Alternus Clean Energy has announced the December activation of the Omohundro Solar Project by its subsidiary, Lightwave Renewable.  The milestone was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday with Nashville mayor, Freddie O’Connell, and marks the third operational asset in Alternus’ collaboration with the city’s Metro Water Services. The solar installation will provide a major […]

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Enphase Energy has announced what the company says are improvements to its cloud-based design, proposal and permitting software platform, Solargraf.  The Solargraf platform is meant for industry installers to create system proposals and design documents for customers. The company plans to continue expanding the platform throughout this year.  “The Solargraf platform is a purpose-driven software-as-a-service […]

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Greenalia has announced closing on $200 million of three-year credit facilities to support the development of its U.S. renewables projects through company subsidiary, Greenalia Power U.S. Advanced II. The facilities are the first for the company in the North American market. Proceeds are expected to finance project equipment, as well as other development and construction expenses. […]

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Kinematics announced its 270,000 sq. ft manufacturing facility in Jiangsu, China, saying it can double the company’s capacity to support up to 33 GW of new solar tracking.  “This strategic move marks an important milestone in our commitment to anticipating and meeting the growing demand for our high-quality products,” says Kinematics’ Kyle Zech. “In addition […]

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The Jollibee Group has powered up 6,300 solar panels in its Canlubang Baking Facility, the company’s most extensive installation to date.  The Philippines-based company partnered with First Gen Corporation, through Pi Energy, to power one-third of the group’s manufacturing facility with solar.  Jollibee Group’s Canlubang Baking Facility is its second target site for solar installation, […]

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Amphenol Industrial Sustainable Technologies has again partnered with Melni Technologies, this time to expand its RadCrimp series of solar splice connectors, now including those with current ratings of 50 A for 8 AWG and 65 A for 6 AWG cable. The series was developed to improve crimp reliability in the field, says the company, while […]

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Soltec will supply 164 MW of its flagship SF7 solar tracker for a project by Blue Ridge Power located in Virginia. The tracker has a 2-in-portrait configuration, which the company says results in faster installation and a reduction in structural costs of the project. “It is a pleasure for us to continue contributing to the […]

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SunPower says it has raised $175 million in capital financing through a second lien term loan from Sol Holding, the company’s majority shareholder and indirect subsidiary of TotalEnergies and Global Infrastructure Partners.  The term loan includes $45 million previously funded to the company in December and January, $80 million in new investment and a $50 […]

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National Grid has submitted its Electric Sector Modernization, or Future Grid, Plan to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) outlining investments needed in the local electric distribution system over the next decade to meet the state’s climate change, clean energy and equity goals.  The company submitted an initial draft of this Future Grid Plan […]

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Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) and Guzman Energy have executed a PPA for Amalia II, a 10.98 MW solar array with 8.75 MW of battery storage set to be constructed in Amalia, N.M.  The project is targeted for completion next year. The first phase, Amalia I, began commercial operations in May 2012 and generates 1.25 […]

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Maxeon Solar Technologies has announced completion of an installation featuring its new Maxeon 7 IBC solar panels, which the company claims has the world’s highest commercial panel conversion rate efficiency at 24.1%.  This is the first project powered by these panels, which was carried out by Maxeon’s partner Lidera Energía in Granada, Spain, where the […]

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SolarEdge says its new 330 kW inverter system for community and ground-mounted solar has received UL1741-SB certification and is deployed with its first U.S. customer. This first commissioned system is a 1 MW ground-mounted system recently installed in northern California on a Karuk Tribe-owned site by Arizona-based EPC company SunRenu. Designed to manage and distribute […]

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