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Canadian Solar Commences Mass Production of 54-Cell Solar Module

Canadian Solar Inc. has started mass production of a new 54-cell format module with 182 mm cells for residential, commercial and industrial rooftop solar systems. Shipments started this month. CS6R-MS, the new module type under the HiKu6 series, has a power output of up to 420 W and module efficiency of up to 21.5%. The […]

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Raptor Maps Report Looks at Solar PV System Underperformance

A new analysis from solar lifecycle management software provider Raptor Maps has found that PV system anomalies affected the performance of 2.63% of the 20 GW of solar power output studied – up from 1.85% in 2020. Using machine learning to analyze data from unmanned and manned aircraft inspections across 20 GW of utility and […]

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Solar Alliance Commences Construction in Kentucky for Utility Solar Project

Solar Alliance Energy Inc. has commenced construction on a 500 kW solar project in Kentucky for Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU), regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers. The project represents section five of LG&E and KU’s Solar Share Program, a cost-effective option available to the utilities’ […]

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Indiana Law Gives Residents More Solar Rights When HOAs Deny Panel Installations

After six years of trying, a newly passed Indiana bill makes it more difficult for homeowners’ associations (HOA) to ban residents from putting solar panels to their homes, according to Sarah Bowman of Indianapolis Star. With House Enrolled Act 1196, homeowners now have a process to petition their HOA boards if they wish to install […]

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Dunwoody College of Technology Introduces New Engineering Program

Dunwoody College of Technology has launched its Power & Construction Engineering Technology program, providing an online bachelor’s completion degree option for electrical graduates looking to advance into positions as solar energy systems engineers, electrical construction or design engineers, senior project managers, estimators, or drafters. Power & Construction Engineering Technology is a specialized electrical engineering degree […]

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Shanco Distributes GAF Energy Solar Roof Shingles in Virginia and Maryland

Shanco, a roofing company in the Mid-Atlantic, is one of the first roofers to offer the new Timberline Solar roof. GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company and a provider of solar roofing in North America, recently launched Timberline Solar to deliver the first true solar roof to market. Timberline Solar incorporates roofing materials into a […]

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Report Points to Uncertain Solar Growth Due to Supply, Legislation Issues

In 2021, U.S. solar prices increased as much as 18% due to unprecedented supply chain challenges, trade actions and legislative uncertainty, according to the “U.S. Solar Market Insight 2021 Year in Review” report. As a result of these issues, a third of all utility-scale solar capacity scheduled for completion in Q4 2021 was delayed by […]

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Maersk Signs Deal with Orsted Supplying Renewable Energy to Power-to-X Facility

A.P. Moller – Maersk, an integrated container logistics company, and Ørsted have signed a letter of intent (LOI) about partnering on a new Power-to-X facility. On the U.S. Gulf Coast, Ørsted will develop a 675 MW Power-to-X facility that will produce approximately 300,000 tons of e-methanol per year, which Maersk will offtake for its newly […]

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Dunwoody College of Technology Introduces New Solar Engineering Program

Dunwoody College of Technology has launched its Power & Construction Engineering Technology program, providing an online bachelor’s completion degree option for electrical graduates looking to advance into positions as solar energy systems engineers, electrical construction or design engineers, senior project managers, estimators, or drafters. Power & Construction Engineering Technology is a specialized electrical engineering degree […]

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Sol-REIT Finalizes Financing for New Jersey Solar Project

Sol-REIT LLC has closed a term loan refinancing of the Inspira solar project in southern New Jersey. With the closing of this loan, Sol-REIT will be moving quickly to execute upon its $300 million and growing loan origination pipeline of construction-to-permanent loan financing opportunities for middle-market solar projects across the United States. To capitalize on […]

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NEXT Energy, NSG Group Partner on Transparent Solar Window Technology

NSG Group (Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.), a manufacturer of glass and glazing products for the architectural, automotive and creative technology glass sectors, and NEXT Energy Technologies Inc., makers of proprietary transparent photovoltaic (PV) coatings that transform commercial windows into solar panels, have announced a joint marketing effort between its NSG’s European subsidiary and NEXT. […]

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Luminia, New Hampshire Solar Garden Develop Community Solar Projects

Luminia, formerly SD Renewables, has entered a joint development agreement with New Hampshire Solar Garden to secure funding for its pipeline of projects, including five community solar projects in Maine for a combined capacity of 15 MW. Through its financial offering and proprietary technology platform, Luminia provides New Hampshire Solar Garden with access to intermediate […]

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