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nexamp Nexamp nets big equity investment led by Generate Capital
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August 23, 2021
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Consider the source part 3: PV failures on the rise
August 23, 2021
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Trina Solar reports PERC cells in mass production set a new efficiency world record
August 23, 2021
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Solar optimizer and RSD tech startup Enteligent joins SunSpec Alliance
August 23, 2021
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CleanSpark’s residential microgrid system and app now available in California
August 23, 2021
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Sunrun debuts Sand Creek solar installs, covering 60 lower-income rentals

Sunrun made a commitment in 2018 to develop 100 MW of solar for use on affordable multifamily housing in California by 2030 with the state S...

August 19, 2021
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Borrego selected by AES to build three solar power plants...

The AES Corporation has selected Borrego to engineer and construct three utility-scale solar projects in Michigan. The agreement is Borrego&...

August 19, 2021
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Soltage, Harrison Street invest in 20-MW PURPA and community solar...

The independent power producer, Soltage and investment management firm, Harrison Street have announced an investment in a 20 MW portfolio of...

August 19, 2021
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Solar arrays added to affordable student housing in Minnesota

Four recently completed solar arrays at Riverton Community Housing co-op locations will help the organization advance its mission to provide...

August 19, 2021
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JinkoSolar signs polysilicon supply deal with Germany-based Wacker

JinkoSolar Holding Co. announced that its principal operating subsidiary, Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. has signed a long-term polysilicon supply ag...

August 18, 2021
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Reports: Customs detaining solar modules, more tariff petitions filed

Our look at the polysilicon traceability issue in our Consider the Source feature ended on a somewhat optimistic note. It explained the Trac...

August 18, 2021
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Nextracker, SEI partner on scholarship for women in solar

Nextracker, the market leader in yield-enhancing PV system technology and solar trackers, and Solar Energy International (SEI), the world&rs...

August 18, 2021
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VCE unveils The Putah Creek Solar Farm in California

Valley Clean Energy (VCE) took another step toward its goal of providing more local renewable power for its customers with the public unveil...

August 18, 2021
News The other big news this week that Customs is detaining solar modules shipments highlights just how important such a ground breaking is for the U.S solar industry going forward.
First Solar building another U.S.-based solar module facility to manufacture...

First Solar broke ground this week on its third manufacturing facility in Ohio. The new 3.3 GWdc facility is scheduled to open in the first ...

August 18, 2021
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CEC awards $3 million grant to promising solar PV window...

Now that the California Energy Commission (CEC) is focused on solar + storage commercial buildings, it’s time to think beyond panels o...

August 18, 2021
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Capital Dynamics spins off U.S. CEI group into Arevon Energy

Arevon Energy, Inc. Arevon Energy has launched through the combination of Capital Dynamics’ U.S. Clean Energy Infrastructure (“C...

August 17, 2021
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CEP Renewables developing North America’s largest landfill solar project

CEP Renewables is constructing the largest solar project installed on a capped landfill in North America. Located in Mount Olive, New Jersey...

August 17, 2021
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All eyes on lithium: Sizing up a potential U.S.-based lithium...

The lithium battery boom is here to stay as the demand for EVs and energy storage is going crazy. Yet, global supply is being stretched. Fin...

August 17, 2021
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Tandem solar cells – perovskites paired with silicon – could...

To fully harness the potential of sunlight, scientists have been trying for decades to maximize the amount of energy that can be extracted f...

August 17, 2021
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Navisun’s landfill project in Linden, New Jersey is nearly complete

Built on a former landfill in Linden, New Jersey, Navisun’s Linden Hawk Rise community solar project, part of New Jersey’s Commu...

August 16, 2021