The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published “America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition,” a comprehensive U.S. government plan to build an “energy sector industrial base.” The strategy examines technologies and crosscutting topics for analysis in response to Executive Order 14017 on America’s Supply Chains and is part […]

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Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure, a solar energy investment and development subsidiary of the Libra Group, has acquired a scalable portfolio of solar developments from AquaSan Network subsidiary CMDAJ Holdings LLC. This acquisition positions GSI to provide up to 233 MW in affordable, utility-scale solar energy to new markets, including Minnesota, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin. […]

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Pivot Energy and Standard Solar have completed a nearly 2 MW solar project in Jefferson County in Colorado. The project is the fifth and final site in a series of community solar developments launched by the partnership in 2019 in an effort to expand community solar access across the state. Developed in partnership with Pivot, […]

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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is releasing a new report to aid policymakers in siting community solar projects. This new report starts with the concept that community solar systems should be designed so they result in ecosystem and agricultural benefits. Then, SEIA recommends policymakers deploy the existing well-established tools to avoid, minimize and/or mitigate […]

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The County of Sonoma in California has partnered with ForeFront Power, a developer and asset manager of commercial and industrial-scale solar energy and storage projects, to build a 963 kW solar energy portfolio at Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS), as well as at the Sonoma County Fleet Operations Building at 709 Russell Avenue in […]

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Growatt’s MAX 100-125KTL3-X LV inverter is now available globally. The MAX supports up to 150% DC/AC ratio to achieve lower LCOE for PV plants. With its wide MPPT working range from 180V to 1000V, the inverter can start working earlier in the morning and switch off later in the afternoon, achieving longer operation time to […]

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Orbital Energy Group Inc.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Orbital Solar Services (OSS), and its joint venture partner, Jingoli Power LLC (jointly: OSS JPOW LLC), have signed a formal engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract and begun construction on a 130 MW DC/100 MW AC solar farm in Alabama for Lightsource bp. “OSS/JPOW is honored to have formally […]

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Canadian Solar Inc.’s Global Energy business group has signed private power purchase agreements with Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A., one of the largest steelmakers in Latin America, committing 50% of the total electricity production of a 381 MWp solar power project in Brazil. For this PPA, Canadian Solar will develop and build the 381 […]

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Silfab Solar Inc. has appointed Rob Jessen as CFO to replace Hanna Ayyad, who has been Silfab’s CFO since August 2014. Jessen was at Ernst & Young for 25 years, becoming a senior partner and leader of EY’s Global Energy Sector. He previously served as a CFO and member of various boards of directors. More […]

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Panasonic is expanding the number of homeowners in the U.S. who will gain access to the benefits of Panasonic’s renewable energy solutions portfolio through the promotion of two new Elite and two new Premium level solar installers. Homeowners who purchase from a member of the Panasonic Solar Residential Installer Program can take advantage of the […]

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Catalyst Power Holdings LLC, an integrated provider of cleaner energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sector, is launching its e-commerce dashboard for commercial and industrial energy management. The new dashboard utilizes a proprietary technology platform to allow businesses and energy consultants to choose a range of cleaner energy solutions, including custom-priced energy service, connected […]

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ConnectDER, a company that enables utilities and homeowners to expand access to distributed energy resources (DERs), is launching availability of its Solar Collar for new residential solar installations in Nebraska. ConnectDER’s simple, affordable meter collar can now be used in solar installations throughout Nebraska Public Power and Omaha Public Power District areas. The ConnectDER Solar […]

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