DroneBase, an aerial data analytics company, has raised $7.5 million in Series C funding, has expanded its services to the renewable energy market with its new platform DroneBase Insights for Wind and Solar, and has founded DroneBase Europe in Germany.  New investors Valor Equity Partners and Razi Ventures join Union Square Ventures (USV), Upfront Ventures, […]

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Keysight Technologies Inc. has launched a new family of photovoltaic array simulators that are the first to deliver 2000 V and 20 kW of power in a 3U format, enabling engineers to maximize solar power conversion. To keep solar power at grid parity with competing methods of power generation, performance and power conversion efficiency are […]

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Xcel Energy, a company that delivers clean energy solutions from a variety of renewable sources, has proposed one of the largest packages of energy investments in Minnesota’s history as part of its response to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and Department of Commerce’s request for energy companies to help with job growth and getting the […]

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After two years of development, Laserax, a company that provides manufacturing industries with laser technology, has released the LXQ Fiber Laser Marker series.  The laser’s features are not only aimed at reducing integration time and cost, but also at facilitating collaboration between system integrators and laser experts – a key factor for quick and easy […]

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Nexans Solar Technologies (NST) has signed its first contract to design, manufacture and supply its KEYLIOS Solar Trackers for Reden, a company that specializes in the development of photovoltaic projects and a supplier of fully integrated energy.  Over 800 of the solar trackers will be installed at Reden’s next four solar parks, located in the […]

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First Solar Inc., a provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar solutions, has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Dow Inc. for its Gulf Coast operations.  Dow’s Texas operations is the largest petrochemical site in the western hemisphere. First Solar had previously disclosed the execution of the PPA without identifying the off-taker. Under the agreement, […]

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Solar Support, an engineering services company, DEPCOM Power Inc. and Power Factor have partnered to expand the capabilities of their extreme weather restoration and recovery program.  Combined, the team brings 15 years of experience restoring hundreds of MW of damaged sites. The trio minimizes production and revenue losses for asset owners and operators through an […]

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The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) have launched the Macro Grid Initiative to build support for expanding and upgrading the nation’s transmission network.  A 21st-century macro grid will deliver jobs and economic development, a cleaner environment and lower costs for consumers. “We need to improve America’s […]

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Sunrun Inc., a company that provides home solar, battery storage and energy services, and Southern California Edison (SCE), a California-based utility, are working together to launch one of the first residential energy storage virtual power plants in the U.S. Beginning this month and continuing through mid-2021, Sunrun and SCE will network up to 300 of […]

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RP Construction Services Inc. (RPCS), a company that designs, supplies and builds utility-scale ground-mount solar projects, and the Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA) have partnered to build a number of solar tracker projects to supply communities throughout the state of Indiana with solar energy.  IMPA leveraged RPCS’s stocking services to safe harbor solar tracker components […]

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Morgan Solar Inc. has sold 13.6 MW DC (10.5 MW AC) of bifacial solar panels with the company’s SimbaX technology to Enbridge Inc., an energy infrastructure company. The solar panels will be manufactured by Silfab Solar Inc. under an exclusive license agreement between the two companies. SimbaX is Morgan Solar’s proprietary optical film technology that […]

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SPI, ESI and North America Smart Energy Week is the largest business-to-business platform for the renewable energy industry. To facilitate an experience that is safe for all stakeholders, the event has moved outdoors to the Las Vegas Convention Center-Bronze Lot.  The event will be held on Oct. 21-22 and will offer virtual options for attendees […]

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