A recent report shows that the U.S. residential solar market reached record highs in the third quarter of 2019, with 713 MW of solar installed, according to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The U.S. solar market added 2.6 GW of […]
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Trimark Associates Inc., a provider of SCADA, metering, and energy storage technology solutions for the electric power industry, says the Trimark Operations Center’s (TOC) advanced alerting system can now continually determine if devices are online and operating correctly. Trimark’s advanced alerting system monitors and checks the status of any device at a solar site to […]
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CIT Group Inc. says its Power and Energy business served as lead arranger for a $140 million financing for esVolta, a developer of utility-scale energy storage systems for renewable energy projects. The portfolio consists of more than 136 MW of energy storage units supporting eight energy projects in California. esVolta has long-term revenue contracts for […]
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Trina Solar Co. Ltd. says its global PV module shipments passed a new milestone in 2019, topping 10 GW for the year. According to the 2019 module shipment ranking released by PV InfoLink, Trina Solar ranked among the top three and maintained its global leadership in the category. In 2019, the company broke the world […]
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State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund), a provider of workers’ compensation insurance, and ENGIE North America Inc. say they have entered an agreement to build solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, energy storage systems and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across seven different State Fund locations throughout California. ENGIE and JLL jointly designed this comprehensive program to […]
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Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) says it has received preliminary approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to move ahead with plans to own an additional 50 MW of the Badger Hollow Solar Farm, known as Badger Hollow II. Badger Hollow is located in Iowa County, Wis., near the villages of Montfort and Cobb, […]
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Energy Materials Corp. (EMC), a global company that specializes in high-speed manufacturing of solar panels, says it has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Corning Inc. Working together, the companies are focused on bringing low-cost, high-performance perovskite solar photovoltaic panels and products to market. The JDA focuses both companies’ respective capabilities using Corning’s flexible […]
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Energy Materials Corp. (EMC), a global company that specializes in high-speed manufacturing of high-performance solar energy panels, says it has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Corning Inc. Working together, the companies are focused on bringing low-cost, high-performance perovskite solar photovoltaic panels and products to the energy industry. The JDA focuses both companies’ respective […]
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Comcast, a global media and technology company, says it has completed a 760-panel rooftop solar installation at its multi-purpose facility at 900 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, D.C. Comcast worked with multi-state solar integrator Maicom LLC to install the array. By installing the solar panels on the existing building, Comcast was able to reduce construction materials […]
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EDF Renewables North America says its Innovation Drive Microgrid system is operational at the company’s San Diego headquarters. The system comprises a 209 kWp solar carport, 182 kWp solar rooftop, 280 kW (538 kWh) battery storage system and 43 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The solar and battery storage system, managed by EDF Store & […]
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SolarEdge Technologies Inc., a global smart energy company, says CEO Zivi Lando has been appointed to its board of directors. The appointment comes with the board’s affirmation that Lando, who took over as CEO six months ago upon the death of CEO, chairman and founder Guy Sella, will continue as CEO on a permanent basis. […]
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Solar Alliance Energy Inc., an energy solutions provider focused on residential, commercial and industrial solar installations, has signed an agreement with Generac Power Systems Inc., a company that specializes in home backup generators, to participate in the Clean Energy Aligned Contractor Program. In cooperation with CED Greentech, Solar Alliance is now a preferred installer for […]
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