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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…