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Part-2-sidebar_Nexwafe NexWafe’s lower carbon solar wafer gets closer to production after Series C funding
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April 14, 2022
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Massachusetts’ Holyoke Gas & Electric adding utility-scale battery system via Convergent Energy + Power
April 14, 2022
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Largest multifamily solar portfolio coming online in Texas
April 14, 2022
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REC Group to debut new solar panel at Intersolar Europe
April 13, 2022
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Green Mountain Power pilots Sun Match program aimed at lower income customers
April 13, 2022
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Case study: Why residential solar installers should be thinking about...

The U.S. commercial solar segment is finally taking off, with installations up 31% in Q3 2021 compared to the same quarter in 2020. The dive...

April 13, 2022
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Tigo rapid shutdown tech licensed by QC Solar for its...

Module-level power electronics (MLPE) supplier Tigo Energy signed a commercial technology licensing agreement with QC Solar, a manufacturer ...

April 13, 2022
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PPA prices skyrocket as solar developers struggle to build projects...

Ripple effects from supply bottlenecks and trade battles continue to be felt. According to a new report from PPA marketplace LevelTen Energy...

April 13, 2022
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Nevada Gold Mines going with First Solar to decarbonize operations

First Solar solar PV modules are going to power 17 percent of the annual energy needs of Nevada Gold Mines (NGM), the single largest gold...

April 13, 2022
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POWERHOME SOLAR rebrands and refocuses as Pink Energy

Pink Energy logo Many solar installers are looking ahead and seeing the need to evolve and diversify beyond just installing solar. POWERHOME...

April 12, 2022
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OMCO Solar invests $5 million to expand U.S. solar torque...

OMCO Solar invested an additional $5 million into its solar manufacturing capabilities, specifically to produce more Origin Tracker Torque T...

April 12, 2022
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Castillo Engineering optimizes New York solar site designs for ClearPath...

ClearPath Energy has tapped Castillo Engineering to provide electrical design and engineering for a 38.25 MW portfolio of six community sola...

April 12, 2022
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Raymour & Flanigan partners with Greenskies for three solar projects...

Furniture and mattress retailer, Raymour & Flanigan, has partnered with Greenskies Clean Focus to embark on three solar projec...

April 12, 2022
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Nexamp providing community solar to Bowdoinham, Maine

With a population approximately 3,000, The Town of Bowdoinham has chosen Nexamp to provide community solar that will lower its electric bill...

April 12, 2022
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New York State is now Nautilus’s largest community solar market...

Nautilus Solar Energy has completed a 24.9 MW community solar portfolio in New York. The fully operational portfolio consists of four projec...

April 12, 2022
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OTT HydroMet updates Kipp & Zonen DustIQ Soiling System

The soiling monitoring system Kipp & Zonen DustIQ just received a firmware update to make it even better, says OTT HydroMet. DustIQ is a...

April 12, 2022
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State of community solar sector in 2022

Community solar is the fastest growing sector within the solar industry. With growth of over 10x in the last five years, the US Department o...

April 12, 2022
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Power Forward | How to be an agile, resilient solar...

David Dunlap presenting at NABCEP CE Conference 2022. The last week of March started with the sold-out 2022 NABCEP CE conference and ended w...

April 12, 2022
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Fortress Power, Sol-Ark announce new integrated solar, battery solution

Fortress Power teamed up with Sol-Ark again, releasing an update on their integrated solar storage solution. Consisting of 4 eFlex batteries...

April 11, 2022
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Palmetto enters New York residential solar market, adds PlugPV as...

Clean energy marketplace Palmetto is entering the New York State residential energy market. Currently ranked 11th, the New York market typic...

April 11, 2022