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Maine SunRaise Investments community solar garden ahead of schedule in Maine, set for early 2021
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December 1, 2020
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C2 Energy Capital adds California’s largest floating solar project to portfolio
December 1, 2020
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Seraphim debuts S4 half-cell series PV modules with max output of 540 W
December 1, 2020
News Q Cells TUV
Details on new Quality Controlled PV module testing initiative from Q CELLS, TÜV Rheinland
December 1, 2020
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The Pitch: Large-scale energy storage value drivers with SMA
December 1, 2020
News Loanpal
Loanpal completes largest securitization of residential solar loans

Loanpal closed a securitization of approximately $434 million worth of Loanpal solar loans previously purchased by Goldman Sachs, Blackstone...

November 30, 2020
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Sunrun contracts with So Cal Edison on virtual power plant...

While we entered our Thanksgiving time off slumber, Sunrun contracted with one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, South...

November 30, 2020
News evergrid
Cool concept: Evergrid keeps solar PV systems up when the...

Most solar installations require the grid to maintain a consistent voltage and to provide surge power when large appliances start up. When t...

November 30, 2020
News Trinasolar
Trina Solar’s Vertex S 400W+ series obtains two IEC certifications

Last week, Trina Solar Limited Vertex S 400W+ series of ultra-high power compact modules successfully completed all necessary reliability te...

November 30, 2020
News SMA Fire Raptor
IMO FireRaptor receives UL PVRSS Listing with SMA solar inverters...

The IMO FireRaptor’s latest UL PVRSS listing is with the SMA Sunny Boy range of solar inverters from 3 kW to 7.7 kW and also the SMA T...

November 30, 2020
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DSM Advanced Solar debuts ‘all purpose’ Endurance PV backsheet

DSM Advanced Solar has developed an ‘all purpose’ Endurance backsheet D15 — a product that fills a gap in the solar m...

November 30, 2020
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Aurora Solar nets $50 million in Series B funding round

Aurora Solar raised another $50 million in a Series B funding round, bringing the company’s total investment to over $70 million....

November 30, 2020
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Centrica Business Solutions completes Shelter Creek Condominiums solar system

Centrica Business Solutions, part of Centrica plc, a global energy and services company, completed a 2.5-MW rooftop solar installation at Sh...

November 24, 2020
News Gateway Commissioning
Merit Controls explains its growing turnkey control system, power plant...

Merit Controls, a provider of power control systems and grid integration solutions for utility-scale applications, has significantly enlarge...

November 24, 2020
News Fronius
Get to know Fronius’ three apps for start-up, monitoring and...

Fronius has reinvented its start-up, monitoring and after-sales support with its latest generation of inverters. Keys to this reinvention ar...

November 23, 2020
News solar online shopping
WattBuy nets $3.5M to expand its renewables-focused electricity marketplace

WattBuy is an online electricity marketplace with the goal of empowering consumers to make smarter decisions about their electricity costs, ...

November 23, 2020
News sunflare barn project
How Sunflare added 9-kW of solar on this 100-year-old barn...

This barn on Hopeful Hollow Farm in Rockingham County, VA is 100 years old. So is the roof, but now it can generate 9-kW of new power every ...

November 20, 2020
News Clean Energy Project Locations Map
California CCAs have signed 6 GW of long-term clean energy...

The California Community Choice Association (CalCCA) announced today that Community Choice Aggregators in the state have signed long-term po...

November 19, 2020
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FERC Order 841 mattered, but state interconnection rules

It was big news this summer when a federal appeals court upheld Order 841 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FERC Order 841 clarif...

November 19, 2020
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Altus Power acquires 2.5-megawatt operating solar project in Vermont

Altus Power America completed the acquisition of a 2.5-MW operating solar project in Charlotte, Vermont. The acquired project generates...

November 19, 2020