FTC Solar has launched its Automated Hail Stow Solution, aimed at minimizing solar panel damage caused by hail storms. In response to the challenges brought on by hail storms, the company collaborated with VDE Americas to study hail events and their impact on solar panel installations. This led to the development of a hail stow strategy […]
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HighPeak Energy has completed and commissioned the 9.9 MW WildHorse Solar Farm, located in the Flat Top, Texas, region. The project was developed, and is owned and operated, by Priority Power Management. Priority Power’s scope of work for the farm included managing its interconnection process and the turnkey design, building and EPC services. “Priority Power […]
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PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) has cut the ribbon on its 30,000 sq. foot solar tracker manufacturing facility in Houston, the company’s third factory worldwide. The facility employs 120 workers and is set to provide custom-built solar tracking systems for new-generation projects. “With the opening of this factory in Houston, PVH USA is affirming its […]
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Qcells is set to become the first PV company to deploy Lumet’s fine-line metallization technology for its solar cell lines. During the metallization step of solar cell production, conductive silver fingers are screen-printed onto the cell’s surface. The industry has long sought to reduce finger width, in order to both decrease silver consumption and reduce […]
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Alliant Energy has completed construction on its 200 MW Grant County Solar Project, located in Potosi, Wis. The project is the culmination of Alliant Energy’s multi-phase buildout of 12 utility-scale solar projects in the state totaling 1,089 MW. Encompassing 1,400 acres, the project site holds 430,000 solar panels and 350 acres of native pollinator habitat. […]
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DMEGC Solar is partnering with IBC SOLAR, allowing the manufacturer’s PV modules to be distributed by the energy solutions provider in Europe. The company’s bifacial Infinity series glass modules with N-type cells are now available from IBC SOLAR. “We are one of the industry’s pioneers in the field of environmentally friendly power generation and have […]
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Apricus Generation has acquired a controlling interest in Nexus Renewables, adding the Toronto-based community solar and BESS developer, as well as renewable independent power producer, onto its platform. By joining the platform, the company hopes to advance Nexus’ 500 MW project pipeline. “We are thrilled to have Nexus Renewables join Apricus as the first developer […]
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The solar EPC contractor of Gransolar Group, GRS, is building two 105 MW PV plants for BRUC in Archidona, Spain. The plant is slated to be one of GRS’ largest projects in the Iberian market, where it has also completed the 123 MW Carmonita Norte and 50 MW Desafío Solar projects, among others. GRS’s engineering, […]
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Qcells has completed and put into commission its 50 MW solar and 200 MWh BESS Ocotillo Wells Solar project in Borrego Springs, Calif. Qcells provided EPC services to the utility-scale solar and energy storage project, which included 113,000 of its PV modules. Energy from the project will be purchased by Meta. “We are excited to […]
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EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has launched its 175 MW Crooked Lake Solar Park in Mississippi County, Ark. The project is built on land leased by local landowners and is set to support 330 construction jobs and six permanent jobs. “We’re proud to continue our expansion in the South with a focus on serving […]
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Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have reached commercial operations on Golden Triangle II, the first of three solar plus storage projects in the companies’ Mississippi portfolio. The 150 MW solar project with 50 MW battery storage began generating electricity earlier this month. “Solar energy enhances Mississippi’s economic competitiveness, and Origis is removing limits to […]
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have released proposed guidance on the Clean Electricity Production Credit and Clean Electricity Investment Credit established by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA sunsets the existing Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit by limiting their availability to projects beginning construction before next […]
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