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December 23, 2024
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Projects Meadow Ridge retirement Connecticut solar project
Connecticut retirement community energizes carport solar installation
December 19, 2024
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Qcells closer to tandem solar commercialization with large-area cell world record
December 19, 2024
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STG inks solar panel recycling deal with SolarPanelRecycling.com
December 18, 2024
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Boviet Solar recognized for sustainable practices by EcoVadis
December 18, 2024
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Trinasolar US donates supplies to STEM program in Texas

Trinasolar US visited the Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy in Wilmer, Texas, to donate nearly 700 books and over 1,000 headphones. The eve...

December 18, 2024
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Patent complaint roundup: Trinasolar vs. Canadian Solar, Tigo vs. SMA,...

The solar industry is territorial. Governments are paying close attention to the country of origin of nearly every component, and manufactur...

December 16, 2024
News NuVision Solar
NuVision Solar plans HJT cell, solar module production in U.S....

NuVision Solar panel and HJT cell Solar module manufacturing in the United States will get another shot in the arm later in 2025 from new en...

December 16, 2024
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Domestic influence: Calculating the unintended consequence of ‘domestic content’ in...

Full disclosure, I started this domestic content tax credit adder article before the election. We all expect the Trump administration and a ...

December 16, 2024
News michigan city solar rooftops
Michigan and Wisconsin cities finding rooftops alone may not achieve...

Courtesy of Energy News Network — A new contract between Kalamazoo, Michigan, and utility Consumers Energy signals a change in directi...

December 16, 2024
Projects oregon state solar project
Oregon approves largest solar project in the U.S., 1.2 GW...

The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) approved the Sunstone Solar project. Considered the largest solar project in the United Sta...

December 12, 2024
News Caution AD/CVD tariffs
Biden Administration increases tariffs on wafers, polysilicon from China

As a warm-up act for the next administration, the Biden administration is doubling the Section 301 tariffs on solar wafers and polysilicon i...

December 12, 2024
News solar module pricing
Solar module prices diverge based on domestic cell supply

The solar module pricing pendulum continues to swing. Back in Q2, solar module marketplace Anza reported that the AD/CVD tariff petition on ...

December 12, 2024
Projects Verogy installs rooftop solar at FedEx sites in Connecticut
Verogy installs rooftop solar at 2 FedEx sites in Connecticut

West Hartfold-based developer Verogy has completed a pair rooftop solar installations at two FedEx facilities in Stratford (866 kW) and Midd...

December 11, 2024
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Residential solar declined 32 percent in Q3. Is recovery on...

Residential solar dragged down the distributed generation (DG) solar segment in the third quarter. Ohm Analytics reports a 32% decline year-...

December 11, 2024
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Steel frames for U.S. solar modules coming in 2025

The buildout of the U.S. solar module supply chain is coming along slowly, but surely. Solar cells are the most crucial component to onshore...

December 11, 2024
News PVKIT HUR2.0
S-5! secures 50 solar attachment patents for metal roofs in...

S-5! PVKIT HUR 2.0 S-5!, a go-to manufacturer of solar attachments for metal roofs, continues to solidify its place in the global market. Th...

December 10, 2024
News Dispatches from the Energy Transition Anza and Value of Data
Video: The value of ‘data on demand’ for smaller C&I...

When buying large quantities of solar panels, making quick decisions is a huge competitive advantage — especially when that solar pane...

December 9, 2024
News Kona ground mount solar Sollega
Adapting solar ground mounts to meet stricter environmental regs, climate...

Pictured: Terrasmart’s TerraTrak with ground-screw foundation Ground conditions have always been a top challenge for solar engineering...

December 9, 2024
Projects Dimension Energy community solar project in Inyokern, California
Dimension’s 44 MW community solar project in Calif. among largest...

Photo courtesy of Dimension Energy. Dimension Energy’s 44 MW community solar project in Inyokern, California, will generate $18 millio...

December 9, 2024