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nextracker UC Berkeley, Nextracker inaugurate the CALNEXT Center for Solar Research
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January 15, 2025
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Four Chinese wafer makers added to UFLPA ban – ‘quite impactful’ to U.S. solar market
January 14, 2025
Projects EV charging station
DOE-funded Charging Smart program expands across U.S.
January 14, 2025
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Panasonic names its Installers of the Year for 2024
January 14, 2025
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Nexamp, Pivot Energy secure domestic module supply from Silfab Solar
January 13, 2025
Products PowerPanel dual-tank Gen2O Integrated System on rooftop
Novel solar-thermal energy hybrid system earns DOE grant to ramp...

Pictured atop this article is PowerPanel Gen20 Integrated System installed on the rooftop of a resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This versi...

January 13, 2025
News solar company acquisition
EQT Transition Infrastructure set to acquire Scale Microgrids

In December, EQT Transition Infrastructure announced its intentions to seek out businesses to scale “that help enable the transition a...

January 13, 2025
Inverters and eBOS Solis inverters hawaii
Solis hybrid and commercial solar inverters now listed in Hawaii

Solar inverters from Solis are now officially listed on the Hawaiian Electric (HECO) Qualified Equipment List — specifically Solis res...

January 13, 2025
Batteries china solar module cell imports tariff
China proposes export ban on LFP battery components as U.S....

The trade battle over battery components is ramping up fast – China is proposing restrictions on exports related to lithium-ion batter...

January 7, 2025
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Bifacial solar panel recycling coming online in U.S. via SPR

Bifacial modules. Source: PVEL SolarPanelRecycling.com (SPR) is opening the first solar panel recycling line in the United States that ...

January 7, 2025
Products Eaton vehicle to home charger
Eaton shows off vehicle-to-home charging at CES 2025

Eaton made splash at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 this week by showing off the vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) c...

January 7, 2025
Batteries Nth-Cycle-NC-refining
Non-lithium R&D leads recent U.S. battery supply chain announcements

The U.S. battery energy storage system (BESS) supply chain continues to grow slowly but surely — both lithium-ion battery production a...

January 6, 2025
Inverters and eBOS Fronius Webinar
On-Demand: Enhancing Energy Independence with Fronius (attendees can win a...

Thursday, Jan. 30 | 2 pm EST | Register here Join us for a webinar on the future of energy independence with Fronius. This session will focu...

January 6, 2025
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Yotta Energy adds fuel cell partner for on-demand energy solution

Solar generation is inherently intermittent, so commercial and industrial (C&I) applications with a 24/7 load and pricey demand charges ...

January 6, 2025
News Solar Business Outlook Power Forward
Video: Outlook for solar business in 2025

What will 2025 hold for residential and commercial solar installers? Will financing trends, like the rise of leases, carry over from 2024? A...

January 6, 2025
News enstall and schletter
Mounting moves: Enstall completes Schletter Group acquisition

Global solar mounting and racking group Enstall says its acquisition of Schletter Group has successfully received clearance from all regulat...

January 3, 2025
Projects Adapture Texas solar project
Adapture energizes 67 MW solar project in Texas ahead of...

Adapture Renewables Inc. crossed the finish line three months early with the completion of a 67 MW utility-scale solar project in Hunt Count...

January 2, 2025
Products Solar LOTO - Premier PV Announcement Image
Premier PV adds AWM Solar LOTO to PV harnessing solutions

Solar electrical balance of system (eBOS) provider Premier PV announced the “widespread use” of Affordable Wire Management (AWM)...

January 2, 2025
News virtual power plants
California CCA taps Haven Energy for virtual power plant buildout

Clean Power Alliance (CPA), the largest Community Choice Aggregator in California, is pursuing its first virtual power plant (VPP) netw...

January 2, 2025
Sponsored Content
Rail vs Rail-Free Solar Mounting Systems

Designing the perfect rooftop solar system involves many decisions beyond panel quantity and placement alone. For home and commercial photov...

December 31, 2024