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DOE Reduces Regulatory Hurdles for Energy Storage, Transmission, Solar Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its list of categories of projects which, because they typically do not have significant…
Lumos recalls limited run of Vision solar panel series
By | April 24, 2024 Vision Modules. Credit: Lumos Solar Solar architectural firm Lumos Solar has issued a recall on a limited…
California licensing board now requiring licensed electricians for energy storage retrofits and maintenance
Late last week, the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) dealt a blow to the state’s goal of rapidly growing local energy…
IRS releases final rules for solar tax credit transferability
The Dept. of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations today describing rules and definitions for the transfer of eligible credits…
Advocates unveil new solutions to improve clean energy interconnection
Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) released a comprehensive white paper on interconnection challenges in the solar and storage industry…
Schneider Electric releases 7-ft and 20-ft BESS designs
Schneider Electric has unveiled an energy storage system for grid-scale applications. The company’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is the cornerstone for a…
Ameresco installs 230-kW solar portfolio for Massachusetts public utility
Ameresco has announced the installation of a 230-kW solar portfolio for the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (WMGLD) in Massachusetts. The…
Agilitas Energy Closes on Financing to Accelerate Energy Storage Platform Growth
(Credit: Agilitas Energy) Agilitas Energy has closed on $100 million in debt financing to fund its expansion and build-out of solar and…
Energy Vault, NV Energy Bring Reid Gardner BESS Project Into Operation
Reid Gardner BESS Project (Photo: Business Wire) Energy Vault and NV Energy have completed the Reid Gardner BESS in Moapa, Nev., and…
New AD/CVD petition filed against solar cells and panels from Southeast Asia
A new antidumping/countervailing duty petition has been filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the Dept. of Commerce concerning silicon…
SunPower to cut nearly 25% of workforce, including direct residential sales
SunPower principal executive officer Tom Werner today released a letter to employees that announces layoffs and division closures. To achieve financial viability,…
University of Denver to work with Pivot Energy for 23 MW of solar power
Pivot Energy and the University of Denver (DU) are partnering to construct on-campus solar facilities and off-site net-metering solar projects, totaling over…
New York car dealership installs solar + ESS to support EV charging on grid
Energy Toolbase, Socomec and Sprocket Power have deployed an energy storage system (ESS) at a New York car dealership to provide microgrid…
Solar Manufacturers File Trade Duty Petitions with ITC, Commerce Department
(Credit: davidgsteadman) The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, made up of domestic manufacturers Convalt Energy, First Solar, Meyer Burger, Mission…
Ohio to boost residential solar deployment in disadvantaged communities
The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) announced they will partner to administer a $156 million…
Welcome to Texas: The new Solar Valley The state is opening its arms to solar manufacturers, but will they find success?
Perhaps capitalizing on the recognized technological prowess of “Silicon Valley,” an industrial area in eastern Germany dubbed itself “Solar Valley” in the…
Chemitek solar panel cleaning agents confirmed as safe for use on floating PV
Cleaning solutions company Chemitek Solar has revealed the results of an ecotoxicity study on its Solar Wash Protect (SWP) and Water Softening…
Illinois school installs solar project between athletic fields
Standard Solar along with CQI Associates have partnered with Unity Christian School in Decatur, Illinois, a ministry of the Lutheran School Association, to bring sustainable solar power…
Terrepower opens solar panel recycling facility in Tennessee
Terrepower, the recycling division of BBB Industries and Ontility, has opened its solar panel recycling line at its facility in Sparta, Tennessee….
Survey finds majority of solar contractors expect growth over next three years
Jan Scott, a lead installer and service technician at Independent Power, works on a residential solar installation project on a roof in…
BW Solar Sells 12 New York Community Solar Projects to Catalyze
Tai Nguyen BW Solar is selling 12 upstate New York community solar projects with a combined 76.7 MW capacity to Catalyze. The…
EPC Energy Delivers 80 MWh BESS
80 MWh BESS (Credit: EPC Energy) EPC Energy has delivered an 80 MWh solar plus BESS. The project features predictive analytics and…
GameChange Solar Secures 500 MW of Southern Africa Solar Projects
Derick Botha GameChange Solar has been selected to supply its Genius Tracker solar trackers for four new solar projects totalling approximately 500…
US solar industry leans on contract manufacturers to boost domestic output of inverters, trackers
Domestic solar manufacturing is seeing an unprecedented boom as the industry reaps the tax benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act. To meet…
Anker SOLIX releases residential LFP battery system in the U.S.
By | April 23, 2024 Anker SOLIX has announced the commercial launch of the Anker SOLIX X1 Home Energy Storage System across…
Freedom Solar Power completes 1.97-MW rooftop array for steel company
Freedom Solar Power announced the largest commercial solar installation in the greater Houston, Texas area in partnership with Stainless Structurals, a supplier…
Nextracker releases new “low-carbon” tracker using recycled steel
Nextracker has announced the availability of its flagship NX Horizon solar tracker system with up to 35% lower carbon footprint. Marking a…
New Colorado bill examines best practices for siting utility-scale renewable energy projects
Bighorn Solar in Colorado. Credit: McCarthy Building Cos. The Colorado Renewable Energy Siting Coalition, comprised of six conservation and environmental groups, have…
New survey finds neighbors of large-scale solar arrays want more input in planning
As solar energy development accelerates, how do Americans actually feel about those large scale solar, or LSS, farms they see along the…
TotalEnergies breaks ground on 12-MW solar + storage system at JFK Airport
The groundbreaking celebration. TotalEnergies Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New York…