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NREL: No Plans to Manage PV Modules at End of Lifespan

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for solar...

Soltec Launches the SF7 Tandem Tracker

Soltec, a manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers, has launched its SF7 Tandem tracker.  This is the first tracker on the market to be...

Solar Poised to Drive Texas Coal Plants Offline

New utility-scale solar is poised to push much of the remaining coal-fired power fleet across Texas into retirement in the next few years, according...

GRID IE Breaks Ground on Community Solar Project

GRID IE, a subsidiary of GRID Alternatives, has been awarded a $2.05 million grant under the California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD)...

Alliant, DOE and IEDA Support Solar+Storage Solution

Alliant Energy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) have jointly supported an innovative solar+storage solution in Decorah,...

Conservation Groups Take Legal Action in Arizona Court of Appeals

Five climate and energy-conservation groups have taken legal action in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge an Arizona public power utility’s discrimination...

Metro Reaches Solar Carport Deal with SunPower, GSRP

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro), a tri-jurisdictional government agency that operates transit service in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, has reached a...

PowerOptions, Solect Partner on Large-Scale Solar

PowerOptions, the largest energy-buying consortium in New England, has expanded its relationship with Solect Energy to offer large-scale solar and storage to its members. Solect,...

Nautilus Acquires Community Solar Development Portfolio

Nautilus Solar Energy LLC, a community solar owner and operator, has acquired a 15.1 MW community solar development portfolio from SGC Power, a full...

CIT Serves as Lead Arranger for Harts Mill Solar Project

CIT Group Inc. says its Power and Energy business served as lead arranger on a $118.5 million financing for the utility-scale Harts Mill Solar...

Capital Dynamics, Tenaska Enter Strategic Relationship

Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, says its Clean Energy Infrastructure business has signed an agreement with Tenaska to enter into...

NREL Researchers Develop Machine Learning Technology

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a novel machine learning approach to quickly enhance the...

Central Hudson Partners with Sensus to Expand DER Capabilities

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. has selected Sensus, a Xylem brand, as its provider for grid monitoring technologies. Sensus’ remote telemetry module (RTM II),...

Holstein Solar Project Achieves Commercial Operation in Texas

8minute Solar Energy, a company that specializes in solar+storage solutions, and Duke Energy Renewables say the 280 MW Holstein solar project in Nolan County,...

Solar Steel Supplies RackSmarT Solution to Columbian Projects

Solar Steel, a division of Gonvarri Industries, has agreed to supply 11 new projects in Colombia with its RackSmarT fixed solar structure, extending the...

Duke Energy Florida Files Proposed CEC Program

Duke Energy Florida (DEF) has filed a proposed new Clean Energy Connection (CEC) Program with the Florida Public Service Commission. The announcement is the...

NYPA, City of New York Issue RFP for Rooftop Solar Arrays

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) have unveiled plans for the installation of...

Canadian Solar Launches New Line of PV Modules

Canadian Solar Inc., a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules and provider of solar energy solutions, has launched the Series 5 and Series 6 PV...

Coal is Becoming Increasingly Difficult to Justify

New renewable energy is already cheaper than continuing to operate coal plants in much of the world, according to a recently released report by...

SMA America Launches Online Service Center in the U.S.

SMA America, a global specialist in photovoltaic system technology, has launched a new Online Service Center to elevate service quality and expedite response.  Installers can now...

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