PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), an independent test lab for the global downstream solar industry, has opened an advanced inverter test center with 1500 V capabilities at its newly renovated South San Francisco lab. The company is now evaluating the performance, reliability and functionality of string inverters and power electronics for solar projects of almost any […]
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Canadian Solar Inc. says its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy LLC, a utility-scale solar+storage project developer, has closed $282 million of debt financing to construct its Maplewood and Maplewood 2 solar projects, located in Pecos County, Texas. The financing was provided by a bank club led by Norddeutsche Landesbank which included Export Development Canada, Rabobank, National […]
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Trina Solar Co. Ltd. has launched two next-generation Vertex series modules with a power output of up to 600 W. The company expects to realize the mass production of a 550 W series in the final quarter of this year. Several representatives of upper, middle and lower streams of the industrial value chain of the […]
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NIPSCO, a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., has entered the next phase of its plans to transition to cleaner energy resources with the addition of two new solar farms that will be based in central Indiana. The announcement is part of the energy provider’s ‘Your Energy, Your Future’ initiative – a customer-centric effort focused on delivering […]
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected a controversial petition to end state and local jurisdiction over net metering programs. The petition was brought by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) and drew significant bipartisan pushback from around the country. “As the leader of a coalition of conservative groups, solar advocates, state regulators and […]
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The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) has signaled that it will extend net metering through January 2022 for current customers based on the impact COVID-19 has had on the solar industry. In addition, the NYPSC established modest changes to net metering that will impact future rooftop solar customers in 2022. “We’re pleased that the […]
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EnTech Solutions has unveiled its new Xcape microgrid technology – a resilient energy and battery storage solution that can provide a seamless back-up power supply to avoid disruptions in power. Commercial and industrial companies lose thousands of dollars every time there is a power blink or an outage, and for many, these outages are a […]
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ForeFront Power, a provider of solar energy and battery storage solutions for the public sector, utility, business and residential customers, has completed two solar projects for the San Luis Obispo County, Calif. The projects are located at the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Dairy Creek Golf Course and the Department of Social Services. The first […]
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In a recent speech, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled his plans to steer the U.S. toward a carbon-free future. In order to curb climate change, Biden is proposing to invest nearly $2 trillion dollars into renewable infrastructure and programs over the next four years – effectively eliminating power plant carbon emissions by 2035. According […]
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SunPower Corp., a global solar technology and energy services provider, and Enphase Energy Inc., a global energy technology company and supplier of solar microinverters, have entered a strategic partnership to produce the new Enphase Energized Maxeon AC module, featuring a factory-integrated seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverter. The module will be commercialized by Maxeon Solar Technologies, the […]
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PVComplete, a global solar sales and design software company, has released a PVSyst integration upgrade to PVCAD Mega, the first CAD software for utility-scale PV projects, built on Autodesk technology. “For nearly three decades, PVSyst has retained its place as the industry-standard software for modeling the yield of PV arrays, but even the biggest PVSyst […]
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GameChange Solar has received a broadly encompassing patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent covers the entire design of the GameChange Solar Genius Tracker. Using GameChange’s Genius Tracker, it takes less than 165 worker hours per MW for one-panel (1P) installations using the company’s SpeedClamp racking and mounting solution. For two-panel […]
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