California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1340, which extends the existing property tax exclusion for newly constructed, active solar energy systems by two years. “The COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain delays have contributed to project delivery interruptions, including planned solar energy projects,” Newsom says in a statement. “That said, this policy has a […]
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Shoals Technologies Group Inc., a provider of electrical balance of systems (EBOS) solutions for solar, storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, and utility-scale solar tracker company Nextracker LLC have unveiled a new North-South Big Lead Assembly (BLA) trunk bus product. Optimized for NX Horizon tracker rows, the trunk bus runs parallel – rather than […]
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Panasonic Eco Systems North America, a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, has unveiled two new lines of all-black compact EverVolt solar modules. The new 430W/420W HK Black Series panels, with half-cut cells and heterojunction technology with gapless connections, offer the most powerful modules in the company’s portfolio. And adding to Panasonic’s suite of […]
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1340, which extends the existing property tax exclusion for newly constructed, active solar energy systems by two years. “The COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain delays have contributed to project delivery interruptions, including planned solar energy projects,” Gov. Newsom says in a statement. “That said, this policy has […]
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Independent power producer Silicon Ranch Corp. and solar recycling platform SOLARCYCLE are partnering to process end-of-life solar modules from Silicon Ranch projects through SOLARCYCLE’s advanced, high-recovery recycling platform. SOLARCYCLE’s approach to module recycling recovers approximately 95% of solar panel value, which can be returned to the supply chain and used to manufacture new panels. With […]
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Azure Power Global Ltd., an independent sustainable energy solutions provider and renewable power producer, has entered into an agreement for 600 MW DC of high-performance, advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules from First Solar Inc. The agreement is the first for production from First Solar’s new manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, India, which is expected […]
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Matrix Renewables, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, has secured a 4.6 GW portfolio of utility-scale solar energy projects across the central U.S. It has also signed a broader development joint venture with the projects’ original developer, SolarStone Partners. The two will jointly develop the 4.6 GW portfolio, while exploring and originating additional opportunities […]
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APsystems, a multi-platform solar MLPE technology company, has unveiled the QT2 series, a four-module, three-phase microinverter product line for commercial, industrial and residential 3-phase solar applications. The second generation of APsystems’ 3-phase quad microinverter, the QT2 comes in various models being launched in multiple global regions: 208Y/120V and 480Y/277V models in the U.S., 127/220V in […]
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The Goldbeck Solar Group has acquired the North American PV-EPC business unit of GP Joule Group and is now the sole shareholder of the two North American companies: GP Joule PV Canada Corp. and GP Joule PV USA Inc. With this acquisition, GOLDBECK SOLAR is strengthening its position in the Americas, having existing operations in […]
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Array Technologies Inc., a provider of utility-scale solar tracker technology, is launching its two newest product offerings: Array OmniTrack and Array STI H250. The U.S. launch of the two products expands Array’s existing line of DuraTrack products. The three tracker product lines address varying customer requirements and the changing needs of the utility-scale solar industry […]
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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. LLC (GREC), a green energy investment company and independent power producer, has entered into a senior credit agreement of $186.2 million with KeyBank N.A. and Fifth Third Bank. KeyBank served as administrative agent for the lenders, and KeyBanc Capital Markets and Fifth Third Bank served as joint lead arrangers. The transaction […]
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QuickBOLT, a division of Quickscrews International Corp., has named Jared Wiener as its president. “My focus as president is to build upon the foundation the company has created over the past 35 years while guiding the company towards the future. Of course, this includes greater expansion into the solar mounting and racking industry,” says Wiener. […]
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