Polar Racking has announced the Hail Protection feature enhancement to its SOL-X single-axis tracker system.  The company says the addition to the tracker control and monitoring platform mitigates the risk of hail damage to PV panels. The feature is designed to automatically position solar trackers to a bi-directional high-tilt hail position angle in anticipation of hailstorms, eliminating […]

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Avangrid has welcomed the first class of students at its newly built National Training Center (NTC), located in Sherman County, Ore.  The facility was built this summer and is located near 14 of the company’s existing wind and solar facilities. Ten newly hired Avangrid technicians from five different states make up the first cohort and […]

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ENGIE North America has formed a collaboration with Ares Management Infrastructure Opportunities, representing the largest operating portfolio selldown for ENGIE in the U.S.  ENGIE is set to retain a controlling share in the portfolio and will continue to operate and manage the assets. The 2.7 GW portfolio consists of 15 projects in operation across ERCOT, […]

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Enlight Renewable Energy has begun initial commercial operations at its Atrisco Solar & Energy Storage project, located outside Albuquerque, N.M.  The project consists of 364 MW solar generation capacity and 1.2 GWh of energy storage capacity. It was developed and built by Enlight’s U.S. subsidiary Clenera. The array is expected to reach full commercial operations […]

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GE Vernova has launched its 6 MVA, 2000-volt direct current utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt pilot installation in North America.  This initiative is aimed at further reducing solar energy costs and accelerating the transition to renewable energy and decarbonization. With the 2000 Vdc architecture, the company hopes to reduce the levelized cost of energy for […]

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Encorp was awarded an energy services contract last month by the Alameda Board of Supervisors to deploy six microgrids for buildings owned by the County of Alameda, located east of San Francisco, Calif. Encorp will provide its Encorp Egility microgrid control platform as well as serve as the EPC lead for the contract. The company […]

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Powin has been chosen to partner with BHE Renewables as the energy storage solutions provider for what the company dubs one of the largest solar and storage microgrids, located in Ravenswood, W. Va.  The project is slated to supply Titanium Metals Corporation with renewable energy to manufacture titanium products for the global aerospace industry. Powin […]

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Sol Systems has acquired 2 GW of utility-scale hybrid solar and storage projects across the Midwest, in a collaboration with Omaha-based energy company Tenaska. Projects in the portfolio each exceed 100 MW and are all slated for operations by 2029. Tenaska will continue collaborating with Sol on the development of these projects through the construction […]

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Solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States now exceeds 31 GW, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2024 report, released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. The report adds that this represents a nearly four-fold increase since the IRA became law in 2022, with federal clean energy policies […]

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Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions (ETS) has closed on $66 million in term loan financing for an 88.5 MW portfolio of C&I and community solar assets. Portfolio projects are located across New York, Texas and California. The financing provides a distribution to ETS for its acquisition and construction costs and is structured as a delayed-draw term […]

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Nextracker has launched NX Foundation Solutions, which includes the company’s NX Anchor system, designed to optimize ground-mount solar project development across a range of soil conditions for EPC and developer customers.  The system also includes geotechnical reviews, on-site testing, foundation design, product selection, proprietary equipment and installation support, says the company, adding that the service […]

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SolarEdge Technologies has unveiled its next-generation single-phase solar+storage solution, which the company says integrates a scalable battery and new solar inverter to provide whole-home backup across the U.S. The solution’s modular design is expected to allow homeowners to start with PV only or with a smaller LFP 4.4 kWh battery for a lower entry cost. […]

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