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Southern Illinois Healthcare Turns to Nexamp for Community Solar
Recently, a Nexamp community solar farm finished constructing in Louisville, Illinois. Southern Illinois Healthcare, headquartered in Carbondale, Illinois, is a multi-hospital entity….

Silfab Solar Introduces New ELITE Series PV Modules
Il nome “Paolo Maccario” Silfab Solar Inc., un producător de module fotovoltaice. Silfab has just released a new version of their ELITE…

ENGIE Selects Ecoppia for Robotic Cleaning at Chilean PV Plant
Ecoppia, a company focused on robotic cleaning solutions for solar photovoltaic installations, is providing support for ENGIE’s 181.25 MW AC Coya Solar…

Contractor’s Corner: Solar One Nonprofit solar problem-solvers help New Yorkers bring resilience to their communities.
By | February 27, 2023 Ramdhari speaks at an event with New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul. In this episode of the…

AEP Energy Partners Signs PPA with Lightsource bp for Honeysuckle Solar
Kevin Smith Lightsource bp and AEP Energy Partners, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, have signed a power purchase agreement for the…

Trina Solar Introduces Vertex S+ n-type Dual-Glass Modules
Trina Solar has debuted a new generation of rooftop photovoltaic modules: the Vertex S+ n-type dual-glass product line with output power reaching…

FuturaSun Now Offering Solar Panels Based on n-type Heterojunction Tech
Solar PV company FuturaSun has expanded its product range with new Velvet n-type solars panel using heterojunction technology. This glass-glass bifacial module…

OCI Solar Power, Mitsui USA Joining Forces on Texas Projects
l to r: Eiji Yanagawa, Charles Kim, Yosuke Matsumoto, WooHyun Lee OCI Solar Power and Mitsui USA have signed an agreement to…

i.on Renewables Sells Landfill Solar Project to Coast Energy
Kip Perry’s name. Coast Energy, a company responsible for constructing, owning, and maintaining renewable energy sources for commercial and industrial properties, has…

How and why the solar industry must safeguard assets from fire risks
By Ross Paznokas, global business development manager, clean energy, Firetrace International Climate change and the higher frequency of adverse weather events, alongside…

Silfab releases innovative solar module with conductive backsheet and X-pattern cells
By | February 24, 2023 Silfab Solar has released its next-generation solar module, ELITE, to installers throughout the United States. Silfab ELITE…

Luminia acquires assets of Northeast community solar developer
By | February 24, 2023 Solar financing and development company Luminia will acquire the assets and project pipeline of community solar developer…

New legislation would reform Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard
By | February 23, 2023 H.320, An act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard, is a proposal to reform Vermont’s Renewable Energy…

The next big shift in solar + storage: Personal power first, leftovers to the grid
By Glenn Jakins, CEO, Humless Solar power has been evolving as an industry for longer than most people realize. Believe it or…

SOLV Energy breaks ground on unique solar peaker plant in California
By | February 23, 2023 Credit: FTC Solar Arevon Energy and San Diego Community Power broke ground on the Vikings Energy Farm,…

SEIA’s diversity and inclusion program certifies 22 solar companies in first year
By February 23rd, 2023. After one year in action, SEIA’s original Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Certification Program has brought about notable…

College students develop solar project expansion proposals in construction competition
By | February 23, 2023 Milwaukee School of Engineering won 1st place in the 2023 ASC Student Competition Regions 6 and 7…

Michigan lithium battery maker to produce ESS for utility-scale applications
By February 23rd, 2023. Michigan business Our Next Energy has unveiled a giant LFP battery unit known as Aries Grid. Mujeeb Ijaz,…

Lightsource bp kicks off nearly 200-MW solar project in Indiana
By | February 23, 2023 Another pollinator-friendly solar project by Lightsource bp. Lightsource bp and AEP Energy Partners, a subsidiary of American…

ONE Debuts Aries Grid Battery Technology
Michigan-based Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE) has released Aries Grid, a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) utility-scale battery system that can serve as…

GameChange Solar Introduces Solar Project Management Solution
Phil Vyhanek. GameChange Solar has just launched a new web-based project control entry to provide clients with complete oversight of every area…

Pair of Energy Storage Projects Now Online in Alberta
Jason White Enfinite has financed and developed two energy storage projects that are now operational and supporting the electricity grid in Alberta,…

AEP Selling Its Renewable Energy Portfolio
Julie Sloat American Electric Power is selling its 1,365 MW unregulated, contracted renewable energy portfolio to IRG Acquisition Holdings, a partnership owned…

X-ELIO Adding Energy Storage to 72 MW Solar Project
Mirko Molinari X-ELIO, a developer of renewable energy projects, is building its first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in the U.S.:…

Certification Program Aids Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Successes in the Solar Industry
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Certification Program Aids Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Successes in the Solar Industry
WASHINGTON D.C. — After a full year in the field, the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) first-of-its-kind Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice…

Universal Renewables Bringing Rooftop Solar Racking Systems to New States
Universal Renewables says it is expanding the availability of its elevated rooftop racking solutions to commercial buildings in Massachusetts, New Jersey and…

Freedom Solar Installs Solar Array for Ohio Honda Dealership
Freedom Solar Power, a Texas-based, residential and commercial solar power provider, has completed a solar installation for Parkway Auto Group at its…

Philadelphia Solar panels to be used on solar + green hydrogen project in Texas
By the 22nd of February in 2023. A Clean Energy Holdings project in the town of Sylvester, Texas is set to construct…

Freedom Solar Power completes 120-kW project atop Ohio Honda dealership
By | February 22, 2023 Freedom Solar Power has completed a 120.3-kW solar array atop Parkway Honda dealership in Dover, Ohio, which…

Luminia to Acquire New Hampshire Solar Garden
David Field Luminia has executed a memorandum of understanding to acquire the assets, development resources and project pipeline of New Hampshire Solar…

Tigo Energy Files Suit Against SunSpec Alliance
Zvi Alon Tigo Energy, Inc., a provider of solar and energy storage solutions, has filed a lawsuit against the SunSpec Alliance in…

Storage and power electronic highlights from Intersolar 2023
Intersolar North America and Energy Storage North America 2022 shook off the dust of a two-year hiatus on any in-person solar trade…

17-MW solar project completed on former paper mill complex in New Jersey
By | February 21, 2023 CEP Renewables, CS Energy and NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV) announced the conversion of a former contaminated…
EPC Contractor Wrapping Up 250 MWh Energy Storage System
Wärtsilä is in the final construction stages of the LeConte energy storage project, a 250 MWh system in Calexico, Calif., that Wärtsilä…

Campground Commissions 1.47 MW Solar Array
A new section with close to 3,500 solar panels has been built at the Wilderness Lakes Campground in Menifee, California by Thousand…

Investors Buy Community Solar and Storage Developer Amp US
Mike Reynolds A consortium comprising funds managed by Fiera Infrastructure Inc. and Palisade Infrastructure Group has agreed to jointly acquire 100% of…

Former Brownfield Site Now Hosts 17 MW Solar Project
CEP Renewables, CS Energy and NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV) have converted a former contaminated brownfield into a 17 MW solar project…

SolarX showcases energy storage system options at Intersolar
By | February 20, 2023 SolaX recently showcased its A1-ESS G2 energy storage system, which was specifically designed for the American market,…

Solar installation companies are invited to apply to the 2023 Top Solar Contractors List
The application portal is now open for Solar Power World’s esteemed Top Solar Contractors List. Any solar PV developer, installer or subcontractor working…

New Georgia bill would expand community solar access and net-metering caps
By | February 21, 2023 Syncarpha Capital The Georgia Solar Energy Industries Association (GASEIA) is applauding state Sen. Jason Anavitarte for sponsoring…

Gore Street Acquiring 400 MWh Energy Storage System from Avantus
Dr. Tom Buttgenbach Avantus has sold the Big Rock 1 energy storage project to Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, a London-based publicly…

Risen Hyper-ion HJT Solar Module Reaches Nearly 24 Percent Efficiency
Risen Energy has announced that their HJT series solar module, Hyper-ion, has broken their previous record in terms of maximum power and…

Agilitas Energy completes community solar + storage project in Massachusetts
By February 14th, 2023. Agilitas Energy has finished a setup comprising of 9.6 MW of solar and 13.4 MWh storeroom in Rochester,…

Growatt Open Manufacturing Facility for Solar Inverters, Batteries
Growatt has achieved a major accomplishment by completing the first stage of its new factory in Haiphong, Vietnam. This facility will manufacture…

Florida Utility Receives OK to Expand Sand Bluff Solar Project
Tony Cunningham The Gainesville City Commission has voted to authorize Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) to expand the size of Sand Bluff Solar,…

Dozens of NY Clean Energy Transmission Projects Obtain Regulatory Approval
The New York State Public Service Commission has authorized a large number of upstate transmission system upgrades that are designed to alleviate…

Melting profits: Let’s make solar great again
Solar assets have been reported to be underperforming by 8%, and with the threat of climate change and supply chain constraints looming,…

Guzman Energy Inks PPA for 110 MW Sonnedix Solar Fountain Project
Guzman Energy CEO Christopher Miller Guzman Energy and Sonnedix have executed a power purchase agreement for the 110 MW Sonnedix Solar Fountain…

Rooftop mounting systems showcased their evolution at Intersolar NA 2023
By | February 16, 2023 Solar racking and mounting manufacturers are constantly chasing ease of use in their products. They update designs…