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April 26, 2023
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Sunrun affordable housing project includes solar job training for residents
April 26, 2023
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Yotta Energy, Sunstone Credit team up to speed transition to clean energy for U.S. businesses
April 25, 2023
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Industry audit finds problematic solar racking designs at RE+ 2022
April 25, 2023
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Over 90 percent of solar modules produced in 2023 will be large format
April 24, 2023
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Maplewell Energy, Urban Electric Power partner on EaaS concept for...

Urban Electric Power has given new life to the century-old technology of zinc manganese-dioxide battery cells — the chemistry of famil...

April 24, 2023
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DOE awards $1.5M grant to SOLARCYCLE for PV panel recycling...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded SOLARCYCLE a $1.5M research grant to study the process for recovering higher-quality metals and materi...

April 24, 2023
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Crown Battery outlines near-zero waste goals for lead-acid batteries

Energy storage demand has nearly tripled since 2020, and supplier Crown Battery projects record growth as the world decarbonizes and stores ...

April 24, 2023
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Lightsource bp signs 1 GW inverter supply deal with Siemens...

Lightsource bp recently signed a Volume Frame Agreement (VFA) with Siemens to supply solar inverter stations for a series of projects in the...

April 24, 2023
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KISTERS debuts hail monitoring system for solar O&M teams

HailSens360 Hail Mitigation Solution for Utility Scale Solar Hail is the enemy of solar panels. It cannot be prevented, but its impact on pe...

April 20, 2023
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Details on Sunnova’s $3 billion loan guarantee from Department of...

Sunnova Energy International received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) to provid...

April 20, 2023
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Congress might repeal Biden’s tariff pause, causing $1 billion in...

This place… Just when you thought a modicum of stability was set for the solar industry, the U.S. government celebrated Earth Week wi...

April 19, 2023
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Habitat for Humanity community in Sacramento goes solar via SunPower

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento’s affordable housing community, Cornerstone, is going to be solar-powered thanks to a donat...

April 19, 2023
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ecobee smart thermostats can integrate Generac standby generators

ecobee‘s new line of smart thermostats can now be integrated with Generac home standby generators, creating a single energy management...

April 19, 2023
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Demand IQ develops canvassing app for solar sales reps

Demand IQ announced the launch of Hero, a canvassing app designed to help solar sales reps sell more projects. Hero generates personalized s...

April 18, 2023
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Hoymiles innovates microinverter installs with HMS Cable System

Solar installers and their customers are always looking for ways to save costs and time without compromising on quality. Hoymiles is set to ...

April 18, 2023
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Redflow’s zinc-bromine flow battery receives SGIP approval in California

Redflow Limited, supplier of a unique zinc-bromine flow battery based in Australia, has been approved by the California Public Utilities Com...

April 18, 2023
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EagleView adds 3D environments, solar tiles, and proposal tool integrations...

EagleView Technologies, a leader in geospatial technology, launched its own cloud-based solar design software, TrueDesign, in April 2022. Ve...

April 18, 2023
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Video: Are microinverters cost competitive in C&I solar?

Microinverters have been a hit residential solar for how they simplify installation, provide panel level monitoring and shade mitigation and...

April 18, 2023
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Enerflo adds Emporia home energy management products to platform

Emporia’s home energy management products are now available via solar sales platform Enerflo. Residential solar sales dealers, install...

April 17, 2023