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March 15, 2023

Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for Horizon Solar Project

Samantha Buechner Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has closed approximately $75 million in construction to term financing from MUFG Bank Ltd. and an…

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SOLARCYCLE Raises Funds to Advance Recycling in the Industry

Suvi Sharma SOLARCYCLE, a tech-driven recycling company focused on producing sustainable materials at scale for the solar industry, has raised $30 million…

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Parks Associates: Only 17 Percent of Households are Very Familiar With Solar

Chris White is the name. According to Parks Associates’ latest report, the majority of U.S. internet households are discontent with their electricity…

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Catalyst Power Partners with Gates Historical Society

Garth Brokaw’s name Catalyst Power Holdings LLC has teamed up with the Gates Historical Society to construct a 1.4 MW community solar…

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Multifamily housing tenants in Mississippi can now share rooftop solar benefits

Multifamily housing tenants in Mississippi can now share rooftop solar benefits

Allume Energy announced the successful commissioning of its SolShare clean energy technology at a multifamily building owned and operated by Belhaven Residential…

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CPS America cuts flagship three-phase string inverter cost by 20%

CPS America cuts flagship three-phase string inverter cost by 20%

At the CPS America 21741 Product Innovation Day, it was announced that the CPS 250/275-kW three-phase string inverter will have a 20%…

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Habitat experts start program to help developers design pollinator-friendly solar projects

Habitat experts start program to help developers design pollinator-friendly solar projects

The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund recently launched its new Solar Synergy program alongside project partner Monarch Joint Venture. The program works…

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China-based solar panel maker setting up 1-GW factory in South Carolina

China-based solar panel maker setting up 1-GW factory in South Carolina

Another China-based solar panel manufacturer says it is starting a crystalline silicon solar panel assembly factory in the United States. See all…

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Built Robotics develops automated pile driver for large-scale solar construction

Built Robotics develops automated pile driver for large-scale solar construction

The company Built Robotics, which created the Exosystem, has created RPD 35, a self-governing solar piling system. RPD 35, developed by Built…

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Lightstar Renewables partners with American Farmland Trust to advance agricultural solar

Lightstar Renewables partners with American Farmland Trust to advance agricultural solar

Lightstar Renewables announces its support of the American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) mission to protect farmland, promote sound farming practices and keep farmers…

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Carlson Machine Control debuts 2 pile driving programs for solar market

Carlson Machine Control debuts 2 pile driving programs for solar market

Carlson Machine Control, a company specializing in land development and associated machine programming, released both a new automated solution for placing structural…

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March 14, 2023

IbVogt Deploying Nextracker NX Horizon-XTR for 150 MW Project

IbVogt decided to use Nextracker’s NX Horizon-XTR technology for the 150 MW Garnacha solar power plant in Spain. Patrick Zenker, global procurement…

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Emerson Ovation to Support Lodestone Energy Solar PV Plants

Peter Apperley’s name Solar energy company Lodestone Energy has selected Emerson to provide advanced automation solutions for New Zealand’s first large-scale solar…

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Scale Microgrids Acquires Over 100 MW in Projects

The name Julian Torres was mentioned. Scale Microgrids has stated that they will be buying more than 100 megawatts of solar projects…

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Built Robotics Launches Fully Autonomous Solar Piling Robot

Built Robotics has launched their automated RPD 35 solar piling device, which is five times faster than the market standard. This specific…

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Sunnova Wins Capacity in ISO-New England Wholesale Auction

John Berger Sunnova Energy International Inc. has secured an additional 38 MW in the recent ISO-New England (ISO-NE) Forward Capacity Auction –…

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NYSERDA Solidifies Agreement for Renewable Energy Development 

Shawna Black The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has reached agreements on two municipally owned sites for potential…

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CertainTeed Launches Solstice Solar Roofing Line 

CertainTeed, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, has rolled out the Solstice low-profile solar roofing system. This product makes it simpler for roofing contractors…

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ArcVera Renewables Supports Acquisition of Onward Solar Portfolio  

David Simkins är namnet. ArcVera has announced an expansion in its solar energy operations, offering independent engineering services for development and operational…

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ClearPath Energy Partners with Brookfield to Secure Financing

David Khasidy is the name. ClearPath Energy, a platform for transitioning to renewable energy sources as well as a developer, owner, and…

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Everlight Solar Breaks Ground on Headquarters in Wisconsin

Bret Newcomb, Casey Creech, William Creech, Edward Kinney, Tom Spritz, and Luke Diaz. Brad Trick took a photograph of the start of…

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Navisun Secures Debt Financing from MUFG

Doug Johnsen Navisun LLC, a solar independent power producer that co-develops, acquires, owns and operates distributed and small utility-scale solar and storage…

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5-GW LONGi solar panel factory is coming to Ohio

5-GW LONGi solar panel factory is coming to Ohio

Renewable and clean energy developer Invenergy intends to partner with LONGi to support a 5-GW solar panel assembly factory in Ohio. Invenergy…

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Solar microgrid keeps flights on time at Pittsburgh International Airport

Solar microgrid keeps flights on time at Pittsburgh International Airport

More than 8 million people took a flight from Pittsburgh International Airport in 2022, but they likely didn’t know the airport’s terminals,…

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March 10, 2023

GAF Energy Timberline Solar Roof Earns L.A. County Code Approval

Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Works Building and Safety Division has approved GAF Energy‘s Timberline Solar, a nailable solar shingle, for…

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OCI Solar Power Upgrades Alamo 2 Solar Farm

The Alamo 2 solar farm OCI Solar Power, a utility-scale solar developer, recently served as the EPC while upgrading its Alamo 2…

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Solar Landscape completes 562-kW rooftop array for New Jersey business

Solar Landscape completes 562-kW rooftop array for New Jersey business

By | March 9, 2023. Solar Landscape has conducted a 562-kilowatt rooftop solar installation at 11 Engelhard Drive in Monroe, New Jersey,…

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March 9, 2023

Missouri Utility Leaning on Sunverge for DER Pilot Program

Chad Carsten Evergy, an investor-owned utility serving customers in Kansas and Missouri, will be using Sunverge’s distributed energy resource (DER) control, orchestration…

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ARC Puts $125 Million Behind Silfab Solar PV Manufacturing

Brian Boulanger Silfab Solar Inc., a solar photovoltaic module manufacturer, has closed a second investment round led by ARC Financial Corp. to…

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Birch Creek Establishes Independent Power Producer Unit

Dan Siegel ist der Name. Birch Creek Energy LLC, a renewable energy company located in St. Louis, has established a new entity,…

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250 MW Pisgah Ridge Solar Project Comes Online

Duke Energy’s newest commercial brand, DESS, has opened its largest solar facility yet: the 250 MW Pisgah Ridge Solar operation in Navarro…

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Tariffs, equipment detainments caused U.S. solar market to decrease 16% in 2022

Tariffs, equipment detainments caused U.S. solar market to decrease 16% in 2022

The United States added 20.2 GW of new solar capacity in 2022, a 16% decrease from 2021. This was likely attributed to…

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Canadian Solar Announces Commercial Operation of Three Solar Projects in Japan

Dr. Shawn Qu is associated with Canadian Solar Inc. Canadian Solar has declared that three of its solar juice centers in Japan,…

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Policy-Driven Supply Constraints Cause Steep Drop in Solar Installations in 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. and HOUSTON, TX — The United States added 20.2 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2022, a 16% decrease…

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Policy-Driven Supply Constraints Cause Steep Drop in Solar Installations in 2022

https://www.seia.org/news/policy-driven-supply-constraints-cause-steep-drop-solar-installations-2022 …

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Silfab to start 1-GW solar cell manufacturing plant in the United States by 2024 The facility is likely to be in South Carolina.

Silfab to start 1-GW solar cell manufacturing plant in the United States by 2024 The facility is likely to be in South Carolina.

After a successful second investment round, North American solar panel manufacturer Silfab Solar can now officially announce it is planning to open…

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SEIA publishes guidelines for building less import-reliant solar supply chain

SEIA publishes guidelines for building less import-reliant solar supply chain

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) revealed a white paper aiming to make the United States solar supply chain stronger and reduce…

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March 8, 2023

U.S. Solar and Storage Paper Outlines Plan to Take Control of U.S. Supply Chain

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) issued a whitepaper that outlines steps to secure a stronger domestic solar…

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U.S. Solar and Storage Paper Outlines Plan to Take Control of U.S. Supply Chain

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Bipartisan Michigan lawmakers introduce community solar-enabling legislation

Bipartisan Michigan lawmakers introduce community solar-enabling legislation

Michigan residents and businesses could lower their utility costs, strengthen the state’s energy grid, and participate in Michigan’s growing solar economy under bipartisan…

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Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions completes its largest solar project ever

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions completes its largest solar project ever

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, is now operating its largest solar power plant ever —…

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DroneBase inspection software rebrands as Zeitview

DroneBase inspection software rebrands as Zeitview

DroneBase announced it has been rebranded as Zeitview. New funding led by Valor Equity Partners will support the company’s AI-enabled software and…

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Cross Country Infrastructure Services Debuts New Construction Equipment

The ALLU Transformer D-Series sifting receptacle. Cross Country Infrastructure Services recently debuted the ALLU Blue Transformer Series Padding Bucket, in addition to…

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Smartville Installs MOAB Energy Storage System at UC San Diego

Smartville, the manufacturer of energy conservation systems, released their first market-ready device, the MOAB energy storage system, to the Library Annex of…

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Sarcos Making Strides with Solar Installation Robotics

Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp., a provider of advanced robotic systems, has completed the final validation of its Outdoor Autonomous Manipulation of…

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Sunnova Energy, David Energy Form Partnership

John Berger Sunnova Energy International Inc. has partnered with David Energy, a software-driven retail energy provider in Texas, to bring its Adaptive…

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March 7, 2023

Origis Energy Secures Additional $750 Million for Solar, Storage Projects

Jamie Edwards Origis Energy has closed an upsizing amendment to its development finance facility that doubles the company’s capacity to $750 million….

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Sol Systems, Google Putting Funding to Work Through Electric Co-Ops

Juri Horwitz’ Name. Sol Systems and Google have developed a plan for purchasing and investing in renewable energy which will lead to…

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How California installers can prepare for NEM 3.0

How California installers can prepare for NEM 3.0

On December 15, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted on and passed the net billing tariff, also known as NEM…

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March 6, 2023

Our Next Energy Chooses Site for Battery Storage System Manufacturing

Ime Mujeeb Ijaz ONE has officially made an arrangement with the State of West Virginia to build its Aries Grid battery storage…

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