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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Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and provider of photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, has supplied Primergy Solar with its TDP and TDP 2.0 trackers for 14 projects, all of which will supply energy to schools in Illinois.  Located in the north and central sections of Illinois, the projects together total over […]

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Nearly 650 solar companies have sent a letter to Congress galvanizing support for legislation that deploys clean energy to help rebuild the U.S. economy. The letter calls on members of Congress to pass legislation that would push out deadlines for the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and create a direct payment option, both of which […]

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Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. PV modules generally have a 30-year lifespan, but there is currently no plan for how to manage these assets at the end of their lifespan. The volume of […]

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Soltec, a manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers, has launched its SF7 Tandem tracker.  This is the first tracker on the market to be linked in a 2-in-portrait (2P) configuration every two rows. The model is an upgraded version of Soltec’s standard solar tracker, the SF7. The tracker combines the best of the 2P […]

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New utility-scale solar is poised to push much of the remaining coal-fired power fleet across Texas into retirement in the next few years, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report – Solar Surge Set to Drive Much of Remaining Texas Coal-Fired Fleet Offline – describes […]

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GRID IE, a subsidiary of GRID Alternatives, has been awarded a $2.05 million grant under the California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) Low-income Weatherization Program and recently broke ground on its largest community-scale solar project to date. The nearly 1 MW solar electric system on the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians reservation […]

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Growatt, a string inverter supplier, has introduced the MAC series of its X generation inverters for the three-phase solar PV market in Brazil.  The new inverter series provide flexibility to meet the grid requirement of different voltages for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar plants, including MAC 15-36KTL3-XL for three-phase application at 220 V and MAC […]

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Oil and gas companies are starting to utilize zero-carbon sources to reduce carbon emissions associated with operations, according to a new database and analysis by IHS Markit of these types of renewable energy projects. “There is a striking pace of growth over the past few years and a dynamic commercial environment for delivering renewable energy […]

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The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved DTE Electric Co.’s amended renewable energy plan (Case No. U-18232), expanding the company’s portfolio of wind and solar power generation facilities and addressing concerns raised by the commission in previous orders, including the ability for third-party power purchase agreements (PPAs) to be used to meet the renewable […]

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