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agreement handshake SunPower secures capital for its residential solar lease and storage programs
Chris Crowell
September 28, 2020
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ARaymond debuts solar PV panel clip to simplify module assembly
September 28, 2020
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Catalyze looks to scale commercial solar + storage projects with REenergyze platform
September 28, 2020
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Alencon Systems adds fused electrical disconnect option to DC:DC converter line
September 28, 2020
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Solar-generated electricity expanded by 22 percent the first half of 2020
September 28, 2020
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Here’s a free tool for commercial, industrial businesses to check...

GridBeyond released a free online tool to enable commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses to understand how much money they could poss...

September 28, 2020
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Nestlé Waters close to a 10-MW solar project at Poland...

Nestlé Waters North America is looking to construct a 10-MW solar project at its Poland Spring bottling plant in Hollis, Maine. ...

September 25, 2020
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California’s PUC just made huge changes to its Rule 21...

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) just issued sweeping changes to Rule 21, the rules under which distributed energy resource...

September 25, 2020
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Ohana Partners with Tesla on Los Cabos Sustainable Energy Project

Ohana Real Estate Investors and Tesla have a plan to take its 1,400-acre master planned community completely off-grid, what Ohana&...

September 24, 2020
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OYA Solar inks $35 million deal with NY Green Bank...

OYA Solar secured $35 million in construction and interconnection financing from NY Green Bank, a state-sponsored, specialized financial ent...

September 23, 2020
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A look at Tesla’s plan for a better battery cell,...

Tesla’s Battery Day this week came with the usual hype, and this year it may have delivered as CEO Elon Musk revealed a completely new...

September 23, 2020
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Details on over 5 MW of community solar coming online...

Community solar opens the benefits of solar to anyone who receives an electric bill, including lower-income residents, businesses, municipal...

September 23, 2020
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Anthem signs solar PPA with SunEnergy1 as it moves to...

In 2019, Anthem, Inc. made the commitment to invest in and source 100 percent renewable energy by 2025. Now, as a key step in that strategy,...

September 23, 2020
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Luxury brand CHANEL commits $35 million to low-income solar projects...

In innovative renewable investment news, CHANEL (yes, that CHANEL) just committed $35 million toward solar energy projects for low-inco...

September 23, 2020
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Aurora Solar can now size, recommend battery systems for solar...

The battery attachment rate in residential solar projects rises by the day, and solar installers need more, simple tools for sizing and sell...

September 23, 2020
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IHS Markit: Lithium-ion battery cell average cost to fall below...

The average cost of a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cell will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a...

September 23, 2020
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New perovskite-silicon tandem cell concept tested in real-world conditions

Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells hold the promise of power conversion efficiencies well above the theoretical limit of silicon alone, b...

September 22, 2020
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Evergy’s solar demand charge was ruled illegal, but it’s still...

From Energy News Network: Clean energy advocates want Evergy to cease a demand charge on solar customers that was ruled illegal last spring....

September 22, 2020
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Trina Solar’s 600 W Vertex modules pass TÜV Rheinland tests

Trina Solar Co.‘s new Vertex 600W/550W series ultra-high power modules keep passing all the tests, this time the comprehensive reliabi...

September 21, 2020
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SunSpec Alliance teams with MESA Standards Alliance on ESS certification,...

The MESA Standards Alliance and the SunSpec Alliance formed a new joint testing and certification program for the MESA-Device specification....

September 21, 2020