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SUNY Fredonia Rendering Construction of solar, battery project starts on New York college campus
Chris Crowell
July 8, 2020
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News business elbow bump
Updated: Sunrun to buy Vivint Solar for $3.2 billion, Wood Mackenzie puts in context
July 7, 2020
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July 7, 2020
News solar module capacity
PV module trends: 180 GW of capacity will be online this year, wafer size keeps increasing
July 6, 2020
News REC Solar
REC Group debuts ProPortal for REC-certified solar pros (and new...

REC Group announced the launch of the REC ProPortal last week — a one-stop shop for REC Certified Solar Professional installers. ...

July 6, 2020
News Inovateus TJ Kanczuzewski (L) and Timothy Sutherland (R)
Inovateus Solar to expand operations after big private equity deal

Inovateus Solar LLC, a privately held Midwest solar project developer for utilities, businesses, municipalities and education, is about to e...

July 6, 2020
Mounting Guide PEG solar racking
Meet PEG: A ground-mount solar system that boosts land yield...

A recent bankability report by DNV GL shows the value of PEG racking from Jurchen Technology for land constrained sites. In addition, w...

July 6, 2020
News morgan solar
Morgan Solar, Silfab Solar secure utility-scale order for PV-boosting SimbaX...

Morgan Solar has been in the business of developing solar technologies for 13 years, ranging from 30 percent efficient CPV to two-axis track...

July 6, 2020
News extended deadline
ITC safe harbor extension provides some COVID relief for solar...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major supply chain disruptions in the U.S., leading to halts in renewable developments. As the developers f...

July 1, 2020
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RECON Corp. tabs RPCS for 8 MW of solar tracker...

RP Construction Services, Inc. (RPCS) and RECON Corporation announced earlier this week their partnership to build 8 MWdc of solar tracker p...

July 1, 2020
News Idemitsu Renewables develops and acquires high performance solar power generation plants to expand its independent power production business
Idemitsu Renewables secures $71 million in tax equity for solar...

This week, Idemitsu Renewables closed tax equity financing for its 50 MWp Central 40 solar project in Stanislaus County, California, an...

July 1, 2020
News standard-solar-enews
Standard Solar secures $105 million in tax equity for solar...

Standard Solar, Inc. closed a tax equity commitment this week for up to $105 million to finance distributed generation (DG) solar projects l...

July 1, 2020
News Hannah Solar Government Services
HSGS to build a solar canopy at North Little Rock...

Hannah Solar Government Services (HSGS) was selected to build several solar PV parking canopies totaling 330 kW at the VA Medical Center in ...

July 1, 2020
News Illinois solar for all
Free solar installs finally hit Chicago’s South Side as part...

From Energy News Network: The Illinois Solar for All program was slow to start in part because of its complexity and consumer safeguards. Ha...

July 1, 2020
News EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables constructs solar carports at Cox Communications headquarters

EDF Renewables North America was chosen by Cox Communications to design and build an integrated 360 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic and 560...

July 1, 2020
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Resolving Complexities in a Landfill Community Solar Project, part 3:...

Located on the outskirts of Beverly, Mass., in Essex County, the Beverly Community Solar Project was four and a half years in the making. Ea...

July 1, 2020
Financing Mosaic_Logo
Investor demand stronger than ever: Mosaic completes another $280 million...

Mosaic, a leading provider of financing solutions for residential solar and energy-efficient home improvement projects in the U.S., closed a...

June 30, 2020
News inovateus solar project
Logansport Municipal Utility to replace 120-year-old coal plant with this...

Inovateus Solar is developing a landmark solar project for the people of Logansport, Indiana. For over 120 years, the city has relied on a L...

June 30, 2020
News GAF Energy
North Carolina roofer Alpha Omega Construction now offers solar via...

Southeast roofing contractor Alpha Omega Construction Group Inc., becomes the first roofing company in North Carolina to offer GAF Energy&rs...

June 30, 2020