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Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy taps tribal-owned developer as first preferred provider

Seneca Environmental President Jeff Ellis being presented with the Preferred Provider acknowledgment at the 2024 Tribal Energy Equity Summit. Seneca Environmental, the…

GRID Alternatives receives accreditation for solar installation training program

GRID Alternatives GRID Alternatives has been accredited by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) for its Installations Basics Training 200 Program, which…

Enphase releases new power control software to enhance battery installs

Enphase Energy announced the launch of Enphase Power Control software that can integrate with the Enphase Energy System in North America. Enphase…

Repsol completes largest solar project yet in Texas

Repsol has completed construction of its Frye Solar project, its largest photovoltaic plant to date, with a total installed capacity of 637…

Enphase Energy Launches Control Software for Home Solar, Battery Systems

Mehran Sedigh Enphase Energy has launched its Power Control software that can integrate with the company’s Energy System in North America. The…

Maxeon Introduces Latest Solar Panels with Cradle to Cradle Certification

Maxeon’s SunPower Performance 7 Solar Panel (Credit: Maxeon) Maxeon Solar Technologies has introduced its latest line of SunPower Performance 7 panels designed…

Apricus Generation Building Distributed Solar, Battery Development Platform

Gautam Chandra Apricus Generation, a new holding company designed to build a national distributed solar and battery development platform as an independent…

Maryland General Assembly passes bill to incentivize local solar development, streamline permitting

On April 8, 2024, the Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 783, the Brighter Tomorrow Act, legislation that would lower the cost…

Nexamp Raises $520M in Capital to Power Renewables Growth

Nexamp Community Solar Farm (Credit: Nexamp) Nexamp has secured $520 million in a capital raise led by Manulife Investment Management, alongside existing…

How preventative maintenance keeps a Connecticut solar project running smoothly

For solar projects to successfully operate beyond their warrantied lifespans, they must be built correctly and need to be faithfully maintained. Solar…

Virginia expands community solar access with new law

Credit: Nexamp Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 253/HB 106 and SB 255/HB 108, patroned by Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax County)…

Origami Solar steel panel frames pass mechanical load and corrosion testing

Steel solar panel frame manufacturer Origami Solar announced that after months of independent testing at CFV Labs and the Renewable Energy Test…

Electrical grid interconnection backlog grew 30% in 2023

The backlog of new power generation and energy storage seeking transmission connections across the U.S. grew again in 2023, with nearly 2,600…

West O‘ahu solar + storage project completed by AES Hawaiʻi

AES Hawaiʻi has completed the West O‘ahu solar + storage project in Kapolei – the company’s first facility to combine solar generation…

QuickBOLT Names New VP of Product Development

Rick Gentry Quickscrews International/QuickBOLT has appointed Rick Gentry as its vice president of product development, tasked with leading the strategic development of…

Yamaha Installing Solar Arrays at Georgia Facilities

Yamaha Motor Corp. plans to install solar arrays at the company’s Southeastern Headquarters in Kennesaw, Ga., and Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of…

ComEd Announces Northern Illinois Substation Expansion Project

Mark Baranek ComEd is planning an expansion of its 345 kV Elmhurst, Ill., transmission substation, with construction currently under way and an…

Origami Solar Releases Third-Party Testing Results of Module Frames

Test module in pneumatic test load machine at CFV Test Labs. (Photo: Business Wire) After testing at CFV Labs and the Renewable…

Excelsior Energy Capital Acquiring 2 GW of Solar Panels from Heliene

Chris Frantz Excelsior Energy Capital has entered a multiyear agreement to acquire 2 GW of PV modules from Heliene, with the two…

RWE Taps WhiteRock Renewables to Support U.S. Expansion Plans

(Credit: RWE) RWE Clean Energy has established a strategic relationship with WhiteRock Renewables, with the aim of accelerating the company’s expansion of…

Construction Begins at Avangrid California Camino Solar Project

Pedro Azagra Avangrid says construction has commenced at its 57 MW Camino Solar Project in Kern County, Calif. “It is always exciting…

Carhartt announces new sun protection clothing line

By | April 9, 2024 Carhartt Carhartt has announced the launch of the Force Sun Defender series — its lightest performance gear…

Rutgers installs Sunzaun vertical solar system on experimental farm campus

Rutgers University has selected vertical solar system Sunzaun for an agrivoltaics project at its farm on Cook campus. The farm at Rutgers…

The delicate matter of protecting solar panels during shipping, handling and extended storage

For a product made primarily of fragile glass, solar panels can absorb many stressors and still successfully function well beyond their 30-year…

Virginia solar project using Nevados trackers receives state environmental award

The recently commissioned 170-MWDC Bartonsville Energy Facility solar project has been hailed by Virignia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as a model…

Solar Simplified Offers Free LMI Subscriber Acquisition for Community Solar Projects

Aviv Shalgi In a move aimed at accelerating New York community solar adoption, Solar Simplified is acquiring state-eligible low and moderate income…

Lydian Energy to Focus on North American Solar and BESS Projects

Emre Ersenkal Lydian Energy has announced its launch as an independent power producer specializing in the development, construction and operation of utility-scale…