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strong solar financing ESG financing: Luminia bundles solar + EV charging + property upgrades for multifamily portfolio
Chris Crowell
August 24, 2022
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Panasonic offers EverVolt All-System Warranty, covering solar + battery
August 23, 2022
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HellermannTyton debuts HelaGuard double-slot corrugated conduit
August 23, 2022
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Pylontech added to MSCI China A Onshore Index
August 23, 2022
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U.S.-based silicon-to-solar-module supply chain is on the way
August 23, 2022
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The Pitch | AC coupling Generac generators with solar panels...

Generac debuted a dc generator to charge the battery in its dc-coupled PWRcell solar +storage system. This year, Generac is expanding the po...

August 22, 2022
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Origami Solar Steel PV Module Frame outperforms aluminum, reports TECSI...

We’ve been intrigued by a patent-pending steel solar module frame from U.S.-based Origami Solar that uses a steel roll forming process...

August 22, 2022
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GAF Energy’s Timberline Solar shingle now available in Hawaii

GAF Energy’s Timberline Solar shingle rollout continues, now available in Hawaii. Timberline Solar is the only system to directly inte...

August 22, 2022
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American Battery Solutions debuts large-scale lithium-ion battery and control platform

There is a critical need for both hardware and software intended for stationary energy storage needs, especially following the passage of th...

August 22, 2022
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Solar prices (and storage attachments) both on the rise in...

EnergySage released its semi-annual Solar Marketplace Intel Report last week, which analyzes the transaction-level data points generated by ...

August 22, 2022
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LONGi guarantees modules against thermal damage in high temperature

Earth’s temperature is only getting warmer, and LONGi is testing its modules’ capacity to withstand extreme temperatures during ...

August 22, 2022
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Tigo Energy debuts 25 amp rapid shutdown MLPE to support...

Tigo Energy of Flex module level power electronics fame, keeps rolling out announcements. The latest this week is the debut of two 25-Amp Ti...

August 18, 2022
News Texas solar demand charges
Data show solar generation in ERCOT is predictable, can be...

July was a record-setting month in ERCOT, the system operator that handles roughly 90% of Texas’ electric demand. Searing heat drove e...

August 18, 2022
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National Grid picks Nexamp for pilot program to speed solar...

Nexamp has been selected to participate in the innovative and recently launched National Grid DG customer “Self-Performance Pilot&rdqu...

August 18, 2022
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BayWa r.e. to start distributing Duracell Power Center products for...

One of the ultimate battery name brands, Duracell, has been hyping its entry into the residential battery backup space. That hyping should n...

August 18, 2022
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Inxeption adds solar procurement financing to its industrial marketplace

The industrial commerce and supply chain specialists at Inxeption are incorporating solar procurement financing into their industrial market...

August 18, 2022
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Price of polysilicon expected to steeply fall in 2023. Are...

The price of polysilicon is to fall steeply from the start of 2023, according to new Rethink Energy research tracking production capacity ex...

August 18, 2022
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On.Energy nets $100M from UK company to deploy BESS projects...

On.Energy closed $100 million in project financing from Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL) Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc (SEEIT), t...

August 17, 2022
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DESRI, Cleco Power sign 240 MWac solar power agreement

Cleco Power and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) announced a long-term renewable energy off-take agreement. The Dolet Hills Solar Pr...

August 17, 2022
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BayWa r.e. supports Kentucky flood relief with $10,000 donation

In response to record rainfall and catastrophic flooding across Eastern Kentucky, BayWa r.e. is donating $10,000 to the Team Eastern Kentuck...

August 17, 2022