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August 3, 2021
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SunPower teams with Wallbox to offer EV charger installations
August 2, 2021
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Trina Solar’s 670-W Vertex solar module passes several reliability tests
August 2, 2021
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Auxin Solar, Suniva petition ITC to keep tariffs on cell, module imports
August 2, 2021
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KORE Power building 12-GW lithium battery plant in Arizona
August 2, 2021
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Details on Duke Energy Florida’s four new solar power plants

Duke Energy Florida announced the locations of its four newest solar power plants – the latest move in the company’s program to ...

July 29, 2021
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HSGS selected to build solar PV array for Z Man...

Hannah Solar Government Services has been selected to design and construct a 490-kW roof mounted solar PV system for Z-Man Fishing Products ...

July 29, 2021
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Sunfinity adds solar PV to Texas’ NTE Mobility Partners

One of North Central Texas’s largest operators of managed lane highways, NTE Mobility Partners, is now incorporating clean, renewable ...

July 29, 2021
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Edgehog wants to boost PV modules with super-transmissive, self-cleaning glass

Edgehog Advanced Technologies announced the first closing of $1.25 million of its $2.5 million Seed Capital raise to further develop and com...

July 28, 2021
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Sol Systems’ new investor commits up to $1 billion to...

Sol Systems has received a significant minority investment from KKR to scale the company’s Impact + Infrastructure approach. The compa...

July 28, 2021
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Pine Gate Renewables solves inrush current issue at North Carolina...

Last month, Pine Gate Renewable’s Grissom Solar went commercial. Grissom is a 6.9-MW solar plus 10-MWh battery storage ...

July 28, 2021
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SolSmart has plans to boost local solar energy from Idaho...

The national SolSmart program has selected four new advisor organizations to provide hands-on local assistance to help communities...

July 28, 2021
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Community solar is winning U.S. market share, but will it...

Community solar at Mount Hope, N.Y. Community solar is currently winning an increasing market share in the United States, according to Wood ...

July 28, 2021
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Nautilus Solar Energy opens Maryland’s largest community solar project

The opening of Maryland’s largest community solar project, dedicated to providing 54% of the power generated to the low-to-moderate in...

July 27, 2021
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PowerMarket, SunRaise bring 7-MW community solar project online in Belfast,...

A 7-MW community solar project in Belfast, Maine is now operational and providing clean energy to theutility grid. PowerMarket and SunRaise ...

July 27, 2021
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Standard Solar acquires 35 MW solar portfolio in Maine

Five net energy billing (NEB) projects will now make solar energy accessible to homes, businesses and communities throughout the Mid-Coast a...

July 27, 2021
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McCarthy Building Companies to build a craft worker training center...

McCarthy Building Companies has always hyped its training methods as a big part of its value proposition. The company is about to expan...

July 27, 2021
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Two California aggregators sign joint contracts for 778 MW of...

Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) have executed seven PPAs, equating to 778 MW of energy generati...

July 26, 2021
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Opdenergy signs REPA with AEP Energy for Virginia solar plant

Opdenergy has closed on a new renewable energy purchase agreement (REPA) in the United States with AEP Energy, a subsidiary of American Elec...

July 26, 2021
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Signal Energy utilizing Nextracker’s NX Horizon, TrueCapture software at two...

Intersect Power has announced Signal Energy as the EPC firm and supply of the NX Horizon smart solar trackers and TrueCapture yiel...

July 26, 2021