Nextracker LLC, a utility-scale solar tracker company, and Atkore, a global provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions, are starting a new manufacturing line dedicated to producing steel tracker components for use in utility-scale solar power plants. Atkore has expanded and reconfigured its Phoenix facility with new capacity dedicated to Nextracker products. This development follows […]

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Captona and South Jersey Industries have made the fourth acquisition through their Catamaran Renewables joint venture for a 5.66 MW solar / 5.2 MWh storage facility in Agawam, Mass. Prior to the acquisition, Catamaran’s portfolio included solar and fuel cell assets. Catamaran Renewables acquired the Agawam Solar and Storage project from Consolidated Edison Solutions Inc., […]

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Indigenized Energy Initiative (IEI), the Native-led nonprofit that aims to empower Native American communities with the skills and resources to deploy the clean and regenerative power of solar, has been selected by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe to develop the White River Community Solar Project. The project will include residential, small commercial and a 1 MW […]

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Solargis has provided its high-resolution, granular resource and meteorological data to U.S. independent power producer Apex Clean Energy. The data has been deployed to optimize over 120 of Apex’s solar projects during design, development, and operations – while enabling projects to better integrate advanced technologies such as bifacial and storage. Through their partnership, Solargis has […]

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JA Solar has released its first n-type PV module, DeepBlue 4.0 X. Based on the 182 wafer, the DeepBlue 4.0 X series includes three module types adaptable to any scenario: a 54-cell module for residential PV systems, and 72-cell and 78-cell modules for commercial and utility-scale PV projects. DeepBlue 4.0 X has already passed the […]

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GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company and solar roofing provider in North America, has promoted two executives: Gabriela “Gabi” Bunea to chief solar innovation officer and Ralph Robinett to senior vice president of manufacturing and deployment. The company recently launched its Timberline Solar line. Developed and assembled in California, Timberline Solar is a solar roofing […]

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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination. This is the highest efficiency solar cell of any type, measured using standard 1-sun conditions. “The new cell is more efficient and has a simpler design that may be […]

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Utility Tampa Electric Co. (TECO) has purchased, installed and received regulatory approval for Emera Technologies’ BlockEnergy microgrid platform for use in a pilot program serving the Southshore Bay residential development, a community south of Tampa, Fla. The solar-plus-energy storage microgrid, fully owned and operated by TECO, enables increased operability, security and grid resilience to mitigate […]

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The European Commission has presented the REPowerEU Plan, its response to the hardships and global energy market disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There is a double urgency to transform Europe’s energy system: ending the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and tackling the climate crisis. The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is at […]

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The VelociWrapper Co. has been awarded a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its flagship product, the VelociWrapper, a cable-wrapping machine that increases speed, bolsters efficiency and reduces costs for wind and solar farm installations in the renewable energy construction sector. “Due to the demand for our machine, we have already […]

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Consumers Energy has agreements to add 300 MW of clean energy from two Michigan solar projects being developed in Genesee and Hillsdale counties. Both projects are being developed by Ranger Power, a utility-scale solar development company based in Chicago. The solar developments are part of the company’s Clean Energy Plan to dramatically increase renewable energy, […]

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The European Commission has presented the REPowerEU Plan, its response to the hardships and global energy market disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There is a double urgency to transform Europe’s energy system: ending the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and tackling the climate crisis. The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is at […]

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