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Month: July 2024

Freedom Forever buys Meraki Solar assets and becomes subcontractor for existing customers

Residential solar installer Freedom Forever finalized an agreement to purchase assets from Meraki Solar and to be the preferred provider of services for Meraki’s existing and newly signed solar customers. Under the partnership, Solar Pros, Freedom Forever’s largest sales partner, will be the exclusive partner of Meraki’s sales team. By taking over Meraki’s portfolio of …

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Olympian Michael Phelps installs Panasonic solar + storage system on Arizona home

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps now has a solar + storage system on his Arizona home. Phelps, a Panasonic brand ambassador, installed 90 solar panels (36.9 kW) and four battery units (72 kWh), all from Panasonic. “I am passionate about clean energy and a sustainable future for both my family and the world,” Phelps said. “For …

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SolarEdge begins shipping product from second US manufacturing facility

SolarEdge announced that it has reached significant milestones in the company’s U.S. manufacturing strategy, driven by the incentives offered by the IRA. SolarEdge is now manufacturing in the U.S. through global electronics contract manufacturers. The first facility in Austin, Texas, opened in late 2023 and reached a quarterly manufacturing run rate of 50,000 residential Home …

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Solar supply chain, technology trends, and policy update

A report from Clean Energy Associates (CEA) provides the latest on global and regional solar supply chains, technological trends, and market impacts from policy. July 11, 2024 Clean Energy Associates (CEA) issued its quarterly report on solar supply chain analysis, technological trends, and regional policy analysis.  The firm projects that after a more than 60% …

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Plural Energy opens investment platform for Solaris solar projects

Plural Energy announced its new Ace Portfolio is live and available to anyone interested in renewable energy investing. Plural simplifies green energy financing to help close the financing gap needed to meet 2050 climate goals. “The launch of our platform is the first step toward a future where renewable energy projects can easily access the …

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Sunrise brief: World’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery

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Interlocking PVC matting suggested as weed barrier on solar project piles

Nebraska-based Triple S Products has unveiled matting that can be used to defend weed growth around driven piles on ground-mounted solar projects. The company’s Weed Defender can eliminate the need for close-cut vegetation maintenance efforts on large projects. “Last year we were approached by a solar farm construction team to develop a solution for having …

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New law says HOAs can’t prohibit solar installs in Michigan anymore

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 10 signed House Bill 5028, sponsored by state Representative Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton), which gives homeowners the freedom to make energy-saving home improvements to their property, such as installing solar panels. HB 5028 invalidates certain provisions in homeowners’ association agreements that prohibit the replacement, maintenance, installation or operation of solar …

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