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TurningPoint Energy, Nexamp Partner on Delaware Community Solar Projects
Salar Naini TurningPoint Energy and Nexamp are collaborating on two community solar projects in Delaware’s New Castle and Sussex counties, totaling 9…
BLM Issues Libra Solar Project Final Analysis
(Credit: Daniel Aufgang) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Libra Solar Project…
2024 Top Solar Contractors: Residential Project Spotlight
By | July 25, 2024 The 2024 class of Top Solar Contractors has installed more solar in more states and markets than…
2024 Top Solar Contractors: Large-Scale Project Spotlight
By | July 25, 2024 The large-scale solar market is getting bigger and bigger. The Top 5 on the 2024 Top Solar…
2024 Top Solar Contractors: Inside the List
This year’s Top Solar Contractors included mostly installers and EPCs that installed solar in almost every state. Here are some fun facts…
Advocates file injunction to halt new California battery installer requirements
A coalition of clean energy, consumer protection and environmental groups filed a motion on July 25 seeking a preliminary injunction to halt…
Heliene, Premier Energies to make silicon solar cells in US
Canadian solar panel manufacturer Heliene, which has a manufacturing campus in Minnesota, announced it would partner with Premier Energies of India to…
Heliene, Premier Energies to Partner on Domestic Solar Cell Manufacturing
Martin Pochtaruk Heliene and India-based Premier Energies are planning a joint venture to create a solar cell manufacturing facility in the U.S. …
GreenSpark Solar to build 10 community solar projects for Catalyze in New York
Renewable energy project developer Catalyze has selected GreenSpark Solar to construct and develop 10 projects in New York totaling 60 MW. The partnership…
Starbucks partnership paves way for 40 MW of new community solar in Illinois
The community solar agreement between Nexamp and Starbucks enables the addition of more solar farms in Illinois, like this Nexamp project already…
First Solar Series 7 panels installed on Arkansas project by Scenic Hill Solar
Arkansas-based distributed generation (DG) installer Scenic Hill Solar announced it has completed and begun commercial operation of a 1.2-MWDC project it says…
Nexamp, Starbucks Partner on Illinois Community Solar Projects
An Illinois Nexamp project currently in operation (Source: PRNewswire) Nexamp is partnering with Starbucks, which as a long-term renewables purchaser is set…
Morgan Solar, Clearway release white paper on I-V curve tracing
Technology company Morgan Solar has released a white paper in collaboration with Clearway Energy Group on I-V curve data. The white paper,…
CU Boulder enters virtual net-metering agreement for new 5-MW solar project
Pivot Energy and the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), have reached a 5-MWDC virtual net-metering agreement. Under the 20-year subscription agreement,…
Avangrid hires 5,000 sheep for grazing on two solar projects in the Pacific Northwest
Avangrid, member of the Iberdrola Group, has partnered with a fifth-generation Oregon rancher to graze sheep at two solar farms in Oregon…
AMPYR Energy USA Expands Solar, Battery Storage Capacity
Steve Semlitz AMPYR Energy USA has acquired 210 peak MW of utility-scale solar energy projects in North and South Carolina. “This acquisition…
Catalyze, GreenSpark Solar Announce New York Partnership Expansion
(Photo: GreenSpark Solar) Catalyze has selected EPC contractor GreenSpark Solar to construct 10 community solar projects within New York State, totaling 60…
SolarMax Technology to Offer Stateside EPC Services
(Credit: Ryan Gallup) SolarMax Technology says it plans to offer EPC services for large-scale solar systems in the United States, including solar…
Eaglesledge Energy Development Continues in Saskatchewan
Satellite Sitemap for the Belle Plaine Clean-Tech Energy and Solar Facility (Source: GlobeNewswire) Eaglesledge Energy has provided an update on the development…
Avangrid Begins Solar Grazing Operation in the Pacific Northwest
Sheep graze at Pachwáywit Fields solar farm in Oregon (Photo: Business Wire) Avangrid has partnered with a local rancher to graze sheep…
Clearway Closes Financing, Starts Construction on CA Solar+Storage
Brooks Friedeman Clearway Energy Group has closed on $700 million in construction financing and begun construction on two projects in Fresno and…
GameChange Solar Completes Third-Party Validation from Enertis Applus+
(Source: GameChange Solar) GameChange Solar has completed a third-party validation of its bifacial PV modeling performance through Enertis Applus+. The company uses…
2024 Top Solar Installer: Jeffrey Wecks, Enterprise Electric
By | July 23, 2024 The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to present three Top Solar Champions awards, open to…
2024 Top Solar Changemaker: Lee Spruill, Blue Ridge Power
By | July 23, 2024 The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to present three Top Solar Champions awards, open to…
2024 Top Solar Advocate: Stephen Welsh, Standard Energy Solutions
The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to present three Top Solar Champions awards, open to all those employed by Top…
Solar Power World presents the 2024 Top Solar Champions
By | July 23, 2024 In acknowledgement of the hard work completed by the people within the companies on Solar Power World’s…
Former oil CEO acquires a taste for solar construction
Steve Newby’s path to entering the solar industry wasn’t one marked by high ambitions to green the grid. He worked for 25…
Maine solar installers join forces on workforce development
Maine is in a unique position in the country. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, baby boomers make up close…
California installer weathers NEM 3.0 storm with high-tech service department
Renova has survived the rooftop solar changes in California by leaning into other service offerings and expanding regionally into Arizona. After this…
Pennsylvania solar installer works through cancer diagnosis on the roof
Kayla Reedy could have stopped installing solar when she received a breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year. “But I wasn’t going to…
Rural Oregon solar installer finds niche in multifamily housing
For solar contractors working in agricultural communities, substantial projects are commonly ground-mounted and built across many acres of fields and farmland. Bucking…
Ohio EPC replenishes Northern Bobwhite quail habitat with native grass solar array
Pollinator-friendly arrays like this one in Southern Ohio can preserve precious grassland habitat for the animals that rely on it. The United…
Bringing big city solar experience back home
Kids from small communities often leave to find something their hometowns can’t offer. There’s a whole world out there filled with opportunities…
West Virginia solar installer uses Cesar Chavez connection to promote community kindness
Having a positive impact on the communities in which its employees live and work has been a key pillar of Mountain View…
Contractor meticulously installs solar on oldest church in US
Adobe structures are a hallmark of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Throughout the city, one can find fencing, homes, schools and restaurants made…
New names take top spots on Solar Power World’s 2024 Top Solar Contractors List
The United States installed more solar in 2023 than ever before — 32.4 GW total and 51% more than the previous year….
Michigan Solar Solutions brings crew to San Diego to show what the Midwest is made of
Michigan Solar Solutions competes on a mock rooftop at the 2024 Solar Games. 7 Hills Productions Residential solar crews spend hundreds of…
Manchin, Barrasso Release Bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Legislation
Senator Manchin U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources…
vHive Unveils Automated Solar Farm Inspection and Analytics Solution
(Source: vHive) vHive has released its latest product designed for autonomous digitization and AI analysis of solar farms. The company’s auto-discovery and…
How surety bonds are accelerating the transition to renewable energy
The transition to renewable energy in the United States has been making notable progress in recent years. According to the U.S. Energy…
Renova Energy ‘temporarily’ halts operations amid SunPower chaos
By | July 22, 2024 Palm Desert-based solar installer Renova Energy sent a letter to all customers last week saying it will…
Clearway starts work on two large renewable projects in Southern California
Clearway Energy Group announced that it closed more than $700 million in construction financing and has begun construction on two major energy…
Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Bipartisan Permitting Reform Legislation
Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Bipartisan Permitting Reform Legislation jbristol@seia.org Mon, 07/22/2024 – 20:33 …
Duke Energy North Carolina Pilot Program Enrollment Reaches 1,300 Customers
Meghan Dewey Duke Energy has enrolled more than 1,300 North Carolina customers in its PowerPair pilot, a one-time incentive-based program designed to…
HKUST Engineering Researchers Increase Perovskite Solar Cell Reliability
Prof. Zhou Yuanyuan shows a perovskite solar cell (Credit: HKUST) A research team at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong…
Minnesota PUC Approves Additional 250 MW Solar Project Near Sherco Plant
Katie Sieben The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a site permit for the Sherco Solar 3 project, Xcel Energy’s 250 MW…
SunPower stops supporting lease and PPA agreements, according to letter to dealers
By | July 19, 2024 The July 17 letter. In a July 17 letter circulating social media but not yet confirmed by…
Massachusetts House passes bill to incentivize solar + storage deployment in the state
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed H.4876, a critical piece of legislation that addresses key challenges facing the solar and storage industry…
First Solar has crystalline silicon patents, will investigate infringement
First Solar, a thin-film solar manufacturer, is starting a patent infringement investigation based on tunnel-oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology used in crystalline…
Hithium to set up 10-GWh battery plant in Texas
By | July 19, 2024 Chinese energy storage system manufacturer Hithium will invest $100 million into a 483,874-ft2 facility in Mesquite, Texas,…