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Standard Solar Woburn solar Standard Solar completes 4 MW project on EPA Superfund site in Woburn, Mass.
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October 5, 2023
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BayWa r.e. opens new solar distribution center in Colombia
October 5, 2023
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National Grid Renewables celebrates 274 MW Amazon solar farm in Ohio
October 3, 2023
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Renewable America project boosts solar portfolio for Marin County, Calif.
October 3, 2023
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Solar Letters launches with mission to automate PE stamps for residential installers
October 3, 2023
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AWM beefs up weight capacity of Arden Messenger Cable Hangers

Affordable Wire Management (AWM) made a big, strategic announcement at RE+ 2023, partnering with HellermannTyton, to offer full eBOS product...

October 3, 2023
Projects Texas utility solar
Study: No negative impact on property values near utility-scale solar projects...

A new study conducted in Texas shows no evidence of negative market impact for residential properties near utility-scale solar facilities. C...

October 3, 2023
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Solar has a labor shortage. Digital enablement of frontline workers...

This perspective was sent in via Juan Muldoon, Partner at Energize Capital. In the U.S., 100,000 new clean energy jobs have emerged in the p...

October 3, 2023
+ Storage energy storage funding
Elexity piloting commercial building storage + loads control system with...

Elexity, a provider of virtual power plant software for commercial buildings, received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant fro...

October 2, 2023
News solar energy loans
DOE guarantees over $3 billion in solar loans tied to...

It is official: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) signed an historic agreement last week to partially guarantee...

October 2, 2023
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New solar tracker wind tunnel research solves for aeroelastic forces...

The solar industry — an emerging industry with rapidly evolving technology — is often, unfortunately, in learn-as-you-go mode. T...

October 2, 2023
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Boviet Solar Vega Series Bifacial modules a top performer in...

Climate is indeed changing all over the world, resulting in both more “extreme” weather events, and just non-historical weather ...

October 2, 2023
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DSD completes 4.3 MW community solar project on former landfill...

DSD Renewables has completed construction on a 4.3 MW community solar installation for the town of Bethel, New York, near the location of th...

September 28, 2023
Projects Xcel Energy
Minnesota approves Xcel Energy’s 250 MW expansion of Sherco solar...

Minnesota regulators have OK’d Xcel Energy’s plans to expand its Sherco Solar project to 710 MW, making it one of the biggest so...

September 27, 2023
+ Storage apstorage
All of the home energy storage products you missed at...

No mortal human could have kept up with every new energy storage system release or product update announced at RE+. Here is a roundup of eve...

September 26, 2023
Sponsored Content Roof Tech
The waterproof flexible flashing of Roof Tech’s AlphaSeal

Every homeowner recognizes the value of having a roof over their head, and how vital it is to have leak-free roofing that retains its integr...

September 26, 2023
Projects SB POY 2023_02
Vote: Utility-Scale Solar Project of the Year 2023

Here are the Utility-Scale nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards. The form is at the bottom of the page. ...

September 25, 2023
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Vote: Community Solar Project of the Year 2023

Here are the Community Solar nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards. The form is at the bottom of the page...

September 25, 2023
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Vote: Solar Microgrid Project of the Year 2023

Here are the Solar Microgrid nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards The form is at the bottom of the page....

September 25, 2023
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Vote: Residential Project of the Year 2023

Here are the Residential segment nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards. The form is at the bottom of the ...

September 25, 2023