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Sunnova residential solar-001 Sunnova’s solar homes qualify for the ISO New England capacity market
Chris Crowell
October 6, 2020
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Products Fire Raptor UL-PVRSS-Listing
Rapid Shutdown option to know: IMO FireRaptor receives UL PVRSS Listing with Fronius
October 6, 2020
Residential Solar Street hand shake
Generac acquires Enbala to expand its grid services capabilities
October 6, 2020
News groundbreaking shovels
Entergy New Orleans breaks ground on Louisiana’s largest solar facility with DESRI
October 6, 2020
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New York’s Albany Medical Center joins Nexamp’s Community Solar Program
October 5, 2020
News old HVAC
Get this: Updating inefficient homes could save 8 percent of...

During the first presidential debacle debate, Joe Biden threw out a promise to upgrade 4 million buildings and weatherize 2 million homes ov...

October 5, 2020
News Ultra Rail SpeedSeal Foot_Installed with UR-40
Details on new SpeedSeal Technology for solar roof attachments from...

SnapNrack debuted its all new SpeedSeal Technology last week with SpeedSeal Foot for the Ultra Rail Roof Mount System and SpeedSeal Tra...

October 5, 2020
News panduit
Panduit’s new Metal Solar Edge Clips can be installed in...

PV installation costs dropped 13 percent from 2010 – 2019, causing the industry to look closer at BOS for potential cost and efficienc...

October 5, 2020
News EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables signs PPA to add a 200-MWh battery system...

EDF Renewables North America has announced the signing of a storage contract with CleanPowerSF as an expansion to the previously announced 2...

September 30, 2020
News Floating Solar1
Fort Bragg adds a floating solar + storage plant via...

The U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina will soon be home to the largest floating solar plant in the Southeast – a 1.1-MW s...

September 30, 2020
News sustainable capital
Sustainable Capital Finance updated its PPA financing platform

Sustainable Capital Finance Inc., a solar financing firm, has announced the official launch of the SCF Suite 2.0, a heavily updated iteratio...

September 30, 2020
News solar microgrids
These Santa Barbara School District solar microgrids have a resilience...

In a big win for clean local energy and resilience in the Santa Barbara region, the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) Board unan...

September 30, 2020
+ Storage electriq-power-lfp-system
Electriq Power enhances its virtual power plant possibilities with Lilypad...

Electriq Power, a developer of home energy solutions, entered into a definitive agreement with Lilypad Energy, a provider of data analytics ...

September 30, 2020
News Louisiana
Nationwide, Sol Systems acquire largest solar energy project in Louisiana

Helios Infrastructure, a joint venture between Nationwide and Sol Systems, announced its acquisition of the largest solar power project in L...

September 30, 2020
News pine gate renewables
Pine Gate Renewables readies 14 solar sites, just the start...

Pine Gate Renewables and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. announced their first wave of solar energy projects into Michigan. The compan...

September 30, 2020
eBOS solar PV installation
The Role of Physical Infrastructure in Advancing Solar Innovation

Over the past decade, reductions in the cost of solar energy have largely been due to gains in panel production and efficiency. As these gai...

September 29, 2020
News capital dynamics
Capital Dynamics to acquire three solar projects from LS Power

Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, entered into an agreement to acquire interests in three solar PV proj...

September 29, 2020
News LONGi solar
LONGi’s high-wattage Hi-MO 5 series module: now rolling off production...

LONGi Solar says it has achieved volume production of its Hi-MO 5 series module at its module factory in Xianyang City, Shannxi Province, Ch...

September 28, 2020
Inverters and eBOS Rhombus inverter
Rhombus Energy Solutions’ 30-kW, 60-kW Multi-Port Smart Inverter now UL...

The 30-kW/60-kW Multi-Port Smart Inverter from Rhombus Energy Solutions is now certified to UL 1741 and UL 1741-SA standards. This standard ...

September 28, 2020
News Q CELLS
Q CELLS keeps its lead in U.S. residential, commercial solar...

Q CELLS retained its spot as the top U.S. residential and commercial solar module in terms of market share, according to the Q3 2020 U.S. PV...

September 28, 2020