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Clearloop White Pine Solar Tennessee Clearloop energizes 2.8 MW White Pine Solar Farm in Tennessee
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May 14, 2024
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News California electric grid
CalReady VPP to double California grid support this summer, says Sunrun
May 13, 2024
Projects CEP Foul Rift solar brownfield New Jersey
CEP Renewables breaks ground on 19 MW brownfield solar project in New Jersey
May 13, 2024
Inverters and eBOS Enteligent-solar-power-EV-charger
Enteligent solar-powered EV charger now available to pre-order
May 13, 2024
News Fronius-partner-program
Fronius USA updates installer partner program — here’s what’s new
May 13, 2024
News Ground-Mount-BOS-Buyers-Guide-2024
Solar eBOS insight: Terrain-following, sustainability trends

As part of the Solar Builder 2024 Ground-Mount Solar BOS Buyer’s Guide, we asked solar electrical balance of system (solar eBOS) suppl...

May 13, 2024
Projects Greenskies New Jersey school solar project
Greenskies solar PPA covers rooftop installs at seven New Jersey...

Grandview rooftop solar project via Greenskies. Greenskies Clean Focus is funding rooftop solar at seven schools and the District Administra...

May 9, 2024
News Adapture Renewables
Adapture Renewables selects Alberici as EPC for Illinois solar projects

Adapture Renewables (ARI) is starting work on two 128-MWdc projects in central Illinois. The projects are scheduled to break ground later th...

May 9, 2024
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Mission Solar builds on Texas solar module manufacturing base

Mission Solar Energy celebrated its 10th anniversary manufacturing solar modules in the United States by opening a newly expanded facility i...

May 9, 2024
News HMC solar pile driver
HMC solar pile driver now features remote control option

Hercules Machinery Corporation (HMC), launched the new STR20-RC this week, a remote-controlled piling machine designed specifically for sola...

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...

Unveiled at CLEANPOWER 2024 in Minneapolis on May 7, LONGi’s newest product line, Hi-MO 5 Ice-Shield, is aimed at preventing severe im...

May 8, 2024
Solar Trackers Nevados ATT
Nevados earns top marks in independent ranking of solar trackers

A construction analysis and consulting firm found that the Nevados tracker requires only 118 person-hours per megawatt, lower than...

May 8, 2024
News X1-Installation
Anker SOLIX X1 home energy storage system specs at a...

Anker SOLIX, known for portable power stations, launched the Anker SOLIX X1 Home Energy Storage System (ESS) for stationary solar + storage ...

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