UbiQD Inc., a New Mexico-based nanotechnology company, has entered into a joint development agreement with First Solar Inc. to further collaborate on developing the potential to incorporate fluorescent quantum dot technology in advanced solar modules. The two companies have been conducting exploratory work since early 2022, and the initial results have supported this more formalized […]

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Pearce Renewables, a division of Pearce Services, recently acquired Natron Resources Inc., a design and engineering service provider for solar photovoltaic and energy storage systems. The acquisition expands Pearce’s existing engineering capabilities for renewable energy generation systems. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Natron Resources provides comprehensive electrical, civil and […]

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ENGIE North America is collaborating with Microsoft on the development of two community solar projects in Illinois that will serve historically excluded communities and significantly reduce their electricity costs. ENGIE will develop, construct and operate two new community solar gardens, one in Lena, west of Rockford, and a second in downstate Illinois. Together, the projects […]

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Nautilus Solar Energy LLC, on behalf of its affiliate Nautilus US Power Holdco LLC (NUPH), has acquired two community solar portfolios in Maryland totaling 23 MW, securing its role as a leader in Maryland’s growing community solar marketplace. These portfolios, which comprise six projects spread across the state, are expected to be operational by 2024 […]

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Caelux, a California-based company specializing in perovskite solar technology, has closed a $12 million Series A3 funding round led by Temasek, a global investment company, with participation from Reliance New Energy Ltd., Khosla Ventures, Mitsui Fudosan and Fine Structure Ventures. This round brings the company’s total amount raised for the Series A to $24 million. […]

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Arizona-based First Solar Inc. has released its 2023 Sustainability Report and established a new industry first benchmark for transparency by publicly disclosing details of onsite third-party social audits conducted across its global manufacturing footprint. First Solar is also believed to be the first among the world’s largest solar manufacturers to have conducted third-party social audits […]

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has stated that the fourth round of the Future Grid Challenge will make $11 million in funding available for projects that identify solutions to the technical challenges of integrating a changing energy resource mix into the electric grid. “With the increasing number of extreme weather events in New York and […]

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EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), a renewable energy developer and operator, has debuted its first technician training Facility in Bloomington, Ill., to educate the next generation of clean energy workers who will keep its more than 470 operational utility-scale and distributed generation projects running safely and efficiently while supporting local jobs and investment in […]

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Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of solar panels, has chosen Albuquerque, N.M., as the location for its first United States manufacturing expansion. The new 3 GW facility will be designed to produce the latest-generation TOPCon PV-silicon cell technology and Maxeon’s proprietary shingled-cell Performance Line solar. The new plant will serve both the […]

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Enverus, an energy-dedicated SaaS company, has acquired CRCL Solutions, a provider of cloud-based algorithms and modeling for wind and solar generation forecasts. CRCL Solutions provides a wide range of advanced forecasting data to help power traders make informed decisions and reduce trading risk. “Accurate predictions of wind and solar production have become a necessary building […]

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FTC Solar Inc., a provider of solar tracker systems, software and engineering services, and Cat Creek Energy LLC, a renewable energy independent power producer, have made a multi-year 1 GW tracker supply agreement to supply the PV solar portion of CCE’s multi-technology renewable energy and water storage project, which is under development in southwest Idaho. […]

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According to new analysis by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed one year ago, United States solar and storage companies have announced over $100 billion in private sector investments, helping bolster the American economy. Solar and storage manufacturing is now surging in the U.S., as 51 solar manufacturing […]

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