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Austin radio station installs solar + EV charging stations for sustainability initiative

An independent public classical radio station in Austin, Texas, is adding solar to save on energy costs and boost its sustainability efforts. KMFA Classical 89.5 partnered with locally owned Axis Solar to install an 89.64 kWdc system consisting of 166 rooftop solar panels, the maximum number allowed within city code. Once operational, the solar array will …

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LONGi launches solar panel series using new M11 wafer size

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Solar panel company LONGi has launched its latest design, the Hi-Mo X6 Max series, which uses the industry-compromised new wafer size of 182.2 × 191.6 mm (M11). The M11 wafer size was agreed to by six manufacturers in 2023 — Canadian Solar, Chint (Astronergy), DAS Solar, LONGi, Risen Energy and Tongwei. The new rectangular wafer …

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PV Hardware opens dedicated solar tracker factory in Houston

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Today, PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 50,000-square-foot, $30 million facility in Houston dedicated exclusively to manufacturing solar structures and trackers. Credit: PV Hardware USA “With the opening of this factory in Houston, PVH USA is affirming its unwavering commitment to solar energy development in the United States,” …

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Sunrise brief: California community solar in peril

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Solar and wind generation provides billions in air quality health benefits from 2019 to 2022

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A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal “Cell Reports Sustainability” found U.S. wind and solar generation provided $249 billion in climate and air quality health benefits from 2019 to 2022. Though past studies have demonstrated that wind and solar generation provide substantial health and climate benefits, this research provides an important update: It accounts …

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CPUC’s revised proposed decision could decimate California’s community solar market

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Just as an increasing number of states are implementing pro-active community solar policies, the California Public Utilities Commission is set to vote on a revised proposed decision that fails to seize on the opportunity to create a vibrant market, according to the Coalition for Community Solar Access. May 29, 2024 The Community Renewable Energy Act …

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REC releases new Alpha Pro M series solar panel at 640 W

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REC Group has launched a new solar panel for the non-residential market in the United States. The new Alpha Pro M Series uses heterojunction technology (HJT) to reach 640 W with 22.5% efficiency. This latest release is the sixth innovation in the Alpha line of solar panels. Production is set to commence this August at …

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DOE funding available for distributed energy resource operations software

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The Department of Energy announced $31 million in funding for research to improve distribution level grid operations of solar, wind, energy storage, and other inverter-based resources. May 29, 2024 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced a new $31 million funding opportunity called the Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation …

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Utah real estate developer to gain VPP benefits with Torus energy storage systems

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Energy storage system supplier Torus has signed a supply and virtual power plant (VPP) deal with Gardner Group to provide 26 MWh of energy storage capacity across Gardner Group’s commercial real estate portfolio in the United States. Torus Station Under the agreement, Torus will install its Torus Station energy storage and management systems at multiple …

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Paired Power releases larger solar microgrid EV charging station

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Paired Power is announcing PairFleet — a customizable microgrid charger designed to accommodate electric fleets of various sizes that greatly speeds up the process of installing new EV chargers. “We found that many of our customers required larger-scale charging capacity, so we scaled up our PairTree microgrid into a system that can charge larger numbers …

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Month: May 2024