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January 20, 2025
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ESS launches Energy Center product to expand long duration energy storage
January 20, 2025
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Treasury updated the Domestic Content Safe Harbor cost percentages. What’s different in 2025?
January 16, 2025
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ABB acquires smart energy tech company Lumin
January 15, 2025
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Boviet Solar’s U.S. manufacturing to ramp up first half of 2025
January 15, 2025
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Bluetti gives preview of EnergyPro 6K and smart panel at...

BLUETTI has refined its brand and launched “product era 3.0” at CES 2025. The battery company (this year’s CES Innovation ...

January 15, 2025
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Case Study: The second life battery economy of Phoenix

Lithium batteries are enabling the global energy transition to electricity in many industries and are experiencing explosive growth in deman...

January 15, 2025
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UC Berkeley, Nextracker inaugurate the CALNEXT Center for Solar Research

The University of California Berkeley Engineering is establishing a solar energy research program and state-of-the-art solar test field due ...

January 15, 2025
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Four Chinese wafer makers added to UFLPA ban – ‘quite...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security added four upstream solar module component suppliers in China (ingot and wafer makers) to the Uyghu...

January 14, 2025
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DOE-funded Charging Smart program expands across U.S.

The U.S. Department of Energy-funded Charging Smart technical assistance and designation program is now available in all 50 states. Charging...

January 14, 2025
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Panasonic names its Installers of the Year for 2024

Panasonic Corporation of North America announced the recipients of its 2024 Customer Appreciation Awards. These awards recognize authorized ...

January 14, 2025
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Nexamp, Pivot Energy secure domestic module supply from Silfab Solar

North American solar module manufacturer Silfab Solar signed supply agreements with two notable community solar players in Nexamp and Pivot ...

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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