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Nexamp Powers First Community Solar Project in Illinois

The first of nearly two dozen Nexamp community solar projects under construction in Illinois is now live and generating clean electricity in Edison's service...

Hecate Energy Selects Ideematec’s Solar Trackers for Newberry Solar Project

Ideematec Inc., a global supplier of solar tracking systems, was selected by Hecate Energy, a developer, owner and operator of utility-scale solar projects, to...

Twelve Kansas Cooperatives Partner to Invest in Solar Energy

A dozen electric cooperatives in Kansas are joining together to make a small investment for the next 25 years - or more - in...

Boston Properties Adds Solar to Carnegie Center

Boston Properties Inc. (BXP), the largest publicly traded developer, owner and manager of Class A office properties in the U.S., has added a 5.2...

Perovskite Solar Cells Set to Transform the Market

Perovskite-based solar cell technologies have gained attention due to their low manufacturing costs and higher operational output and efficiency limits compared to first- and...

Q CELLS Comes Out on Top of Patent Invalidation Trial

Hanwha Q CELLS, a global solar technology company, has received a patent validity judgment in the patent invalidation trial for Q CELLS cell technology...

The Wagyu Solar Project Reaches Commercial Operation in Texas

The 162 MW Wagyu solar PV project in Brazoria County, Texas, is now delivering power to the grid. Located near Houston, the project is...

Bipartisan Majorities Support Tax Incentives to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use

Bipartisan majorities support a number of tax incentives that seek to reduce the use of fossil fuels, according to a new in-depth survey conducted...

DOE Selects New Projects to Advance Solar Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Solar Energy Technologies Office is funding 67 research projects across...

Mustang Two Whirlaway Solar Farm Officially Operating

Mustang Two Whirlaway, a 100 MW solar project in Kings County, Calif., has begun operations and is generating power for Peninsula Clean Energy customers. “This...

The Solar Foundation, IREC Merge

The Solar Foundation and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) have signed an agreement to merge into a single, expanded nonprofit dedicated to the...

Nashville Becomes Epicenter of Utility-Scale Solar Development

Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s administration has entered a partnership with Nashville Electric Service (NES), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Vanderbilt University to construct...

Mosaic SwiftLink URL Now Available to Solar Installers

Mosaic, a platform that provides financing solutions for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvement projects, says its SwiftLink URL is now available.  SwiftLink is...

Array Technologies Supplying Lightsource bp 1.4 GW of Tracking

Lightsource bp, a global company that specializes in the development and management of solar energy projects, has entered into a purchase agreement with Array...

Esdec Acquires Rooftop Solar Systems Supplier

Esdec, a global rooftop solar mounting solutions provider, has acquired PanelClaw, a supplier of solar mounting systems for commercial roofs in the U.S.  With the...

Two Creeks Solar Facility Completed, Producing Energy

Wisconsin's first large-scale solar project has been completed and is now powering Madison-area households and businesses.  Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) is a co-owner of...

Q CELLS Secures Development Rights for Spanish Solar Portfolio

Q CELLS, a total energy solutions provider in solar cell and module, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail, has secured the project...

Capstone Infrastructure Releases Update on Claresholm Solar Financing

Capstone Infrastructure Corp. has announced a Claresholm Solar Project financing update. On July 9, Claresholm signed a credit agreement with ATB Financial, Fiera Infrastructure Private...

Recurrent Energy Begins Construction on Maplewood Solar Project

Canadian Solar Inc. says its wholly owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy LLC, is currently constructing the 28 MW AC Maplewood 2 Solar Project for Energy...

Eos Signs Agreement to Provide Energy Storage Projects to Hecate

Eos Energy Storage LLC, a manufacturer of zinc battery storage systems, has signed a broad-ranging agreement to provide over 1 GWh of energy storage...

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