The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium, a $20 million initiative designed to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive and more efficient, and to develop new markets for solar cell products. CdTe solar cells were first developed in the United States and are the second-most common photovoltaic […]

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LyondellBasell has signed two additional long-term renewable electricity power purchase agreements (PPA) with Buckeye Partners for a total of 165 MW to be sourced from Buckeye’s solar farms currently under construction in north Texas. This agreement is the fourth renewable energy PPA for LyondellBasell and comes just one month after the company announced PPAs with […]

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Lion Energy has launched LionESS (energy storage systems), enabling customers to store any type of renewable power. The result is an inventory of stored energy from a variety of power sources that can be managed and maximized for the most economical, eco-friendly usage possible. “We provide peace of mind that your appliances, computers, networks, lights […]

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TurningPoint Energy, a renewable energy company focused on community solar development, has expanded its community solar efforts to include the state of Illinois. The company’s Midwest team is engaging with landowners interested in leasing or selling their property for solar development, residential and commercial customers interested in participating in solar projects, and pro-solar communities seeking […]

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Dominion Energy Virginia has opened its largest operational battery energy storage pilot project, which was recently energized at the Scott Solar facility in Powhatan County. The company has two other battery storage pilot projects in its portfolio: a 2 MW battery in New Kent County that was commissioned in late February and a 2 MW […]

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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. LLC’s Graphite Solar project in Carbon County, Utah, has entered commercial operation with developer rPlus Energies. With a power capacity of 104 MW DC / 80 MW AC, Graphite is now the largest operational asset in Greenbacker’s clean energy fleet. “It’s very special that Graphite Solar can play a role in […]

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First Solar Inc. has entered into an agreement to supply 2.4 GW DC of its high-performance, advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to Intersect Power LLC. The modules are scheduled to be delivered from 2024 to 2026, making Intersect Power – which previously placed orders for a total of 4.1 GW DC in 2019 and […]

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Polar Racking is supplying PRU-ballasted, fixed-tilt racking and some structural engineering services for two large solar installations in Calgary, Alberta: Deerfoot Solar and Barlow Solar, 55 MW DC and 37 MW DC, respectively. Construction is projected to start in 2022 and will be the largest solar installation in a major urban center in Canada. The […]

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Borrego, a developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale solar and energy storage projects throughout the United States, has completed the spinoff and sale of its development business to ECP. The new company will be named New Leaf Energy and will be operated as an independent business by ECP, an energy transition-focused investor. New Leaf […]

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The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has launched new initiatives to connect families to more reliable clean energy, lower electricity bills and create good-paying jobs in the domestic solar industry. DOE, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has announced the five states and Washington, D.C., […]

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BayWa r.e. has partnered with PVpallet to distribute its reusable solar module shipping solution. The PVpallet Series X is now available through BayWa r.e. Solar Systems LLC, providing a tool for installers to improve material transport and installation logistics, as well as make their businesses more sustainable. The reusable, recyclable and collapsible pallet is specifically […]

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NovaSource Power Services, a portfolio company of Clairvest Group Inc., is adding the next evolution of services to its product lifecycle packages for the North American market by now providing a DC Availability Guarantee. The guarantee will align owner and operator incentives and fill a verification gap in PV systems maintenance, the company says. “We […]

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