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alencon_support_portal_pic Alencon Systems debuts new customer portal, support department
Chris Crowell
November 16, 2020
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Good stuff: Sun Badger Solar to donate $250 to Habitat for Humanity for every PV system they install
November 16, 2020
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SMA America launches PV Pioneers contest for early adopters to celebrate 20th anniversary
November 16, 2020
News Q Cells passivation production process
Q CELLS patent validated again by China’s Patent Office
November 16, 2020
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EnerVenue’s metal-hydrogen batteries vs. lithium-ion in standalone large-scale energy storage
November 16, 2020
News community solar
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
News Ameresco
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
News IREC TSF Merger
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
News solar storage POY
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
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Pivot Energy secures its largest community solar subscription to-date with...

Pivot Energy, Colorado’s leading community solar developer and national solar provider, entered into an agreement with Banner Health f...

November 11, 2020
News cypress creek renewables
Cypress Creek closes $200M debt financing backed by 1.6 gigawatt...

Cypress Creek Renewables closed a seven-year, $200 million debt financing for the holding company that owns Cypress Creek’s 1.6 g...

November 11, 2020
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Silfab passes PVEL’s backsheet durability tests with flying colors

North America PV module manufacturer Silfab Solar has excelled in the industry’s most rigorous test for backsheet durability &nda...

November 11, 2020
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Yotta Energy set to ramp up PV-coupled energy storage concept...

Yotta Energy is a company we’ve been following for a while that has a patented thermal management system for batteries that would...

November 11, 2020
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Utility-Scale Solar Project of the Year 2020: Turquoise Solar

Sparks, Nev. | 61.17 MW Developer: Greenbacker Capital Contractors: McCarthy Building Companies, TerraSmart Mounting: TerraSmart Inverters: ...

November 11, 2020
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Electriq Power readies PowerPod 2 residential battery system. Here’s what’s...

Electriq Power has been expanding its operations and capabilities to meet growing demand for energy storage solutions. In September, the com...

November 10, 2020
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Tennessee Valley Authority and Origis Energy to solar power Google...

The Tennessee Valley Authority has confirmed that the new 100-megawatt solar facility in Obion County, Tennessee, will supply carbon-free en...

November 10, 2020
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Mosaic streamlines solar credit application with SwiftLink URLs (no logins...

Residential solar financial provider Mosaic has been revamping its loan options for customers and its sales tools for solar contractors. The...

November 10, 2020