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Chris Crowell
November 1, 2021
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GoodWe reports impressive energy storage inverter sales in 2021 Semi-Annual Report
November 1, 2021
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Billd launches Pay App Advance to improve subcontractor cash flow
November 1, 2021
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Rolls Battery unveils R-Series LFP battery replacement models
November 1, 2021
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Energy Toolbase debuts ETB Monitor for solar + storage project savings insight
November 1, 2021
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SolarReviews debuts Solar Panel Manufacturer Scoring System (see who is...

SolarReviews, the leading American consumer review and rating website for solar panel installation, released their first-ever solar manufact...

November 1, 2021
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New Jersey approves 105 community solar projects, plans to make...

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved 164 MW of community solar projects as part of the Community Solar Energy Pilot Progr...

November 1, 2021
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Schneider Electric developing remote control relay for circuit-level home energy...

Schneider Electric is developing a remote control relay for launch in Q1 2022. When wired to the QO Plug-On Neutral breaker, the connected r...

November 1, 2021
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Sunrun to install SPAN products — which now include EV...

Big news on the smart home system front. Sunrun is expanding its program with SPAN, the company that reinvented the electrical panel. At the...

November 1, 2021
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The Pitch: Generac’s DC generator, load management device and whole-home...

Generac made three big additions to its PWRcell line of products recently. On the latest edition of The Pitch, a Solar Builder side project,...

October 28, 2021
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Better solar PV output prediction model? Shoolini University researchers say...

Forecasting how much power a PV system will produce over a given amount of time is not a straightforward task, and reports of PV underperfor...

October 28, 2021
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Wowzer: Malta, NB Power developing 1,000 MWh energy storage facility

This is a rendering of a 100-MW Malta plant Now this is some long duration energy storage. Malta Inc. is in advanced planning with NB Power,...

October 28, 2021
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Good news: Arizona eliminates grid access fee for solar customers

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) reports that the Arizona Corporation Commission decided to eliminate a decade-old grid access...

October 28, 2021
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Duke Energy testing new flow battery from Honeywell

Honeywell launched a new flow battery technology to pair with renewable generation sources that uses a non-flammable electrolyte for extende...

October 27, 2021
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Infiniti Energy installs solar atop six buildings in New Jersey’s...

Infiniti Energy, a full-service solar power developer and independent power producer, has completed construction on 905 kW of new solar proj...

October 27, 2021
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Major financiers are capitalizing on U.S. residential solar, growing the...

Residential solar market growth in the U.S. is strongly linked to the availability of a wide range of financing options. Over the last coupl...

October 27, 2021
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Sandia National Labs partners with GAF Energy to test solar...

GAF Energy, a leading provider of roof-integrated solar solutions, is partnering with Sandia National Laboratories, a U.S. Department of Ene...

October 27, 2021
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Solaria wins initial ITC ruling against Canadian Solar

Solaria Corporation has won an important ruling from the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) in its effort to stop Canadian S...

October 27, 2021
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Perovskite research update: Turns out hybrid perovskites are fairly defect-tolerant

Cesium-containing triple-cation perovskite solar cell. Credit: Marius Franckevicius Silicon remains the most common semiconductor material f...

October 26, 2021
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Reliable financing is key to overcoming solar supply chain obstacles

The future of solar energy is clearly bright, but large commercial or utility-scale projects in this rapidly evolving market face unique hur...

October 26, 2021