Vote Solar and community-based solar advocates have commended the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) for the new regulations put in place by the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program. Although the adjustments to the Commonwealth’s central solar incentive program reflected input from clean energy and environmental justice advocates, it fell short of the necessary […]
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The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Community Energy for the creation of a solar power project that will move the university significantly closer to meeting its commitment of a 100% carbon-neutral campus by 2042, as outlined in the Climate & Sustainability Action Plan 3.0. The agreement, consisting of […]
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Duke Energy Renewables and Colorado Springs Utilities have started operations on a new solar energy generating facility, the Palmer Solar project. Containing more than 220,000 solar panels on about 700 acres southeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., Palmer Solar will provide 60 MW of electricity to Springs Utilities’ customers. This is the largest solar project contracted […]
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More than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March, and hundreds of thousands more clean energy job losses are projected in the coming months. That’s according to a new analysis of unemployment data released by E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), E4TheFuture and BW Research Partnership. […]
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Powin Energy Corp., a company that specializes in scalable battery energy storage systems, has released three new products: the Stack225, Stack230 and Stack230P, its first products utilizing Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) battery cells. All three products were designed by Powin around CATL’s large form factor cells, utilizing Powin’s patented StackOS battery management and […]
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has issued an Initial Determination (Order No. 40) finding that REC Group’s accused solar cells do not infringe the asserted claims of Hanwha Q-Cells’ ‘215 patent. The ALJ’s initial determination further confirmed that REC’s N-Peak and Alpha solar cell technologies do not infringe the asserted […]
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Recurrent Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., has received unanimous approval from the Mississippi Public Service Commission for the build-transfer agreement (BTA) with Entergy Mississippi LLC. Recurrent Energy will build the Sunflower Solar Facility on behalf of Entergy Mississippi. Once built, Entergy will assume ownership for the life of the facility. […]
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GameChange Solar has completed wind tunnel testing for the east-west configuration for all GameChange fixed-tilt products. The completion of this study adds to the repertoire of wind loading information GameChange has amassed to facilitate its design of high-efficiency, low-cost racking systems. “The east-west configuration is an attractive option for clients in equatorial regions, as well […]
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Pearce Services LLC, a provider of telecommunications infrastructure maintenance, repair and engineering, has acquired MaxGen Energy Services and World Wind & Solar (WWS), independent providers of repair and maintenance services for utility-scale renewable wind and solar assets. The terms of the transactions were not disclosed. The combined business will be known as Pearce Services and […]
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Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have created a solar cell with an efficiency of nearly 50%. The six-junction solar cell now holds the world record for the highest solar conversion efficiency at 47.1%, which was measured under concentrated illumination. A variation of the same cell also set the efficiency record under one-sun […]
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Since 2005, national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have fallen by 10%, and power sector emissions have fallen by 27% – even as our economy grew by 25%, according to the 2020 edition of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report on nationwide GHG emissions. “This report highlights declining emissions trends since 2005, showing that the […]
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Standard Solar Inc., a solar energy company specializing in the development and financing of commercial solar electric systems, says Peter Coleman has joined the company as senior vice president of structured finance. “Peter brings a wealth of experience to our finance team, and we look forward to his contributions as we grow and expand our […]
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