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October 17, 2022
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Apprentices: What are they and how does the solar industry get more of them?
October 17, 2022
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Module supply boom or bust? Takeaways from CEA Q2 PV Market Intelligence Program Report
October 13, 2022
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Bucknell University unveils solar array, installed by Encore Renewable Energy
October 13, 2022
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Clēnera, Merit Controls team up to integrate more utility-scale energy storage
October 13, 2022
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Aurora Solar hosting online solar education event in November

Aurora Solar is hosting Empower on Nov. 1-2, a free virtual event featuring keynotes from Ari Matusiak, CEO of Rewiring America as well as B...

October 13, 2022
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Colorado State University doubles solar sites on campus via Namaste,...

Colorado State University (CSU) has a goal of 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030, and this week the university says it got “20 ...

October 12, 2022
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Quinbrook, Primergy find investor for Gemini, largest solar + storage...

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners and its portfolio company Primergy Solar sold a minority equity stake in its $1.2 billion Gemini Solar + S...

October 12, 2022
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SunPower and General Motors working on PV + EV home...

The home PV + EV revolution continues to gain steam and notable alliances. SunPower Corp. and General Motors are the latest solar + motor co...

October 12, 2022
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Community solar service provider Solstice Power Technologies acquired by MyPower

MyPower Corp., an affiliate of Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co., acquired community solar service provider Solstice Power Technologies...

October 12, 2022
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REC Group adds equipment for Alpha Pure-R heterojunction PV production

REC Group signed a major manufacturing equipment supply agreement with Maxwell Technologies, covering equipment for REC’s latest heter...

October 12, 2022
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From land deals to O&M, utility-scale solar is all about...

LandGate fully equips subscribers with information on the property: not just the basics, but a truly deep dive driven by its powerful data a...

October 12, 2022
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EnerVenue adds Capacity Assurance to bolster metal-hydrogen battery warranty

EnerVenue is first company to bring metal-hydrogen batteries to the clean energy space — you may recall this Pitch video on the techno...

October 11, 2022
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Sunrun reports on its wholesale capacity market VPP success

In 2019, Sunrun won its cost-competitive bid into the Independent System Operator – New England (ISO-NE), the region’s grid oper...

October 11, 2022
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Aptos Solar partners with Hoymiles microinverters

Thanks to a new partnership with U.S.-based solar manufacturer Aptos Solar Technology, Hoymiles microinverters will be available in the U.S....

October 10, 2022
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Automating solar project construction with pile driver technology

Demand for new solar projects is high, and skilled labor availability is low. So, adding automation to the solar construction process is cri...

October 10, 2022
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CPS America’s 200 kW String PCS Energy Storage Inverter is...

CPS America hit a few compliance benchmarks with its new 200 kW String PCS Energy Storage Inverter, receiving UL-1741SB listing, as well as ...

October 7, 2022
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Don’t miss Intersolar North America’s pre-conference workshops

Intersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North America (ESNA) will offer hands-on training and learning experiences through a rang...

October 7, 2022
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Compliant marketing: Colossus partners with ActiveProspect to certify solar leads

Consumer demand for solar is increasing. And as you seek these consumers, make sure your marketing campaigns play by the rules. When marketi...

October 7, 2022
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RUTE aims to grow agrivoltaics market with ‘cable-stayed’ Suntracker

Agrivoltaics, farming or ranching under solar panels, has been gaining traction around the world as prime solar land becomes more scarce. An...

October 7, 2022