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Enel to Bring Major PV Manufacturing Facility to Oklahoma
Giovanni Bertolino Enel North America, through its affiliate 3Sun USA LLC, has chosen Inola, Okla., as the site of its new industrial-scale…
Arevon finishes 300-MW solar project on Moapa River Indian Reservation
Arevon Energy declared the Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Plant is finished. The Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Plant, located on the Moapa River…
Suntuity enters agreement with Beard Energy to combine and go public
Suntuity Renewables and Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp. have entered into a definitive agreement that would result in the combined company becoming…
IREC creates toolkit to help solar contractors start Registered Apprenticeship Programs
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) finally puts bold clean energy goals within reach — and is quickly changing the training landscape by…
Polar Racking partners with two OEMs to make products in US
By | May 19, 2023. Polar Racking revealed that they have teamed up with two American original equipment making plants to produce…
Suntuity Renewables to Combine with Beard Energy and Go Public
Dan Javan Suntuity Renewables, a provider of renewable energy solutions, and Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, have…
Polar Racking Expands U.S. Manufacturing Capacity
Vishal Lala Polar Racking, a North American supplier and manufacturer of solar mounting solutions, has added two U.S. manufacturing facilities to produce…
California CCA Signs On for Battery Power Tied to SEGS VIII Redevelopment
Jan Pepper Peninsula Clean Energy, a Community Choice Aggregation agency, has reached a 15-year deal to exclusively receive 45 MW of battery…
rPlus Developing 200 MW Project for Idaho Power, Meta
Urvi Parekh mi je znan. rPlus Energies recently made a deal with Idaho Power to purchase electricity from a newly constructed 200…
GameChange Solar Tracking Solutions Now Compatible with Ojjo Foundations
The Titan and Aragorn initiatives of Nextracker and Ojjo in Texas. Ojjo, which offers solar foundations, has increased the usability of its…
Partners Kick Off Construction on Pair of Solar Projects
A ceremonial groundbreaking for the two solar farms in Clarksville, Tenn. took place on Wednesday by CDE Lightband, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA),…
OMCO Solar opens fifth mounting manufacturing facility in the United States
Tracker and fixed-tilt mounting manufacturer OMCO Solar opened its fifth U.S. manufacturing facility, a new site in Warsaw, Indiana. The company also…
Nextracker opens torque tube factory in Tennessee
A new factory in Tennessee officially was unveiled today that will make steel components for Nextracker solar tracking systems. The Memphis-based facility…
Solis releases new S6 hybrid inverter for either three-phase or single-phase projects
By | May 18, 2023 Solis has announced the launch of their latest product, the S6 Advanced Power Hybrid Inverter. With an…
Peninsula Clean Energy signs deal for 45 MW of energy storage with Terra-Gen
Peninsula Clean Energy has reached a 15-year deal to exclusively receive 45 MW of battery storage that further pushes the agency toward…
rPlus Energies tapped to build largest solar project in Idaho Power system
rPlus Energies announced a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Idaho Power for a new 200-MW solar facility in Ada County, Idaho….
Ojjo’s Earth Truss System now compatible with most major tracker manufacturers
Ojjo announced it has expanded the compatibility of its patented Earth Truss System across top-tier tracker manufacturers: Array Technologies, Nextracker and now…
NC net-metering changes pushed from July to October A clean energy coalition has also filed an injunction to block the new solar rules altogether.
A coalition of clean energy advocates say the North Carolina Utilities Commission blatantly ignored state law in March by approving Duke Energy’s…
Nextracker, MSS Steel Tubes USA Join Forces on New Factory
Dan Shugar Nextracker Inc., a provider of utility-scale solar trackers, and MSS Steel Tubes USA – a joint venture of Portuguese industrial…
Altus Power Adds Car Canopy Solar Array to New Jersey Portfolio
Lars Norell Altus Power Inc., an independent developer, owner and operator of commercial-scale solar facilities, has completed the development and construction of…
Leyline Renewable Capital Funds Accelergen Energy Pipeline Project
Thomas Houle Leyline Renewable Capital, a provider of early-stage capital for renewable energy developers, will supply $30 million in financing for Accelergen…
Silicon Ranch starts construction on two solar projects in TVA
Silicon Ranch initiated construction on two solar endeavors in Clarksville, Tennessee, for the local power company CDE Lightband under the watch of…
EE North America Sells Texas Solar Project to OGUSA
Non sono sicuro. EE North America, a branch of European Energy, has come to an agreement to give Osaka Gas USA Corp….
Qcells Strives to Commercialize Tandem Cells
Justin Lee Qcells says it is investing $100 million to accelerate the commercialization of perovskite-based tandem cells – a next-generation solar cell…
Anza solar marketplace completes separation from Borrego
Anza, a marketplace that connects solar and energy storage equipment suppliers with buyers to simplify, accelerate and optimize the renewable development procurement…
NY installer SUNation Energy reaches 100 MW of solar projects
Just before its 20th anniversary, New York installer SUNation Energy reached 100 MW of solar energy installed. On April 27, SUNation celebrated…
Greenskies completes nearly 25-MW solar portfolio for Connecticut utilities
The North Haven project. Greenskies Clean Energy has completed two ground-mounted solar installations totaling 24.82 MW in Connecticut. The arrays in North…
Agilitas Energy, Oak Square Partners Collaborate on Energy Projects
Barrett Bilotta Agilitas Energy, an integrated developer, builder, owner and operator of distributed energy storage and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, has entered…
Generac Concerto Platform Helping Iberdrola Stabilize Grid
Jan Peter Moree Generac Grid Services, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, a designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other…
We Recycle Solar unveils largest PV recycling plant in the nation The Arizona plant can process panels of every make and model from any manufacturer.
We Recycle Solar announced it has expanded its Yuma, Arizona-based operation to tackle the growing environmental challenge of solar panel waste. The…
President Vetoes Repeal of Solar Tariff Moratorium
President Joe Biden Despite passing both the House and Senate in recent weeks, President Joe Biden has vetoed H.J. Res. 39, a…
Illinois community solar land rush: What developers and EPCs need to know
One of the over 215 MW of community solar projects Castillo Engineering has provided its design and engineering expertise on in Illinois…
How the solar industry can avoid a repeat of last year’s natural catastrophe destruction
Last year was unprecedented for the U.S. solar industry for two contrasting reasons. It was the first time that solar accounted for…
New solar, wind additions in past three years beat FERC expectations by more than 50%
Silicon Ranch Based upon a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),…
Power Electronics will land at CLEANPOWER 2023 with its solutions for the energy transition in the US
The multinational company will present its “Unlimited Energy” concept in New Orleans to transform the USA’s solar energy, storage, and mobility market….
California mining site to install solar + storage system
Imerys is partnering with TotalEnergies to install a 15-MW solar system paired with a 7.5-MWh energy storage system at Imerys’s Lompoc facility in…
ACE Solar, Resonant Energy complete solar + storage system for Massachusetts community farm
Resonant Energy and ACE Solar have completed a solar + storage system for the Newton Community Farm in Massachusetts. Newton Community Farm…
Schneider Electric releases new all-in-one microgrid solution
Schneider Electric announced it has released EcoStruxure Microgrid Flex, a standardized microgrid solution designed to significantly reduce project timeline across the journey,…
PG&E to test V2X technology with BMWs in California
PG&E and BMW of North America are working together on vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology testing. The V2X testing is taking place at PG&E’s Applied…
Soltec’s new bifacial tracking algorithm can slightly increase production
Soltec announced it has launched a new bifacial tracking algorithm. This new algorithm seeks the optimal position of the solar tracker considering…
Imerys Partners with TotalEnergies for Solar+Storage System
Eric Potts Imerys, a supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions, is collaborating with TotalEnergies to install a large-scale solar power system paired with…
Matrix Renewables Completes First U.S. Project
Cindy Tindell Matrix Renewables, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, has completed the construction and financing of the Gaskell West 2…
AES signs recycling services agreement with SolarCycle
Project developer AES has signed a recycling services agreement with solar panel recycler SolarCycle and launched a pilot program to assess construction…
Recurrent Energy Signs VPPA for Liberty Solar Project in Texas
Dr. Shawn Qu Recurrent Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., has signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement…
Hail Detection Technology Offers Advanced Information About Weather Threats
Indji Systems, a California-based software company, has introduced its Indji Watch platform to the solar market. Indji Watch is a hail detection…
First Solar’s Acquisition of European Company Speeds Development of PV Technology
Mark Widmar First Solar Inc. has acquired Evolar AB, a Swedish company specializing in perovskite technology, adding to its advances in thin-film…
Solar Spotlight: K2 invests in software solutions to simplify solar design and sales
K2 Systems is a racking company that manufactures installation-friendly solar mounting systems tailored to the needs of customers. Recent investments in more…
CS Energy helps to close a New Jersey landfill and then install community solar on it
CS Energy CS Energy announced that it has begun construction on a 10-MW landfill community solar project located in Berkeley, New Jersey….
First Solar acquires European perovskite research firm
First Solar has acquired Evolar AB, a European perovskite company. First Solar paid $38 million for the company, with up to an…
Made-in-USA trackers, solar panels, inverters and more can claim 10% ‘domestic content’ adder under certain rules Solar panels must have domestic solar cells to receive the full credit.
The Dept. of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have released guidance for solar project developers seeking a bonus credit for using “domestic…