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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…
2022 SolarReviews survey shows installers expect big growth with IRA incentives
By | May 9, 2023 Credit: Namaste Solar Consumer review site SolarReviews has released the results of its 2022 Solar Industry Survey,…
Establishing greener land management practices on large-scale solar projects
Large-scale, ground-mounted solar projects require many acres of land to produce electricity, with single projects reaching hundreds of megawatts and counting. Industry…
Silicon Valley Bank’s first loan post-collapse: 100 MW of community solar
Pivot Energy has announced the closing of a ~$203 million financing facility to support a multi-state portfolio of distributed generation solar projects….
Senate and House both vote to overturn presidential pause on solar tariffs
The U.S. Senate today voted (56-41) to overturn President Joe Biden’s two year pause on new solar tariffs. This comes following a…
A Q&A with NovaSource on O&M trends A deep dive into what’s holding the industry back today and how technology will change future project performance.
The operations and maintenance of all sizes of solar projects is constantly evolving. Solar panels and inverters grow more powerful every day…
Xcel Energy proposes 250-MW addition to huge Upper Midwest solar project
Xcel Energy is proposing to add an additional 250-MW solar project near the existing Sherco plant site in Becker, Minnesota, which will…
Illinois Power Agency selects 78 new community solar projects for the state The latest round of projects will add 170 MW of solar to Illinois’ power grid.
Flowers grow beneath Pivot Energy’s Community Solar Garden in Kankakee, Illinois. Pivot Energy Update 5/5/2023: The Illinois Power Agency released the scoring…
Opinion: Proposed rate change puts solar at risk in Colorado High Country
By Jessica Fishman, clean energy marketing professional Holy Cross Energy is a relatively small, member-owned electric cooperative in Colorado’s ski country that…
Shoals Files with ITC to Protect Solar Connectors Against Patent Infringement
Shoals Technologies Group Inc. has filed a patent infringement complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Hikam America Inc. and…
DC Water Publishes RFI to Kick Off Solar Procurement
DC Water has released a request for information in order to get insights from the industry on its plans to get solar…
Ingeteam releases new central inverter for up to 1,500-V battery systems
Ingeteam has developed a new central inverter for large-scale battery systems. This new product, commercially known as IS STORAGE 3Power HV, is…
Gonvarri Solar Steel supplies single-axis trackers for 72-MW Texas project
By | May 4, 2023 Gonvarri Solar Steel, a subsidiary of Gonvarri Industries from Madrid, Spain, that manufactures solar racking and trackers,…
Solar Spotlight: It’s no myth — microinverters work on commercial solar projects
Microinverters are a common component in residential solar projects that are built to handle the wattage of smaller-scale PV arrays. But like…
Biodiversity strategies bolster clean energy goals on solar projects Here’s how one solar project conserves native grass and effectively manages stormwater.
By Christina Hebb, SWPPP and vegetation senior manager, McCarthy Building Companies The reduction of harmful greenhouse gas emissions is an important aspect…
New York Power Authority now able to develop its own renewable energy projects
The 2023-24 Enacted State Budget provides the New York Power Authority (NYPA) with new authority to develop, own and operate renewable energy…
GoodLeap now offering financing for NeoVolta energy storage systems
NeoVolta has partnered with the sustainable home improvement finance platform GoodLeap to make solar energy storage as affordable as possible for more…