Meyer Burger has signed a binding supply agreement for silicon wafers with manufacturer Norwegian Crystals. The polysilicon used to manufacture the wafers is of European and U.S. origin. Due to Meyer Burger’s proprietary heterojunction/SmartWire technology used in solar cell and solar module production, the wafers can be thinner than those used in mainstream products. As […]
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U.S. electricity generation from renewable sources, such as hydropower, wind and solar, accounted for 20% of electricity generation both in 2020 and in 2021. U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that share to increase to 22% in 2022 and to 24% in 2023 as more generating capacity from wind and solar come online and other […]
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Tigo Energy Inc., a Flex MLPE (module level power electronics) supplier, has launched two 25-amp Tigo TS4 MLPE products supporting the latest high-power and high-current bifacial solar modules. The Tigo TS4-A-F 25A and Tigo TS4-A-2F 25A rapid shutdown devices provide advanced first-responder safety functionality for solar modules rated up to 700 W, including bifacial modules. […]
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National renewable energy provider Pivot Energy has acquired SGC Power, a Maryland-based community solar developer, from energy transition investor ECP. SGC Power identifies, develops and designs community solar projects. The company has been involved in 2.8 GW of solar projects since the company’s founding in 2008. “SGC Power is a community solar leader with deep […]
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Porsche Cars North America Inc. (PCNA) has signed a contract with Cherry Street Energy LLC, a non-utility provider of solar energy in Georgia, to build and operate a solar power microgrid at One Porsche Drive, the site that combines PCNA corporate headquarters with the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta. The solar power project will contribute to […]
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Luminace, a North American decarbonization-as-a-service platform of Brookfield Renewable and a provider of distributed energy solutions to commercial, industrial and public sector customers, and AC Power LLC, a brownfield solar development firm, has launched a development services agreement (DSA) after their collaboration on two New Jersey Community Solar projects. Under the DSA, AC Power will […]
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H.R. 5376, which passed the U.S. Senate last week, has passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 220-207 vote. The bill – known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – modifies and extends through 2024 tax credits for producing electricity from renewable resources, including solar, as well as incentivizes the domestic production and sale […]
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Porsche Cars North America Inc. (PCNA) has signed a contract with Cherry Street Energy LLC, a non-utility provider of solar energy in Georgia, to build and operate a solar power microgrid at One Porsche Drive, the site that combines PCNA corporate headquarters with the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta. The solar power project will contribute to […]
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SolRiver Capital, a national renewable energy investment fund, has made a large development capital commitment to Korsail Energy. The investment enables Korsail to drive its 2 GW of rural community solar and storage projects to completion. SolRiver forged the development capital partnership based upon Korsail’s large pipeline of upcoming projects, strong track record and experienced […]
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Consumers Energy and the State of Michigan have pledged to power 1,274 publicly owned government buildings exclusively with clean energy, a visible commitment by the state’s government and its largest energy provider to protect the planet. “Consumers Energy and the State of Michigan are working together to power Michigan’s clean energy transformation,” says Garrick Rochow, […]
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GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company and solar roofing provider in North America, has launched sales of its Timberline Solar roof to Florida residents. Timberline Solar is a system to directly integrate solar technology into traditional roofing processes and materials. This new system incorporates a nailable solar shingle, the Timberline Solar Energy Shingle (ES), which […]
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Power plant developers plan to install 17.8 GW of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity in 2022, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) June 2022 Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Over the first six months of 2022, 4.2 GW of that capacity came online – less than half of what the industry had planned […]
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