ITRI has partnered with Taiwanese solar panel and cell manufacturer United Renewable Energy (URE) and San Fang Chemical Industry Co Ltd. to develop a solar module that is simple to fully disassemble at the end of its useful life and is 100% recyclable. The module meets IEC international standards and received its first certification granted […]
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Arevon Energy Inc. has secured a more than 2 GW DC supply of Series 7 thin-film photovoltaic solar modules from First Solar Inc. to support its growing renewable energy portfolio. Approximately 700 MW DC of the total volume secured includes purchase orders issued prior to the release of First Solar’s Q2 2022 earnings in July […]
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ENGIE North America has extended the scope of its microgrid offerings with the latest installation at the Santa Barbara Unified School District. The project includes 4.2 MW of solar across 14 district locations and six microgrids with 3.8 MWh of battery energy storage for backup power and peak demand charge reduction. The project is expected […]
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First Solar Inc. has entered into an agreement to supply Swift Current Energy with 2 GW DC of its thin-film solar modules in 2025 and 2026. The deal represents Swift Current’s second gigawatt-plus order for First Solar modules. Earlier this year, the developer, owner and operator of utility-scale clean energy assets announced that it placed […]
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The City of South Portland in Maine is celebrating the completion of a 4.7 MW solar array that sits atop the city’s capped landfill. The array will generate an estimated 5.8 million kWh of renewable energy each year, offsetting 63% of the City of South Portland’s municipal electric load. In total, more than 80% of […]
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Brookdale Community College in New Jersey has installed parking lot solar canopies on its Lincroft and Wall campuses. The 5.4 MW DC solar project was developed and is owned and operated by Luminace. Luminace is the North American decarbonization-as-a-service business of Brookfield Renewable. Some of the canopies will even feature electric vehicle charging stations. “Having […]
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Saint-Gobain has signed a 10-year renewable electricity supply agreement with TotalEnergies for the purchase of solar power for its 145 industrial sites in the United States and Canada. “With this agreement, Saint-Gobain North America will dramatically reduce its CO2 emissions while sending a strong signal to the market that the manufacturing industry is ready to […]
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Matrix Renewables has closed on its first U.S. construction loan, tax equity bridge loan and back-levered term loan facility for the Gaskell West 2 and Gaskell West 3 projects. The financing of $217 million was provided by MUFG, HSBC, National Bank of Canada and Commonwealth Bank. It follows the $92 million in tax equity financing […]
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Moving rows of solar panels farther apart can increase efficiency and improve economics in certain instances by allowing greater airflow to whisk away some heat, according to a new analysis by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Solar panels work by capturing sunlight and converting that to electricity, but the accompanying heat can decrease their […]
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In 2020, 3.7% of U.S. single-family homes, including mobile homes, generated electricity from small-scale solar systems (solar panels installed on a home or building), according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). In 2018, 1.6% of U.S. commercial buildings had small-scale solar generation, according to EIA’s 2018 Commercial Energy […]
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Iberdrola has named Armando Martinez as its new CEO to oversee daily business responsibilities, according to Reuters. The move occurred after the company chose to separate the executive chairman and CEO positions. Jose Ignacio Sanchez Galan, who has led the company for over 16 years, remains as Iberdrola’s executive chairman to manage strategy, reports Jesús […]
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Autocam Medical, a global contract manufacturer of precision surgical and medical components and devices, has announced an investment of nearly $2 million in clean technology at its new global headquarters in Kentwood, Mich. The privately held company is investing heavily, starting with roof-mounted solar power systems, and following up with a 1.5-acre solar farm generating […]
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