First Solar Inc. has entered into a framework supply agreement with Geronimo Energy, a National Grid company. Under the agreement, First Solar will supply 415 MW DC of its eco-efficient Series 6 photovoltaic (PV) modules in 2022. This latest transaction has grown the relationship between the two companies to over 1.4 GW DC of both […]
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Raycatch, a start-up that has developed an AI-driven digital asset management system that automates and optimizes solar PV assets, has released its first major update in a year. The new system update, DeepSolar 2.5, is fully focused on remote diagnostics and prioritization of solar asset performance issues in order to navigate through the coronavirus pandemic. […]
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Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co. Ltd., a solar manufacturer, has released its latest product – the 158 high-efficiency shingled module. The new 158 shingled module can generate more power with higher efficiency ratings. By cutting the 158.75 mm cells into six pieces and replacing the traditional ribbon with electrical conductive adhesive, the module can have […]
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Italy-based solar manufacturing equipment specialist Ecoprogetti recently completed the buildout of a 25 MW/year module factory for Solartecc Green Energy in Bahrain. Solartecc will produce largely glass-glass but also glass-backsheet monocrystalline passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) and polycrystalline PERC modules using both 60 and 72 cells. The factory, which will be fully ramped up […]
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SunPower Corp. has entered into a new $1 billion partnership with Technology Credit Union (Tech CU) that will increase financing options for qualified U.S. residential solar customers. The new partnership will give SunPower access to capital for its loan program. There will be multiple benefits for both SunPower and its customers, including: Reduction of SunPower’s […]
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U.S. Light Energy, a New York solar energy company specializing in the development of solar electric and community solar systems, along with its project partners, has completed the Denmark Community Solar Project – Lewis County, N.Y.’s first community solar project. U.S. Light Energy developed the 7.2 MW ground-mount project, and it will be owned and […]
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Between executive stay-at-home orders, social distancing requirements and supply-chain delays, coronavirus is having a significant impact on the U.S. solar industry. Now, there is yet another issue to be added to the industry’s already-full plate: solar permitting delays. Will the pandemic be the catalyst that building departments need in order to make the switch to […]
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Solar Landscape, a New Jersey developer, designer, installer and owner of commercial and community solar projects, has completed its first online Solar Jobs Training Program this week in partnership with Edison Job Corps, a career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that prepares 16 to 24 year-olds for employment and financial […]
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NorthWestern Energy has issued a Community Renewable Energy Project (CREP) request for proposals (RFP) seeking additional small renewable generation owned or developed by Montana residents or Montana companies. NorthWestern will run this RFP with an extended timeline to prepare and submit proposals in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the renewable […]
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Standard Solar Inc., a solar energy company specializing in the development and financing of solar electric systems nationwide, has completed a solar carport canopy project for the Northwest Fire District in Tucson, Ariz. Standard Solar financed the project and will own and operate the system. The project utilizes parking lot shade canopies at multiple fire […]
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In just one year, Dominion Energy Virginia has quadrupled the amount of solar and wind generation in its 15-year, long-term integrated resource plan (IRP). The increase is driven, in part, by Governor Ralph Northam’s executive order on climate change and the Virginia Clean Economy Act. The expansion of renewable energy development will give Virginians significant […]
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Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for an agreement to partner with Dane County on a 9 MW solar array near the Dane County Regional Airport. The solar array will generate enough carbon-free electricity to provide Dane County with about 40% of the energy used by […]
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