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Solar Industry Association Adjusts Solar Goal to 30 Percent by 2030

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is increasing its goal for the Solar+ Decade, aiming for solar to account for 30% of U.S. electricity...

Newsom Signs California Renewable Energy Bills

At the site of the KNP Complex in Sequoia National Park, Gov. Gavin Newsom has highlighted the California Comeback Plan’s over $15 billion climate...

Clearway, Toyota Sign Second Clean Power Contract

Clearway Energy Group has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) to support Clearway's 100 MW Wildflower Solar...

Longest-Operating Solar Thermal Facility Retires Nearly Entire Capacity

The Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) facility in California’s Mojave Desert recently retired five of its solar plants (SEGS 3 through 7) and plans...

Arctech Establishes Wind Tunnel Laboratory for Solar PV Trackers

Solar racking and tracking specialist Arctech has completed a wind tunnel laboratory at its headquarters in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China, that will be used...

FTC Solar Debuts New Voyager+ Solar Tracker for Large Format Modules

As the solar industry drives toward large format modules, FTC Solar Inc. has debuted Voyager+, a new 2P-design solar tracker that optimizes energy capture...

Galehead Sells 270 MW Solar Development to EDF

Galehead Development, an independent Boston-based energy development platform, has closed on the sale of a 270 MW DC solar development project in the MISO...

EDP Renewables Completes 39 Distributed Generation Projects with Walmart

EDPR NA Distributed Generation LLC (EDPR NA DG), the distributed business unit of EDP Renewables, is nearing completion of the 39th distributed solar project...

Solar Steel Supplies Trackers for Naturgy Projects in Spain

Gonvarri Solar Steel has been awarded several projects with Naturgy to supply and install 144 MW of its TracSmarT+1V single-row and dual-row trackers at...

iSun Acquires SunCommon Solar Installation Company

iSun Inc., a solar energy and clean mobility infrastructure company, and SolarCommunities Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which a subsidiary...

Canadian Solar Signs U.S. Solar and Battery Storage Agreements

Canadian Solar Inc. has signed long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) agreements with the Slate and Mustang solar PV plus battery storage projects in the...
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South Korean Steelmaker Supplies Array’s Global Solar Projects

Array Technologies, a manufacturer of ground-mounted systems used in solar energy projects, has entered into a multi-year supply arrangement with steelmaker POSCO to diversify...

RWE, LG Energy Solution Integrate Battery Energy Storage System

RWE Renewables has signed contracts with LG Energy Solution to provide an integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) for two of RWE's upcoming projects...

Growatt Releases Improved Inverter for Off-Grid Solar

Growatt, a residential inverter supplier, has launched its second-generation off-grid inverter, SPF 3000T HVM-G2, to serve the market. "Our R&D team has brought advanced technologies...

Solar Electricity Generation Curtailments Increase in California

Curtailments of solar-powered electricity generation have increased in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region. In 2020, CAISO curtailed 1.5 million MWh of utility-scale...

Clearway Energy Now Fully Owns 530 MW Utah Solar Portfolio

Clearway Energy Inc. is acquiring, for $335 million, the remaining 50% equity interest in a portfolio of Utah-based solar projects that it does not...
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Risen Energy, BHP Expand Power Purchase Agreement to Cut Emissions

Risen Energy has expanded its 10-year renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Merredin Solar Farm from 20 MW to 50 MW of electricity...

AI Tool Improves National Grid ESO Solar Forecasts

National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has teamed up with Open Climate Fix (OCF) – a nonprofit startup co-founded by former DeepMind researcher Jack...

GameChange BOS Offers New Cable Management System

GameChange BOS’ Grab-Tite above-ground cable management system is now available for purchase. The product line allows solar electrical installers, developers and asset owners to work...
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Arevon Energy Debuts as Clean Energy Power Company

Arevon Energy Inc., a renewable energy company, has launched through the combination of Capital Dynamics’ U.S. Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) team and Arevon Asset...

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