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June 9, 2021
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BayWa r.e. partners with GoodLeap on Split Pay financing for solar contractors
June 9, 2021
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Details on the new Span Panel – now smaller, cheaper and more powerful
June 9, 2021
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Leyline teams with SaveSolar to build rooftop solar for low-income D.C. residents
June 8, 2021
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How extreme weather is changing homeowner views on climate change (and what they are doing about it)
June 8, 2021
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BT Solar part of green rehabilitation of Cleveland’s Forest City...

The Forest City Apartments building, located on the corner of West 25th Street and Detroit Avenue in Cleveland’s thriving Ohio City ne...

June 8, 2021
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Pisgah Ridge Solar in Texas is Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions’...

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy has started construction of the 250 MW Pisgah Ridge Solar ...

June 8, 2021
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Agilitas Energy expands in the Northeast acquiring New England Battery...

Agilitas Energy has acquired Boston-based New England Battery Storage (NEBS), a private energy storage developer focused on utility-scale ba...

June 8, 2021
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How utilities can shore up the grid during hurricane season

The United States is one week into hurricane season. And while electric customers receive numerous preparedness messages to weather storm ou...

June 8, 2021
Inverters and eBOS
Growatt launches high-power MAX 100-125KTL3-X LV inverter

Growatt unveils new high power inverter for commercial and industrial sector at SNEC 2021 Chinese inverter manufacturer Growatt launched a n...

June 7, 2021
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Solar-Ops’ myPV IQ includes tool to improve solar tracker reliability

myPV IQ provides real-time visibility and control capabilities for trackers improving energy yields while lowering maintenance costs. The PV...

June 7, 2021
Financing
Solar point of sale platform Loanpal rebrands as GoodLeap

Loanpal, a point-of-sale platform for sustainable home solutions, announced that the company has rebranded to GoodLeap. The shift to Go...

June 7, 2021
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CEA teams with 2DegreesKelvin for on-site solar testing in the...

Solar engineering and technical due diligence company Clean Energy Associates (CEA), is partnering with 2DegreesKelvin, a UK-based...

June 7, 2021
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LONGi debuts Hi-MO N-type bifacial module, Lifecycle Quality program at...

The 15th International Photovoltaic Electricity Generation and Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition (SNEC 2021) opened on June...

June 7, 2021
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Five strengths of TerraTrak – solar’s first ground screw-based solar...

TerraTrak is the first single-axis tracker package built specifically for performance and returns in challenging conditions. Photo courtesy ...

June 7, 2021
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Tri Global sells solar, wind projects in Indiana to Leeward...

Tri Global Energy signed agreement to sell two renewable energy projects – a wind and a solar project — in Blackford County, Ind...

June 3, 2021
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JinkoSolar sets new world record for efficiency of large-size contact-passivated...

JinkoSolar announced that the maximum solar conversion efficiency of its large-area N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells reached ...

June 3, 2021
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VPP marketplace Leap expands role of DER to support California’s...

With extreme heat forecast to put strain on California’s electric grid again this summer, state power providers are turning ...

June 3, 2021
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Inside SolarAPP+ and NREL’s pursuit of seamless residential solar permitting

The hazy days of unknown delay times for home solar permitting, inspection and interconnection appear finally may be behind the industry now...

June 3, 2021
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ECP acquires Pivot Energy, will increase position in community solar

ECP has acquired distributed solar development platform Pivot Energy Following receipt of all necessary approvals and satisfaction...

June 3, 2021