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SOLARCYCLE to Add Recycling Facility in Georgia
Suvi Sharma SOLARCYCLE is set to add a 5 GW recycling facility in Cedartown, Ga. The 255,000 square foot facility is slated…
Altus Power Completes Three Maine Community Solar Projects
Altus Power Community Solar project in Maine (Photo: Business Wire) Altus Power has completed three new solar projects in Maine, adding a…
Unique AD/CVD case brings imported solar racking into spotlight
UPDATE: The U.S. International Trade Commission has reversed anti-dumping/countervailing duties issued by the Dept. of Commerce on aluminum extrusion imports from 14 countries….
ITC swiftly overrules Commerce’s aluminum extrusion import duties
By | October 31, 2024 Recently imposed trade duties on aluminum extrusion imports were reversed by the U.S. International Trade Commission Wednesday…
SalesRabbit launches Solar Design tool
By | October 31, 2024 Field sales software SalesRabbit announced the launch of its native Solar Design tool, a new addition to…
HMC Installs Rooftop Solar, Storage at Hanscom Family Housing
Brian Stann Hunt Military Communities (HMC) has advanced its Phase II Solar and Battery Project at Hanscom Air Force Base. The 2.2…
Birch Creek Closes Credit Facility with KKR
Dan Siegel Birch Creek Energy has closed on a $150 million credit facility within KKR’s High-Grade Asset-Based Finance strategy via insurance accounts…
Arizona Public Service Signs 20-Year Tolling Agreements for Solar
Brian Cole Recurrent Energy has signed two new 20-year tolling agreements with Arizona Public Service Company (APS) for the Desert Bloom Storage…
Liberty Solar Reaches Commercial Operation
Ismael Guerrero Recurrent Energy’s Liberty Solar, a 134 MW solar project in Liberty County, Texas, has reached commercial operation. Customers for the…
ENGIE to Supply Meta with Solar from Sypert Branch Project
Sypert Branch solar project (Source: Globe Newswire) ENGIE North America and Meta have completed an environmental attributes purchase agreement (EAPA) for ENGIE…
Crossett Solar Park Enters Commercial Operations
Stacey Kusters Cubico Sustainable Investments has commenced operations at Crossett Solar Park, a 132 MW PV facility located in Ashley County, Ark. …
Brazil’s Largest Floating Solar Plant to Employ 97k Optimizers
Apollo Flutuantes recently demonstrated a model of the future floating solar project site, which will feature Tigo Energy TS4-X-O devices (Graphic: Business…
3.1-MW solar project powers Lehigh University’s sports facilities
By | October 30, 2024 Standard Solar completed a 3.1 MWDC solar project on Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus in Northampton, Pennsylvania. The…
Leeward completes 179-MW Arizona solar project supporting Verizon
By | October 30, 2024 Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed construction and reached commercial operation of its 179-MW White Wing Ranch…
LRE Commences Commercial Operations of White Wing Ranch Solar
White Wing Ranch (Source: LRE) Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed construction and reached commercial operation of its 179 MW White Wing…
Sungrow Supplies 902 MW Brazil Solar Plant
Ada Li Sungrow has supplied the 902 MW Vista Alegre project with its 1+X Modular Inverter solutions. The project, which the company…
Standard Solar, Lehigh University Partner on Campus Solar Array
Eric Partyka Standard Solar has completed a 3.1 MW solar project on Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus in Pennsylvania. Acquired by Standard Solar…
Kent County Solar Projects Break Ground in Delaware
Pictured from left to right: Erica Brinker, Chaberton Energy’s Chief Commercial and Sustainability Officer; Seth Shafer, Pivot Energy’s Director of Project Development;…
Verogy forms solar + storage development partnership with NJR Clean Energy Ventures
By | October 29, 2024 A Verogy solar project. Verogy has announced a partnership with NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), the renewable…
Corning will make solar wafers in Michigan Subsidiary Hemlock to also increase polysilicon production for solar.
By | October 29, 2024 Hemlock Semiconductor and parent company Corning Inc. are taking advantage of tax credits established by the Inflation…
Volatus Aerospace Completes Drone Solar Farm Inspection
(Source: Volatus Aerospace) Volatus Aerospace has completed a drone solar farm inspection project, spanning 2,250 acres, covering 400 MW of capacity and…
SolarBank to Develop New York Community Solar Project
(Credit: James St. John) SolarBank plans to develop a 7.2 MW ground-mount community solar power project, known as the North Main project,…
QatarEnergy Partners with TotalEnergies on 1.25 GW Solar Project
(Source: QatarEnergy) QatarEnergy has partnered with TotalEnergies on a solar power project as a part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP)…
What every commercial lender should know about solar on mortgaged property
As solar panel deployment becomes more prevalent, commercial lenders will increasingly encounter buildings, fields and parking lots covered in photovoltaic systems. When…
Solar Spotlight: Bridging the gap from residential to commercial solar with Sungrow
In this episode of Solar Spotlight, Madeline Acri, Applications Engineer at Sungrow, discusses the company’s history in the United States, the inverters…
Solis residential and C&I inverters certified for use in Puerto Rico
By | October 28, 2024 Solis announced that its S6 Home Hybrid Energy Storage String Inverter and 25-100K 1000V Commercial String Inverters…
Maryland Energy Administration offering new grants for instant solar permitting adoption
By | October 28, 2024 The Maryland Energy Administration has launched the FY25 SolarAPP+ Implementation Grant Program. Streamline Solar for Maryland, a…
Terrasmart, Melink Solar Complete Cincinnati Zoo Carport Project
(Source: PR Newswire) Terrasmart, the renewable energy arm of Gibraltar Industries, and Melink Solar have completed the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden’s…
Solar Alliance Signs Contract for Kentucky Project
Brian Timmons Solar Alliance Energy has signed a contract it says is worth $3.7 million for the design, engineering and installation of…
Solar tracker project supports Vermont college’s renewable energy goals
By | October 25, 2024 A 5-MW solar array providing power to a nearby university was inaugurated Thursday in Middlebury, Vermont. With…
Ameren Missouri Expands Community Solar Program
(Source: Ameren Missouri) Ameren Missouri is moving forward with building a third solar facility to meet growing demand from customers for community…
Syncarpha Capital Completes Sixth Maine Community Solar Project
Belfast Solar I (Source: Syncarpha Capital) Syncarpha Capital’s Belfast Solar I community solar project has received permission to operate. The project is…
DTE Energy Begins Operating Sauk Solar
Matt Paul DTE Energy’s largest solar project, the 150 MW Sauk Solar park, is now operational. Located in central Michigan’s Branch County,…
Arctech Lands 2.3 GW Saudi Solar Project
Signing Ceremony of the 2.3GW PV Project (Source: Arctech) Arctech has inked a supply agreement for its 1P single-axis solar tracking system,…
RUSA, Ameresco Partner on Solar Adoption for Public Utilities
RUSA’s Water Reclamation Facility (Photo: Business Wire) Ameresco has partnered with the Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority (RUSA), with the aim of bolstering…
Cincinnati Zoo powers up solar parking canopy system
By | October 24, 2024 Melink Solar has completed construction on a solar array at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in…
Bridge Renewable Energy and WATTMORE collaborate on Nebraska energy storage project
By | October 24, 2024 Eos Bridge Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group Holdings, and WATTMORE, an energy storage energy…
Guest column: Is the commercial solar gold rush upon us? How financiers and installers can team up to win.
Earlier this year, the United States surpassed five million solar installations in the country. That may seem like a huge number, especially…
Treasury releases final rules for 45X domestic manufacturing tax credits
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (Section 45X of the Internal Revenue…
Recurrent Energy Puts Texas Solar Project into Operation
Ismael Guerrero Recurrent Energy’s 134 MW Liberty Solar project, located near Houston, has reached commercial operation. Customers for the project include Autodesk,…
Enfinity Closes Financing to Acquire 608 MW of Solar
Carlos Domenech Enfinity Global has closed a $97 million structured credit facility with Nomura for a 608 MW portfolio of solar assets…
Pine Gate Nets Equity Position to Support 780 MW Portfolio
Meghan Comiskey Pine Gate Renewables has closed on a $288 million preferred equity investment with funds affiliated with Blackstone Credit & Insurance. …
Collaboration to Fund $1.5B of U.S. Residential Solar+Storage
Matt Dawson GoodLeap has entered into an equity partnership with Tactical Infrastructure Partners (TIP) to acquire $1.5 billion of residential solar and…
Solis inverters now UL9540-listed with Pytes batteries
Solis USA recently announced the UL9540 listing of the S6 Hybrid Energy Storage Inverter with a new battery partner, Pytes. UL 9540…
Aspen Power completes 8.5-MW community solar portfolio in Maine
Aspen Power held ceremonies this week to celebrate the completion of two community solar sites in Corinth and Prospect, Maine, which together…
Solar has been largest source of new U.S. generating capacity for past 12 months
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the mix…
More TOPCon patent infringement complaints filed in the United States
On Oct. 8, Trina Solar filed a patent infringement complaint against Canadian Solar in the U.S. District Court for the District of…
Generac tapped to provide microgrid backup power for California water utilities
Generac Holdings announced it has been selected to enter into negotiations by the Department of Energy (DOE) to receive an award for…
Solar wafer manufacturing qualifies for 25% CHIPS ITC
In addition to qualifying for various credits established in the Inflation Reduction Act, silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing operations for the solar…
How Operations Impact Solar Sales Commissions
Takeaway: System design adjustments result in re-sizing, revisions, or change orders, all of which can reduce commissions. Process inefficiencies lead to project…