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Ohio solar project Ohio mayors stump for IRA Direct Pay provision to install more solar
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May 15, 2025
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Tandem solar progress reported by Qcells, TrinaSolar and Tandem PV
May 14, 2025
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Bidding Wars: Fluence software eyes emerging opportunity for under 50 MW asset class
May 14, 2025
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UL 3741: Why It Matters and How Sollega™ Delivers Smarter Compliance
May 13, 2025
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Hawaii Electric expands grid services purchase agreement with OATI
May 13, 2025
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Mayfield Renewables Education Summit set for Oct. 15-16 — what’s...

The solar industry has a lot of events, but there are not enough conferences focused squarely on technical education – which is why we...

May 12, 2025
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Tax credit for residential solar is on the chopping block....

The 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for residential solar (25D) is at risk in the House of Representatives’ budget proposal bill, acco...

May 12, 2025
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Digital freight brokerage Fura focuses on solar module logistics

Logistics are a key component to larger scale solar projects, but unfortunately solar is underrepresented with most carriers / logistics com...

May 12, 2025
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Powin’s Pod Max packs 6.26 MWh of capacity in a...

Energy storage integrator Powin LLC is now deploying the Pod Max, the company’s most powerful and energy-dense product to date. Pod Ma...

May 8, 2025
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Meet Sunrun Flex: A novel solar + storage agreement that...

Sunrun is rolling out a new financial agreement for homeowners considering solar + storage: Sunrun Flex. Sunrun is billing it as the first s...

May 8, 2025
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Details on Castillo Engineering’s $2.5M investment in solar project management...

Castillo Engineering is investing in expanding its utility-scale solar capabilities. The engineering firm announced an investment of $2.5 mi...

May 8, 2025
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Solar manufacturing expanding in ‘tariff haven’ Middle East, North Africa

Note 1. CAGR – compound annual growth rate. (Source: Wood Mackenzie.) The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is emerging ...

May 8, 2025
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Georgia Tech pilots commercial-scale lead battery from Stryten Energy

The Georgia Institute of Technology and Stryten Energy LLC, a U.S.-based energy storage solutions provider, announced the successful in...

May 7, 2025
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Abundance Energy taps sonnen for virtual power plant in Texas

Sonnen announced another behind-the-meter virtual power plant partnership in Texas, this one involving Retail Electric Provider Abundance En...

May 7, 2025
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EcoFlow launches STREAM Series to bring ‘balcony solar’ U.S.

Portable power company EcoFlow launched a “plug-and-play” home solar system in the U.S. called the STREAM Series, geared toward ...

May 7, 2025
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AME church network launches microgrid program in Georgia

Microgrids are going to church in Georgia. The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Sixth District has developed a pioneering renewable ...

May 6, 2025
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SimpliPHI 6.6 battery stack passes earthquake vibration test

This system was installed after a landslide in 2024. The SimpliPHI 6.6 stackable battery from Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions has pas...

May 6, 2025
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Pittsburgh International Airport expands solar field | Projects Weekly

In this edition of Projects Weekly, the Pittsburgh International Airport will add 11,216 solar panels atop a closed landfill, augmentin...

May 5, 2025
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Maxeon cites tariffs as it seeks more U.S.-made components

In its year-end 2024 earnings report published last week, Maxeon Solar Technologies CEO George Guo, stated, in light of new tariffs, that Ma...

May 5, 2025
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enSights debuts clean energy asset management suite

Clean energy management and optimization company enSights is launching a new asset management suite that provides a real-time view of both o...

May 5, 2025