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Projects Weekly solar energy storage Georgia Kia plant adds solar hail protection canopy | Projects Weekly
Brad Kramer
December 8, 2025
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+ Storage Northern Sun solar plus storage Illinois
Northern Sun unveils C&I solar + storage project in Illinois
December 4, 2025
News ES Foundry
ES Foundry achieves FEOC-compliant PERC production
December 3, 2025
Solar Trackers Nextpower MSS Steel Tubes Tennessee
Nextpower opens Southeast hub, doubles manufacturing capacity in Tenn.
December 3, 2025
Projects cancel canceled project investment solar
$4.4 billion in renewable energy projects canceled in October
December 2, 2025
Projects Projects Weekly solar energy storage
Stoneridge Solar adds 200 MW to Texas grid | Projects...

Welcome back from the Thanksgiving holiday (for those of you in the United States). This edition of Projects Weekly highlights RWE’s n...

December 1, 2025
Projects Trinity Energy University of Washington solar canopy carport
Solar canopy transforms UW parking lot into renewable energy source

The University of Washington deployed a 93 kW solar canopy system at a campus parking lot. UW partnered with Trinity Energy to install ...

November 26, 2025
News solar jobs empoyment renewable energy
Solar firms team up to expand access to industry careers

Two solar organizations — one a nonprofit, the other a manufacturer — are teaming up to grow the industry’s workforce. Sol...

November 25, 2025
PV Modules First Solar AI factory Louisiana
First Solar’s new $1.1 billion AI-enabled manufacturing facility opens in...

First Solar Inc. has opened a new 3.5 GW capacity manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The new $1.1 billion fully vertically ...

November 24, 2025
News ECA Solar Ashton Illinois solar project
New Illinois energy legislation clarifies solar siting rules

The Illinois state legislature has clarified solar siting rules, which may resolve litigation from an a city objecting a project outside its...

November 24, 2025
Projects EIA report fewer solar project delays
U.S. solar projects seeing fewer delays

Despite the seeming regulatory attack on solar energy this year, projects saw fewer delays in Q3 than during the same period last year. Whil...

November 21, 2025
+ Storage OATI EVolution EV charging
EV charging stations advance tribal energy sovereignty in Upper Midwest

The deployment of EV charging stations are accelerating energy sovereignty across Upper Midwest tribal nations. Through a partnership betwee...

November 21, 2025
+ Storage Lithium-Ion Battery Production capacity by Location for 2020 to 2031, source: IDTechEx
Global Li-ion battery capacity to expand 7% by 2036

Lithium-Ion Battery Production capacity by Location for 2020 to 2031, source: IDTechEx A new report shows that the global lithium-ion batter...

November 20, 2025
Products rooftop community solar
New load visibility solution eliminates distribution grid blindspots

A new suite of load visibility services is designed to help utilities detect and measure distributed energy resources (DERs) and other major...

November 18, 2025
News red arrow going up
Global solar energy market to reach $1.6 trillion by 2034...

The demand for solar energy is expanded to drive the global market to grow by 15.2% over the next decade, according to a new report. Driven ...

November 18, 2025
Solar Builder Canada Balzer’s Canada to Build & Market Mechatron Dual-Axis Solar Trackers
Balzer’s Canada to distribute Mechatron dual-axis solar trackers

Saskatchewan’s leading industrial manufacturing and construction company, Balzer’s Canada Inc. (BCI), has installed four Mechatr...

November 18, 2025
News DCE Solar project design
DCE Solar expands with comprehensive electrical design services

DCE Solar is expanding its family of brands with the continued growth of DCE Design, a dedicated firm specializing in solar project electric...

November 17, 2025
PV Modules South Carolina
First Solar to build new U.S. production facility in South...

South Carolina is set to host more solar manufacturing as First Solar plans to build a new production facility in the state. The solar modul...

November 17, 2025
Projects Projects Weekly solar energy storage
Innovative rooftop solar lease aids YMCA | Projects Weekly

In today’s edition of Projects Weekly, we’re looking at selection of large-scale solar projects, as well as acquisitions impacti...

November 17, 2025
News iesnatx24-d2-kynt_72DPI
IESNA Texas will pair serious energy discussion with hot sauce...

IESNA Texas 2024. Photo from IESNA Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) unveiled an expanded program for IESNA Texas, its r...

November 13, 2025