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June 9, 2020
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News Residential Power Optimizers
New SolarEdge optimizers support higher wattage solar panels, more modules per optimizer
June 9, 2020
News Sense Solar
Sense’s solar installer partner program is gaining traction during the pandemic
June 9, 2020
eBOS Panasonic Evervolt DC System Rendering
Panasonic bolsters EverVolt battery system by pairing with Span’s Smart Panel
June 9, 2020
News Sungrow
Sungrow’s energy storage system earns TÜV Rheinland approval for C&I market
June 8, 2020
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Residential BIPV in 2020: Solar shingles yield to roof-integrated innovation

The integrated solar roof has long been a solar technology goal — combining solar power with a watertight roof covering — b...

June 8, 2020
News unirac florida approval
Unirac’s SOLARMOUNT approved for installs by Miami-Dade County, Florida officials

Unirac’s SOLARMOUNT PV Mounting system is the first solar racking product to receive a Notice of Acceptance (NOA) for construction in ...

June 8, 2020
News jinkosolar tiger pro
JinkoSolar Tiger Pro Series updates: salt mist corrosion certification, tiling...

More cool details are trickling out about JinkoSolar’s highly anticipated Tiger Pro solar PV module series. JinkoSolar’s Ti...

June 8, 2020
News community solar
Details on a 102-MW community solar portfolio in Upstate New...

Energy Impact Partners (EIP), an investment firm focused on the sustainable energy transition, and NextPower III, an international fund mana...

June 4, 2020
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Sunlight Financial eyes $2 billion in solar loans via Tech...

Sunlight Financial, a leading fintech platform for point-of-sale financing, and Tech CU, a Silicon Valley-based credit union, today announce...

June 4, 2020
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IEEFA: Record-low solar PPAs are another nail in carbon-capture’s coffin

In a loud signal on where markets are moving, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission last week approved two record low power purchase a...

June 4, 2020
PV Modules McElroy Metals
Check out this Net Zero home with a McElroy Metal...

On a mission to construct a long-lasting, low-maintenance Net Zero post-frame home, Corbin Borkholder was careful about the products he sele...

June 3, 2020
News renesola community solar
Nautilus acquires 10-MW of Minnesota community solar developed by ReneSola

Despite ongoing macro uncertainties, Nautilus Solar Energy and ReneSola Power successfully completed a deal for a 10.4-MW community solar po...

June 3, 2020
News business elbow bump
Kearsarge Energy retains GZA to support brownfield solar project in...

Kearsarge Energy and the Town of Montague, Mass., have tabbed the engineering serviced of GZA to support the brownfield development of a new...

June 3, 2020
News solar development
Longroad Energy selected by HECO to develop two utility-scale solar,...

Longroad Energy was selected by Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) to begin developing two utility-scale solar and battery storage projects fo...

June 3, 2020
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Encore Renewable starts on second solar project for Vermont Public...

Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) and Encore Renewable Energy announced that construction has begun on a new solar array along R...

June 3, 2020
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RPCS expands with new logistics facility in Mississippi (its third...

RP Construction Services, Inc. (RPCS) announced earlier this week the opening of a new logistics facility in Kosciusko, Mississippi. The new...

June 3, 2020
News renewable energy
SEIA, other renewable energy associations collab on new advocacy principles

Within a decade, it is possible (likely?) that more than half of the electricity generated in the U.S. will come from renewable resources su...

June 3, 2020
News Duke Energy
Duke Energy Florida names next three solar power plant locations...

Duke Energy Florida filed the locations of its three newest solar power plants this week. The Duette Solar Power Plant will be built on appr...

June 2, 2020
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BayWa r.e. CEO on ‘transforming the mental models’ for solar...

As states and counties begin modifying COVID-19 sheltering restrictions, the pressure to return to “business as usual” is substa...

June 2, 2020