Solmetric has begun shipping its new PVA-1500 V2 IV curve tracer for commissioning, maintaining, and troubleshooting PV systems. This latest model of the popular 1500Volt/30Amp PV Analyzer product line adds some key new features, including: • Charging/charged LED indicators on the I-V unit and SolSensor • In-the-field firmware upgrade capabilityRead More

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is ushering in a new energy era for the Empire State by signing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act into law, which will require the state’s utilities to produce 70 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and calls for 100Read More

KeyBank, N.A. and Dividend Finance are partnering on a new financial program to help homeowners add solar and energy storage systems to their homes to gain energy independence. These services will be offered in 35 states across the nation. “Dividend’s ability to provide KeyBank access to new households while optimizing ourRead More

According to Wood Mackenzie’s Solar Market Insight Report (Q2 2019), there were 1.6 gigawatts of utility-scale solar installed in Q1 2019, accounting for 61 percent of U.S. capacity additions this quarter. According to Brad Micallef, managing director and co-founder of Solar Operations Solutions LLC, this output is equivalent to almostRead More

MiaSolé, the leading manufacturer of lightweight, flexible, thin-film photovoltaic solar panels announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has independently confirmed a 20.56 percent cell efficiency for a thin-film device (0.86cm2) deposited on a stainless steel foil. This is a new internal record for MiaSolé thatRead More

Portland General Electric Co. (PGE) presented a new integrated resource plan to the Oregon Public Utility Commission that focuses on adding more renewable power, capturing more energy efficiency and partnering with customers to help balance energy supply and demand during periods of peak energy use. “This is the first resourceRead More

Independent power producer Soltage LLC is launching Helios Power, a new funding vehicle in partnership with infrastructure equity investment fund Basalt II, to construct 200 megawatts (MW) of solar assets across the U.S.  Building upon this prior partnership, Helios Power will continue distributed solar asset investment in the commercial and industrial, utility,Read More

CleanCapital just announced its largest acquisition to date, a 75.2 MW solar portfolio made up of 15 operating solar projects in New Jersey. This is the fourth in a series of acquisitions made through CleanCapital’s $250 million investment vehicle with CarVal Investors. CleanCapital now owns and operates 180 MW ofRead More

Q CELLS is launching a new, all-black iteration of its popular solar module, the Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G6+, into the U.S. market in September 2019 with an extensive 25-year product warranty. This latest version of Q CELLS’ half-cell monocrystalline solar module range is manufactured with larger cells which boast dimensions of 161.70Read More

GE Solar and BlackRock rocked the renewable energy sector with the formation of a new business, Distributed Solar Development, a GE Renewable Energy Venture (DSD). The company will be 80 percent owned by a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets and 20 percent owned by GE Renewable Energy and willRead More