Month: March 2023

After a successful second investment round, North American solar panel manufacturer Silfab Solar can now officially announce it is planning to open a third U.S. solar module production facility that will also include solar cell manufacturing. Silfab has been featured in local news reports out of Fort Mill, South Carolina, as shopping a manufacturing site …

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DroneBase announced it has been rebranded as Zeitview. New funding led by Valor Equity Partners will support the company’s AI-enabled software and global footprint in advanced inspection solutions. This announcement caps a year of rapid growth within the renewable sector, including the launch of the North American Solar Scan (NASS), a standardized set of solar …

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Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, is now operating its largest solar power plant ever — the 250-MW Pisgah Ridge Solar project in Navarro County, Texas. “We’re excited to continue to grow our Texas solar portfolio,” said Chris Fallon, president of Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions. “This project demonstrates how …

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Michigan residents and businesses could lower their utility costs, strengthen the state’s energy grid, and participate in Michigan’s growing solar economy under bipartisan legislation introduced on March 7 by state Senators Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and Ed McBroom (R-Waucedah Township). Senate Bills 152 and 153 would enable electrical customers to subscribe to a community solar project and receive credit …

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