforts to protect residential solar customers
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced actions to address…
At-risk youth win international sustainability competition with off-grid home
A judge in the Monterey County Superior Court in California was tired of seeing young people pass through his courtroom on their…
Microsoft commissions Pivot Energy to develop 500-MW community solar portfolio
Renewable energy developer Pivot Energy is working with Microsoft to develop up to 500 MWAC of community-scale solar projects across the United…
DSD tapped to develop 1.54-MW solar portfolio for Illinois parks
DSD Renewables (DSD) has partnered with General Energy Corporation to deploy a 1.54-MW portfolio of rooftop solar projects across three park districts…
Norwich Technologies launches new development arm Breakaway Renewables
Norwich Technologies, the parent company of subsidiaries Norwich Solar (EPC), RunTime Solar (O&M) and NorwichEV, is pleased to announce further diversification of…
DCE Solar designs racking for First Solar Series 7 modules
DCE Solar, a solar mounting solutions provider, has launched its latest advancement, the Long Span S7, a racking system that is specifically…
DOE loan office backs Qcells with $1.45 billion for new solar panel factory The plant is expected to produce ingots, wafers, cells and finished solar panels by late 2024.
A rendering of Qcells’ Cartersville factory that was announced in January 2023. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda,…