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Imerys Partners with TotalEnergies for Solar+Storage System
Eric Potts Imerys, a supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions, is collaborating with TotalEnergies to install a large-scale solar power system paired with…
Matrix Renewables Completes First U.S. Project
Cindy Tindell Matrix Renewables, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, has completed the construction and financing of the Gaskell West 2…
AES signs recycling services agreement with SolarCycle
Project developer AES has signed a recycling services agreement with solar panel recycler SolarCycle and launched a pilot program to assess construction…
Recurrent Energy Signs VPPA for Liberty Solar Project in Texas
Dr. Shawn Qu Recurrent Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., has signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement…
Hail Detection Technology Offers Advanced Information About Weather Threats
Indji Systems, a California-based software company, has introduced its Indji Watch platform to the solar market. Indji Watch is a hail detection…
First Solar’s Acquisition of European Company Speeds Development of PV Technology
Mark Widmar First Solar Inc. has acquired Evolar AB, a Swedish company specializing in perovskite technology, adding to its advances in thin-film…
Solar Spotlight: K2 invests in software solutions to simplify solar design and sales
K2 Systems is a racking company that manufactures installation-friendly solar mounting systems tailored to the needs of customers. Recent investments in more…
CS Energy helps to close a New Jersey landfill and then install community solar on it
CS Energy CS Energy announced that it has begun construction on a 10-MW landfill community solar project located in Berkeley, New Jersey….
First Solar acquires European perovskite research firm
First Solar has acquired Evolar AB, a European perovskite company. First Solar paid $38 million for the company, with up to an…
Made-in-USA trackers, solar panels, inverters and more can claim 10% ‘domestic content’ adder under certain rules Solar panels must have domestic solar cells to receive the full credit.
The Dept. of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have released guidance for solar project developers seeking a bonus credit for using “domestic…
IRS Issues Guidelines for U.S.-Based Manufacturing Domestic Content Bonus
Janet Yellen The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released guidance that provides detailed information about the…
Aspen Power Buys Portfolio of Maine Community Solar Assets
Aspen Power has recently acquired fifteen ground-mounted community solar projects ranging from 1.4 MW to 7 MW and totaling 37 MW. The…
SolarReviews Survey Finds Installers Bullish on Prospects for 2023
Andrew Sendy is the name. The 2022 Solar Industry Survey conducted by SolarReviews reported that 63% of residential installers have seen an…
CS Energy Breaks Ground on NJ Landfill Community Solar Project
CS Energy has begun construction on a 10 MW landfill community solar project located in Berkeley, N.J. The development consists of two…
Expanded Credit Facility Helps Fuel Growth for FirstLight
Chris Hurley FirstLight Power, a clean power producer, developer and energy storage company, recently completed the expansion of its corporate credit facility…
JinkoSolar U.S. operations raided by federal agents
Local news outlets are reporting that JinkoSolar’s solar panel manufacturing plant in Jacksonville, Florida, was raided by federal agents on Monday. It…
Abandoned New Jersey paper mill now powers its community with solar
Back in 1907, a paper mill was built in the borough of Milford, New Jersey, to take lumber, turn it into pulp…
Rooftop solar could power one-third of U.S. manufacturing sector The technology currently supplies less than 0.1% of industrial electricity.
Mounted on the rooftops of industrial buildings, solar panels could meet the entire electricity demand of up to 35% of U.S. manufacturers….
Treasury Americas to add 6.5 MW of solar to power California wineries
A former installation at Etude Winery. Treasury Americas Treasury Americas, a division of Treasury Wine Estates, is expanding its on-site solar electricity…
HES Solar forms separate commercial solar installation company
HES Solar successfully implemented one of its major growth initiatives with the creation of HES Commercial, a new, independent, privately held clean…
Terabase Energy launches automated solar panel installation setup
Terafab “climate controlled” environment Digital automation company Terabase Energy has officially launched Terafab, a “digital field factory” for solar panel installation on…
Study finds states should factor environmental-harm reduction into net-metering policies
Net metering practices should be revised to reflect the value that distributed electricity generation ― for example, electricity generated by rooftop solar…
Terabase Introduces ‘Digital Field Factory’ Concept for Solar Construction
Terabase Energy, a company that provides digital and automation solutions for solar power plants, is launching Terafab, an automated, digital field factory…
Stellar Renewable Power enters partnership with NAES for O&M and analytics services
NAES Corporation, a provider of independent services, and Stellar Renewable Power, a designer and caretaker of large-scale and local solar and storage…
Tools and techniques to keep solar projects at peak performance
By Will White, application specialist, Fluke As the world races to meet ambitious decarbonization targets, clean energy projects are breaking ground and…
Nearly 300 climate justice groups ask Congress to reject Manchin proposals and embrace renewable transition
On May 9, the Climate Justice Alliance, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Indigenous Environmental Network, along with more than 290 other…
Developer Completes Interconnection Studies for 221 MW Solar Project
Stefano Romanin Westbridge Renewable Energy Corp. has completed the interconnection studies for its Accalia Point Solar Project, located in Cameron County, Texas….
Pivot Energy Wraps Up Financing for Solar Project Portfolio
Bret Labadie. Pivot Energy has secured a $203 million financing package for a collection of distributed solar projects across multiple states. Silicon…
Apex Building Large Energy Storage Sites with Powin Technology
Apex Clean Energy and Powin LLC are working on a pair of new battery storage projects in Texas: Angelo Storage, co-located with…
Prologis Seeking Solar Project Partners for California Building Portfolio
Scott Peattie Prologis has selected Station A to host a request for quotes (RFQ) to identify regional solar providers to install 116…