Month: September 2024

OpenSolar, a software company that empowers solar installers with free-of-charge solar design, sales and project management platform, announced a new innovation designed to improve cash flow for solar companies. “This is the first-ever payments system designed specifically for the solar industry,” said Andrew “Birchy” Birch, CEO and co-founder at OpenSolar. “As solar veterans, we understand …

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Through Sustainability Roundtable’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), Akamai Technologies, Teradyne and Wayfair have signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with BayWa r.e. Americas for the renewable energy credits produced by the 135-MWAC Prairie Solar project in Champaign County, Illinois, which is being developed by the BayWa r.e. Americas group and is …

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First Solar has held the grand-opening of its new 3.5-GW solar panel manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama. The $1.1 billion fully vertically integrated thin-film solar manufacturing facility is First Solar’s first U.S. factory outside of Ohio. Once ramped to full capacity, the site should support 800 jobs. “This is the first of two fully …

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Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced two large projects in Washington state that will help add more clean energy to its portfolio. The first is the development of a utility-scale solar facility known as Appaloosa Solar Project that PSE will own and operate. The second is a power purchase agreement signed with BrightNight for a Battery …

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Artemis by Monalee Solar sales company Monalee is now making its proprietary software available to other solar companies. Artemis by Monalee is designed for agile solar companies who want to reach new audiences, grow revenue and increase offerings. By leveraging Artemis’ technology, companies can now create personalized solar proposals in less than 15-seconds, scale with …

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