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Month: April 2024

California solar installation designed for grazing sheep

Renewable America designed the project to disturb the land little as possible, installing fixed-tilt tracker array that required no grading. April 22, 2024 The Fallon Two Rock Road Solar Farm is now operational, according to partners MCE and Renewable America. MCE is a not-for-profit electricity provider for more than 585,000 customer accounts and 1.5 million …

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EPA announces recipients of $7 billion in residential Solar for All grants

GRID Alternatives On April 22, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 60 selectees that will receive $7 billion in grant awards through the Solar for All grant competition to deliver residential solar projects to over 900,000 households nationwide. The grant competition is funded by President Biden’s Investing in …

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Maxeon sues REC and Hanwha for alleged TOPCon patent infringement

Solar panel assembly at Maxeon’s facility in Mexico. Maxeon Solar Technologies announced on April 19 that it has initiated a patent infringement lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas against REC Solar Holdings and Hanwha, alleging infringement of Maxeon patents relating to TOPCon (tunnel oxide passivated contact) solar cell technology. After buying Solaria’s shingled-cell technology patents …

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Fronius hosts firefighter solar safety training in Indiana

On April 16-18, Fronius USA opened its US headquarters’ solar panel roof and solar inverter lab to local fire department officials of the City of Portage’s Fire Department for fire safety training on solar power equipment. The Solar Solutions Management team at Fronius USA provided technical training on PV systems, which consisted of rapid shutdown …

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Global PV capacity hit 1.6 TW in 2023, says IEA-PVPS

The International Energy Agency (IEA) Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) has published a wide-reaching snapshot of the global PV market, covering installations, manufacturing, policy trends, and grid integration. April 19, 2024 From pv magazine Global Global PV capacity grew to 1.6 TW in 2023, up from 1.2 TW in 2022, according to the IEA-PVPS Snapshot of …

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Biden Administration announces first manufacturers to qualify for 48C tax credits

Laminate pulled from a solar panel before recycling at SolarCycle’s Odessa, Texas facility. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on April 19 released details for 35 projects across 20 states that voluntarily shared with DOE they received a total of $1.93 billion in allocations of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C). 48C is an …

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CI Renewables to add solar carports to Maryland hospital system

Taking another step toward increasing its renewable energy portfolio and being a ‘greener’ company, the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) announced it is engaging in a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to design, install and maintain solar energy parking lot canopies at three of its corporate locations. The project, which includes two corporate office buildings …

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EcoFlow unveils air-to-water heat pump, PV-powered water heater

EcoFlow has launched a new air-to-water heat pump for residential applications. The new product, equipped with R290 refrigerant, is available in 9 kW and 20 kW versions. April 19, 2024 From pv magazine Global EcoFlow presented new solar-to-heat smart heating solutions, the PowerHeat Air-to-Water Heat Pump and the PowerGlow Smart Immersion Heater, at Solar Solutions Bremen …

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