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Fotress-Power-battery Fortress Power lithium battery passes UL 9540A large-scale fire safety test
Chris Crowell
November 8, 2021
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News OpenSolar 3D capture
PVEL, NREL validate accuracy of OpenSolar’s solar design tool
November 8, 2021
News Sense Solar
The power of real-time energy notifications: Sense, OhmConnect team to lower home usage 18 percent
November 8, 2021
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Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards 2021
November 8, 2021
Featured C%I Ground mount project of the year
C&I Ground-Mount Solar Project of the Year 2021: Buckhorn Children & Family Services
November 8, 2021
Projects Hannah Solar Government Services
Hannah Solar Government Services designs solar PV system at U.S....

Charleston, South Carolina based Hannah Solar Government Services, a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), renewable energ...

November 4, 2021
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Arcadia acquires largest community solar direct sales channel iSolar

Arcadia acquired iSolar, the country’s largest direct sales channel for community solar. The acquisition brings together iSolar’...

November 4, 2021
Projects mccarthy-building-companies
Construction begins on 100-MW Rabbitbrush Solar Project in Kern County,...

Leeward Renewable Energy, Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), today announced that construction ha...

November 4, 2021
News Solv-Energy
Swinerton Renewable Energy merges with (and rebrands as) SOLV Energy

The Renewable Energy division of Swinerton Builders, commonly known in the solar industry as Swinerton Renewable Energy or SRE, and SOLV, In...

November 4, 2021
Projects Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on its way to Net Zero...

Excelsior Energy Capital, Monarch Private Capital, Unico Solar Investors, Oak View Group and the Seattle Kraken have complete...

November 4, 2021
Projects winona-state
McKinstry, Winona State University start on comprehensive sustainability, solar project

McKinstry and Winona State University have begun work on a $12.3 million renewable energy and sustainability project. In the Minnesota ...

November 3, 2021
Projects Ameresco
Ameresco completes solar project on Bank of America’s corporate campus

Ameresco has completed the comprehensive solar PV installation for the Bank of America corporate campus in Chandler, AZ. The campus is now h...

November 3, 2021
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Greenbacker goes with Borrego for its largest utility-scale solar projects...

Borrego has been selected by Greenbacker Renewable Energy to engineer and construct two utility-scale solar projects in Montana and South Da...

November 3, 2021
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SolRiver Capital acquires 53 MW portfolio across North Carolina

SolRiver Capital has acquired a portfolio of utility-scale solar PV projects through out North Carolina from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partn...

November 3, 2021
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Power Forward: How to Grow a Solar Business in Uncertain...

How can solar companies continue to grow, reduce their risk and achieve their goals, all while navigating our current uncertainty? In episod...

November 3, 2021
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Solar Training Lab opens at Philadelphia high school

Mayor Jim Kenney, Superintendent William Hite, PECO CEO Mike Innocenzo and others joined the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) to celebrat...

November 3, 2021
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Navisun acquired by OMERS Infrastructure

OMERS Infrastructure signed an agreement with a fund managed by Ares Management Corporation to acquire 100% of Navisun LLC, an independent d...

November 2, 2021
News business solar solutions
Intuit launches Climate Action Marketplace to help small businesses go...

Global technology platform Intuit, makers of TurboTax, QuickBooks, etc., announced that it is forming a new climate-focused platform at the ...

November 2, 2021
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Yotta Energy secures $13M to deploy module-level energy storage for...

Yotta Energy — the company pioneering PV module-level battery storage — has raised another $13 million to scale its C&I-focu...

November 2, 2021
News LONGi solar world record
LONGi breaks HJT solar cell efficiency record twice in one...

Only days after setting a new record of 25.82% for the efficiency of its HJT cells, LONGi has announced a new world record of 26.30%. It als...

November 1, 2021