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Go Solar, Titan Solar Power Team Up to Expand Installations Nationally

Go Solar Group is joining with Titan Solar Power as part of its national installation team. Founded in Utah, Go Solar Group has commercial...

Enphase Energy Begins Shipping New IQ8 Microinverters

Enphase Energy Inc. has started production shipments of IQ8 microinverters for customers in North America. “We are pleased to deliver our customers the all-in-one Enphase...

New Consortium Researches Use of High-Tech Mirrors in Solar Plants

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), joined by partners at Sandia National Laboratories and the Australian Solar Thermal Research...

Enel Green Power Begins Operations for Texas Solar+Storage Project

Enel Green Power North America has begun operating two new clean power plants, including its first renewables-plus-storage hybrid project. The new additions come as the...

National Grid Renewables’ Prairie Wolf Solar Project in Illinois Begins Commercial Operations

National Grid Renewables has started commercial operations for its Prairie Wolf Solar Project, located in Coles County, Ill. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)...

OpenSolar, Mosaic Streamline Solar Financing and Sales for Installers

OpenSolar Inc., a software company for solar installers with a free solar design and sales platform, and Mosaic, a financing platform for U.S. residential...

Silicon Ranch, Walton EMC Finish Construction on Georgia Solar Farms for Meta

Three new utility-scale solar facilities from Walton Electric Membership Corp. (EMC), a consumer-owned utility, and Silicon Ranch, an independent power producer, are now generating...

VTRM Purchases Canadian Solar Jaiba V Solar Plant in Brazil

Canadian Solar Inc. has sold its 635 MWp Jaíba V solar project to VTRM, a renewable energy company in Brazil. The project, located in the...

California Utilities Enlist Swell Energy to Expand Virtual Power Plants

Swell Energy Inc. is working with three California utilities on pilot projects to expand grid services use cases for residential solar+storage resources to meet...

Heliogen Autonomous Robot Lowers Solar Plant Installation, Maintenance Costs

Heliogen, a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar power, has released a new technology to help with the production of low-cost renewable energy. In-field tests...

KKR Launches Stellar Renewable Power to Develop Utility-Scale Solar Facilities

KKR, a global investment firm, has launched Stellar Renewable Power, a new platform that will source, develop and operate utility-scale solar plants and storage...

National Grid Renewables Project Receives Tax Equity Support from B of A

National Grid Renewables has closed $98 million in tax equity financing from Bank of America to support its Prairie Wolf Solar Project - a...

Large Alabama Solar Project Receives Agency OK

Alabama Power and Mercedes Benz U.S. International Inc. (MBUSI) have received approval from the Alabama Public Service Commission for the proposed 80 MW Letohatchee...

Mitrex Debuts Solar Panels with 800W Maximum Power Output

Mitrex Integrated Solar Technology, a building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) manufacturer, has released its largest tandem solar panel, with a power output of up to 800...

Utility RFP Focused on Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard

PPL Electric Utilities - a utility providing electric delivery service to more than 1.4 million homes and businesses in Pennsylvania - has issued a...

BayWa r.e. Acquires Beacon Solar to Integrate into BayWa r.e. Solar Systems

BayWa r.e., a renewable energy developer, services and systems provider, has acquired Beacon Solar, the solar distribution division of Beacon, a publicly traded roofing...

CIT Coordinates Financing for Texas Solar Project

CIT Group Inc.’s Power and Energy business has served as coordinating lead arranger on nearly $210 million in financing for a solar project in...

GameChange Nears Completion of 125 MW Solar Project in Mexico

GameChange Solar says a Genius Tracker single-axis tracker system supporting 125 MW of generating capacity is nearing completion for a customer in Navojoa, Mexico. This...

Vinci, Gradiente Energias Renovaveis Partner on Renewable Energy Projects

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd., the controlling company of an alternative investment platform in Brazil, has partnered with Gradiente Energias Renováveis S.A. as part of...

Green Power, Rosemawr Partner on Solar Portfolio Development and Construction

Green Power Developers, a New Jersey-based solar energy developer, and Rosemawr Sustainable Infrastructure Management, the sustainable infrastructure investment arm of Rosemawr Management, have begun...

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