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Chris Crowell
May 9, 2024
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News HMC solar pile driver
HMC solar pile driver now features remote control option
May 9, 2024
PV Modules LONGi Hi-MO 5 Ice-Shield at CleanPower
Preventing hail damage: New LONGi Hi-MO Ice-Shield module adds extra armor
May 8, 2024
Solar Trackers Nevados ATT
Nevados earns top marks in independent ranking of solar trackers
May 8, 2024
News X1-Installation
Anker SOLIX X1 home energy storage system specs at a glance
May 7, 2024
+ Storage Zier Solar + Storage by Cypress Creek Renewables
Cypress Creek Renewables completes Zier Solar + Storage project in...

Solar developer and independent power producer Cypress Creek Renewables celebrated the commercial operation of Zier Solar + Storage, a proje...

May 7, 2024
News wisconsin
Solar group buy program in Wisconsin ready for 2024

Solar group buys are programs that incentivize a community to install solar within a specific time frame to get a lower price on their solar...

May 7, 2024
PV Modules GAF Energy manufacturing facility
GAF Energy adds Timberline Solar roofing manufacturing capacity

GAF Energy opened a 450,000-square-foot Timberline Solar manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, last week. GAF Energy, a Standard Indu...

May 6, 2024
+ Storage Anza energy storage procurement
Anza adds ESS comparison shopping (20+ products) to platform

Large-scale energy storage system (ESS) buyers can now compare over 20 ESS products on Anza‘s solar + storage procurement platform. An...

May 6, 2024
News partnership agreement
LONGi signs silicon supply deal with Western supplier Ferroglobe

LONGi entered into a long-term silicon supply agreement with Ferroglobe PLC, a world leading producer of Silicon Metal and Ferroalloys, earl...

May 6, 2024
News vermont dairy
Community solar saving Vermont dairy farms

Two off-site community solar projects in Vermont were recently completed, built and developed by Norwich Solar, and financed by Solaris Ener...

May 6, 2024
+ Storage Schneider-BESS
Schneider Electric adds BESS to EcoStruxure Microgrid Flex system

Schneider Electric is adding a full Battery Energy Storage System to its integrated microgrid solution, the Schneider Electric BESS, that is...

May 6, 2024
News solar panels and money
Solar PV module manufacturer financial health rankings | Q1 2024

Solar PV module manufacturer financial health is hugely important because success in solar often comes back to product procurement — a...

May 6, 2024
Projects investment tax credit
American Clean Power Association partners with Crux for future tax...

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has teamed up with sustainable finance technology company Crux to make clean ...

May 2, 2024
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QuickBOLT Butyl Bottom Deck Mount receives Miami-Dade County approval

The Butyl Bottom Deck Mount from QuickBOLT received Notice of Acceptance (NOA) approval from Miami-Dade County. This approval (Miami-Dade Co...

May 2, 2024
PV Modules Hi-MO-5-Anti-Dust-Design1_EN-1
How dust accumulates on solar panels, and how LONGi Hi-Mo...

Solar PV system underperformance is a constant concern. The best operations and maintenance (O&M) strategies deploy a combination of mon...

May 1, 2024
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Stäubli expanding PV component manufacturing in South Carolina, California plants

Stäubli – Duncan, South Carolina facility Stäubli is a PV component market leader, highlighted by the Original MC4 connector...

April 30, 2024
Batteries Briggs and Stratton Simpliphi 6.6 battery
Click and play: Briggs & Stratton SimpliPHI 6.6 battery overview

Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions debuted the new wire-free SimpliPHI 6.6 LFP battery system this month, which seemingly leaps beyond t...

April 30, 2024
Financing financing deal
Sunstone Credit, MT&T Bank team up to expand commercial solar...

Commercial solar loan platform Sunstone Credit announced a program with M&T Bank, a top 20 commercial bank in the United States, to give...

April 30, 2024
News Nexamp fellowship program
Nexamp fellowship program in Chicago preps students for solar careers

Community solar powerhouse Nexamp launched a new fellowship program in partnership with the City Colleges of Chicago aimed at providing unde...

April 29, 2024