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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…
Verogy completes rooftop solar project for Maine courthouse
Verogy, a West Hartford, Connecticut-based solar energy developer dedicated to delivering industry-leading renewable energy solutions and services announced the completion of a…
Hecate Energy approved for 150-MW solar project in Virginia
Hecate Energy announced approval of the Siting Agreement and Conditional Use Permit application for the planned 150-MW Cumberland Solar Facility in Virginia….
TGC, Qcells Partner to Install 450 MW of Solar Across U.S.
Panos Ninios True Green Capital Management (TGC) has signed a partnership agreement with Qcells to install up to 450 MW across commercial,…
Cumberland County Approves Hecate Energy’s 150 MW Virginia Solar Facility
(Credit: Cumberland Solar Farm) Hecate Energy has had its Siting Agreement and Conditional Use Permit application both approved for the planned 150…
TERREPOWER Launches Panel Recycling Line at Tennessee Facility
Maria Caballero TERREPOWER, a division of BBB Industries, has launched a solar panel recycling line at its facility in Sparta, Tenn., offering…
PG&E Customer Electricity Greenhouse Gas-Free Last Year
Patti Poppe Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) retail customers received completely greenhouse gas-free electricity in 2023, with 34% of total electricity…
New York to Install Solar Carport, BESS at JFK Airport
Gov. Kathy Hochul The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) began construction of…
Monarch Private Capital, Elawan Energy Complete Two Texas Solar Projects
Dileo Project (Source: Monarch Private Capital) Monarch Private Capital and Elawan Energy announced the substantial completion of two utility-scale solar projects in…
Enphase Energy Partners with Octopus Energy Group in the U.K.
Marco Krapels Enphase Energy has formed a strategic partnership with Octopus Energy Group which expects to focus on deploying Enphase’s IQ8 Microinverters…
Maxeon sues REC and Hanwha for alleged TOPCon patent infringement
By | April 22, 2024 Solar panel assembly at Maxeon’s facility in Mexico. Maxeon Solar Technologies announced on April 19 that it…
EPA announces recipients of $7 billion in residential Solar for All grants
GRID Alternatives On April 22, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 60 selectees that will…