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Nuveen and Safari Energy team up for strategic solar portfolio
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December 7, 2021
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Check out this clearinghouse for solar energy permitting, inspection resources
December 7, 2021
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SPI Energy acquires defunct Sunergy solar PV plant in Sacramento, will kickstart production in 2022
December 6, 2021
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Energy Storage on Parade: Six standout innovations at ESACON21
December 6, 2021
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Daqo New Energy ramps up polysilicon production at new facility
December 6, 2021
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Solar panel cleaning drone in development via Airobotics, Solar Drone

Airobotics, an Israeli drone manufacturer, and Solar Drone, an Israeli company specializing in solar farms services, have signed a binding a...

December 6, 2021
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Mitrex debuts tandem solar panel with 800-Watt max output

After months of research and development, Mitrex Integrated Solar Technology, a building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) manufacturer, relea...

December 6, 2021
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Solar PV Module Buyer’s Guide 2022

Between the WRO enforcement and general shipping and supply issues across markets, shoring up solar panel supply chains is a main objective ...

December 6, 2021
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Details on Enphase, Arizona Public Service’s residential battery grid services...

Enphase Energy is now participating in Arizona Public Service’s (APS) residential battery pilot grid services program. The program off...

December 2, 2021
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Clean Energy Group says batteries are lowest cost option for...

Applied Economics Clinic (AEC) and Clean Energy Group (CEG) have released a new report that finds that customer-sited battery storage is by ...

December 2, 2021
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Ipsun completes Virginia’s first C-PACE funded solar projects

Ipsun completed the first C-PACE projects in Virginia, at Rocklands BBQ, totaling 44-kW on two adjacent properties located in Arlington Coun...

December 2, 2021
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Maryland county will have the largest community solar project dedicated...

Montgomery County, Maryland will soon be home to the nation’s largest community solar farm fully dedicated to low and moderate-income ...

December 2, 2021
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Benchmark costs for five solar PV module technologies

This lightweight CIGS photovoltaic cell, on flexible stainless steel, was made by Matthew Reese and his team at NREL. Photo by Dennis Schroe...

December 2, 2021
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Power Forward: Solar supply chain overview and an outlook for...

On this episode of Power Forward! we’re diving deep into solar supply chain issues with David Dunlap, vice president of operations wit...

December 2, 2021
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Sunverge, LG team on VPP pilot program that includes load...

LG Electronics USA and Sunverge Energy are collaborating on a groundbreaking residential virtual plant project with customers in Northern an...

December 1, 2021
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Net metering news this week: Duke agrees in N.C., Florida...

Duke Energy agrees to NEM plan in North Carolina Solar business and clean energy advocates signed an agreement with Duke Energy this week to...

December 1, 2021
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BayWa r.e. acquires Beacon Solar, part of the largest roofing...

BayWa r.e., a leading renewable energy developer, services and systems provider globally and in the Americas, acquired Beacon Solar, the sol...

December 1, 2021
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Koch Engineered Solutions acquires solar EPC DEPCOM Power

Koch Engineered Solutions LLC (KES), a unit of Koch Industries Inc., acquired DEPCOM Power Inc., an engineering, procurement and constructio...

November 30, 2021
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Boston Solar is the latest acquisition of SinglePoint

SinglePoint, Inc. is set to acquire 80.1% of Boston Solar, a full EPC solar installer in New England. The transaction is expected to close p...

November 30, 2021
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Help crowdfund PVpallet’s reusable, recyclable pallets, built for shipping solar...

The solar industry benefits from other sustainable concepts in its supply chain. The team at PVpallet has zeroed in on a huge problem: the s...

November 30, 2021