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January 18, 2023
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Purdue engineers create ‘molecular glue’ that improves perovskite solar cell stability
January 18, 2023
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Advanced Green Technologies to break ground on 1.7 MW solar carport project in Florida
January 18, 2023
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Is it feasible? Is it legal? Sunnova micro utility plan explained as CPUC mulls decision
January 18, 2023
Projects Sol Systems
Sol Systems acquires 190 MW solar project in Texas from ABEI Energy
January 17, 2023
+ Storage battery storage interconnection
Hanwha, LG Energy Solutions to build U.S.-based battery production

Hanwha Group’s U.S. manufacturing and supply chain investments continue, this time with LG Energy Solution. The two signed a memorandu...

January 17, 2023
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Risen Energy starts mass production of HJT Hyper-ion solar modules

China-based Risen Energy says mass-produce of its heterojunction (HJT) Hyper-ion solar modules has begun. The company plans to increase the ...

January 17, 2023
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NEC 2020 | 705.11 | Load and Supply Side Connections

The National Electric Code allows for a few different ways to interconnect PV systems to utility systems. In two editions of Code Corner, Ry...

January 17, 2023
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Hoymiles debuts 4:1 microinverters for high power solar modules

Module-level power electronics (MLPE) manufacturer Hoymiles is building a lot of momentum in the United States and around the globe. The com...

January 17, 2023
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iSun wins $9.7 million in new solar contracts in New...

iSun Inc. was awarded three contracts with a total value of $9.7 million to implement solar energy solutions in communities in northern New ...

January 13, 2023
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Sitetracker looks to improve residential solar team workflows with Quickstart

Operations management software company Sitetracker focuses on critical infrastructure providers, and its Quickstart product is now ready to ...

January 13, 2023
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JinkoSolar unveils Tiger Neo solar PV panel series

JinkoSolar is one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, and this week it revealed its Second Generatio...

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
+ Storage KORE-Power-batteries
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