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Create Solar and OMCO Create Energy, OMCO partner to advance utility and C&I solar markets
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September 5, 2024
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Silfab Solar adds utility-grade solar panels to portfolio
September 5, 2024
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Residential solar player Lumio files for bankruptcy
September 5, 2024
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Summit Ridge Energy secures supply of U.S. manufactured PV inverters from Siemens
September 4, 2024
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Enphase using power control to expand legacy NEM systems in California
September 4, 2024
Projects Arevon Ratts 1 Heirloom solar indiana
Arevon earns $299 million financing package for 2 solar projects...

Arevon Energy Inc. has closed on $299 million in aggregate debt financing commitments for the Ratts 1 and Heirloom solar projects in Pike Co...

September 4, 2024
Projects Sunrock CleanCapital solar storage agreement
Sunrock, CleanCapital to deploy solar + storage solutions | Solar...

Sunrock and CleanCapital have teamed up to develop solar + storage projects in the United States, while First Citizens Bank helped finance $...

September 4, 2024
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BENKAM expands its capabilities in manufacturing aluminum products for solar...

BENKAM is the leading aluminum extrusion manufacturer in Central Asia and a part of the AKFA Group industrial conglomerate. The company oper...

September 4, 2024
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Solar United Neighbors promoting model state policy for ‘distributed power...

Solar United Neighbors (SUN) has developed a state model policy to develop Distributed Power Plants (also known as Virtual Power Plants). By...

September 3, 2024
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Canadian Solar signs solar panel recycling deal with SOLARCYCLE

Canadian Solar Inc. entered into a partnership agreement with U.S.-based PV recycling company SOLARCYCLE. This makes Canadian Solar one of t...

September 3, 2024
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RE+ Showcase: What to see at the tradeshow in Anaheim

North America’s largest solar and energy storage tradeshow, RE+ 2024, is almost here! From Sept. 9 to 12, roughly 40,000 solar pros wi...

September 3, 2024
Projects Sunstone Credit solar project financing
Sunstone Credit finances $5 million, 2.8 MW solar portfolio in...

Sunstone Credit, Inc. has financed a $5 million, 2.8 MW project portfolio for King Energy, an energy solutions provider for commercial ...

August 29, 2024
PV Modules
Sinovoltaics partners with SwissWatt One for 100% panel inspection

Sinovoltaics has partnered with SwissWatt One to provide the Swiss solar panel manufacturer with independent quality assurance ins...

August 29, 2024
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Solar developers sound off on transmission permitting rules

Acquiring federal permits is a key factor in the success of large-scale solar projects. Earlier this year, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulator...

August 29, 2024
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Biden administration to accelerate solar project development on federal lands

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has finalized two rules to help build more solar projects on federal lands. First, the U.S. ...

August 29, 2024
Projects Greenspark agrivoltaic solar vermont
GreenSpark kicks off construction on 3.6 MW agrivoltaic site in...

GreenSpark Solar is serving as the EPC for a 3.6 MW agrivoltaic solar array that has just begun construction in Constable, New York. The Con...

August 28, 2024
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enSights BESS calculator sizes big batteries to maximize financial returns

Example of enSights BESS calculator information In large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, optimizing discharging and val...

August 28, 2024
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Yotta Energy SolarLEAF integrated with Energy Toolbase EMS controller

Energy Toolbase and Yotta Energy (the module-level battery storage company) have partnered on an integrated hardware and soft...

August 27, 2024
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Enphase’s U.S.-made IQ Battery 5P ready to preorder

Hey, solar domestic content watchers: Enphase Energy is now accepting pre-orders for IQ Battery 5Ps produced in the United States. Pre-order...

August 27, 2024
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Solis launches new line of 1500V string inverters

Solis, recently ranked No. 1 in residential inverter shipments globally, is also beefing up its large-scale solar product offering, launchin...

August 27, 2024