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June 21, 2023
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CEA reports ‘major safety issues’ in 97 percent of solar rooftop audits
June 21, 2023
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Savant Systems debuts energy storage system for homes, businesses
June 21, 2023
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Symbiotic supply | Lightsource bp explains multi-year purchasing strategy
June 21, 2023
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Standard Solar acquires Lehigh University solar project from EDF Renewables
June 20, 2023
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New EV charger capacity will overtake distributed solar installs this...

The US Distributed Energy Resource (DER) market is expected to nearly double in capacity from 2022 to 2027, with capital expenditure reachin...

June 20, 2023
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kWh Analytics: Top 12 solar project risks involve weather, modeling,...

The top risks facing the solar industry are related to extreme weather, financial modeling, and operations according to the 5th annual&...

June 20, 2023
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Report: Safety issues found in majority of solar PV field...

The cover article of our Q1 2023 issue concerning “What’s Going Wrong?” in the solar industry called out the hazards often...

June 20, 2023
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It’s hot out there. Check out this StaCool safety vest.

The StaCool Vest Core Body Cooling System, now available in luminescent safety colors, is helping workers beat the summer heat, allowing Wor...

June 20, 2023
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Webinar: How to qualify a project site in 20 mins...

July 13 | 2 p.m. ET Register here Time is too valuable to spend on project sites that simply aren’t a good for solar. Join Aurora Sola...

June 19, 2023
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Study shows BondLynx stabilizes perovskite solar cells

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs), compared to conventional silicon solar cells, are lighter weight, more flexible and potentially cheaper to pr...

June 19, 2023
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Vaisala debuts Automatic Weather Station for solar PV sites

The weather, environmental, and industrial measurement specialists at Vaisala launched a weather station specifically for solar PV projects....

June 19, 2023
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Installing solar on stone-coated steel rooftops | The Pitch

Stone-coated steel roof example. Expanding product lines is a hot topic among solar installers these days, and it’s usually in referen...

June 19, 2023
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Truliant adds 742-panel rooftop solar system at N.C. operations center

Truliant Federal Credit Union has completed a 742-panel solar installation on the roof of its new Hanes Mall Operations Center in Winston-Sa...

June 16, 2023
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Krasdale Foods, PowerFlex launch Bronx’s largest solar system

A 115-year-old family-owned grocery distribution, merchandising and marketing company based in the Bronx has added a 2.7 MW community solar ...

June 15, 2023
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Astronergy working on zero-carbon factory with TÜV Rheinland

Astronergy team (three in right) pose for a photo with TÜV Rheinland team to celebrate the two sides’ cooperation on zero-carbon ...

June 15, 2023
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Linea acquires 490 MWdc utility-scale solar project from Horus Energy

Linea Energy has acquired a 490 MWdc utility-scale solar project in Texas from London-based Horus Energy. The acquisition marks Linea&r...

June 15, 2023
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Canadian Solar to open first U.S.-based solar module manufacturing facility

One of the only top, global solar module brands to not have a U.S.-based production facility in the works, Canadian Solar Inc., is ready to ...

June 15, 2023
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CubicPV plans for U.S. solar wafer production earn investor support

Funding As noted in this piece from CEA in our Q2 2023 issue, U.S. solar module manufacturing is hampered by a lack of domestic component su...

June 14, 2023
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First Solar gives sneak peek at bifacial thin-film solar panel

First Solar announced a limited production run of their first bifacial solar panel utilizing an advanced thin film semiconductor at Intersol...

June 14, 2023