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June 19, 2023
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Projects Truliant rooftop Renu
Truliant adds 742-panel rooftop solar system at N.C. operations center
June 16, 2023
Projects Krasdale PowerFlex Bronx Community Solar
Krasdale Foods, PowerFlex launch Bronx’s largest solar system
June 15, 2023
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Astronergy working on zero-carbon factory with TÜV Rheinland
June 15, 2023
Projects Linea Energy
Linea acquires 490 MWdc utility-scale solar project from Horus Energy
June 15, 2023
News Canadian-Solar-logo
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
News First Solar
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
News Meyer Burger solar panel facility
BayWa r.e. agrees to purchase U.S.-made Meyer Burger solar panels

BayWa r.e. plans to procure solar panels from Meyer Burger Technology AG‘s production site in Goodyear, Ariz. The offtake agreement is...

June 14, 2023
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Onshore outlook: Charting the buildout of deeper domestic PV supply...

This is an article from the Q2 2023 edition of Solar Builder magazine, written by Christian Roselund, senior policy analyst at Clean Energy ...

June 14, 2023
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dcbel bidirectional dc EV chargers certified for U.S. home installs

dcbel r16 Home Energy Station is the first residential bidirectional DC charger to be certified in the US. (CNW Group/dcbel Inc.) Following ...

June 13, 2023
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LONGi Hi-MO 7 solar module available in Canada

LONGi‘s Hi-MO 7 solar module is now available in Canada. The Hi-MO 7 module was launched globally in May, designed with the latest hig...

June 13, 2023
News SEIA
SEIA is now an Accredited Standards Development Organization

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an Accredited Standa...

June 12, 2023
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Russelectric Prime Power Systems for onsite generator control

Russelectric, a Siemens Business, and manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, is now promoting its Prime Powe...

June 12, 2023
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Ascend Elements scaling up recycled lithium-ion battery production

Lithium-ion battery recycling has been a point of contention in the renewable energy space, but some U.S.-based companies are starting to em...

June 12, 2023
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DSI adds to utility-scale solar services by acquiring Fortress Fencing

Renewable energy contractors Directional Services Inc. (DSI) acquired Fortress Fencing, a solar and commercial fencing solutions company. Th...

June 12, 2023
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LG launches ESS installer program for LG Home 8

The ESS division of LG Electronics USA has launched the new LG PRO Program with exclusive benefits for residential ESS installers installing...

June 12, 2023
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N-type vs. P-type: Insight from PVEL solar module reliability testing

This is an excerpt from the Q2 2023 issue of Solar Builder magazine, written by Tristan Erion-Lorico is VP of sales and marketing for PV Evo...

June 12, 2023
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New record: U.S. solar industry installed over 6 GW in...

The U.S. solar industry installed 6.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity and — get used to this phrase over the next decade — had ...

June 8, 2023
News New Mexico
DESRI’s Carne Solar + Storage project approved by New Mexico

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) says the Carne Solar Project (Carne) has received New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission (NMPRC) r...

June 8, 2023