The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2020-41, which confirms that safe-harbor provisions for the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) will be extended until Oct. 15 as a result of the pandemic, giving solar companies more time to qualify for the credit. “We appreciate the additional layer of clarity the Treasury Department has provided with […]
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Sungrow, a global supplier of inverter solutions in the renewables market, says the company’s ST556kWh-250UD energy storage system (ESS) has received the UL9540 certificate issued by TÜV Rheinland for the North American C&I energy storage market. Receiving UL’s certification demonstrates that Sungrow’s ESS solution meets the comprehensive requirements in system safety and compliance. As one […]
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Point Load Power, a company that specializes in rooftop solar tracking for commercial and industrial (C&I) buildings, has launched the PV Booster Gen 2. The system is designed to maximize solar production from monofacial and bifacial solar panels, producing up to 70% more energy per panel compared to ordinary rooftop mounting solutions constrained to fixed-tilt […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest drop in global energy investment in history, with spending expected to plunge in every major sector this year – from fossil fuels to renewables and efficiency – according to a recent report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). At the start of 2020, global energy investment was […]
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Alliant Energy says it is planning to acquire and advance 675 MW of solar energy in six Wisconsin counties: Grant, Jefferson, Richland, Rock, Sheboygan and Wood. The projects are the next step in the company’s Clean Energy Blueprint, a strategic roadmap to cost-effectively accelerate renewable energy while reducing carbon emissions. Once operational, the energy from […]
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Schletter Group, an international manufacturer of solar-mounting systems, has relocated its Shanghai site to a new plant in the city. The Schletter Group has maintained its own production site in Shanghai since 2010. In addition to providing a considerably larger production area, the new site also features improvements in automation technology and production logistics. In […]
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Sunrun Inc., a U.S.-based home solar, battery storage and energy services company, says it is introducing its Brightbox rechargeable solar battery system to Colorado and Nevada. Now, people living in Xcel Energy’s service territory in Colorado and NV Energy’s service territory in Nevada can get Brightbox from as little as zero dollars down and at […]
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Amazon has committed to five new renewable energy projects in China, Australia and the U.S. that further support the company’s goal of reaching 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy by 2030 (and potentially as early as 2025), as well as to reach net-zero carbon by 2040. Amazon’s first renewable energy project in […]
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Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS), a clean energy software firm, has developed five methods that could double the capacity available for solar panels, wind turbines and other distributed energy resources (DERs) to connect to individual electricity substations. Using the company’s ANM Element software product, utility companies can monitor the amount of power generated by solar photovoltaics, […]
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JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd., a solar module manufacturer, has launched its Tiger Pro module series. The modules can generate a maximum power output of up to 580 W, which is 40% higher than current mainstream products installed in utility projects. All these high energy density modules use multi-wire 9BB and TR tiling ribbon technology to […]
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The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) have partnered to form the Canadian Renewable Energy Association and have named Robert Hornung president and CEO. As the founding president and CEO of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association, Hornung will lead the member-based association in stakeholder advocacy and public engagement focused […]
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Despite the current COVID-19 pandemic, the medium-term future for the global energy storage industry remains bright. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Outlook for the Global Energy Storage Industry, 2020, predicts the market to decline, as project delays, including the lack of access to residential and commercial clients, affect the industry. An additional insight, Global Battery […]
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