Uncategorized
Texas coal plant to switch to solar + storage by 2027
A coal plant in Texas will soon transition into a solar + storage facility to provide clean renewable energy to 47 rural…
Renewables produced 24% of US’s energy in first 10 months of 2024
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data in two new end-of-the-year reports just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…
EliTe Solar Expanding Manufacturing Capacity
EliTe Solar, a solar PV manufacturer headquartered in Singapore, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new project in the Egypt TEDA…
Trinasolar Joins AMEA Power for Large Energy Storage Project
Trinasolar has supplied its Elementa 2 platform (5 MWh) to AMEA Power for the 300 MWh Abydos Battery Energy Storage Project in…
Cleveland puts out RFI for equipment suppliers on upcoming 63-MW solar project
Cuyahoga County of Ohio has released a request for information (RFI) for an upcoming 63-MW solar project in the area. Cuyahoga Green…
The Solar Power World stories you should have read this year As chosen by the editors.
As 2024 ends, we must reflect on our work covering the U.S. solar industry from the last year. The previous 12 months…
ABB to acquire Gamesa Electric’s business including BESS, utility inverters
ABB announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the power electronics business of Gamesa Electric in Spain from Siemens Gamesa to…
CleanChoice Energy flips switch on its first owned-and-operated solar project
CleanChoice Energy announced it has interconnected its first fully owned-and-operated solar project. Located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, the Blairs Valley solar farm…
Primergy completes 100-MW solar project for Amazon
Primergy Solar announced that its 100-MWAC solar project in Ashley County, Arkansas, is fully operational. The project, called Amazon Solar Farm Arkansas…
Big Sun Solar completes project for San Antonio worship space
The Ismaili Muslim community in Texas, representing the largest Ismaili presence in the United States, recently completed a significant solar project. The…
Qcells reaches 28.6% efficiency on full-size tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell
Qcells reported it has achieved a new world record, reaching 28.6% efficiency on a full-area M10-sized tandem solar cell that can be…
200-MW solar project now producing power for Microsoft
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has announced the completion and commercial operation of its 200-MW Morrow Lake Solar project. Located in Frio County,…
Ampion wraps up 25-MW Maine community solar portfolio
Five Maine community solar sites managed by Ampion Renewable Energy reached commercial operation and started producing clean energy in November. These community…
Bridgit software integrator now connects most major online solar tools
In an ongoing effort to reduce the industry’s 50% contract cancellation rate, technology company Pale Blue Dawn has expanded its integration platform…
Resident-led solar committee energizes 763-kW project at Connecticut retirement community
Meadow Ridge, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Redding, Connecticut, recently energized a 763-kW solar project. It is the long-time vision of…
Wisconsin’s largest behind-the-meter solar project directly powers steel mill
SunVest Solar, a renewable energy project developer, has completed construction of a 19.5-MW solar project at Charter Steel’s manufacturing facility in Saukville,…
Don’t Get Locked into a Specific Drone: Here Are 4 Reasons Why
Takeaway: Being locked into a singular drone or a drone ecosystem is often inadequate for comprehensive surveying, O&M, and marketing needs—and you…
How Every Contractor Can Achieve Fast Finance Approvals
Takeaway: The ideal solar workflow for leased projects follows a traditional three-milestone cadence, albeit with a twist. The first change is an…
Waaree begins trial runs on solar panel assembly line in Texas
Waaree Solar Americas announced it has started trial production of solar panels at its manufacturing facility in Brookshire, Texas. India’s largest solar…
DOE grants $1.45 billion loan for Qcells solar panel production facility
The U.S. Dept. of Energy has closed on its $1.45 billion loan to support Qcells’ solar supply chain manufacturing facility in Cartersville,…
SunVest Wraps Up Wisconsin Solar Installation
SunVest Solar, a developer of distributed renewable energy projects in the United States, has completed construction on a 19.5 MW solar project…
200 MW Morrow Lake Solar Project Complete
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed its 200 MW Morrow Lake Solar project, located in Frio County, Texas, and providing Microsoft Corp….
End-of-life and damaged battery shipping: Navigating state and federal regulations
Navigating the world of battery transportation can feel like trying to solve a puzzle with pieces that just don’t seem to fit….
Unlocking Energy Independence with AC-Coupled Solutions
Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country …
Nexamp Buying U.S.-Produced Solar Modules from Silfab
PV module manufacturer Silfab Solar Inc. has signed a supply agreement with Nexamp, an independent renewable energy provider, for the delivery of…
Meta Inks Solar Offtake Agreements with DESRI
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has signed two long-term renewable energy offtake agreements with Meta. The projects include a 250 MW…
New Lumin smart panel adds energy management capabilities
By | December 17, 2024 Lumin announced the early-access release of its latest innovation, Panel Guard. Designed to meet the increasing demand…
Premier PV harnessing solutions to use advanced connector cap from AWM
By | December 17, 2024 eBOS solutions provider Premier PV will use advanced connector caps from Affordable Wire Management on Premier PV…
Hithium debuts new products, including 6-MWh lithium BESS
By | December 17, 2024 At a company event last week, Hithium premiered three new products: a 6.25-MWh BESS, a sodium-ion battery…
Burns & McDonnell complete 200-MW solar portfolio for Alliant Energy in Iowa
By | December 17, 2024 Burns & McDonnell has completed construction of two solar energy projects for Alliant Energy in Iowa —…
Solar Power World’s top stories of 2024
By | December 16, 2024 The past year in solar power was shrouded in uncertainty around the presidential election and continued trade…
Not enough US solar panels are being made for federal government needs Solar panel waiver suggested for Build America, Buy America requirement
By | December 16, 2024 The U.S. government is now accepting comments on a proposed waiver to the Build America, Buy America…
Nexamp partners with Walmart on over 120 MW of community solar
By | December 16, 2024 A Nexamp community solar project in Illinois. Nexamp announced it has partnered with Walmart to develop 31…
New HJT player NuVision Solar plans cell and panel manufacturing in Florida
By | December 16, 2024 New solar panel company NuVision Solar announced plans to start a 2.5-GW solar cell and panel manufacturing…
International solar panel cleaning group holds first convention
By | December 13, 2024 The first gathering of the International Solar Cleaning Academy was recently held in Las Vegas. The group’s…
Trina releases white paper on energy storage safety
By | December 13, 2024 Trina Storage recently released a white paper on the safety and reliability of energy storage systems, co-authored…
US energy storage market has record-breaking Q3
The U.S. energy storage market set new installation records in Q3 2024, according to the latest “U.S. Energy Storage Monitor” report released…
Enphase ups domestic content percentage in IQ8 microinverters
By | December 12, 2024 Enphase announced initial shipments of IQ8X Microinverters and IQ8P-3P Commercial Microinverters supplied from manufacturing facilities in the…
PV Hardware debuts US-made solar mount for tracker projects
By | December 12, 2024 PV Hardware (PVH), a global solar tracker supplier, has launched PVH Terra, a foundation system engineered and…
Sunelement Taps SolarMax for EPC Services on Georgia Project
SolarMax Technology Inc., an integrated solar energy company, is working with Sunelement Energy Inc., a domestic manufacturer of solar panels, for the…
Steel Beam Bridge Arrives at 35 MW Solar Project
Acrow Bridge says one of its steel beam bridges has been installed at the Langford Solar Farm in Devon. The bridge will…
ITC to Launch Investigation for Trinasolar Complaint
Trinasolar US says the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation into Trina’s patent infringement complaint against…
Sunraycer Leaning on Canadian Solar for Upcoming Projects
Canadian Solar Inc. has executed agreements with Sunraycer Renewables LLC, an Annapolis, Md.-based renewable energy company, for battery energy storage and two…
SEIA lays out policy priorities for 2025’s Republican trifecta
By | December 12, 2024 The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is unveiling a comprehensive policy agenda for President Trump and the…
Verogy completes 2 solar installs for FedEx in Connecticut
By | December 11, 2024 Verogy has completed two solar installations on the rooftops of FedEx facilities in Stratford (866 kW) and…
Sec. 301 tariffs increased on Chinese polysilicon and wafers
By | December 11, 2024 In its ongoing review of Sec. 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, the Office of the United States…
Arizona Corporation Commission on track to keep Grid Access Charge in place
By | December 11, 2024 After significant pressure from Vote Solar and other organizations, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) agreed to reconsider…
ACCURE launches battery warranty tracking software
By | December 10, 2024 ACCURE Battery Intelligence has launched Warranty Tracker, a new feature for battery energy storage owners that increases…
Axis Solar completes 114-kW rooftop project for Texas surveyor supplier
By | December 10, 2024 Axis Solar, a commercial solar contractor serving the Austin, Texas area, completed installation of a 114-kW rooftop…
Nextracker supplies California solar project with 100% US-made trackers
By | December 10, 2024 Nextracker, a global solar tracker supplier, has shipped and delivered the industry’s first solar trackers made in…