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Pattern Energy Pattern Energy completes 83 MWac Texas solar project
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October 12, 2021
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News Hail strikes PV module
PVEL debuts new hail test for PV modules, moves HQ to Napa, California
October 12, 2021
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LG goes ‘gap-free’ with new NeON H+ Black solar panel
October 12, 2021
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SolRiver completes virtual net metering solar deal with Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County in Pennsylvania
October 12, 2021
Projects Agilitas Energy
Agilitas Energy acquires another project under Massachusetts SMART program
October 12, 2021
News Vermeer_PD10R-Point-To-Point
Vermeer adds automated positioning to PD10R pile driver

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

October 11, 2021
Batteries
Villara Energy Systems partners with Lumin

Villara Energy Systems partnered with Lumin to add smart panel, load management capabilities to its VillaGrid energy storage system. The Vil...

October 11, 2021
News micromatic
3D-Micromac develops new laser-cutting system for solar cells

3D-Micromac AG introduced an advanced laser cutting system for half- and shingled solar cells – the microCELL MCS. The new microCELL M...

October 11, 2021
News ideematec 2p horizon solar tracker 2
IDEEMATEC extends solar tracker warranty to 15 years

IDEEMATEC is making a 15-year system warranty standard on its Horizon L:TEC tracker system, for structural and mechanical components, the lo...

October 11, 2021
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Polaris releases UTV aimed at solar construction sites

Polaris is expanding its line-up and broadening the customer markets it will support with new mid-size model, the Pro XD UTV, now available ...

October 11, 2021
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Global energy storage deployments will nearly triple this year

New research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie shows annual global storage deployments are on pace to nearly triple y...

October 11, 2021
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New Jersey Governor recognizes Lawrence Township for its solar transition

Greenskies Clean Energy LLC partnered with New Jersey solar provider Eznergy Solar Energy Solutions to install 606-kW of solar for the Towns...

October 11, 2021
Projects CVEC Sandwich Police MA
DSD, CVEC complete two carport solar canopies in Cape Cod

In partnership with Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative, Distributed Solar Development has installed two carport solar canopies, each 1.7...

October 11, 2021
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Siemens uses dual-wavelength detection to spot Li-ion battery smoldering

As demand and installations of lithium-ion (li-ion) battery energy storage systems increase, fire protection and detection systems are criti...

October 11, 2021
News floating-solar
DNV verifies floating solar design methodology of Sungrow FPV

DNV awarded a Statement of Conformity to the Chinese Solar Energy company Sungrow FPV, a provider of floating solar PV (FPV) for inland wate...

October 11, 2021
Products Enteligent
Enteligent unveils rapid shutdown device and solar-powered EV charger

Enteligent is featuring both its new Enteligent NMax Rapid Shutdown Device (RSD) with Optimization and their SolarFirst EV Quick Charger at ...

October 11, 2021
News community solar
DOE sets community solar target: 26 GW by 2025

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a new National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) target: to enable community solar syst...

October 11, 2021
Mounting Guide OMCO solar
OMCO Solar on valuing customer service in today’s solar industry

The power and success of a business is not valued solely on the number of projects or products. How a vendor responds in difficult situation...

October 8, 2021
News standard-solar
The California Institute of Technology now topped with 800-kW of...

By adding additional rooftop solar arrays, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is maximizing its energy production at times whe...

October 6, 2021
News redeux-energy
Redeux Energy Partners launches, eyes GWs of co-located solar, storage

Redeux Energy Partners, a developer of utility-scale, clean energy projects, today unveiled additional details about its capital backing, op...

October 6, 2021