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Solar Alliance Completes 1 MW Installation for Kentucky Utilities

Solar Alliance Energy Inc. has completed construction on a 1 MW project in Kentucky for Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co. The...

Sunport Power Debuts Trio of New Solar Photovoltaic Modules

PV module manufacturer Sunport Power has released three new products featuring its proprietary metal wrap-through (MWT) back-contact technology: the C10 panel with higher efficiency...

JinkoSolar Makes Investment Aimed at Securing Polysilicon Supply

Solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar says its Shangrao JinkoSolar Industry Development Co. Ltd. subsidiary is investing $48.7 million in Inner Mongolia Xinte Silicon Materials Co....

Siemens Turbines Helping to Back Up 600 MW of Nebraska Solar Power

Siemens Energy is providing two SGT6-5000F turbines to power Omaha Public Power District’s (OPPD) new Turtle Creek Station peaking plant in Papillion, Neb., in...

GAF Energy, Anbe Roofing Finish Largest Installation To Date

Roof-integrated solar products manufacturer GAF Energy says it has completed its largest residential solar roofing project: a 31 kW system installed by partner Anbe...

Pennsylvania Utility Sends Out RFP for Alternative Energy Credits

PPL Electric Utilities has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking to procure 14,600 Photovoltaic, 219,000 PA Tier I and 292,000 PA Tier II...

Developers Making Headway on Large Texas Solar Project

Diode Ventures, a Black & Veatch company that develops infrastructure projects, has reached financial close on the Grizzly Ridge Solar Project, a 140 MW...

KiloVault Launches HLX+ Deep-Cycle Solar Lithium Battery

KiloVault has debuted its HLX+ series of solar lithium batteries - a premium product line that offers the features of the company’s HLX and...

Ameresco to Work on 1.9 MW Solar Installation in New Mexico

Cannon Air Force Base (AFB) and the Defense Logistics Agency Energy have awarded a $19 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) project to Ameresco...

U.S. Solar Installations Top 100 GW

According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2021 report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, the U.S. solar market...

National Grid Renewables Begins Operation of its MiSolar Portfolio

National Grid Renewables, a company that develops, owns and operates large-scale renewable energy assets across the U.S., has begun operation of its MiSolar Portfolio...

Virginia Schools Now Permitted to Use Net Metering, Solar Finance Programs

Local government officials and Appalachian Power Co. (APCO) say schools and localities in the utility’s territory will be permitted to use net metering and...

BrightRidge, Silicon Ranch Break Ground on Tennessee Solar Project

BrightRidge, Silicon Ranch Corp. and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have broken ground on a new solar farm that is now under construction in...

Developing Economies Pose Hurdle to Global Net-Zero Ambitions

The world’s energy and climate future increasingly hinges on whether emerging and developing economies are able to successfully transition to cleaner energy systems, calling...

BayWa r.e., GoodLeap Offer Financing Program for Residential Solar, Storage

BayWa r.e. has entered a partnership with GoodLeap that will add GoodLeap into BayWa r.e.'s Split Pay financing program, which is available to BayWa...

7X Energy Sells Elara Solar Project to KOMIPO

7X Energy Inc. has sold its 130 MW AC Elara Energy Project, located in Frio County, Texas, on over 1,700 acres, to KOMIPO America...

DuPont Launches Rescue Tape for Photovoltaic Repairs

DuPont has released DuPont Tedlar PV Rescue Tape, a new solution aimed at repairing photovoltaic panels with damaged backsheets and prolonging service lifetime at...

Bank OZK Commences Construction on Arkansas Solar Plant

Bank OZK, a regional bank headquartered in Little Rock, Ark., has broken ground on a $6 million solar power plant.  Once complete, the 4.8 MW...

Leeward Adds Indiana Solar Project to Renewable Portfolio

Tri Global Energy (TGE) has agreed to sell two renewable energy projects - a wind and a solar project - in Blackford County, Ind.,...

Clean Energy Investment Needs to Triple by 2030 to Meet Climate Goals

Global investment in energy is set to rebound by nearly 10% in 2021 to $1.9 trillion, reversing most of last year’s drop caused by...

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