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Standard Solar, WCP Solar complete 1-MW municipal array in Illinois
By | September 18, 2024 Standard Solar, a commercial and community solar developer and asset owner, completed construction on its first project…
Standard Solar Completes Lake County Ground-Mounted Array
(Source: Standard Solar) Standard Solar has completed construction on its first project in Illinois, a 1 MW ground-mounted solar array on Lake…
EcoSmart Finance taps Sirius PV for commercial solar benefits
By | September 17, 2024 Business and home improvement finance company EcoSmart Finance is partnering with Texas-based solar panel manufacturer Sirius PV…
Union workers in solar industry increased 3% from 2022 to 2023 This stat and more were found in IREC’s 14th annual National Solar Jobs Census.
U.S. solar jobs grew 6% for a total of nearly 280,000 solar workers as of 2023, as part of the accelerating transition…
Sandhills Energy bringing 2 municipal solar projects to Iowa
By | September 17, 2024 Sandhills Energy is set to begin construction on two solar projects – each exceeding 4 MW –…
Hoymiles releases updated hybrid string inverter for U.S. market
By | September 17, 2024 Hoymiles presented its latest product and technology innovations, led by its HMS microinverter and HAS hybrid inverter,…
U.S. utility solar market has grown 34% since Q2 2023
Developers continued to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the second quarter as they added utility-scale solar projects in the…
Frank Family Vineyards now almost fully powered by onsite solar
By | September 17, 2024 Frank Family Vineyards, a part of the Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) family of brands, has announced the…
Dolcy 300 MW Solar+Storage Project Nabs Approval
(Source: Dolcy Solar) Dolcy Solar has obtained power plant and battery energy storage system (BESS) approval and a substation permit and license…
Arevon Secures $351M Financing Package for Gibson Solar Project
Denise Tait Arevon Energy has closed financing on a $351 million package to build the 251 MW Gibson Solar Project, located in…
Array Technologies pushes hail stow capabilities for solar trackers
By | September 16, 2024 Array Technologies, a global utility-scale solar tracking provider, has integrated 77° stow capabilities for its tracker systems,…
Revolve Acquires Alberta Solar Development
(Source: Revolve Renewable Power) Revolve Renewable Power has acquired development rights to a 30 MW solar project in Alberta, Canada. Revolve Meadows…
GoodLeap launches virtual power plant solution
By | September 16, 2024 GoodLeap, a technology platform for financing and software products to deploy sustainable solutions, announced the launch of…
Sitetracker adds new features to operations management software
By | September 16, 2024 Sitetracker, a provider of deployment operations management software, showcased a host of new features at RE+, North…
Madison Energy completes 1.8-MW rooftop solar array for Virginia high school
By | September 16, 2024 Madison Energy Infrastructure (MEI) and Stafford County Public Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to unveil Virginia’s…
Empact partners with Crux to connect project developers with tax credit buyers
By | September 16, 2024 Empact Technologies, a provider of IRA compliance management software and services, and Crux, the sustainable finance company,…
$170M Tax Equity Financing Closed for Samson Solar Energy Center II
(Source: Invenergy) Invenergy and Monarch Private Capital have closed on $170 million in tax equity financing for the 200 MW Samson Solar…
Photon Energy Connects 7.5 MW PV Power Plant to Romania Grid
Făget 3: 7.5 MWp Solar PV Power Plant | Image source: Photon Energy Group Photon Energy Engineering Romania has completed and grid-connected…
Updated Section 301 tariffs include temporary relief for certain solar equipment
By | September 13, 2024 Polysilicon. Adobe Stock The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today announced final modifications concerning…
DOE Closes $72.8M Loan Guarantee for Microgrid on Tribal Lands
Jennifer M. Granholm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), has closed on a $72.8 million loan…
Bechtel to Lead Design, Construction of Sunfish Solar 2
(Credit: Dwight Burdette) Hecate Energy has selected Bechtel to lead the design and construction of the 360 MW Sunfish Solar 2 project,…
DNV launches service to respond to climate change-driven hail risk for solar projects
By | September 13, 2024 DNV has launched a new service to provide solar PV developers actionable, verified assessments of large hail…
AWM unveils Pinyon Hanger that can attach directly to mounting system’s posts
By | September 12, 2024 Affordable Wire Management (AWM) officially announced its Pinyon Hanger at RE+ 2024. The Pinyon cable management solution…
More on racking, trackers and carports at RE+ 2024 1 editor’s mission to see every solar mount at America’s largest solar trade show
By | September 12, 2024 The show is over — at least it is for the Solar Power World team. Without taking…
Heliene to purchase solar glass made in Georgia for its domestic solar panels
By | September 12, 2024 SolarCycle has secured another buyer of its solar panel glass made from recycled materials after first signing…
GE Vernova launches 2,000-V inverter for utility-scale solar projects
By | September 12, 2024 GE Vernova has launched its new 6 MVA, 2,000-VDC utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt pilot installation in…
2,000-V central inverters, whole-home energy systems and more at RE+ 2024 Editor Kelsey Misbrener provides a rundown of new power electronics
Along with domestic content updates, some other trends stuck out with the power electronics manufacturers I talked to at RE+ 2024. Large…
Polar Racking adds hail protection features to SOL-X tracking system
By | September 12, 2024 Polar Racking announced an enhancement to its SOL-X single-axis tracking system for better operation during hailstorm. The…
ENGIE, Ares Partner on 2.7 GW Renewables Portfolio
Sun Valley Solar Project (Source: Globe Newswire) ENGIE North America has formed a collaboration with Ares Management Infrastructure Opportunities, representing the largest…
Avangrid Welcomes Inaugural Class to New National Training Center
(Source: Avangrid) Avangrid has welcomed the first class of students at its newly built National Training Center (NTC), located in Sherman County,…