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power purchase agreement signing Silicon Valley Power signs PPA for Aquamarine solar project
Mark Gorman
May 25, 2021
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Financing
LevelTen launches online marketplace for renewable energy assets
May 25, 2021
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How software helped commission the St. Joseph 20-MW solar project in record time
May 25, 2021
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DSD secures $85M from Bank of America
May 24, 2021
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Aurora Solar closes another big funding round
May 24, 2021
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Trina Solar’s 550-W Vertex modules now rolling off Vietnam production...

Trina Solar Co. announced the first batch of Trina Solar 210mm cells and Vertex modules coming off the production line from the company&rsqu...

May 24, 2021
Mounting Guide
BayWa r.e. now distributing Polar Racking mounting systems in Canada

BayWa r.e. Solar Systems has become a distributor for Polar Racking Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of solar PV mounting systems. BayWa r.e. w...

May 24, 2021
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Schneider Electric’s XW Pro earns UL 9540 certification with AES...

Schneider Electric Solar and Discover Battery announced UL 9540 safety certification for Schneider Electric’s XW Pro hybrid inverter a...

May 24, 2021
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Phoenix Exteriors becomes certified Tesla Solar Roof installer

Phoenix Exteriors, a roofing and solar company headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., has become one of only two companies in&nbs...

May 24, 2021
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Details on extensive solar + storage program for State Fund,...

State Compensation Insurance Fund says construction has begun on an extensive sustainability and solar energy program that includes solar, e...

May 24, 2021
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Last week in solar policy: South Carolina NEM, Colorado interconnect...

States across the country are changing their distributed solar incentives / policies for both the better and worse. Here are the most notabl...

May 24, 2021
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The Pitch: Details on JinkoSolar’s Eagle TR G4 Series module...

JinkoSolar is a top solar module manufacturer with 70 GW deployed globally and 12 GW deployed in the U.S. It is targeting the U.S. residenti...

May 20, 2021
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New IREC program will get building, safety officials up to...

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) launched a three-year, $2.1 million project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s ...

May 20, 2021
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Sage Energy Consulting adds more services to optimize solar energy...

As the market grows, solar customers often do not know how much money they are saving or if the system is performing as expected. Sage ...

May 20, 2021
eBOS
Ampt hits 5 GWh of DC-coupled energy storage projects

Large-scale PV DC optimizer company Ampt hit a company milestone of 5 GWh of DC-coupled energy storage projects installed this week. Ampt is...

May 20, 2021
News Maine
First community solar project in Gardiner, Maine now producing clean...

With the help of SunRaise and PowerMarket, the first community solar project in Gardiner, Maine has started producing clean energy. The larg...

May 20, 2021
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PV plant performance challenges from near shading and complex terrain

Throughout the industry, utility-scale solar PV projects are underperforming. This underperformance is due to many factors, from aggressive ...

May 20, 2021
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Sunrun partners with Ford Motor Co. to install F-150 Backup...

Sunrun is partnering with Ford Motor Company to be the preferred installer for Ford Intelligent Backup Power that is being pitched as part o...

May 20, 2021
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Panasonic expands EverVolt module + battery storage design options

Panasonic is introducing four new EverVolt modules and a redesigned EverVolt Battery Storage cabinet with a reduced footprint. The expa...

May 20, 2021
News New York
RETTEW engineering a floating solar array in Cohoes, New York

RETTEW has been selected to engineer and permit a 3.2 MWdc floating solar array in Cohoes, N.Y. This project has been selected as one of ten...

May 19, 2021