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7X Energy partners with Nestlé on 250 MW Taygete I Solar in Texas
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December 14, 2020
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News LG RESU16H Prime
LG debuts new, larger capacity residential energy storage system
December 14, 2020
News TerraPave video original
Sandia Labs tests Terra Pave soil binder, says it’s environmentally friendly for bifacial solar sites
December 10, 2020
News EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables North America selected for microgrid installation at Port of San Diego
December 10, 2020
News solar panel recycling-001
What’s the answer for solar PV panel recycling? Manufacturers share their thoughts
December 10, 2020
News Hazlehurst II and III Georgia
McCarthy building two solar projects to help power Facebook data...

McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has begun construction on two solar projects in south Georgia for Silicon Ranch Corporation. The utility-sc...

December 9, 2020
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United Cooperative Services, Navisun and TurningPoint building 10-MW community solar...

United Cooperative Services (United), Navisun, and TurningPoint Energy (TPE) started construction on the Erath Solar project in Erath County...

December 9, 2020
News wisconsin
Alliant Energy launches first community solar project in Fond du...

Alliant Energy is launching its first community solar project. The solar garden will be located near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, nestled along t...

December 9, 2020
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Lovin’ it: McDonald’s completes three new virtual PPAs (including a...

In 2019, McDonald’s USA signed two long-term VPPA transactions, one wind and one solar, located in Texas. Now, with the addition of th...

December 9, 2020
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San Diego Jewish Academy starts on 800 kWh solar project

San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA), a pluralistic community K-12 school with a thriving early childhood center, has marked a major milestone in...

December 9, 2020
News Panasonic EverVolt 2 WBS
Panasonic launches new EverVolt solar PV modules to pair with...

Further building on its EverVolt brand, Panasonic Corp. is launching a line of EverVolt solar modules to accompany the EverVolt Battery Stor...

December 9, 2020
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Details on microgrid energy resiliency research program funded by U.S....

  Stony Brook University researchers, in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Lowell, will be investigating ways to make ...

December 9, 2020
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Six Clearway community solar projects start construction across Illinois

Clearway Energy Group says construction is now underway on six of its Illinois community solar projects, totaling 18 megawatts of Clear...

December 8, 2020
News Quest Renewables - Silver Linings Solar Carport at Lake Hopatcong
Quest Renewables, Silver Lining Solar complete 250-kW solar carport in...

Quest Renewables announced the completion of a 250.8 kilowatts solar carport system in partnership with Silver Lining Solar for a priva...

December 8, 2020
News nugen capital
AUI Partners installing 6.7 MW rooftop solar system in Rhode...

NuGen Capital Management, LLC (NuGen) starts construction of a 6.76 MWdc rooftop solar power system in the company’s home state of Rho...

December 8, 2020
News evergrid
Maxout Renewables’ Evergrid a DOE prize winner for keeping solar...

Maxout Renewables hit our radar and SB Pro newsletter last week with its Evergrid technology — a cost-effective system that keeps powe...

December 7, 2020
News greenbacker pollinator friendly
Encore Renewable, Greenbacker working on 14 pollinator-friendly solar projects in...

Encore Renewable Energy and Greenbacker announced a new agreement for the completion of 14 solar projects aggregating to 28 MW of capacity w...

December 7, 2020
News PDGrade_PR
Carlson Machine Control’s PDGrade now optimized for solar industry

Pile driving has become a faster and more effective solution in solar farm installation. Carlson Machine Control has now optimized PDGrade f...

December 7, 2020
Financing Mosaic Swiftlink
How Mosaic sped credit approval, dropped solar loan payments under...

Residential solar lender Mosaic is now offering the lowest APR residential solar loan in the market – 0.99% APR for a 20-year loan and...

December 7, 2020
News FIMER and fire raptor
IMO FireRaptor receives UL PVRSS listing with FIMER solar inverters

IMO keeps racking up the UL PVRSS (Photovoltaic Rapid Shutdown System) listings, last week adding the Fimer UNO range of solar inverters fro...

December 7, 2020