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May 23, 2022
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The Pitch | What Makes a Quality Solar Module?
May 23, 2022
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Santa Margarita Water District to pair 12 MWh battery system with 1 MW solar array
May 19, 2022
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Anti-dumping news dump: Commerce memo stokes fears, Auxin’s petition based on misinterpreted data
May 19, 2022
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Quinn Residences teams with Palmetto on solar for new built-to-rent community
May 19, 2022
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Pennsylvania schools starting to prioritize solar energy

Frankford High School in Philadelphia solar demo. Photo credit: Generation 180 The amount of solar at K-12 schools in Pennsylvania doubled s...

May 19, 2022
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Meet VelociWrapper, a self-propelled cable wrapping machine built for solar...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent for a neat new invention, the VelociWrapper — a cable-wrapping machine ...

May 18, 2022
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JA Solar unveils its first n type module with DeepBlue...

JA Solar new product DeepBlue 4.0 X At its product launch event on May 18, JA Solar released its first n-type PV module: the DeepBlue 4.0 X....

May 18, 2022
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Sol-REIT ready to finance more C&I solar projects via Amerant...

Sol-REIT has secured a substantial credit facility with Amerant Bank, the largest community bank in Florida, which will allow Sol-REIT to de...

May 18, 2022
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REV Renewables taps BayWa r.e. for O&M services at 13...

Global renewable energy company and service provider BayWa r.e. entered into 10-year agreements with REV Renewables to provide operations an...

May 18, 2022
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Apex Clean Energy using Solargis’ granular data to optimize bifacial...

According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), bifacial modules could already comprise up to 50% of installed U.S. capacity. ...

May 18, 2022
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Five keys to Northeast solar tracker projects

CS Energy designed and built a 27 MW solar project in Easton, New York, which is one of the first utility-scale solar projects to be built i...

May 18, 2022
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12 manufacturers score Top Performing solar modules in PVEL’s 2022...

Solar module news this year has been mostly bad, so how about some good news: A record 12 manufacturers had at least one Top Performing modu...

May 17, 2022
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Lion Energy orders 18 GWh of LFP battery cells from...

American Battery Factory Inc. (ABF) is said to be developing a U.S.-based network of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cell giga-factories, ...

May 16, 2022
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Franz Bakery to achieve Net Zero at outlet store with...

Contractor JB Steel is leading the construction of Franz Bakery’s new Outlet Store and Depot in Medford, Ore. The 21,000 sq. ft facili...

May 16, 2022
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Pine Gate Renewables going big on new battery technology for...

Pine Gate Renewables announced two significant supply deals with emerging battery technologies this week – one for 4,550 MWh of Urban ...

May 16, 2022
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Fifth Third, PowerPay and CommonBond expand their home solar loan...

Demand for home solar continues to rise, and financers are taking note. Three lenders expanded their focus and product offering for resident...

May 16, 2022
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Schneider Electric smart panel now available for homes in California

Schneider Electric‘s Square D Energy Center smart panel is now available for purchase in California and installation in new residentia...

May 16, 2022
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REC rolling out Alpha Pure-R solar panels for residential markets...

REC Group gave a peek at its latest high-efficiency solar panel at Intersolar Europe 2022, targeted at residential roofs with limited space....

May 16, 2022
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Homebuilder HWS to include Salient’s zinc-ion batteries in over 200,000...

Zinc is starting to emerge as an indie battery storage chemistry alternative to the stadium rock band that is lithium. Salient Energy is one...

May 16, 2022