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Month: January 2023

OpenSolar donating 1 percent of annual revenue to power vulnerable communities with Empowered By Light

Solar PV design and sales software company OpenSolar is doing something pretty cool: Donating 1 percent of its annual revenue to bring solar PV to vulnerable communities. OpenSolar is partnering with Empowered By Light, a global non-profit dedicated to the advancement of solar powered communities that are most severely impacted by climate change, energy poverty, …

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Westbridge boosts capacity of Alberta solar-plus-storage facility

The 40% expansion to 330 MW was undertaken to help the Alberta government achieve its decarbonization goals, with the project providing clean power to 62,000 households. January 11, 2023 Westbridge Renewable Energy, a Calgary-based project developer, announced the increase in solar capacity of its Sunnynook solar-plus-storage facility from 236 MW to 330 MW, with the expansion of …

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Sunnova dealers now offering the SolarEdge Home Battery

SolarEdge Technologies and Sunnova Energy International announced the expansion of their long-standing partnership with the addition of the SolarEdge Home Battery to the Sunnova EaaS portfolio. The expansion of the partnership will enable Sunnova’s network of dealers to offer the SolarEdge Home Battery, in order to better meet homeowners’ demand for increased energy efficiency and …

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National Grid Renewables kicks off construction on South Dakota’s largest solar project

Example solar project National Grid Renewables has started onsite field construction at its 128 MWac Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County, South Dakota. Wild Springs represents the largest solar energy project yet in the state, located in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) with a 114 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Basin Electric Power …

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How the IRA persuaded a Jordanian solar firm to invest in the U.S.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) opened a new door for solar manufacturers, as one of the executives behind a Philadelphia Solar to bring PV production to the U.S. explains. January 11, 2023 From pv magazine global There is no question the Inflation Reduction Act has been financially attractive for solar manufacturers, opening a door to opportunity that …

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KORE Power’s Mark 1 battery receives UL 9540A fire certification

The fire test clears the pay for the VPort battery system to be deployed in additional EV charging and energy storage applications January 11, 2023 KORE Power’s Mark 1 lithium-ion battery module earned a remarkable fire testing result from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) – 0” clearance from combustibles.  The fire test result under UL 9540A ensures …

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Eagle Solar & Light installs 76-kW array for North Carolina tribal community

The Lumbee Regional Development Association (LRDA), in partnership with Eagle Solar & Light and Sunwealth, recently celebrated the commencement of LRDA’s new rooftop solar system. The 76-kW installation will save the nonprofit an estimated $8,200 in yearly utility costs. LRDA will receive a $56,250 rebate toward its installation through the NC Solar Rebate Program funded …

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EnergyLink launches funding platform to develop sustainable energy infrastructure

EnergyLink Decarbonization Solutions (ELDS) has launched a vertically integrated funding platform that will focus on providing a full suite of services and capital from engineering design through operations to the sustainable infrastructure sector. Thematic focus areas of the platform include but are not limited to solar, battery storage, energy efficiency, hydrogen, renewable natural gas and industrial decarbonization, …

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Qcells announces $2.5 billion investment in U.S. solar supply chain

The company plans to manufacture 3.3 GW) of solar ingots, wafers, cells, and finished modules in new Georgia facility, creating 2,500 clean energy jobs. January 11, 2023 In what is being called the largest investment in U.S. solar history, Qcells announced that it will invest more than $2.5  billion to build a complete solar supply chain …

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Qcells will manufacture every part of a silicon solar panel in the United States

Qcells has announced it plans to invest more than $2.5 billion to establish a complete solar supply chain in the United States. In addition to its existing two solar module assembly facilities in Dalton, Georgia, the company will build a new factory in the state that will manufacture 3.3 GW of silicon ingots, wafers, cells …

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