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Mt. Olive Solar Field CEP Renewables developing North America’s largest landfill solar project
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August 17, 2021
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Featured lithium supply chain
All eyes on lithium: Sizing up a potential U.S.-based lithium battery supply chain
August 17, 2021
PV Modules tandem-solar-cells
Tandem solar cells – perovskites paired with silicon – could push efficiency near 30 percent
August 17, 2021
Projects Linden Hawk Rise community solar project
Navisun’s landfill project in Linden, New Jersey is nearly complete
August 16, 2021
News solar prices per watt
Median residential solar price drops while storage increases says EnergySage
August 16, 2021
Projects greenbacker
Greenbacker Renewable Energy acquires 40MWac of solar projects in New...

Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company has purchased two utility-scale solar projects from Hecate Energy. T...

August 16, 2021
News ParallelingGear
Russelectric’s Paralleling System aimed at facilities with renewable energy and...

Automatic transfer switch and power control systems provider Russelectric is now offering its Paralleling System to ensure that critical loa...

August 16, 2021
Projects Solar Wolf Texas expansion
Broad Reach Power to deploy 1 GW of standalone energy...

Houston-based independent power producer Broad Reach Power entered into an agreement with Sungrow Power Supply for 1,000 MW of energy storag...

August 16, 2021
News Pennsylvania
PECO launches second phase of solar RFP in Southeastern Pennsylvania

PECO has launched the next phase of the company’s solar credit procurement, part of an initiative to increase the company’s...

August 12, 2021
Projects Geothermal project under construction
New binary geothermal project in Mammoth Lakes, California under construction

Construction on Casa Diablo-IV (CD4) officially began in May 2021. The renewable, binary geothermal project is located in Mammoth Lakes, Cal...

August 12, 2021
Projects sage-energy-consulting
Judicial Council of California eyeing solar + storage at 43...

Sage Energy Consulting will work with the Judicial Council of California (JCC), on an investment in solar power and energy storage. The JCC ...

August 12, 2021
Policy California solar bills
California might mandate solar + storage for new multifamily, commercial...

The California Energy Commission (CEC) sent the 2022 California Energy Code to the California Building Standards Commission with a requireme...

August 12, 2021
News CleanSpark
CleanSpark says new Bitcoin mine will operate at net carbon...

CleanSpark, a clean Bitcoin mining and diversified software and services company, has closed on its acquisition of an additional ~87,000 sq ...

August 11, 2021
Projects Hartford Pike
Hartford Pike community solar project in Rhode Island features SolarEdge...

SolarEdge Technologies provided a DC-optimized PV system for a 12-acre solar farm in Foster, Rhode Island. The Hartford Pike site is se...

August 11, 2021
News NexampLogo
Nexamp expands community solar in Maine with five-project portfolio

Nexamp advanced its investment in Maine’s solar market, becoming the long-term owner of a portfolio of community solar projects develo...

August 11, 2021
News climate-first-bank
Climate First Bank joins 1% for the Planet

Eco-friendly community bank Climate First Bank has partnered with global nonprofit network 1% for the Planet. As part of its ...

August 11, 2021
News coal
Consider the Source part 2: Factoring in embodied carbon

Solar PV panels — the symbol of the industry — are a bit of Rorschach test. What do you see when looking at one? The starting po...

August 11, 2021
News Florida
Florida Power & Light prioritizes solar buildout in rate settlement

Florida Power & Light Company announced a comprehensive, four-year rate settlement agreement developed jointly with the Florida Office o...

August 11, 2021
Projects Orbital Solar Services
Orbital Solar Services awarded 132.2-MW EPC contract for Southeast solar...

The Orbital Energy Group subsidiary, Orbital Solar Services, has been awarded an EPC contract to construct a 132.2MWdc/100MWac solar farm in...

August 11, 2021
Residential Solar Palmetto
Palmetto wants to help launch your solar installation business (apply...

Palmetto is launching a 12-month incubator-style program to help aspiring clean energy entrepreneurs get their own solar installation busine...

August 11, 2021