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DNV GL’s Battery Performance Scorecard Looks at Performance, Safety

DNV GL has released its second annual Battery Performance Scorecard, which provides an independent ranking and evaluation of different types of batteries based on...

Prism Solar Supplying Modules for JPMorgan Chase PV Installations

Genie Energy Ltd., a provider of energy services, says its Prism Solar Technologies solar manufacturing subsidiary has received additional purchase orders from JPMorgan Chase to supply...

CPPIB Acquiring Pattern Energy Group

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is acquiring Pattern Energy Group Inc., a large independent power company that owns a portfolio of 28 renewable...

Bye-Bye, Bifacial

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative last week announced that it is eliminating the exclusion of bifacial solar panels from the 25% tariff...

SolarEdge Files Lawsuits Against Huawei in China

SolarEdge Technologies Inc. has filed three lawsuits for patent infringement against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. in China. The lawsuits, filed in the Regional Courts of Jinan...

SunPower Inks Safe-Harbor JV Covering 200 MW of Product

SunPower has entered into a joint venture with Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc. to acquire and deploy 200 MW of safe-harbored panels, preserving the federal...

QuickBOLT Seeking Salespeople on the East Coast, Midwest

With the introduction of a new and improved QuickBOLT product at SPI 2019, the company is looking to expand its presence on both...

Largest Solar Development in Tennessee Comes Online

Tennessee’s largest solar farm is now operational at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South in Millington. The project is the result of a public-private partnership among...

Duke Energy Renewables Buys North Rosamond Project

Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has acquired the 150 MW North Rosamond solar project in Kern County, Calif., from Clearway Energy...

Software Firm Nets New Round of Funding

Aurora Solar, a company that focuses on software solutions for distributed solar applications, says it has raised $20 million in a Series A funding...

Oracle Updates NMS with Distributed Energy Resources in Mind

Oracle has expanded its Utilities Network Management System (NMS) with a new Distributed Energy Resource Management (DERM) module that enables utilities to monitor and...

Tigo Energy Integrations with Growatt Inverters Get UL Cert

Tigo Energy Inc. says it has received new Underwriter Laboratories (UL) certification of its TS4 Platform Rapid Shutdown Systems (RSS) with Growatt, a provider...

DuPont Unveils New And Expanded Solar Product Portfolio

As an industry leader in solar solutions that delivers proven power and lasting value for the industry, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) recently showcased a...

NREL: Pairing Solar With Low- To Moderate-Income Housing Is A Win-Win

A recent report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that pairing solar PV with rooftops of low- and moderate-income...

Solar-Tectic Receives Patent for CIGS/Si Tandem Solar Cell

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a patent to Solar-Tectic LLC (ST) for a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film tandem solar cell. The...

Superfund Solar Site Wrapped Up In Vermont

Solar FlexRack says its fixed-tilt FlexRack Series B3P-X product has been paired with Hyundai modules and installed at the 7 MW DC Elizabeth Mine Solar...

A Ray Of Light Amidst Grid Outages: Standby Power For Homeowners

Whether they've experienced a recent grid outage or not, many homeowners are searching for the security that a backup power source offers when...

New York Nudging Into Solar Leader Status

Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his 2012 State of the State address on Wednesday, outlining an ambitious plan to drive four-fold growth in New...

ITC Ruling Will Initiate Complete Investigation Into Solar Disparity

The International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a preliminary determination in its anti-dumping and countervailing-duty investigation into Chinese solar cell and module trade...

U.S. Solar Manufacturers Bring Action Against China For Allegedly Illegal Trade

As the dust settles following Wednesday's submission of anti-dumping and countervailing-duty filings related to Chinese solar cells and modules, the eyes of industry...

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