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MCE CCA MCE signs deal for its largest solar + storage project to date in Golden Fields Solar
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February 16, 2022
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Deal for dealerships? Freedom Solar’s three Boggus Auto Group projects highlight solar C&I opportunity
February 16, 2022
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Illinois solar industry booming five months after passing climate jobs bill
February 16, 2022
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CUSMA panel says U.S. tariffs on solar products from Canada are unlawful
February 16, 2022
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Rooftop solar price hike just a blip, says GlobalData
February 16, 2022
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Mosaic lowers home solar loan pricing (again)

The rise in solar PV system costs has been a hot topic of late, but the cost of financing solar projects remains a good deal. In fact, Mosai...

February 16, 2022
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CleanCapital acquires 65-MW portfolio as solar’s mid-market consolidation trend continues

Photo of Vallecitos Water District Twin Oaks Reservoir, San Marcos, CA provided by CleanCapital. CleanCapital announced the acquisition...

February 15, 2022
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Sunflare debuts ‘practically invisible’ solar panel for metal standing seam...

Sunflare’s PowerFit 20 is a light, thin, flexible and nearly invisible solar panel that lies flat on a metal standing seam roof, nestl...

February 14, 2022
News radiative cooling benefit of solar cells demonstrated
Radiative-cooler-integrated solar cells show PV panel performance benefits in new...

Scientists demonstrate how integrating a radiative cooler with a multi-junction solar cell can enhance its power conversion efficiency. Stan...

February 14, 2022
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Solar inverters on 3G networks will stop reporting soon, and...

Starting this month, mobile carriers are shutting down their 3G networks to make room for more advanced network services. This means that ol...

February 14, 2022
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Are advanced anode technologies the path to better Li-ion batteries?

Li-ion batteries are beginning to hit their performance ceiling, especially with regards to energy density. However, a shift in the anode ma...

February 14, 2022
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Mounting milestone: Solar FlexRack hits 1,000 installs after doubling tracker...

Solar FlexRack hit an installation milestone this week: reaching 1,000 solar installations. The big, round number shows both how much this d...

February 14, 2022
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Swell Energy adds Enphase microinverters, batteries to VPP programs

Enphase Energy signed a deal with grid solutions provider Swell Energy that will allow the Enphase IQ microinverters and IQ Batteries to par...

February 14, 2022
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Standard Solar acquires 6.97 MW community solar portfolio in Maine

Contributing to the company’s existing 50 MW portfolio in Maine, Standard Solar has acquired a 6.97 MW, 17,785-panel community solar p...

February 10, 2022
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IREC leading solar + storage microgrid development in Maricao, Puerto...

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) selected Maricao, Puerto Rico, to develop a solar + storage microgrid through the Puerto...

February 10, 2022
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T-Mobile to participate in Nexamp’s community solar program

Nexamp and T-Mobile have partnered in Nexamp’s community solar program. The long-term agreement to participate in the Nexamp community...

February 10, 2022
News solar industry deal
SunPower’s majority shareholder, TotalEnergies, to acquire its commercial solar business

TotalEnergies is purchasing SunPower Corp.’s Commercial & Industrial Solutions (CIS) business for $250 million, including $60 mill...

February 10, 2022
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Solar panels over canals? California’s Turlock Irrigation District is giving...

Conceptual rendering of solar panels spanning the 110 foot-wide TID Main Canal The Turlock Irrigation District (TID) announced Project Nexus...

February 9, 2022
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Novel Energy to develop 20-MW of dual-axis solar projects in...

Novel Energy Solutions LLC, an EPC and portfolio solar investor based in St. Paul, Minn., signed a new strategic partnership with Mechatron ...

February 9, 2022
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Fraunhofer Institute leads promising solar cell recycling effort (new PERC...

This is the type of breakthrough the PV recycling sector needs. PV recycling today is largely focused on plugging discarded modules into the...

February 9, 2022