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DEPCOM Power Puerto Rico Solar Project DEPCOM builds Puerto Rico’s largest solar, energy storage system
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December 6, 2023
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Generac invests in EV charging tech innovator Wallbox
December 4, 2023
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UFLPA update: Customs released some non-Xinjiang, China polysilicon modules from detention according to industry note
December 4, 2023
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GE Appliances promotes ‘whole-home energy’ smarts of 2024 products
December 4, 2023
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Three ways to save on plan sets, permitting and more with Wattmonk | The Pitch
December 4, 2023
Products EnerVenue Energy Rack
EnerVenue unveils Energy Rack to enhance storage solutions at scale

EnerVenue has launched the Energy Rack, a pre-assembled solution to enhance energy storage density while reducing integration costs. Ea...

November 30, 2023
Projects EagleView developer
EagleView Developer provides geospatial solutions for solar projects

EagleView has launched a new geospatial and analytics solution for solar developers. The new EagleView Developer portal provides a single po...

November 29, 2023
Projects Ziegler Heliene purchase agreement
Ziegler Energy signs 3-year purchase agreement for Heliene U.S.-manufactured solar...

Ziegler president William M. Hoeft (left) and Heliene CEO Martin Pochtaruk shake hands after announcing a three-year partnership to provide ...

November 29, 2023
Projects Ohio
National Grid begins construction on 167 MW of solar in...

Ohio is getting a double dose of solar, as National Grid Renewables has started construction at neighboring projects in southern O...

November 28, 2023
Projects kentucky sign
Kentucky approves utility-scale solar buildout amid retirement of fossil fuel...

The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a major solar energy buildout while also reducing fossil fuel consumption in the s...

November 27, 2023
Projects CEP Renewables community solar landfill New Jersey
10 MW community solar landfill project in N.J. reaches completion

CEP Renewables and Luminace have achieved commercial operation of the 10 MWdc BEMS community solar landfill project in Southampton, New Jers...

November 27, 2023
Projects standard-solar-enews
Standard Solar acquires 12 MW project portfolio in Va. to...

Standard Solar aims to propel solar energy adoption in Virginia with the acquisition of a 12 MW community solar project portfolio from&...

November 20, 2023
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AHA Dream Homes in Austin, Texas, now a Tesla certified...

AHA Dream Homes is now part of an exclusive pool of Tesla Certified Homebuilders in the Austin, Texas area. This paves the way for the integ...

November 17, 2023
Projects Renewable Properties solar financing
Renewable Properties, other developers secure expansion capital | Solar Financing...

A Renewable Properties solar project in Northern California. Several solar developers have secured financing to advance construction project...

November 16, 2023
Products Enphase IQ8 microinverter
Enphase launches new IQ8 commercial microinverters in North America

Enphase Energy Inc. has unveiled its new IQ8 Commercial Microinverters, featuring the IQ8P-3P Microinverter, for the small commercial s...

November 16, 2023
Projects Terabase terafab automation solar
Terabase completes first commercial deployment of automated solar construction system

Terabase Energy completed the first commercial deployment of its automated field factory solution. Solar Builder previously reported on the ...

November 15, 2023
Projects Agrivoltaics Mechatron
Growing agrivoltaics: Conference harvests California, German know-how for farmland solar

Mechatron Solar’s new dual-axis AgriTracker at RE+ 2023. California and Germany are comparing notes on agrivoltaics development in an ...

November 15, 2023
Projects McCarthy apprenticeships solar Texas Arizona
McCarthy puts 200 new apprentices to work on four solar...

McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has broken ground on four new large-scale solar projects in the U.S. Southwest. The company is targeti...

November 14, 2023
+ Storage puerto rico solar
DOE selects Generac, Sunrun, Sunnova for Puerto Rico Energy Resilience...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a slate of solar companies and nonprofits selected to install rooftop solar and battery storag...

November 13, 2023
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PVEL updates solar PV module quality testing

PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), the renowned independent test lab for the downstream solar industry and member of the Kiwa Group, has upgraded the...

November 13, 2023