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November 19, 2021
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Financing electric grid upgrades
The market speaks: Corporate energy buyers want 90 percent carbon-free electricity by 2030
November 18, 2021
+ Storage ESS iron flow battery
ESS iron-flow batteries receive North American Technology Innovation Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan
November 18, 2021
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Panasonic debuts outdoor-rated EverVolt 2.0 energy storage system with LFP batteries, more capacity
November 18, 2021
Projects Texas solar farm
Veterans build large-scale solar farm through free apprenticeship program
November 17, 2021
Projects Entergy logo
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
News NREL-cost-declines
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
Projects Standard-Solar-community-solar
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
Solar Trackers Array-Logo-GOLD-NAVY-
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
News WBX_NORTH-AMERICA-ENERGY-METER
Wallbox adds home energy management smarts to Pulsar Plus EV...

Electric vehicle charging and energy management provider Wallbox announced new home energy management features for EV drivers in the U.S., E...

November 17, 2021
Projects Greenskies_West-Milford-BOE_HS_Solar_2021-10-07
Greenskies, EZNERGY energize seven solar arrays for New Jersey School...

Greenskies Clean Energy has energized seven solar energy systems, a total of 1.39-MW, for the West Milford Board of Education. At no upfront...

November 16, 2021
News Keuka Lake NY Camp Cory
YMCA Camp Cory on Keuka Lake, NY, expands operations with...

YMCA Camp Cory on Keuka Lake, where kids and families have been served since 1921, unveils a new solar array to decrease operating costs, wh...

November 16, 2021
News Lumin-Edge-picture
Lumin Edge is the latest total home energy control product

The home energy control products keep on coming. This week, Lumin unveiled something new, the Lumin Edge, a handy, fairly plug-and-play prod...

November 16, 2021
News Bifacial PVEL-001
Bifacial solar modules excluded from Section 201 tariffs (again)

In a win for the solar industry, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) re-instated the exclusion of bifacial solar modules from the Se...

November 16, 2021
Products STEP-HEAT
Power underfloor radiant heating directly from solar panels with STEP...

This Sunflower PV system directly heats an adjacent building. STEP HEAT, known for its radiant heating solutions, is offering self-regulatin...

November 16, 2021
+ Storage sunpower logo
SunPower debuts virtual power plant deal for customers in Eversource,...

SunPower Corp. launched a virtual power plant (VPP) solution this week, enabling SunVault energy storage customers to get paid by allowing a...

November 16, 2021
Mounting Guide Erthos-mount
Erthos’ pile-less Earth Mount Solar PV system gains traction with...

Erthos announced five Earth Mount Solar PV system projects in various stages of completion across four counties in California. Totaling 3 MW...

November 16, 2021