Day: June 11, 2025

Weidmuller USA recently hosted the grand-opening of the company’s new 24,000-ft2 engineering and production facility in Richmond, Virginia. Various connectivity and automation products and solutions will be made at the site, including solar combiner boxes with string monitoring. “The Richmond headquarters expansion marks the start of an exciting and long-planned transition to handling more complex… …

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Business leaders representing the solar industry in Pennsylvania are imploring senators to keep federal tax credits intact that, if rescinded, could cost the state thousands of jobs.  Over 130 companies signed a letter addressed to Senators John Fetterman (D) and Dave McCormick (R) demanding they protect federal tax credits that are at risk of being… …

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Avery Dennison Performance Tapes has introduced a new solar panel bonding portfolio featuring pressure-sensitive adhesives tapes for solar panel manufacturers. These UV-resistant solutions are automated into the solar panel design process. The tape materials would be used for frame mounting, cell fixation, dielectric insulation, edge protection, busbar bonding, safety information labeling, panel stiffener mounting, junction… …

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AES announced that it has completed construction of the 500-MW Bellefield 1 project, under a 15-year contract with Amazon in Kern County, California. Bellefield is a two-phase project, with each phase including 500 MW of solar and 500 MW of four-hour battery-based energy storage. To accelerate Bellefield’s implementation and ensure system reliability, AES utilized Maximo,… …

AES completes half of 1-GW solar + storage project for Amazon with robotic help Read More »

After pressure from communities and advocacy organizations like Vote Solar, lawmakers pulled repeal language from SB 2855 and its House companion — protecting Minnesota’s Community Solar Garden program. The Community Solar Garden program has been a cornerstone of Minnesota’s clean energy transition, poised to deliver billions in economic benefits, lowering energy costs for all subscribers and expanding… …

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California-based independent engineering and certification test laboratory Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) has released its “2025 PV Module Index Report,” which tests solar panels for reliability, performance and quality. This year, RETC recognized 21 module manufacturers for high achievement across 14 testing sequences. RETC also identified 12 manufacturers as meeting the criteria for its “Overall… …

RETC solar module testing report finds 12 high-achieving brands Read More »

Energy Vault has commissioned its 57-MW/114-MWh Cross Trails BESS in Scurry County, Texas. The project is the first to be owned and operated by Energy Vault. It has a 10-year offtake agreement with AI company Gridmatic. The BESS leverages Energy Vault’s fully integrated solution stack of hardware, software and service offerings. Cross Trails will also… …

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