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Solar-energy-power-array-installation-NJ-1 DSD Renewables acquires six Northeast rooftop solar projects
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March 9, 2022
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News FTC Solar 2P Voyager Tracker Nevada
FTC Solar’s wind dampening tech proves effective in new report
March 9, 2022
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Six CCAs sign on to new California lithium-ion storage project
March 9, 2022
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SMUD signs PPA for its largest solar + storage system with DESRI
March 9, 2022
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American Battery Factory looks to, well, build a network of U.S.-based lithium battery factories
March 8, 2022
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Vermeer’s pile drivers now have automated point-to-point positioning, perfect for...

Vermeer announced that its new PD10R pile drivers can now be outfitted with automated machine positioning technology. Vermeer PD10R pile dri...

March 8, 2022
News partnership agreement
Rooftop solar installer ION Solar nets big investment from Greenbelt...

Greenbelt Capital Partners is investing in rooftop solar installation company ION Solar, LLC. In operation since 2013 and based in Provo, Ut...

March 8, 2022
News United States electric grid
Honeywell, Duke Energy team up to deploy municipal microgrids across...

With extreme weather and power outages on the rise, the United States needs a more resilient energy grid comprised of more distributed energ...

March 8, 2022
News UL and National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Cyber security recommendations for inverters, distributed energy resources coming via...

UL has released a report, co-authored with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory that includes recommen...

March 7, 2022
Residential Solar APsystems
Advantages of installing higher power dual-module microinverters

APsystems is now shipping the DS3 microinverter, which they tell us is the most powerful dual-module microinverter on the market. On this ep...

March 7, 2022
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Solar roofing market to hit $1 billion by 2025 says...

GAF’s Timberline system is one of the big contenders. The solar roof market looks ready to heat up. Solar roofing is defined as those ...

March 7, 2022
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DEPCOM Power expands energy storage services as Koch subsidiary

Solar EPC and O&M provider DEPCOM Power Inc. is expanding its focus on energy storage now that it’s under the wing of Koch Enginee...

March 7, 2022
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Sungrow’s new residential solar inverter wins design award

Sungrow‘s SG6.0RS, a key product in Sungrow’s new residential PV & ESS portfolio, won the Contemporary Good Design Award via...

March 7, 2022
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APsystems tops 2-GW of installed capacity

APsystems has surpassed 2 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity to date — topping more than 146,000 solar installation sites in over 10...

March 7, 2022
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Florida passes controversial anti-solar bill, SEIA urges governor to veto

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) reports the Florida Senate passed its version of the controversial bill (SB 1024) that will u...

March 7, 2022
News Q-CELLS
Q CELLS reports tandem solar cell efficiency world record

You’re going to be hearing a lot about tandem solar cells going forward. Q CELLS is the latest PV innovator to announce a new world-re...

March 7, 2022
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Baby boomers are hesitant solar customers – here’s how to...

Baby boomers are the second-largest generation — and represent a vast, underserved customer base for the solar industry. On top of the...

March 7, 2022
News Primergy-solar
Primergy Solar selects Kiewit Power Constructors as EPC, Maxeon panels...

 Solar developer/owner Primergy Solar LLC, a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, is currently working on the highl...

March 4, 2022
News Fullerton, California
NORESCO finalizes self-funding solar, energy efficiency project for the city...

The City of Fullerton, California, has contracted with NORESCO to implement an $8.4 million energy efficiency project guaranteed to save $12...

March 4, 2022
News solareit
Mid-sector solar movement: SolaREIT, Nuveen close on $100M solar lease...

Solar developers and landowners in the mid-sized / commercial solar sector can always use access to more low-cost capital, and this week sol...

March 4, 2022