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GP Joule completes first merchant solar project in Alberta Canada
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November 18, 2020
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BayWa r.e.’s largest U.S. solar plant to power six big-brand businesses via virtual PPA
November 18, 2020
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Solar Builder names Editor’s Choice Award winners for 2020
November 18, 2020
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Spruce Finance buys two more residential solar portfolios, including NRG’s
November 17, 2020
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Nexamp recognized for customer acquisition strategy during pandemic by Northeast Clean Energy Council
November 17, 2020
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Arizona approves 100 percent carbon-free goal, distributed storage standard

The Arizona Corporation Commissioners voted last week to require utilities to be 100% carbon-free by 2050 and meet benchmarks along the way....

November 17, 2020
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Cypress Creek, Cubico solar project, Wagyu, turns on in Brazoria...

The 162-MW Wagyu solar PV project in Brazoria County, Texas, is now delivering power to the grid. Located near Houston, the project is owned...

November 17, 2020
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OutBack Power partners with Ray Lewis’s Power52 Foundation to advance...

POWER52 is a Baltimore-based non-profit that provides career training and job placement opportunities in the renewable energy sector, bringi...

November 17, 2020
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Alencon Systems debuts new customer portal, support department

Alencon Systems expanded its customer support department along with the launch of the new Alencon Customer Portal (pictured). Alencon has ex...

November 16, 2020
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Good stuff: Sun Badger Solar to donate $250 to Habitat...

Sun Badger Solar is Habitat for Humanity’s newest national partner, and to commemorate the inaugural partnership, the solar power...

November 16, 2020
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SMA America launches PV Pioneers contest for early adopters to...

This year marks the 20th Anniversary for SMA America. German-based SMA Solar Technology has been in business since 1981, expanding into the ...

November 16, 2020
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Q CELLS patent validated again by China’s Patent Office

  Hanwha Q CELLS once again recognized for its technology, receiving a patent validity judgment in the “patent invalidation trial...

November 16, 2020
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EnerVenue’s metal-hydrogen batteries vs. lithium-ion in standalone large-scale energy storage

A safer, zero maintenance and lower cost alternative to lithium-ion batteries is a sought-after storage dream, but startup EnerVenue says it...

November 16, 2020
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STAG Industrial starts on Illinois, Massachusetts community solar projects

Real estate investment trust STAG Industrial broke ground on its first onsite solar installation in Illinois, and its fifth solar installati...

November 13, 2020
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Ameresco closes $30M solar loan facility with Fifth Third Bank

Ameresco Inc., an energy efficiency and renewable energy company, closed a construction loan facility for up to $30 million to finance solar...

November 13, 2020
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Dynamic Energy begins construction on solar project for The Miyoshi...

Miyoshi America, a leading manufacturer for the global cosmetics industry is building a ground-mounted solar system at its manufacturin...

November 13, 2020
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PVEL has tested 1 GW of installed PV modules damaged...

Independent solar test lab PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) has tested PV modules installed in more than 1 GW of solar projects that were damaged by...

November 12, 2020
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Land O’Lakes teams with C2 Energy Capital on three community...

C2 Energy Capital LLC, a rapidly growing investor in renewable energy and storage assets, recently announced that Land O’Lakes, Inc. h...

November 12, 2020
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IREC and The Solar Foundation agree to combine forces

The Solar Foundation and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) have signed an agreement to merge into a single, expanded nonprofit ...

November 12, 2020
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Solar + Storage Project of the Year 2020: Amesbury Landfill

Amesbury, Mass. | 4.5 MW solar, 3.8 MWh storage Developer: Kearsarge Energy, LP Contractor: CS Energy Modules: Hanwha Group Inverters: Sungr...

November 12, 2020