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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,…
Polar Racking Adds Hail Protection to SOL-X Single-Axis Tracker
Sol-X Tracker (Source: Polar Racking) Polar Racking has announced the Hail Protection feature enhancement to its SOL-X single-axis tracker system. The company…
DOE Awards $40M to Support Domestic Supply Chain
Jennifer M. Granholm The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $40 million in investments across the solar energy supply chain, including the…
Altus Power Adds Two Colorado Solar Projects
(Credit: Blondinrikard Fröberg) Altus Power has added two operational solar projects in Colorado, totaling 2.5 MW. Power generated by the ground-mounted systems…
Solar panel sights at RE+ 2024: Looking beyond TOPCon Module insights from editor Kelly Pickerel
By | September 12, 2024 When it comes to the solar panel technology space, there’s honestly not a lot to talk about….
AWM’s new SUMAC Rail eliminates need for cable trays on short runs
By | September 11, 2024 Affordable Wire Management (AWM) unveiled its SUMAC Rail to the utility-scale solar industry. The optimized wire management…
Inverter manufacturers highlight higher domestic content at RE+ 2024 Domestic inverter happenings from editor Kelsey Misbrener
By | September 11, 2024 The IRA has been the primary topic of conversation at the solar + storage industry’s biggest tradeshow…
Mounting manufacturers standardize their structures at RE+ 2024 Day 1 impressions of solar racking from editor Billy Ludt
By | September 11, 2024 Seemingly across market scales, mounting, racking and tracker manufacturers aren’t redefining what their systems do or look…
Powin Selected by BHE Renewables for Solar+Storage Microgrid
Product rendering of Powin’s Centipede™ Stack800 battery energy storage system (Photo: Business Wire) Powin has been chosen to partner with BHE Renewables…
GE Vernova Launches Utility-Scale Solar Inverter
The FLEXINVERTER 2000 Vdc (Source: GE Vernova) GE Vernova has debuted its 6 MVA, 2,000-volt direct current utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt…
Encorp Wins Contract with Alameda County for Microgrid Deployment
Encorp Egility platform (Source: Encorp) Encorp has been awarded an energy services contract from the Alameda Board of Supervisors to deploy six…
Atrisco Solar+Storage Project Commences Commercial Operations
Adam Pishl Enlight Renewable Energy has begun initial commercial operations at its Atrisco Solar & Energy Storage project, located outside Albuquerque, N.M. …
CAB Solar unveils ModulAir cable management system
By | September 10, 2024 CAB Solar has released a new above-ground cable management system, ModulAir. The free-air solution meets NEC requirements…
FranklinWH second gen battery features 15-kWh capacity and 60-MWh warranty
By | September 10, 2024 FranklinWH Energy Storage unveiled the next generation of its whole-home energy management solutions at the RE+ tradeshow…
Battery highlights at RE+ 2024: Not just boring gray boxes anymore Energy storage insights from editor Kelly Pickerel
By | September 11, 2024 The residential battery market is getting more uniform — capacities are generally the same, we’re mostly working…
Standard Solar, Caerus Piceance Partner on Wheeler Gulch Solar Project
Mike Streams Standard Solar has acquired the 12.18 MW Wheeler Gulch Solar Project from Caerus Piceance, located in Garfield County, Colo. The…