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Chris Crowell
June 26, 2023
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Three solar module manufacturers to tout ultra low-carbon cred via new Ecolabel
June 26, 2023
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GoodWe to license Tigo rapid shutdown tech
June 26, 2023
Projects Altus Power solar
Altus Power to build 5 MW community solar project in Hawaii
June 26, 2023
Residential Solar solar-sales-funnel
Keys to seamless solar sales, fewer cancellations
June 26, 2023
Projects DSD Rutgers Solar Carports
DSD installs 14.5 MW in solar carports for Rutgers University

DSD Renewables has been selected by Rutgers University to install 16 solar carport canopies, totaling 14.5 MW, in parking lots across the un...

June 22, 2023
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Panasonic adds energy management device to EVERVOLT home battery system

Panasonic Corporation of North America announced a new generation of its EVERVOLT Home Battery System — a modular residential storage ...

June 22, 2023
Projects grades report card solar
IREC interconnection grades highlight need for reforms to support clean...

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) released its Freeing the Grid interconnection grades, showing room for improvement in th...

June 21, 2023
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NWF report outlines best practices for solar development on public...

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has released a new report that provides guidelines for renewable energy development on public la...

June 21, 2023
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CEA reports ‘major safety issues’ in 97 percent of solar...

Melted connector image from our archives. Hot on the heels of HelioVolta’s report that over 60 percent of its solar PV system audits u...

June 21, 2023
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Savant Systems debuts energy storage system for homes, businesses

Smart home and energy leader Savant Systems –which recently acquired energy storage tech company POMCube — keeps the ESS news co...

June 21, 2023
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Symbiotic supply | Lightsource bp explains multi-year purchasing strategy

As supply chain uncertainty has hampered large-scale solar development in the United States, some companies are looking to secure project ma...

June 21, 2023
Projects Lehigh University Standard Solar
Standard Solar acquires Lehigh University solar project from EDF Renewables

Lehigh University will soon add a 2.61 MW solar project on its campus as part its strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. S...

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
News perovskite solar cells
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