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  • Developer Energizes Texas Solar Project
    on January 3, 2025

    Adapture Renewables Inc., a utility-scale solar and energy storage developer, owner and operator, has completed its 67 MW Signal Ranch project in Hunt County, Texas. The solar facility’s corporate […]

  • EliTe Solar Expanding Manufacturing Capacity
    on December 26, 2024

    EliTe Solar, a solar PV manufacturer headquartered in Singapore, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new project in the Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, marking a major […]

  • Trinasolar Joins AMEA Power for Large Energy Storage Project
    on December 26, 2024

    Trinasolar has supplied its Elementa 2 platform (5 MWh) to AMEA Power for the 300 MWh Abydos Battery Energy Storage Project in Aswan, Egypt. This project is the largest solar PV initiative in Africa […]

  • SunVest Wraps Up Wisconsin Solar Installation
    on December 20, 2024

    SunVest Solar, a developer of distributed renewable energy projects in the United States, has completed construction on a 19.5 MW solar project at Charter Steel’s manufacturing facility in […]

  • 200 MW Morrow Lake Solar Project Complete
    on December 20, 2024

    Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed its 200 MW Morrow Lake Solar project, located in Frio County, Texas, and providing Microsoft Corp. with renewable energy under a previously announced […]

  • Nexamp Buying U.S.-Produced Solar Modules from Silfab
    on December 17, 2024

    PV module manufacturer Silfab Solar Inc. has signed a supply agreement with Nexamp, an independent renewable energy provider, for the delivery of Silfab’s newest commercial panels featuring Silfab […]

  • Meta Inks Solar Offtake Agreements with DESRI
    on December 17, 2024

    D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has signed two long-term renewable energy offtake agreements with Meta. The projects include a 250 MW AC solar facility in Missouri and a 150 MW AC solar […]

  • Sunelement Taps SolarMax for EPC Services on Georgia Project
    on December 12, 2024

    SolarMax Technology Inc., an integrated solar energy company, is working with Sunelement Energy Inc., a domestic manufacturer of solar panels, for the installation of a solar power and battery […]

  • Steel Beam Bridge Arrives at 35 MW Solar Project
    on December 12, 2024

    Acrow Bridge says one of its steel beam bridges has been installed at the Langford Solar Farm in Devon. The bridge will provide access during the construction of the new solar farm and will be used […]

  • ITC to Launch Investigation for Trinasolar Complaint
    on December 12, 2024

    Trinasolar US says the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation into Trina’s patent infringement complaint against a number of Canadian Solar Inc. […]

  • Sunraycer Leaning on Canadian Solar for Upcoming Projects
    on December 12, 2024

    Canadian Solar Inc. has executed agreements with Sunraycer Renewables LLC, an Annapolis, Md.-based renewable energy company, for battery energy storage and two solar projects in Texas, as well as for […]

  • Nextracker Delivers First U.S.-Manufactured Solar Trackers
    on December 10, 2024

    Nextracker says it has shipped and delivered the industry’s first U.S.-manufactured solar trackers in the United States, which are expected to achieve 100% domestic content value for solar […]

  • LONGi Energizes Its First Solar PV Installation Using New Module Family
    on December 6, 2024

    A 2.2 MW photovoltaic power plant at Longfei Wood Products Factory in Yichun, Heilongjiang Province of China, was recently connected to the grid, marking the completion of the first distributed PV […]

  • Massive Solar+Storage Project Ready to Roll
    on December 6, 2024

    Sunstone Solar, one of the largest proposed solar projects in the U.S., has received its final discretionary approval from the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC), representing the final […]

  • ARRAY and RP Construction Services Notch 6 GW of Solar Projects
    on December 4, 2024

    Solar tracker specialist ARRAY Technologies says it has deployed more than 6 GW of solar projects in North America through its partnership with RP Construction Services (RP), a value-added […]

  • U.S. Solar Manufacturing Surges
    on December 4, 2024

    The U.S. added a record-breaking 9.3 GW of new solar module manufacturing capacity in the third quarter, including five new or expanded factories in Alabama, Florida, Ohio and Texas. Total U.S. solar […]

  • New York Awards Slew of Solar Projects
    on December 4, 2024

    The State of New York has executed contracts for a number of solar projects through the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) 2023 Tier 1 Renewable Energy Standard […]

  • Oregon Utility Signs on to Back 120 MW Solar Development
    on December 2, 2024

    Avangrid Inc. and Portland General Electric have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for Tower Solar, a new 120 MW AC solar energy project now under construction in Morrow County, Ore., in […]

  • Carver Solar Project Turns Cranberry Bog into Power Source
    on November 27, 2024

    Syncarpha Capital’s 7.1 MW Carver Solar project is operating following its Permission to Operate approval on November 26.  The community solar installation, paired with a 4 MW, two-hour battery […]

  • SolarEdge Closes Energy Storage Division
    on November 27, 2024

    SolarEdge Technologies, as a part of its focus on its core solar activities, will cease all activities of its energy storage division.  The decision will result in a 500-employee reduction, most of […]

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