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Orbital Energy Group announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Orbital Solar Services, and its Joint Venture Partner, Jingoli Power, have signed a formal EPC contract and begun construction on a 130-MWDC/100-MWAC solar farm in Alabama for Lightsource bp. The contract calls for OSS JPOW to design, engineer and build a utility-scale solar array to be …

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Derry, NH’s unused capped landfill is the site for town’s new 2.2-MW solar array. The Derry, New Hampshire Town Council has finalized the contracts for a new 2.2-MW solar array to be developed by Encore Renewable Energy that will be one of the largest solar arrays in the state. Encore will finance, design, construct, install, …

2.2-MW landfill solar project to help New Hampshire town reach 100% renewable goal early Read More »

A new company has launched to revolutionize how waste is handled on large-scale solar sites. Green Clean Solar, founded by solar veteran Emilie Oxel O’Leary, is turning solar waste pain points into one turnkey solution that prioritizes recycling, refurbishing, reusing and waste diversion efforts. It’s not just solar panels that will require appropriate and streamlined recycling and …

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After a Feb. 22 decision approved by the board of directors in South Korea, LG Electronics announced it will exit the global solar panel manufacturing business. The company cited increased material and logistics costs, as well as severe supply constraints, as the main reasons behind the decision to stop solar panel manufacturing. LG will cease …

LG to exit solar panel manufacturing and close Alabama plant Read More »

The city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has taken a giant step forward in its commitment to reduce municipal emissions by 50% by 2030 (compared to 2010 baseline figures) with the installation of a 389-kW SolarEdge DC-optimized solar system on the roof of its City Hall, Civic Center and Public Library complex. In its first nine months …

Wisconsin town offsets 50% of municipal energy use with rooftop solar Read More »

San Diego-based developer and installer HES Solar installed a 240-kW solar project at a newly-built distribution center in Lakeside, California. Solar modeling software developer Energy Toolbase commissioned the behind-the-meter project, pairing the system with a 532-kWh energy storage system. HES Solar and Energy Toolbase Project Site in Lakeside, California The array uses SunPower modules, a …

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Coalition for Community Solar Access Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives announced it has been awarded contracts to construct two solar projects in Virginia with a total contract value of $109 million. ENGIE North America has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract to IEA Constructors, a wholly owned subsidiary of IEA. Powell’s Creek Solar is a …

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives selected to build 121 MW of Virginia solar projects Read More »

Panasonic has promoted solar installers in New Jersey, Maryland and California to its Elite and Premium solar installer program. Homeowners who purchase from a member of the Panasonic Solar Residential Installer Program are offered Panasonic AllGuard and TripleGuard warranties, which cover Panasonic solar panel systems for performance, product, parts and labor for 25 years. Those …

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Residential solar provider Sunnova has launched Sunnova Repair Services, a program that will allow solar homeowners not under a service warranty to troubleshoot, service and repair their solar and energy storage systems, even if Sunnova did not install them. “We proudly back all our Sunnova systems with full service warranties so our customers have peace …

Now any solar homeowner can call Sunnova for repair services outside of warranty Read More »