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September 22, 2021
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Rosendin Electric teams with Raptor Maps to scan PV module serial numbers
September 22, 2021
News Arctech Launches World’s First PV Company-owned Wind Tunnel Laboratory to Smartly Increase the Stability of Trackers
Arctech opens the first PV company-owned wind tunnel laboratory
September 22, 2021
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Swell Energy teams with Hawaiian Electric on Home Battery Rewards program
September 21, 2021
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Generac signs microgrid development deal with Enchanted Rock
September 21, 2021
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Silfab Solar to expand U.S. solar module production following ARC...

Silfab manufacturing facility Prominent North American photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer Silfab Solar Inc. announced an investment led b...

September 21, 2021
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ESS Inc. expands warranty coverage for its long-duration Energy Center

ESS Inc. is expanding coverage of its 10-year warranty insurance coverage for its Energy Center product through Munich Re, the world&rs...

September 21, 2021
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Toll Brothers signs exclusive solar + storage deal with SunPower...

Toll Brothers and SunPower have entered into a multi-year agreement in which SunPower will be the exclusive provider of solar technology to ...

September 21, 2021
News STI Control
Meet STI Control, a new system to optimize power in...

STI Norland has launched a new system called STI Control that optimizes power generation in solar tracking plants. The new system is used fo...

September 21, 2021
Projects PosiGen deploys solar power to Hurricane Ida Victims in Houma, Louisiana
PosiGen teams with Footprint Project to deploy solar power in...

South Louisiana communities badly damaged by Hurricane Ida are now using solar power to aid in recovery. New Orleans Solar Company, Pos...

September 16, 2021
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How Illinois changed its clean energy future

Illinois made big headlines this week, passing significant legislation, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, that puts Illinois on a path for...

September 16, 2021
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Soltec supplying 700-MW of solar trackers for two PV plants...

Soltec Power Holdings is making headway in the U.S. tracker market. In December 2020, Soltec announced an agreement with AES to supply ...

September 16, 2021
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Safari Energy, Sun Tribe flip the switch on 15 MW...

Representatives from Pennsylvania’s Borough of Chambersburg, Safari Energy, and Sun Tribe Development were joined by Pennsylvania Stat...

September 16, 2021
News Solar Panel Comparison - Solaria
Solaria to debut a 430-Watt solar panel next year

Solaria Corp. already produces a top of the line, highly energy dense solar module for residential and C&I solar, but the company is kic...

September 15, 2021
News LONGi bifacial tracker module
JinkoSolar, LONGi, JA Solar agree on standard specs for 182mm...

LONGi bifacial tracker module. Large-scale solar’s future is large-format modules, but the lack of a standard wafer size and frame spe...

September 15, 2021
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How FTC Solar built the Voyager+ tracker to address large...

Voyager+ Single Axis Tracker. As the solar industry drives toward large format modules, FTC Solar, unveiled the Voyager+, a new 2P-design so...

September 15, 2021
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Burns & McDonnell working on three Alliant Energy solar projects...

Burns & McDonnell is providing EPC services for three Alliant Energy solar projects in Wisconsin. The projects include Bear Creek (50-MW...

September 15, 2021
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Encore Renewable Energy, VPPSA commission community solar project on former...

Encore Renewable Energy and VPPSA announced the commissioning of a new 2.1 MW community solar array located at a former auto salvage yard th...

September 14, 2021
News SolaREIT
SolaREIT executes nine agreements with Delaware River Solar

SolaREIT, based in Rockville, Maryland, focuses on making investments in acquiring, developing, and managing climate-friendly solar assets t...

September 14, 2021
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Vote: Storage, Utility-Scale Solar Builder Projects of the Year

Here are your Solar + Storage and Utility-scale nominees for the 2021 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards, sponsored by ...

September 14, 2021