BCI Engineering, a company that specializes in solar racking contract manufacturing, has unveiled Full Tilt, a new ground-mount solar racking system. BCI Engineering says Full Tilt represents an optimum fixed-tilt racking solution that has fewer parts, manufacturer direct pricing, and versatile module loading and fastening methods. The Full Tilt system introduces a new type of […]
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First Solar Inc., a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar solutions, has completed the sale of its North American operations and maintenance (O&M) business to NovaSource Power Services, a portfolio company of Clairvest Group Inc. and Clairvest Equity Partners VI. “We’re excited to partner with the First Solar O&M team,” says Jack Bennett, CEO of […]
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Alliant Energy, a public utility holding company that provides regulated energy service to customers across Iowa and Wisconsin, says it plans to add another 414 MW of solar in Wisconsin. This rounds out the company’s previously announced plan to accelerate its transition to clean energy by adding more than 1,000 MW of solar while helping […]
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AEP Energy, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, has signed an agreement with Opdenergy, an independent power producer with experience in the development, financing, construction and operation of renewable assets. Under the terms of the 12-year agreement, Opdenergy will develop an 80 MW AC solar plant located in Jefferson County, W. Va. The energy will […]
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Gas South, a natural gas provider, says it is investing $50 million in solar energy by the end of 2023 as part of the company’s plan to support renewable energy initiatives. “In addition to the charitable giving we do, our pledge to ‘Be a Fuel for Good’ also means doing our part to build a […]
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Ørsted, a company that develops, constructs and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms and energy storage facilities, says it is moving forward with its largest onshore project to date, a 518 MW hybrid wind and solar PV project, with an expected operational date in the first half of 2022. The Helena Energy Center […]
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Despite the pandemic, solar installers reported an all-time high in industry confidence, according to the results of the sixth annual Solar Installer Survey recently released by EnergySage and the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP). Over 650 residential and commercial installers across the country participated in this year’s survey. As was the case […]
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Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., along with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., have introduced legislation that would help the clean energy industry create good-paying jobs and recover from the COVID-driven economic downturn. The Save America’s Clean Energy Jobs Act would allow for temporary refundability of section 45, 45Q and 48 investment and […]
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SolarWindow Technologies Inc., a developer of transparent liquid coatings and processes for generating electricity on glass and plastics, says it has more than doubled its prior certified performance, achieving the highest independently certified power conversion efficiency of previous organic photovoltaic devices fabricated at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., […]
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Q CELLS, a total energy solutions provider in solar, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail, has launched the Q.FLAT-G6, a flat roof mounting system, in all of the major European solar markets. Q CELLS says its Q.FLAT-G6 mounting system has an optimized ballast that makes it the company’s most aerodynamic flat roof mounting […]
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JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd., a solar module manufacturer, has launched a new series of Tiger Pro modules targeted for the distributed generation market. The new module is based on the Tiger Pro 182 mm, 54-cell design that delivers a maximum power of 415 W and an efficiency of 21.3%. Suitable for a variety of distributed […]
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Q CELLS, a photovoltaic manufacturer, has filed a patent infringement complaint in Germany with the Regional Court of Düsseldorf against Astronergy Solarmodule GmbH. Q CELLS has also filed separate patent infringement complaints in France with the High Court of Paris. The filing in Germany against Astronergy followed the Regional Court of Düsseldorf’s ruling that JinkoSolar […]
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