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Duke Energy Florida Duke Energy Florida installed its one-millionth solar panel, previews the next hundred thousand
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February 25, 2020
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News REC alpha series
REC now producing Alpha 72 Series, pitched as ‘most powerful 72-cell panel on the market’
February 25, 2020
Batteries kilovault battery
KiloVault debuts pure lead carbon deep-cycle battery aimed at residential solar
February 25, 2020
News JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase commits to more clean energy and less coal, oil and gas funding
February 25, 2020
O&M Russelectric SCADA (1)
Russelectric debuts customizable SCADA for solar plant monitoring
February 25, 2020
eBOS genius smart panel
GENIUS smart electric panels approved for revenue grade metering in...

Measurement Canada and Weights & Measures has approved the revenue grade metering for GENIUS, a smart panel from Koben Systems. Wit...

February 25, 2020
News CIT-Deep-Teal
CIT leads $140 million financing for esVolta utility-scale energy storage...

  CIT Group‘s Power and Energy business served as lead arranger for a $140 million financing for esVolta, a leading developer of ...

February 24, 2020
Projects solar energy cancer resource center
Astral Power partners with Cancer Resource Center for community solar...

Astral Power Inc. announced a new community partnership with the Cancer Resource Center (CRC) of the Finger Lakes in New York, where As...

February 24, 2020
Inverters and eBOS CPS AC output terminal design
Details on a CPS America solar inverter design improvement

Effective Date: Shipments starting January 2020 Affected Products: Model No. CPS SCH100/125KTL-600-SWB (Standard Wire-box) CPS America sent ...

February 24, 2020
News solar energy PPA handshake
Pivot Energy, Onyx Renewable Partners agree on 3-MW solar portfolio...

Pivot Energy, Colorado’s largest community solar developer, announced a 3-MW commercial and utility solar portfolio with Onyx Renewabl...

February 24, 2020
Projects ENGIE_logo
State Compensation Insurance Fund signs with ENGIE for solar, storage,...

State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) and ENGIE North America are going to build solar PV + energy storage systems + electric ...

February 24, 2020
News energy storage
Wood Mackenzie relays six key themes that will drive the...

The starting gun has sounded for the global storage market, which is set to grow from approximately 4 GW of annual deployments in 2019 to mo...

February 24, 2020
News Trina Solar
Trina Solar shipped more than 10 GW of solar modules...

Trina Solar Co.’s global PV module shipments passed a new milestone in 2019, topping 10 GW for the year. According to the 2019 module ...

February 24, 2020
Mounting Guide Sollega hurricane damage
Check out this guide to installing hurricane-resistant rooftop solar PV...

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the Clinton Foundation released a new report focusing on best practices for installing climate-resistant ...

February 24, 2020
News Schneider Electric hybrid inverter
Schneider Electric Solar’s hybrid Conext XW Pro inverter qualifies for...

Schneider Electric Solar, the solar business division of Schneider Electric, hit a milestone this week as its latest hybrid inverter, Conext...

February 21, 2020
News RapidClamp
Array Technologies debuts a single-bolt clamp to speed up its...

Array Technologies, market leaders in single-axis solar tracking, announced the launch of RapidClamp, a patent pending single-bolt PV module...

February 21, 2020
O&M Trimark alert
Trimark releases advanced alert system for utility-scale solar sites

Trimark Associates Inc., a leading provider of SCADA, metering, and energy storage technology solutions for the electric power industry, can...

February 21, 2020
+ Storage Kilovault
KiloVault launches wall-mounted lithium-iron energy storage tech with HAB series

KiloVault, a provider of innovative and affordable residential and commercial renewable energy solutions, this week unveiled the new HAB ser...

February 20, 2020
News NERC compliance
NERC compliance on solar projects: whose responsibility is it?

Watching a professional kitchen operate is an impressive sight. At first glance, it appears chaotic and disorganized. But upon closer inspec...

February 19, 2020
News CVE-North-America
CVE North America ready to construct six solar plants in...

CVE North America and AVANA Capital closed construction financing totaling $57 million for a 31.3 MW portfolio of six solar PV plants in Mas...

February 19, 2020