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Doosan Gridtech CS Energy, Doosan GridTech designing hybrid power system under MA-SMART program
Mark Gorman
April 20, 2021
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Bucknell University adding a solar array via Encore Renewable Energy
April 20, 2021
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DESRI turns on 180-MW Cove Mountain solar projects in Utah
April 20, 2021
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Solar farm will save Kendall County, Illinois $160,000 per year
April 20, 2021
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Case study: California home adds 68-kWh of storage capacity in massive PV system upgrade
April 20, 2021
Financing solar installer survey
Large, long-term solar customer survey shows value in old, cold...

SolarReviews and UC Berkeley’s BEACN consulting group analyzed findings from more than 400,000 U.S. homeowners who submitted a request...

April 20, 2021
+ Storage Crown Battery
Crown Battery signs up for AEP Energy’s new Integrated Renewable...

AEP Energy, a subsidiary of American Electric Power signed an agreement with the Fremont, Ohio-based Crown Battery Manufacturing Co. to...

April 19, 2021
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Solar panel cleaning tech from Superclean Glass a finalist in...

This device used for experiments is a highly transparent electrodynamic shield deposited on glass to repel dust from solar panels. Photo Cre...

April 19, 2021
News SEIA
Environmental justice priorities added to new SEIA policy platform

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) unveiled its environmental justice priorities in a new policy platform that will inform the o...

April 19, 2021
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Mosaic, Congressional Bank sign multi-year solar loan purchase program

Mosaic, the leading financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvement projects, announced a new $1.5 billi...

April 19, 2021
Inverters and eBOS
GoodWe earns EuPD Top Brand Award in six countries –...

Last week, GoodWe was listed as the top inverter brand in six countries – something no other Chinese inverter brand has achieved befor...

April 19, 2021
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Comparison shopping could unlock community solar

Community solar is a growing, important segment of the solar industry that still struggles at efficiently gathering said communities. At las...

April 19, 2021
News capital dynamics
NIPSCO and Capital Dynamics sign 200 MW solar energy BTA

The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has signed a BTA to bring 200 MW of solar energy to Indiana with the Elliot S...

April 16, 2021
Mounting Guide
Details on Trina Solar’s new Agile 1P Dual Row tracker...

Trina Solar Co. announced the official worldwide launch of the TrinaTracker Agile 1P Dual Row this week, a new member to the TrinaTracker fa...

April 16, 2021
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Listen On Demand: Upgrading to Thin-Film: When it Makes Sense...

First Solar is a global solar leader and America’s Solar Company. For decades its industry-leading thin-film technology has been a lar...

April 16, 2021
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Catalyze buys solar installer PermaCity (over 2 GW in combined...

Catalyze, a developer and independent power producer, acquired PermaCity, a solar developer and installer. PermaCity will now operate a...

April 15, 2021
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Stormwater troopers: Vegetation is crucial for erosion control on solar...

Photo credit: McCarthy Building Companies Maintaining stormwater quality and erosion control during solar project construction is not only r...

April 15, 2021
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Solar installer Kuubix secures $104M investment from Israeli developer Solegreen

Kuubix residential rooftop installation Israeli solar developer Solegreen LTD is investing up to $104 million in Kuubix over the n...

April 15, 2021
Financing
Venture fund ETV launches to back energy transition tech start-ups

Energy Transition Ventures (ETV) has launched as the first venture fund in Texas exclusively dedicated to investing in energy transitio...

April 14, 2021
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Salvation Army to expand investments in solar energy via Sage...

The Salvation Army has strengthened its commitment to sustainability with new plans to significantly expand their adoption of solar and ener...

April 14, 2021