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January 17, 2023
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Hoymiles debuts 4:1 microinverters for high power solar modules
January 17, 2023
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iSun wins $9.7 million in new solar contracts in New England
January 13, 2023
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Sitetracker looks to improve residential solar team workflows with Quickstart
January 13, 2023
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JinkoSolar unveils Tiger Neo solar PV panel series
January 13, 2023
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Check out the keynote speakers for Intersolar North America &...

In a month’s time we’ll be headed out to Long Beach, Calif., for Intersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North Americ...

January 13, 2023
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Mitrex colored solar panels listed by California Energy Commission

Colored solar panels from Canadian solar manufacturer Mitrex are now listed by the California Energy Commission (CEC) — the first such...

January 12, 2023
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Sunnova adds SolarEdge Home Battery to network portfolio

SolarEdge Technologies and Sunnova Energy International are expanding their vendor partnership by including the SolarEdge Home Battery in Su...

January 12, 2023
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JA Solar to open 2 GW solar module plant in...

The U.S. solar manufacturing news keeps on coming this week. China-based JA Solar announced plans to construct a 2 GW PV panel factory in Ar...

January 12, 2023
News Trinasolar
Trina Solar wafer facility coming online this year to only...

Trina Solar US alleviated concerns of new tariffs being placed on its modules by announcing a 6.5 GW silicon solar wafer facility coming onl...

January 11, 2023
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Qcells’ multi-billion-dollar U.S. solar module manufacturing plan is officially in...

Qcells is officially putting its big investment in a U.S.-based solar PV module supply chain in motion, breaking ground on a massive new com...

January 11, 2023
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ORKA resolves to solve C&I solar financing for independent installers

It’s that time of year when resolutions are formed, and often fail soon thereafter. For Ted Fawcett, cofounder and CEO of commercial s...

January 11, 2023
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UL fire testing: KORE Power batteries in Veloce Energy ESS...

KORE Power’s Mark 1 lithium-ion battery module paired with Veloce Energy’s VPort battery energy storage system (BESS) has earned...

January 10, 2023
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Meet Panasonic’s top solar and storage installers from 2022

Panasonic Corporation of North America announced recipients of its 2022 Customer Appreciation Awards that highlight the national Installer o...

January 10, 2023
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FranklinWH ESS approved for fast-tracked permitting in Honolulu

Franklin Whole Home Receives Permitting Green Light from Honolulu FranklinWH has received the Materials and Methods (M&M) Certification ...

January 10, 2023
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Google Nest, General Motors headline RMI’s Virtual Power Plant Partnership

Virtual power plants (VPP) are an intriguing path to a more efficient and cost-effective electric grid. VPPs involve the aggregation and coo...

January 10, 2023
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New year, new utility rates: How solar PPAs protect businesses...

It’s no secret that inflation has impacted our cost of living – and the cost of doing business. We are now seeing the ripple eff...

January 10, 2023
News Fronisu Symo
Fronius Symo Advanced inverters now UL 3741 certified with PanelClaw,...

The Fronius Symo Advanced inverters are UL 3741* certified for use with two racking manufacturers, IronRidge BX and PanelClawFR. UL 3741 is ...

January 9, 2023
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SolarReviews renews SEI partnership to support U.S.-based Spanish speakers in...

SolarReviews and Solar Energy International (SEI) renewed their awesome partnership for 2023. In 2022, SolarReviews successfully funded the ...

January 9, 2023
News Trina Solar
Trina Solar starts 2023 with production of i-TOPCon cells for...

Trina Solar’s 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cells roll off production line P-type PERC solar cells are nearing their efficiency limits, which ...

January 9, 2023