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2023 is the year of community solar
By David Field, CEO and co-founder, Luminia Ambitious clean energy goals are proliferating around the world to transition global reliance away from…
Buoyant racking turns water into an ideal solar site The floats, mooring and anchors of floating solar.
Floating solar projects are scaling up in the United States, and while the technology is still emerging here, it isn’t necessarily entering…
DSD Renewables installing solar at 25 California Home Depot locations
By | January 19, 2023 DSD Renewables will work with The Home Depot to install 13 MW of rooftop solar across 25…
Enphase inks Texas VPP deal with Octopus Energy
By | January 19, 2023 A look inside the Enphase Encharge battery, with the multiple microinverters inside. Renewable energy retailer Octopus Energy…
EIPGRID, Intertrust partner on secure VPP platform
By | January 19, 2023 Intertrust and EIPGRID have announced a partnership that will deliver a highly secure, efficient digital energy platform,…
The Center for Biological Diversity appeals California’s NEM 3.0 decision The groups say the commission should redo its analysis.
By | January 19, 2023 The Center for Biological Diversity, Protect Our Communities Foundation and the Environmental Working Group on January 18…
New technology keeps birds off big rooftop solar arrays
By Heath Waldorf, principal consultant, Bird Control Advisory Imagine all your calculations for productivity, the value of that energy both in sellable…
DOE researchers design solar project that can power both AC and DC lines
This U.S. map shows existing and potential high-voltage direct current lines in states with the greatest solar generation potential, as well as…
DESS Incorporates JUWI Pike Solar Project into Portfolio
Travas Deal on kokkulepe. Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS) has taken over Pike Solar, a solar energy facility being built to supply…
ACP Reports Corporations Increased Clean Energy Purchases to Nearly 20 GW in 2022
JC Sandberg The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has released a report that shows corporations purchased more clean energy in 2022 than…
ETC Sets Out Actions Needed to Reduce Renewable Energy Deployment Delays
In its latest global Insights Briefing, “Streamlining planning and permitting to accelerate wind and solar deployment”, the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) highlights…
Corre Energy Increases Energy Storage Operations in the U.S., Canada
Chet Lyons Corre Energy B.V. has expanded its energy storage project development operations into the United States and Canada. Corre Energy US…
Longroad Energy developing 285-MW solar + storage project in Arizona
Longroad Energy, a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, commenced construction of Sun Streams 3, its 285-MWDC solar and 215 MWAC/860…
How to ensure workforce readiness and inclusion as solar scales
Native Renewables & Honnold Foundation By Emily Teitsworth, executive director, the Honnold Foundation As the urgency of the renewable energy transition only…
Howling at the sun 5 solar contractors collaborate to survive the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused economic uncertainty as lockdowns took effect and many American industries were put on hold. Some states designated solar…
Shaw Communications Signs 15-Year PPA with Capital Power for Clydesdale Solar
Beaufort Solar, another Capital Power Corp. solar project located in Chocowinity, N.C. Capital Power Corp. has entered into a 15-year agreement with…
250-kW system installed on Texas apartment complex with Trina modules
By | January 17, 2023 Affordable-housing nonprofit Foundation Communities worked with Spear Commercial & Industrial and Trina Solar on a commercial rooftop…
SolarEdge now manufacturing NMC battery cells for energy storage market
By | January 17, 2023 SolarEdge announced that its Energy Storage division has begun shipping new battery cells designed for stationary Energy…
Sol Systems Acquires 190 MW Solar Project from ABEI Energy
Mak Nagle Sol Systems LLC has acquired a 190 MW solar development project in Uvalde County, Texas, from ABEI Energy. Sol Systems…
Burns & McDonnell constructs three Wisconsin solar projects for Alliant Energy
By | January 17, 2023 Burns & McDonnell has completed EPC services for three Alliant Energy solar projects in Wisconsin. The projects…
iSun Acquires 5.47 MW of Solar Contracts in New England
iSun Inc. has picked up two new contracts valued at nearly $6 million combined to implement renewable energy solutions for community solar…
Tips from a solar exec: Hiring to promote diversity and inclusion in solar
By Jeri Lawson, Director of Human Resources, Standard Solar Despite improvements in recent years, the U.S. solar industry is still less diverse…
Accelerating CdTe solar panel adoption can make U.S. solar more secure
By Aaron Bates, founder, Toledo Solar Even before the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 increased and extended financial incentives for solar panels…