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FTC Solar Introduces Automated Hail Stow Solution for PV Panels

FTC Solar has launched its Automated Hail Stow Solution, aimed at minimizing solar panel damage caused by hail storms.  In response to the challenges brought...

Qcells Deploys Lumet Metallization Technology for PV Cell Lines

Qcells is set to become the first PV company to deploy Lumet’s fine-line metallization technology for its solar cell lines.  During the metallization step of...

EDP Renewables Introduces Arkansas Solar Park in Mississippi County

EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has launched its 175 MW Crooked Lake Solar Park in Mississippi County, Ark.  The project is built on land...

IBC SOLAR, DMEGC Solar Form Distribution Partnership

DMEGC Solar is partnering with IBC SOLAR, allowing the manufacturer’s PV modules to be distributed by the energy solutions provider in Europe.  The company’s bifacial...

Meta Partners with Pine Gate for Texas Solar Project Renewable Attributes

Pine Gate Renewables and Meta have executed an agreement for the renewable attributes from a Pine Gate solar project located in Temple, Texas.  The 204...

Southern Power Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility

Southern Power is set to expand its 29th solar project, the Millers Branch Solar Facility located in Haskell County, Texas. The Phase II expansion represents...

RP Partners with Hubbell on End-to-End eBOS Solution

RP Construction Services is partnering with Hubbell to include products from Hubbell’s family of brands into RP’s end-to-end electrical balance-of-system (EBOS) offering. “Our approach has...

QuickBOLT Solar Mounts Available on Sunnova Approved Vendor List

QuickBOLT’s solar mounts have been added to the Sunnova Energy International Approved Vendor List, allowing Sunnova dealers to access the company’s solar mounting solutions. “We...

JEA Finalizes Contracts for Three Jacksonville Solar Sites

JEA has finalized agreements for the development of three renewable energy solar facilities within its Jacksonville, Fla., service territory, with a total available output...

KKR Provides $300M Corporate Credit Facility to Origis Energy

Vehicles and accounts managed by KKR’s insurance business have provided a $300 million corporate financing facility to Origis Energy.  Proceeds from the facility are set...

Biden Hikes Solar Tariffs to Boost Domestic Manufacturing

The Biden-Harris Administration is taking action to curb imports of Chinese solar cells and modules, in addition to the tariff rate hike announced earlier...

Schneider Electric, Crux Collaborate to Facilitate Silfab Solar Tax Credit Purchase

Schneider Electric is collaborating with Crux to procure Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits from Silfab Solar, allowing Silfab to expand its domestic...

PosiGen Nabs Second Funding Commitment From Brookfield

PosiGen has received a $150 million expanded commitment through a direct lending infrastructure fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management.  Brookfield and PosiGen began working together...

We Recycle Solar Expands Partnership with Renewables.org

We Recycle Solar and Renewables.org have expanded their collaboration and are launching a program for developers, IPPs and manufacturers to make tax-deductible donations of...

MGE Seeks More Local Solar and Battery Storage to Serve Customers

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) is seeking approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to build a 20 MW solar array and...

EnCap Energy Transition Closes $1.5 Billion Fund

EnCap Energy Transition has closed its Energy Transition Fund II (EETF II) with $1.5 billion in commitments, the company says.  EnCap has made investment commitments...

Heliene, UGE Enter Module Supply Agreement and Strategic Partnership

Heliene has entered a multiyear module supply agreement and strategic partnership with UGE, in which Heliene will help UGE improve project economics and reduce...

ACP Reports Strong Q1 U.S. Clean Energy Growth

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) reported that the U.S. utility-scale solar, wind and storage sectors added a combined 5,585 MW of new capacity...

Cypress Creek Renewables Adds Solar and Storage to the ERCOT Grid 

Cypress Creek Renewables has completed construction and reached commercial operation of its 208 MW solar and 80 MWh co-located storage hybrid facility, Zier, in Brackettville,...

QuickBOLT Deck Mount Receives Miami-Dade NOA

QuickBOLT’s Butyl Bottom Deck Mount has received Notice of Acceptance (NOA) approval from Miami-Dade County. This approval means the mount has met and surpassed the...

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