Alliant Energy has introduced the Clean Energy Blueprint for Iowa, a path for accelerating its transition to cleaner energy for customers.  The blueprint outlines the company’s plans to increase the use of renewable resources, including solar power, add more battery storage and build out the connected energy network. The company’s new roadmap also includes plans […]

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Skyline Renewables, a North American renewables company, is financing and managing the construction of a 250 MW solar project in central West Texas. The Galloway I Solar Project, acquired from 8minute Solar Energy, is scheduled for operation by end of 2021. “The Galloway project is an excellent addition to the Skyline portfolio and the latest […]

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With COVID-19 altering the landscape of not only the clean energy industries, but every industry in the world, the solar industry has remained surprisingly robust – especially residential solar. LG Solar, a manufacturer of solar panels, recently commissioned Harris Insights and Analytics, a market research and global consulting firm, to conduct research titled “The Harris […]

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By enabling more transmission across the Eastern U.S., there could be an almost entirely decarbonized electricity sector that employs 6 million more Americans and saves over $100 billion by 2050, according to a study recently released by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG), Grid Strategies and Vibrant Clean Energy LLC (VCE), a company that […]

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American Electric Power’s AEP Energy Partners subsidiary has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Atlanta Farms Solar Project, currently being developed by Savion, for the project’s planned 200 MW output in Pickaway County, Ohio.   Construction of Atlanta Farms is scheduled to begin mid-to-late 2021, pending the approval of its permit with the Ohio Power […]

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To understand the quality of employment opportunities in clean energy-related industries, E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) have commissioned BW Research to analyze wages and benefits of occupations in clean energy industries in comparison to all occupations nationwide, sectors heavily impacted by the pandemic […]

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Soltec, a manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers, says the bifacial configuration of its new SF8 multi-drive tracker – which is specially designed for larger 72- and 78-cell solar modules – can produce up to 8.6% more power than other trackers. “With the TeamTrack system, Soltec was already capable of producing 6 percent more […]

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Trina Solar, a photovoltaic (PV) and smart energy total solution provider, has received the world’s first IEC 62941:2019 certification for their PV module manufacturing quality system issued by TÜV Rheinland. IEC 62941 is the only quality system management standard in the PV industry. Compared with ISO9001, it is more specific to the industry. It is […]

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First Solar Inc. says Vistra Corp., a U.S.-based residential electricity provider and competitive power generator, has selected its high-performance photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to power its six recently announced solar energy projects across Texas.  Under the agreement, First Solar will supply 869 MW DC of Series 6 modules to power five utility-scale solar projects, developed […]

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Schneider Electric has entered a technological and commercial partnership with SolarEdge Technologies Inc. that aims to accelerate the residential solar market and provide homeowners with energy management solutions with the release of their Square D Energy Center. The Square D Energy Center is a modular, compact energy manager that gives homeowners personalized digital control over […]

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Alliant Energy has added battery storage to the Marshalltown Solar Garden, which sits next to Alliant Energy’s Marshalltown Generating Station. “This solar+storage combination allows us to provide our customers with solar power during the day and night,” says Terry Kouba, president of Alliant Energy Iowa. “The solar field adds power to the grid when the […]

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VLV Development has completed a 1.1 MW solar facility that is part of the Bronzeville Micro-Grid Cluster in one of Chicago’s most iconic neighborhoods.  In collaboration with the local utility and other stakeholders, VLV financed, designed and delivered the solar installation located at Dearborn Homes, a 17-building public housing development serving 660 units of federally […]

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