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Rail vs Rail-Free Solar Mounting Systems
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December 31, 2024
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NEMA establishing BESS standards for data centers
December 30, 2024
Products DCGrid off-grid power data centers
DC Grid has off-grid power solution for data centers and EV charging hubs
December 30, 2024
News Savant smart electrical Panel
Sunder Energy now selling Savant Smart Electrical Panels
December 30, 2024
News Power Forward 2024 recap
Video: Residential solar market takeaways from 2024 | Power Forward!
December 23, 2024
Projects Meadow Ridge retirement Connecticut solar project
Connecticut retirement community energizes carport solar installation

The Meadow Ridge continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Redding, Connecticut, has flipped the switch on solar. The carport and rooft...

December 19, 2024
News qcells office in us
Qcells closer to tandem solar commercialization with large-area cell world...

Tandem solar cells that incorporate perovskite technology will usher in the next era of solar module power and efficiency, once they success...

December 19, 2024
News solar-panel-recycling
STG inks solar panel recycling deal with SolarPanelRecycling.com

Solar panel recycling is a volume game, and establishing consistent flows to dedicated recyclers is crucial. So, kudos to solar contractor a...

December 18, 2024
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Boviet Solar recognized for sustainable practices by EcoVadis

Boviet Solar Technology Co., known for its monocrystalline PV cells, earned a prestigious EcoVadis Bronze Medal for Sustainability, achievin...

December 18, 2024
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Trinasolar US donates supplies to STEM program in Texas

Trinasolar US visited the Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy in Wilmer, Texas, to donate nearly 700 books and over 1,000 headphones. The eve...

December 18, 2024
News gavel with solar panels
Patent complaint roundup: Trinasolar vs. Canadian Solar, Tigo vs. SMA,...

The solar industry is territorial. Governments are paying close attention to the country of origin of nearly every component, and manufactur...

December 16, 2024
News NuVision Solar
NuVision Solar plans HJT cell, solar module production in U.S....

NuVision Solar panel and HJT cell Solar module manufacturing in the United States will get another shot in the arm later in 2025 from new en...

December 16, 2024
Featured Domestic Influence
Domestic influence: Calculating the unintended consequence of ‘domestic content’ in...

Full disclosure, I started this domestic content tax credit adder article before the election. We all expect the Trump administration and a ...

December 16, 2024
News michigan city solar rooftops
Michigan and Wisconsin cities finding rooftops alone may not achieve...

Courtesy of Energy News Network — A new contract between Kalamazoo, Michigan, and utility Consumers Energy signals a change in directi...

December 16, 2024
Projects oregon state solar project
Oregon approves largest solar project in the U.S., 1.2 GW...

The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) approved the Sunstone Solar project. Considered the largest solar project in the United Sta...

December 12, 2024
News Caution AD/CVD tariffs
Biden Administration increases tariffs on wafers, polysilicon from China

As a warm-up act for the next administration, the Biden administration is doubling the Section 301 tariffs on solar wafers and polysilicon i...

December 12, 2024
News solar module pricing
Solar module prices diverge based on domestic cell supply

The solar module pricing pendulum continues to swing. Back in Q2, solar module marketplace Anza reported that the AD/CVD tariff petition on ...

December 12, 2024
Projects Verogy installs rooftop solar at FedEx sites in Connecticut
Verogy installs rooftop solar at 2 FedEx sites in Connecticut

West Hartfold-based developer Verogy has completed a pair rooftop solar installations at two FedEx facilities in Stratford (866 kW) and Midd...

December 11, 2024
News down arrow job losses
Residential solar declined 32 percent in Q3. Is recovery on...

Residential solar dragged down the distributed generation (DG) solar segment in the third quarter. Ohm Analytics reports a 32% decline year-...

December 11, 2024
News OrigamiSolar-steel-module-frame
Steel frames for U.S. solar modules coming in 2025

The buildout of the U.S. solar module supply chain is coming along slowly, but surely. Solar cells are the most crucial component to onshore...

December 11, 2024