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Chris Crowell
November 29, 2021
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S-5! adds PV module skirt to PVKIT solar attachment
November 29, 2021
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International Trade Commission says to extend the Section 201 solar tariffs
November 29, 2021
Residential Solar The-Buzz
The Next Distributed Generation: Where solar market leaders are going, and how local installers can join them
November 29, 2021
News Fraunhofer agrivoltaics solar farmland
Meet the first clearinghouse for agrivoltaics
November 19, 2021
News REC-Silicon
Hanwha Solutions invests in REC Silicon, will revive its U.S.-based...

REC Silicon facility in Moses Lake, Wash. Hanwha Solutions announced a strategic investment in polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon ASA to s...

November 19, 2021
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Sungrow Floating PV partners with US Floating Solar

Sungrow Floating PV, now a gigawatt-level floating PV system supplier, has partnered with US Floating Solar, LLC as its North American Agent...

November 19, 2021
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Commercial Connect: How DSD is partnering with small developers to...

The DSD Connect portal will include standard documents to reduce customer back and forth. Commercial and industrial (C&I) solar is an on...

November 19, 2021
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KiloVault’s 4th generation HAB deep-cycle lithium battery is UL 1973...

KiloVault, a provider of residential and commercial renewable energy solutions, unveiled the fourth iteration of its HAB series of wall-moun...

November 19, 2021
Financing electric grid upgrades
The market speaks: Corporate energy buyers want 90 percent carbon-free...

While everyone is watching what the federal government is doing (and not doing) to spur renewable energy, the market itself is pushing for r...

November 18, 2021
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ESS iron-flow batteries receive North American Technology Innovation Leadership Award...

Based on its recent analysis of the North American long-duration energy storage market, Frost & Sullivan recognized ESS Inc. with the 20...

November 18, 2021
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Panasonic debuts outdoor-rated EverVolt 2.0 energy storage system with LFP...

Panasonic is unveiling an updated EverVolt home energy storage system design today. This EverVolt 2.0 allows for more customization and feat...

November 18, 2021
Projects Texas solar farm
Veterans build large-scale solar farm through free apprenticeship program

  A new large-scale solar infrastructure project, built in part by Texas veterans, began commercial operation under a power contract be...

November 17, 2021
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Opdenergy signs 160 MWdc PPA with Entergy Louisiana

Opdenergy has announced the closing of a new 20-year PPA with Entergy Louisiana, a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, and will build a ...

November 17, 2021
Projects MiEnergy
Greenbacker acquires 11.3-MW solar project in Minnesota

Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company has purchased a pre-operational 11.3-MWdc solar project from OneEner...

November 17, 2021
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Solar PV system costs still on the decline in 2021,...

A Wood Mackenzie report in September expects solar PV system costs to rise for the first time in a decade, but the National Renewable Energy...

November 17, 2021
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Standard Solar funds 24-MW community solar portfolio in Maryland

Standard Solar, OneEnergy and CCE hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Checkerspot Community Solar site in Tracy’s Landing. Solar e...

November 17, 2021
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Array Technologies acquired Spain solar tracker manufacturer STI Norland

Array Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of utility-scale solar tracker technology, is acquiring Soluciones Téc...

November 17, 2021
Solar Trackers Soltec Solarfighter PV plant in Murcia
Soltec constructs first Solarfighter PV plant ‘kit’ in Murcia

Earlier this month, Soltec announced the construction of its first Solarfighter PV distributed generation plant, located in Los Martí...

November 17, 2021
Projects Levin Furniture HQ
Levin Furniture installs fifth rooftop solar array at Pennsylvania headquarters

Levin Furniture, the largest family-owned home furnishings retailer in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio, turned on its 1 MW solar system at the...

November 17, 2021