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August 11, 2021
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Consider the Source part 2: Factoring in embodied carbon
August 11, 2021
News Florida
Florida Power & Light prioritizes solar buildout in rate settlement
August 11, 2021
Projects Orbital Solar Services
Orbital Solar Services awarded 132.2-MW EPC contract for Southeast solar project
August 11, 2021
Residential Solar Palmetto
Palmetto wants to help launch your solar installation business (apply now)
August 11, 2021
Projects The Lenox Community Solar Project
Standard Solar completing New York’s largest community solar + storage...

New York’s largest community solar project connected to an energy storage system is nearly complete. The Lenox Community Solar Project...

August 11, 2021
Projects Robert Biale Vineyards
Robert Biale Vineyards installs new 145-kW Solaria PowerXT solar array

Robert Biale Vineyards has installed a new 145-kW Solaria PowerXT solar array atop its winery and tasting room in Napa, ...

August 10, 2021
News Heliene-solar-modules
Heliene opening a new heterojunction solar module manufacturing facility in...

More domestic solar module supply is on the way. Heliene is opening its third North American solar module manufacturing facility located in ...

August 10, 2021
News LG Solar Lagunitas
Details on Lagunitas Brewery’s big switch to solar energy via...

Thousands of people congregate annually to Lagunitas Brewery Company for live music, food and of course – craft beer. The company prod...

August 9, 2021
News Medline facility in Connecticut
Medical supply company sees efficiency in switch to solar power

Energy is imperative in delivering and improving high-demand medical supplies. For a crucial, and very busy manufacturing facility like Medl...

August 9, 2021
News solar industry deal
Aurora Solar acquires Folsom Labs, developer of HelioScope

Solar sales and design software company Aurora Solar acquired the other leading company in this space, Folsom Labs, developer of HelioS...

August 9, 2021
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BayWa r.e. renews solar job training scholarship fund with SEI

Solar Energy International (SEI) and BayWa r.e. continued their partnership to provide scholarship funds, re-upping their commitment to awar...

August 9, 2021
Projects Laketricity and BlueWave Solar
BlueWave Solar, Laketricity eyeing floatovoltaic solar projects in Massachusetts 

BlueWave Solar signed into a joint venture agreement with Laketricity for future projects in Massachusetts with intent to expand t...

August 6, 2021
Projects Mcdonald's and eBay solar powered
McDonald’s and eBay sign solar PPA with Lightsource bp to...

McDonald’s Corporation and eBay have made agreements with Lightsource bp to purchase power from what will be Louisiana’s largest...

August 6, 2021
News Integrated Grounding
CAB Solar with two new above ground solar cable management...

CAB Solar has developed two new and innovative solutions to reduce costs and expand choices in its popular Cable Management with Integrated ...

August 6, 2021
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Soltage closes with Silicon Valley Bank to finance national solar...

Soltage raised a $130M debt facility led by Silicon Valley Bank to finance a 110 MW national portfolio of projects across six states: North ...

August 5, 2021
Projects ESS iron flow battery
TerraSol Energies selects ESS iron-flow battery for Pennsylvania recycling facility

ESS was selected by TerraSol Energies to deliver an ESS Energy Warehouse flow battery at a commercial facility in Pennsylvania. The Energy W...

August 5, 2021
Financing zero-percent
Sunlight Financial offering a zero percent interest loan for solar,...

Point-of-sale financing company Sunlight Financial has new no- and ultra-low interest loans for residential solar and storage systems.&...

August 5, 2021
Inverters and eBOS Mobile-View
Tigo Energy debuts Energy Intelligence to improve O&M, fleet management

For solar installers, operations and maintenance is often a significant and ongoing burden. Tigo Energy, Inc. unveiled a comprehensive digit...

August 5, 2021
Projects Samuels Engineering
Samuels Engineering goes with dual-axis trackers for this carport installation

Samuels Engineering faced a utility-imposed 500 kW cap for the amount of solar it could install at company headquarters in Greenwood Village...

August 4, 2021