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Origami Solar Steel PV Module Frame outperforms aluminum, reports TECSI Solar
August 22, 2022
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GAF Energy’s Timberline Solar shingle now available in Hawaii
August 22, 2022
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American Battery Solutions debuts large-scale lithium-ion battery and control platform
August 22, 2022
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Solar prices (and storage attachments) both on the rise in EnergySage marketplace
August 22, 2022
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LONGi guarantees modules against thermal damage in high temperature

Earth’s temperature is only getting warmer, and LONGi is testing its modules’ capacity to withstand extreme temperatures during ...

August 22, 2022
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Tigo Energy debuts 25 amp rapid shutdown MLPE to support...

Tigo Energy of Flex module level power electronics fame, keeps rolling out announcements. The latest this week is the debut of two 25-Amp Ti...

August 18, 2022
News Texas solar demand charges
Data show solar generation in ERCOT is predictable, can be...

July was a record-setting month in ERCOT, the system operator that handles roughly 90% of Texas’ electric demand. Searing heat drove e...

August 18, 2022
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National Grid picks Nexamp for pilot program to speed solar...

Nexamp has been selected to participate in the innovative and recently launched National Grid DG customer “Self-Performance Pilot&rdqu...

August 18, 2022
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BayWa r.e. to start distributing Duracell Power Center products for...

One of the ultimate battery name brands, Duracell, has been hyping its entry into the residential battery backup space. That hyping should n...

August 18, 2022
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Inxeption adds solar procurement financing to its industrial marketplace

The industrial commerce and supply chain specialists at Inxeption are incorporating solar procurement financing into their industrial market...

August 18, 2022
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Price of polysilicon expected to steeply fall in 2023. Are...

The price of polysilicon is to fall steeply from the start of 2023, according to new Rethink Energy research tracking production capacity ex...

August 18, 2022
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On.Energy nets $100M from UK company to deploy BESS projects...

On.Energy closed $100 million in project financing from Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL) Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc (SEEIT), t...

August 17, 2022
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DESRI, Cleco Power sign 240 MWac solar power agreement

Cleco Power and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) announced a long-term renewable energy off-take agreement. The Dolet Hills Solar Pr...

August 17, 2022
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BayWa r.e. supports Kentucky flood relief with $10,000 donation

In response to record rainfall and catastrophic flooding across Eastern Kentucky, BayWa r.e. is donating $10,000 to the Team Eastern Kentuck...

August 17, 2022
News residential solar installer partners guide
Import tariffs have lifted, but don’t sleep on a diversified...

You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief in June from residential solar installers. Unable to justify inflated import costs as a ...

August 17, 2022
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Pivot Energy acquires community solar developer SGC Power

National renewable energy provider Pivot Energy acquired SGC Power, a Maryland-based community solar developer. Pivot develops, finances, bu...

August 17, 2022
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Renewable America’s West Tambo project added to San José Solar...

The City of San José selected the first phase of Renewable America‘s West Tambo Clean Power solar project to provide electricit...

August 17, 2022
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Sol-Ark 15K Hybrid inverter makes CEC list

Sol-Ark’s 15K Hybrid Inverter has been approved by the California Energy Commission, opening up the California market even more for th...

August 16, 2022
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Duke Energy evaluating Ford F-150 Lightning as a grid resource...

Vehicle-to-grid integration (V2G) is the next frontier for utilities, and Duke Energy is officially evaluating the viability of the Ford F-1...

August 16, 2022