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SOLV Energy acquires installation subcontractor SDI Services
Utility-scale solar engineering, procurement and construction firm SOLV Energy announced it has acquired Sacramento Drilling Inc. (SDI Services). SDI Services has worked…
Sunnova has built solar on more than 100,000 new homes
Sunnova Energy International‘s New Homes Business Division has installed more than 1 million solar panels on over 100,000 new-build residential single-family rooftops…
Nextracker and UC Berkeley create solar energy research facility
Nextracker and the University of California Berkeley Engineering (UC Berkeley) formed a partnership aimed at advancing solar power plant technology to meet…
Sunder Energy to offer Savant smart electrical products
Savant is partnering with energy sales and installation network Sunder Energy to expand access to Savant’s Smart Electrical Panel in the United…
Panel manufacturers offer hail-resistant models for small yet significant US region
In the constant race to do more with less, solar panels in the utility-scale space have been getting more powerful but also…
Climate Access Fund completes 808-kW solar project for low-income Baltimore residents
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in East Baltimore on January 13, the Climate Access Fund (CAF) and its partners flipped the switch…
Ipsun Solar now offering 0% solar loans for underserved Virginians
Ipsun Solar announced it is partnering with Montgomery County Green Bank on its innovative consumer solar funding program with OneEthos. The program…
2-MW rooftop solar project coming to bilingual elementary school in Florida
Renaissance Arts and Education (RAE), Tampa Bay Solar and Regenerative Shift will collaborate on a 2-MW rooftop solar project at ¡HOLA! Elementary,…
ABB acquires energy management platform Lumin
ABB has acquired Lumin, a U.S.-based responsive energy management systems company, to expand ABB’s home energy management capabilities in the North American…
Floating solar project overlooks skiing capital of Utah
The first floating solar project built in Utah is located on a reservoir atop a mountain at an elevation of 7,000 ft….
Sol-Ark now integrating Energy Toolbase hardware in batteries, inverters
Energy Toolbase and Sol-Ark have partnered to provide an all-encompassing commercial energy storage system. This collaboration offers small C&I solar and storage…
Hylio’s new drone can clean solar panels, treat weeds on project sites
Maintaining a solar farm that spans acres can require an entire fleet of personnel deployed to remove weeds and clean the panels….
Microinverters make their mark in commercial solar sector
While microinverters have a clear place in the residential solar ecosystem, commercial projects are usually synonymous with string inverters. But microinverter manufacturers…
Artemis solar software partners with GoodLeap for instant financing
Artemis by Monalee is introducing GoodLeap lease financing for fast-growing solar companies. Currently active across 12 states, consumers can easily select the…
Energy storage safety and growth outlook in 2025
The energy storage industry’s trajectory in recent years has been nothing short of remarkable, driven by increased customer recognition of these assets’…
Scale Microgrids acquired by investment firm
EQT announced that EQT Transition Infrastructure has agreed to acquire Scale Microgrids, a developer, acquirer, owner and operator of microgrids and distributed…
Solis inverters now listed on Hawaiian Electric’s Qualified Equipment List
Solis announced that its residential high-voltage hybrid inverters (3.8 to 11.4 kW) and commercial power class inverters (25 to 60 kW) are…
The growing role of low-code application solutions in solar
As the solar industry scales, it faces several challenges, including complexity in project management, slow innovation cycles due to traditional software dev…
UGE begins commercial operation of 16-MW multi-state solar portfolio
UGE announced that it has reached commercial operation (COD) on six new solar projects totaling 16 MW. The projects include UGE’s first…
2025 solar, storage and electrification predictions Solar veteran Barry Cinnamon shares with SPW his take on the industry.
My crystal ball is unusually cloudy going into 2025. Although perceived demand for solar, storage and electrification is at an all-time high,…
Bechtel begins construction of 226-MW Escape Solar project in Nevada
Construction is now underway in Lincoln County, Nevada, where Bechtel has been selected by Estuary Power to design and construct a new…
Battery anode material AD/CVD worries energy storage and EV market
A new antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) investigation could affect domestic manufacturing and deployment of lithium-ion energy storage and EV batteries in the United…
Major residential inverter manufacturers weather industry headwinds 2025 Trends in Solar
The recent residential solar industry downturn in the United States and Europe has required some inverter manufacturers to close down operations and…
Treasury posts final rules for new technology-neutral clean energy tax credits
On January 7, the Dept. of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax…
Millions of federal acres to soon open to solar construction out west 2025 Trends in Solar
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has expanded the scope of potential solar development on federal lands, opening several more western states…
Invenergy wraps up 150-MW solar project for Meta
Invenergy announced that its Hardin II Solar Energy Center has commenced commercial operations. Located in Hardin County, Ohio, Hardin II Solar will…
RoboForce to debut labor-assisting robot at Intersolar 2025
Robotic labor startup RoboForce announced it has raised $10 million early stage funding and will debut its technology at the Intersolar conference…
Solar Power World’s 2025 solar + storage trends
The United States solar + storage industry is experiencing growth and innovation in some segments but stagnation in others as it enters…
How Solar Energy Services Cut Project Timelines By 80%+ With Scanifly
Solar Energy Services (SES) was founded in 2006 with the goal of delivering high-quality solar systems to customers. Company leaders also want…
The 10 brightest state solar policy wins of 2024
In our previous post, we identified 5 solar policy wins that brightened our 2024. And while these national milestones are worth celebrating,…
The 5 brightest US solar policy wins of 2024
While it’s been a turbulent year for solar in the US, as 2024 draws to close it’s important to remember the industry…
Treasury releases final rules for IRA low-income bonus credit The application period opens on January 16 and now includes more clean energy technologies.
On January 8, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules and procedural guidance for the Section 48E(h)…
New 300-MW solar project will power much of Humboldt County, California
EDP Renewables North America unveiled Sandrini I & II Solar Energy Park (Sandrini I & II) today in Kern County, California. The…
New Origis Energy solar project powers 12 Florida utilities
Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA), in conjunction with participating Florida municipal electric utilities and Origis Energy, announced the completion of Rice Creek…
SPR launches dedicated bifacial solar panel recycling lines
SolarPanelRecycling.com (SPR) announced it has launched a recycling line dedicated for bifacial solar panels at its North Carolina and Georgia recycling facilities….
US storage market continues upward trend into 2025 2025 Trends in Solar
Sunny metaphors don’t really work in the storage market, but the future does look bright. The United States closed 2024 with record-breaking…
New robotic tools handle toughest tasks on utility solar sites 2025 Trends in Solar
Installing huge utility-scale solar projects usually requires large field crews performing tedious tasks hundreds of times across many acres of land. New…
EDF Renewables completes 577-MW solar project for Amazon
EDF Renewables North America and Enbridge announced that the Amazon Solar Farm Ohio – Fox Squirrel Solar project achieved full operational status…
Enstall finalizes acquisition of solar racking manufacturer Schletter
Solar mounting conglomerate Enstall completed acquisition of European racking manufacturer Schletter Group last week. Enstall (formerly known as Esdec) entered the U.S….
The Solar Policy Scoop: January 2025
Commerce reveals antidumping tariff rates on Southeast Asian solar panels Washington, D.C. Following the Dept. of Commerce’s preliminary decision to impose countervailing duties (CVD)…
Yotta Energy, Upstart Power partner on commercial on-demand power solutions
Yotta Energy announced a partnership with Upstart Power, a developer of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) on-demand energy appliances. As energy costs…
Solar canopies adapt to residential customer needs 2025 Trends in Solar
The size and aesthetic of solar carports and canopies are changing thanks to demand for these products in the residential market. An…
Solar panel patent battles could alter domestic manufacturing landscape 2025 Trends in Solar
The silicon solar panel market has somewhat settled into uniformity. After decades of R&D, manufacturers determined that PERC (passivated emitter rear contact)…
Developer Energizes Texas Solar Project
Adapture Renewables Inc., a utility-scale solar and energy storage developer, owner and operator, has completed its 67 MW Signal Ranch project in…
Trina withdraws Sec. 337 investigation complaint against Canadian Solar
Trina Solar has requested updates to its Sec. 337 of the Tariff Act investigation against various competitors producing TOPCon solar panel products….
Treasury finalizes production tax credit rules for clean hydrogen
Today, the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury and IRS released final rules for the section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit established…
NV Energy adds new value to solar + storage in latest resource plan
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has issued a final order regarding NV Energy’s three-year resource plan that takes a positive…
The road ahead for distributed solar in 2025 Post-election challenges and new opportunities
As the U.S. prepares for a second term for the Trump Administration, the solar industry faces a new era of both challenges…
Overcoming NIMBY challenges in solar How partnerships and education drive community support
Across the United States, the rise in solar project proposals has met growing resistance from communities expressing “Not in My Backyard” (NIMBY)…
REC Silicon shuts down Moses Lake polysilicon plant Hanwha’s attempt at 100% American supply chain may be dashed.
REC Silicon announced that it is ceasing production at its Moses Lake, Washington, facility. The company shut down its polysilicon production facility…