GAF Energy, a provider and manufacturer of roof-integrated solar solutions, has begun hiring for its planned 112,000-square-foot facility in San Jose, Calif., which is expected to be operational later this year. Once construction is complete, the facility will serve as the company’s center for research and development and manufacturing, bringing traditionally offshored solar manufacturing to […]

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Stardust Solar, a portfolio company of Victory Square Technologies Inc., has become the first and only coast-to-coast authorized Canadian dealer of SunPower technologies, the company says. As an authorized SunPower dealer, Stardust will offer SunPower solar solutions to residential customers, including SunPower’s DC solar panels and InvisiMount mounting hardware. “Stardust Solar plays an important role […]

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JinkoSolar says the maximum solar conversion efficiency of its advanced high-efficiency solar module reached 23.53% – a result that was independently tested and confirmed by TÜV Rheinland. The module’s performance was the result of adopting JinkoSolar’s TOPCon cell technology fused with a new type of welding and packaging technology. The module design not only reduces […]

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Solar FlexRack says its Series B Cast-In-Place (CIP) ballasted mounting solution has been installed in a 4.7 MW community solar project in Spanish Fork, Utah. The project, which is managed by Utah Municipal Power Agency, is the largest landfill solar project in the state. Prometheus Power, a development, engineering and finance firm, built the project […]

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Alliant Energy says it has begun construction on a portfolio of projects in Richland, Wood and Rock counties in Wisconsin following the state Public Service Commission’s approval of its plans for developing 675 MW of solar. The utility is contracting with Burns & McDonnell to construct the Bear Creek (Richland County), North Rock and Wood […]

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EDF Renewables North America says its PowerFlex subsidiary has expanded its offerings to provide customers with a complete product suite that now includes onsite solar, in addition to its existing offerings of battery storage, electric vehicle charging, microgrids and energy management systems. To enable this expansion, EnterSolar, another EDF Renewables subsidiary, will use the PowerFlex […]

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Mercom Capital Group’s second-quarter/first-half 2021 report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the solar sector shows that total corporate funding (including venture capital funding, public market and debt financing) in 1H of 2021 came to $13.5 billion compared to $4.6 billion in 1H 2020, representing a 193% year-over-year increase. “Funding was up […]

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Community solar owner-operator Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) has acquired three projects in Maine from Cianbro. Two of the projects are currently under construction by Cianbro and are expected to be energized by the end of 2021. The third project will also be constructed by Cianbro and be energized by the end of 2022. In aggregate, […]

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BayWa r.e., a renewable energy developer and services provider, has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with San Diego Community Power (SDCP), the nonprofit community choice energy program serving five cities in the San Diego region. Under the terms of the agreement, SDCP will purchase power for 20 years from the Jacumba Valley Ranch […]

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Solar Alliance Energy Inc. has signed a joint development agreement with Boyd CAT, a regional Caterpillar dealer, to pursue solar opportunities where Boyd CAT provides sales support and solar equipment and Solar Alliance provides solar design, engineering and installation services. Boyd CAT is the authorized dealer of Cat solar equipment for businesses and contractors across […]

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Hull Street Energy has acquired the development pipeline of Foundation Solar Partners, an independent renewable development company that specializes in identifying and developing utility-scale solar generation projects in select markets in the eastern United States. Foundation Solar Partners was established in 2019 by a team of accomplished industry veterans and has developed and sold 1 […]

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Sustainability advisory firm ERM has acquired RCG (The Renewables Consulting Group), a global market intelligence, management consulting and technical advisory firm operating exclusively in the renewable energy sector. ERM says the acquisition expands its capabilities to support clients across the lifecycle of large-scale renewable energy projects, from market intelligence and strategy development through to the […]

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