Canadian Solar Inc., a solar technology and renewable energy company, has executed a strategic partnership and investment with Habitat Energy Ltd., a U.K.-based company that specializes in asset optimization services for battery storage assets that use artificial intelligence and machine learning.  The partnership will allow Canadian Solar to offer enhanced technology solutions for developers and […]

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Daqo New Energy Corp., a manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, says its Xinjiang Daqo New Energy subsidiary has signed long-term supply agreements with a subsidiary of JA Solar, a manufacturer of PV products. “We are very pleased to further strengthen our cooperation with JA Solar, a company of high-quality […]

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North Carolina regulators have approved Duke Energy’s 5 MW solar project located on the closed Buncombe County landfill in Woodfin, N.C. Duke Energy will own and operate the solar power plant – the company’s first that will be located on a retired county landfill. The project will be located on 25 acres and will be […]

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Guzman Energy, a wholesale power provider, says it is developing an 80 MW solar energy project approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Delta, Colo. Once complete, the project is expected to produce over 194,000 MWh of electricity a year. Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA), a member-owned and locally controlled rural electric cooperative, will directly purchase a portion […]

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GAF Energy, a provider of roof-integrated solar solutions, has leased and begun improvements on a 112,000-square-foot facility in San Jose, Calif.  Once construction is complete, the new facility will serve as the company’s center for research and development (R&D) and manufacturing, bringing traditionally off-shored solar manufacturing to the U.S. The buildout of the property and […]

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In 2020, renewable sources of electricity such as wind and solar grew at their fastest rate in two decades and are set to expand in coming years at a much faster pace than prior to the pandemic, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). According to the IEA’s latest market update, […]

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Pivot Energy, a community solar developer, and Standard Solar Inc., a company that develops, funds, owns and operates commercial and community solar assets, say they are developing three new community solar projects in Colorado.  Two projects are located in Garfield County and the third in Jefferson County. The projects represent 4 MW of generating capacity. […]

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Villara Energy Systems has launched a new home battery – the VillaGrid. Villa’s energy storage system (ESS) harnesses lithium titanate chemistry and offers a 20-year warranty. “We set out to engineer a battery that would last twice as long and provide twice the power,” says Rick Wylie, president of Villara Energy System. “Today, we’re excited […]

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Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), and the University of Notre Dame say the St. Joseph Solar Farm is now generating power.  After a brief delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, construction on the project began in July 2020. It took more than 100 workers eight months and 75,000 plus […]

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United Renewable Energy (URE), a national engineering, procurement and construction provider, and New Energy Equity, a company that develops and finances solar power generation assets, say they are adding three new community solar gardens to Minnesota’s solar development portfolio.  The three projects, located in North Branch, Lindstrom and Cokato, total more than 4.3 MW DC […]

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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded three solar developments to EDF Renewables North America as a part of the 2020 Renewable Energy Standard Solicitation. Combined, the projects add 303 MW AC of solar energy to the state. The projects, all expecting to deliver electricity by the end of 2023, […]

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The U.S. solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020, a 6.7% drop from 2019 due to pandemic restrictions and increased labor productivity, according to the National Solar Jobs Census 2020 recently released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), The Solar Foundation, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and BW Research. The drop in jobs […]

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