The Department of Defense (DoD) has partnered with Duke Energy to power five military installations in North and South Carolina with carbon-free electricity. As part of this agreement, DoD will be the exclusive purchaser of all output generated by two new solar facilities in South Carolina. “This is a significant step forward,” says DoD’s Brendan Owens. […]
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Nextracker and Unimacts have jointly announced plans for a new factory in the Las Vegas area. This would be the second Nextracker-dedicated manufacturing line that Unimacts has opened in the last year, with their 160,000 square-foot facility in Sloan, Nev., producing steel torque tubes used to hold and rotate PV panels in solar power plants. […]
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Vesper Energy has sold two PJM assets, Gaucho Solar and Nestlewood Solar, to Octopus Energy Generation. The Nestlewood Solar project is located on 610 acres in Clermont and Brown counties, Ohio, and offsets power for a Fortune 100 company as part of a PPA. The Gaucho Solar project is located on 68 acres in Beaver […]
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Oxford PV says it has achieved a record in solar efficiency with a 60-cell residential-size module, produced with the company’s perovskite-on-silicon tandem solar cells. The company adds that it had reached a 26.9% efficiency, compared to current best silicon modules of approximately 25% with a similar designated module area. The double-glass module has a 1.6 […]
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DuPont and Desun Energy launched flexible solar panels featuring DuPont Tedlar frontsheet at Intersolar Europe 2024. “As a strategic partner of Desun, we’re very thrilled to work with Desun and launch Tedlar frontsheet to the photovoltaic industry at Intersolar Europe,” says Ryan Peng, global business director of DuPont Tedlar. “With the increasing need for flexible […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering in Colorado to deliver clean energy to rural areas of the state through its Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program. Selected applications total $81 million in partially forgivable loans from the Inflation Reduction Act, says the department. “Rural communities are the backbone of America, and the Biden-Harris […]
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Castillo Engineering has been selected as the engineer of record (EOR) for three portfolios of Illinois community solar projects, totaling 56 MW across 14 projects. The portfolios consist of three projects totaling 23 MW with Recon Corp., seven projects totaling 21 MW and four projects totaling 12 MW. These fixed-tilt, bifacial solar module projects will […]
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GAF Energy is set to build a new solar roofing testing facility, as well as launch a round of building-integrated photovoltaic testing, due in part to a U.S. Department of Energy investment. GAF Energy’s Timberline Solar roof features what the company calls the world’s first nailable solar shingle, integrating solar technology into traditional roofing processes […]
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ComEd says it has interconnected a total of 1 GW of distributed energy resources (DER) capacity to its grid. The 59,000 DER on the ComEd smart grid includes 1,582 commercial systems, 118 community solar farms, 23 industrial and two utility-scale projects, the company says. “Achieving the 1 GW milestone for DER reflects progress with the […]
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Ameresco has completed the U.S. Army’s advanced renewable energy system at its installation at Fort Detrick, Md. The company’s energy asset activation comprises a 6 MW BESS that integrates with an existing 18.6 MW solar energy facility. “We’re proud to lead initiatives that not only bolster the U.S. Army’s energy security but also align with our […]
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Adapture Renewables has executed an energy off-take agreement with a confidential Fortune 50 company for a 67 MW utility-scale solar facility in Hunt County, Texas. The project, slated to begin commercial operations later this year, is expected to provide the business with clean electricity through a VPPA. “We’re excited to announce this latest VPPA agreement […]
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SolarPanelRecycling.com has formed a strategic partnership with Texas Green Energy, offering recycling solutions for Texas Green Energy PV panels and decommissioned equipment. “By committing to this partnership with Texas Green Energy, we’ve created a cost reduction roadmap that aligns with the long-term owner-operator mindset,” says Brett Henderson, CEO of SolarPanelRecycling.com. “Texas Green Energy gains access […]
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