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SolarCycle has secured another buyer of its solar panel glass made from recycled materials after first signing a supply agreement with Silfab earlier this year. Minnesota-based solar panel manufacturer Heliene has signed a 4-GW or 20 million-m2 agreement with Heliene for the recycled glass over the next five years. SolarCycle is building a glass factory …

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GE Vernova has launched its new 6 MVA, 2,000-VDC utility-scale inverter, with a multi-megawatt pilot installation in North America. This initiative is aimed at further reducing solar energy costs and accelerating the transition to renewable energy and decarbonization. The inverter can boost power output by 30% within the same footprint, reducing costs and improving scalability …

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Polar Racking announced an enhancement to its SOL-X single-axis tracking system for better operation during hailstorm. The new Hail Protection feature should mitigate the risk of hail damage to PV panels. The hail protection feature is designed to automatically position solar trackers to an optimal angle in anticipation of hailstorms, eliminating the need for manual …

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Affordable Wire Management (AWM) officially announced its Pinyon Hanger at RE+ 2024. The Pinyon cable management solution is tailored for north-south trunk bus systems. The Pinyon Hanger’s asymmetrical structure supports the messenger cable directly at the piles, eliminating the need for support brackets. This reduces material and labor, reduces the moment-load on piles, and minimizes …

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Affordable Wire Management (AWM) unveiled its SUMAC Rail to the utility-scale solar industry. The optimized wire management system for clustered disconnect boxes eliminates the need for cable trays. SUMAC Rail is compatible with AWM’s Arden Hangers and Pinyon Hangers. The hangers can be firmly attached to the SUMAC Rail using the same single-crimp process that …

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CAB Solar has released a new above-ground cable management system, ModulAir. The free-air solution meets NEC requirements for utility-scale solar projects and has been tested to certify it will carry cables to their designed current limit without exceeding temperature ratings. CAB Solar’s ModulAir Hanger System utilizes a tiered system for cable separation, optimizing air flow …

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FranklinWH Energy Storage unveiled the next generation of its whole-home energy management solutions at the RE+ tradeshow this week. The aPower 2 lithium-iron phosphate battery system features a 15-kWh capacity and 10 kW of continuous output power. FranklinWH has also extended the warranty of the battery system to 15 years or 60 MWh throughput, which …

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Affordable Wire Management (AWM), a utility-scale solar cable management systems (CMS) provider, is debuting Hail-Stow Hanger today at RE+ 2024, a CMS engineered specifically for Nextracker’s NX Horizon Hail Pro. An NX Horizon Hail Pro with Hail-Stow Hanger from Affordable Wire Management. Nextracker’s Hail Pro-75, which is capable of 75° stow angles to improve PV …

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TotalEnergies subsidiary Saft has commissioned a new line at its Jacksonville factory in Florida to produce the lithium-ion battery containers for its energy storage system (ESS). “Currently, we are successful in serving the U.S. market using battery containers produced by our global factories overseas. Now our strategy to expand Jacksonville’s capacity to reach more than …

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Generac has unveiled the new PWRcell 2 Home Energy Storage System product series, featuring PWRcell 2 and PWRcell 2 MAX. PWRcell 2 delivers 18 kWh capacity in a single cabinet and 10 kW max continuous power. PWRcell 2 MAX will feature even more power at launch, with 11.5 kW max continuous power. It will also …

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