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It’s time the solar industry embraces e-commerce
By | January 26, 2024. Solar installers and EPC contractors are looking for new strategies to simplify procurement and ensure they have…
NexWafe is considering establishing solar wafer production in the US
By | January 26, 2024. German silicon wafer manufacturing company NexWafe announced it has established a U.S. subsidiary to evaluate the development…
Trilantic Europe acquires majority stake in AEROCOMPACT
By | January 26, 2024. Trilantic Europe, a European private equity firm with a dedicated energy transition strategy, acquired a 60% stake…
ADT Solar to close remaining branches, exit residential solar business
By | January 25, 2024. After closing a majority of its branches three months ago, ADT announced this week that it will…
Solar Solution installs arrays at three schools near Washington National Cathedral
By | January 25, 2024. Washington, D.C., solar installer Solar Solution has completed a portfolio of projects on the Cathedral Close. Three…
Enerflo, Aerialytic partner on AI-enabled solar design tool
By | January 25, 2024. Enerflo has partnered with Aerialytic to offer an integrated AI-enabled solar PV system design tool solution to…
Enhancing safety and comfort in solar workplaces through specialized workwear
The demand for solar energy continues to grow, increasing demand for companies providing every aspect of the service. As teams continue to…
World4Solar unveils hurricane-proof PV canopy
By | January 24, 2024. World4Solar announces its new HelioWing Hurricane Edition Solar Power System for businesses and residential homes that can…
New Mexico’s solar tax credit fund for 2023 is close to empty
By | January 24, 2024. The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is alerting New Mexico taxpayers that the fund supporting…
Pacific Northwest solar installation merger: EGT Solar acquires E2 Solar
By | January 24, 2024. Idaho-based solar installer EGT Solar announced it has acquired E2 Solar, a solar provider from Oregon.. EGT…
Enel Completes Solar, Storage System at Bayer California Facility
Credit: UC Davis College of Engineering. Enel North America and Bayer have announced the completion of a 2.7 MW solar and 1…
Ampliform to use Empact’s IRA compliance services on US projects
By | January 24, 2024. Solar and storage project developer Ampliform announced it will use software from Empact Technologies to ensure Ampliform’s…
SolaREIT expands real estate investment services to energy storage developers
By | January 24, 2024. SolaREIT, a solar and storage real estate investment fund, is launching a suite of capital solutions for…
Mortenson Completes Edwards & Sanborn Solar + Storage Project
Terra-Gen and Mortenson have announced completion of Edwards & Sanborn Solar + Energy Storage, in which Mortenson was the full EPC contractor…
Keeping solar contractors safe from fall risks on commercial roofs
Being a solar contractor can mean spending a lot of time on rooftops. With industry tailwinds from federal subsidies, this market is…
150 entities have requested direct pay or transferability of IRA credits so far
By | January 24, 2024. The U.S. Dept. of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that more than 1,000…
Sunrun installs solar system for 100-home affordable housing community in California
By | January 24, 2024. Sunrun recently completed a rooftop solar installation at St. Mary’s Gardens, an affordable housing community in Oakland,…
El Paso Electric Expands its Texas Community Solar Program
El Paso Electric (EPE) has started construction on a 10 MW facility as part of the company’s second Texas Community Solar program…
Enel builds 2.7-MW solar + storage project at Bayer research site in California
By | January 23, 2024. Enel North America completed a 2.7-MW solar and 1-MW/2-MWh energy storage system at Bayer’s vegetable research and…
Recurrent Energy Announces $500 Million BlackRock Capital Commitment
Credit: Wayne National Forest. Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy has secured a $500 million preferred equity investment commitment, convertible into common equity,…
GameChange Solar Opens Tracker Factory in Brazil
GameChange Solar (GCS) announced the opening of a new factory, training, service and support center for its Genius Tracker solar products in…
Highlighting overlooked solar products from Intersolar North America 2024
The exhibitors I spoke to at Intersolar North America this year felt that the show is not as popular or jam-packed with…
Silicon Ranch to work with data centers in Nevada and Utah to site solar projects nearby
By | January 23, 2024. Data center developer Tract is partnering with solar project developer Silicon Ranch to more responsibly site data…
Solar Insure unveils insurance-backed warranty coverage for residential solar systems
By | January 23, 2024. Solar Insure has launched SolarDetect, a new offering for residential solar owners that provides long-term support of…
Nexamp Sets Second Headquarters in Chicago in Midwest Focus
Credit: Les Chatfield. Nexamp has announced that its Chicago office will serve as the company’s second national headquarters, planning to add an…
Deriva Energy Closes On Spanish Peaks Solar Acquisition
Deriva Energy has acquired Spanish Peaks Solar, a 140 MW solar project in Las Animas County, Colo., from power developer JUWI.. With…
New energy storage conference to premiere this June in Portland, Oregon
By | January 22, 2024. The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today launched a new energy storage-focused tradeshow — ACP RECHARGE. The…
SolarEdge to Reduce Global Workforce
Credit: Markus Braun. SolarEdge has announced a company restructuring plan that includes an approximate 16% workforce reduction, or around 900 employees.. Designed…
Empact, Ampliform Enter IRA Compliance Management Agreement
Empact Technologies has entered a new agreement with Ampliform to provide Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) compliance management software and services.. Under the…
Contractor’s Corner: Ipsun Solar Washington, D.C., solar development company is using innovation to cut costs and transform the customer experience.
Ipsun Solar. In the wake of a slower year for many solar sectors, developers are working hard to lower soft costs and…
U.S. solar panel manufacturing claims from Intersolar North America
If you follow Solar Power World’s U.S. solar manufacturing news, you know the domestic manufacturing market has never looked stronger. And while…
SolarEdge lays off 16% of workforce, stops manufacturing in Mexico
By | January 22, 2024. SolarEdge Technologies, a global manufacturer producing inverter, energy storage, EV and smart home technologies, is cutting its…
Power Electronics highlights its GEN 3 inverter at Intersolar North America 2024
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2024/01/power-electronics-highlights-its-gen-3-inverter-at-intersolar-north-america-2024/ …
Unirac and S-5! expand solar mounting component partnership
As of January 16, 2024. Unirac, a company specializing in the production of solar mounting systems, along with S-5!, another firm in…
Weidmuller USA releases multi-tool for cutting, stripping and crimping wire
As of January 16, 2024. Weidmuller USA, based in Richmond, Virginia, and specializing in industrial automation and connectivity solutions, has introduced the…
Portrait-oriented solar modules perform better on certain roofs
In the US, business-related solar installations on roofs typically employ mounting systems that arrange solar panels horizontally. It is the favored choice…
Sinovoltaics to set up quality assurance testing in the United States
Dated | January 17, 2024. Sinovoltaics, a quality assurance testing firm, intends to open an office in the U.S., offering American customers…
Tandem PV raises funds for U.S. perovskite manufacturing facility
Dated | January 17, 2024. Tandem PV, a company specializing in perovskite solar technology, declared that it has secured a total of…
Maxeon starts commercial partner program for U.S. installers
Dated | January 17, 2024. Today, Maxeon Solar Technologies announced the launch of its new Commercial Partner Program aimed at American installers…