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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...
solar panels

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...
Aravon's Henrietta Project

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...
Nexamp's Monson Solars project

Behar Joins Nexamp to Drive Utility-Scale Business

Nexamp is expanding its business focus and its team with the addition of Marc-Alain Behar as vice president of utility-scale solar development. The company’s...
EDP Renewables

Salt River Project Invests in New Solar Park in Arizona

EDP Renewables North America LLC and Salt River Project (SRP) have executed a 25-year power purchase agreement for 200 MW at the Randolph Solar...

DOE Awards $45 Million for Solar Grid Integration Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $45 million for projects that will help seamlessly integrate clean energy sources onto the grid. The...

New York Siting Board Approves 100 MW Solar Farm

The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment has granted approval to Flint Mine Solar LLC to build and operate...

Tigo Energy Debuts Platform for Simplifying Solar Installation Management

Tigo Energy Inc. has unveiled its Energy Intelligence (EI) Solution, a comprehensive digital platform designed to optimize the installer experience around commissioning, monitoring and...

CS Energy Expands with More Southeast Solar Power and Energy Storage

With three new distributed energy projects currently under construction in Florida, CS Energy is continuing its growth in the Southeast, bringing its total installation...

Walmart Signs Large Community Solar Agreement with Nexamp

Walmart has contracted with Nexamp as an anchor tenant to support 129 MW of community solar projects. The retailer is subscribing to a share...

Swinerton Renewable Energy Procures Solar FlexRack’s Solar Trackers

Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals, has supplied its solar trackers and mounting technology to Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE) for a total...

Record Growth in U.S. Renewables and Investment

The American Clean Power Association’s first Clean Power Annual report shows wind, utility solar and battery storage power capacity in the U.S. topped 170...

U.S. Solar Manufacturers Urge Tariff Extensions, SEIA Retorts

U.S.-based solar photovoltaic module manufacturers Auxin Solar and Suniva Inc. have filed a petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to extend the...

Report Finds Groups Focusing on Restricting Florida Rooftop Solar Options

Special interest groups are working in coordination with local utilities to stall the growth of rooftop solar in Florida, according to a new report...

ZF North America Joins DTE Energy MIGreenPower program

ZF North America Inc. is now enrolled in DTE Energy’s voluntary renewable energy MIGreenPower program. The program enables DTE Electric customers to attribute a...

Sunnova, National Grid and SolarEdge Leverage Solar Assets in New England

Sunnova Energy International Inc. is partnering with National Grid and SolarEdge Technologies Inc. to utilize its fleet of solar and storage assets in New...

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