In two separate announcements, a total of 285 MW of solar is beginning construction in Illinois in both a utility scale project and a community solar portfolio. May 8, 2024 Solar in Illinois is on the upswing, with 27 GW currently installed and 65 GW expected to come online in the next five years according …
Tigo Energy announced the newest additions to the Tigo Flex MLPE product family, the Tigo TS4-X line. Designed to serve the commercial and industrial (C&I) as well as utility solar markets, Tigo TS4-X products support the latest high-power solar modules, up to 800 W. Members of the TS4-X product family feature compatibility with Pure Signal …
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Hercules Machinery Corporation (HMC), a construction machinery company, launched its latest product, the STR20-RC, a remote-controlled piling machine designed specifically for solar farm construction. Designed with precision engineering, the STR20-RC can drive piles to depths of 24 ft (with 5 ft extension) for solar installations. The STR20-RC solar pile driver from Hercules Machinery Corporation. “The …
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A proposed 100 MW solar farm proposed by RWE Clean Energy in Prince George County, Virginia, draws opposition from residents who say it will hurt their quality of life and threaten the future for local farmers and hunters. Residents of Moscow, Maine, vote to ban commercial solar projects, joining a growing list of municipalities in …
Solar is a battlefield: Combatting community opposition during project development Read More »
Nautilus Solar Energy, on behalf of its affiliate Nautilus US Power Holdco, and TurningPoint Energy announce their partnership on a 29.3-MW portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois. The portfolio of four community solar projects, located in Kankakee and Livingston counties, is projected to be operational by 2025. This collaboration strengthens the foothold of Nautilus …
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LONGi has broken another world-record for silicon solar cell efficiency. As certified by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), new silicon heterojunction back-contact (HBC) solar cells designed by LONGi have reached an efficiency of 27.30% under laboratory conditions. LONGi now holds the world records for efficiency in crystalline silicon solar cells and for efficiency …
LONGi reaches 27.03% efficiency on HJT solar cells in lab Read More »
LONGi has launched a new solar panel designed for durability and reliability in hail and windstorms. The Hi-MO 5 Ice-Shield module is a dual-glass bifacial panel that uses thicker top-glass than traditional modules. Unlike standard bifacial dual-glass PV modules that typically use 2-mm of heat-strengthened front and rear glass, LONGi’s new Ice-Shield module uses toughened …
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Despite this growth, fossil fuels dominate U.S. electricity. A 3% increase in total electricity generation across the U.S. is expected to be served primarily with solar, said a report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). May 7, 2024 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Short-Term Energy Outlook report, forecasting that the total electricity …
Solar to contribute over 60% of new U.S. electricity generation in 2024 Read More »
The Dept. of Commerce announced preliminary determinations from an ongoing investigation that aluminum extrusion producers and exporters in China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam imported aluminum extrusions at less-than-fair value in the United States. Since they are preliminary determinations, Commerce will continue to collect …
Solar tracking components singled out for new import duties Read More »
Sunrun, a U.S.-based residential solar installer, says nearly 1,800 customers have already signed up to its PowerOn Puerto Rico virtual power plant (VPP). The program deploys stored solar energy from customers’ batteries to the grid, preventing power supply shortfalls on the island. May 7, 2024 Residential solar installer Sunrun has developed a VPP so Puerto Ricans can contribute …
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