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The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) recently added 37 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, including five companies involved in the solar market. Initiated in June 2022, the UFLPA bans all imported goods from Xinjiang, an area in China that the United States determined uses slave labor of the Uyghur people, …

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A New York solar project by Standard Solar. Governor Kathy Hochul has announced plans to invest more than $1 billion to address the climate crisis and achieve a more sustainable and affordable future as part of her 2025 State of the State. This ambitious proposal would be the single largest climate investment in state history, …

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Italian solar inverter designer and manufacturer FIMER has officially been acquired by MA Solar Italy Limited, affiliated with the McLaren Applied Group. The acquisition allows FIMER to conclude its restructuring process and reach a renewed financial solidity with more than $51 million in investment. This important development enables FIMER to now focus entirely on its …

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kWh Analytics announced it has been awarded $500,000 from InnSure’s Insurance Innovation Prize supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The funding will support the development of a tax credit insurance product tailored specifically for small-scale distributed generation (DG) renewable energy projects, addressing a critical market gap in renewable energy …

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Renewable energy developer Green Lantern Solar completed construction of the Brighton Solar Project in Brighton, Vermont, and has sold the array to Sea Oak Capital. Credit: Sea Oak Capital The project, sited on a closed portion of a family-owned gravel operation, turned otherwise unproductive land into a clean energy source. The 500-kWAC solar project serves …

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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to terminate the Sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 investigation between Shoals and Voltage, concerning solar panel connector products. The ITC has determined Voltage did not violate Sec. 337 by importing connectors and wire harnesses that infringe on patents related to Shoals’ Big Lead Assembly. …

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Nextracker and the University of California Berkeley Engineering (UC Berkeley) formed a partnership aimed at advancing solar power plant technology to meet rising global energy demand. The collaboration will establish the CALNEXT Center for Solar Energy Research that will drive a research program and a planned state-of-the-art solar test field. Nextracker has contributed a $6.5 …

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Savant is partnering with energy sales and installation network Sunder Energy to expand access to Savant’s Smart Electrical Panel in the United States. Sunder will also begin offering Savant’s scalable energy storage solutions as part of a comprehensive intelligent power management system. “Savant’s groundbreaking ecosystem for easy-to-use energy management will elevate Sunder’s smart power offerings to …

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Ipsun Solar announced it is partnering with Montgomery County Green Bank on its innovative consumer solar funding program with OneEthos. The program provides Montgomery County residents access to subsidized solar loans with rates ranging from 0% for residents living in Equity Emphasis Areas to 4.99% for all other residents. Montgomery County residents are anticipated to …

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In a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in East Baltimore on January 13, the Climate Access Fund (CAF) and its partners flipped the switch on a $2.4 million, 808-kW rooftop community solar project that will reduce electricity costs for low-income households in Baltimore. Located on the rooftop of Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership School (Henderson-Hopkins), …

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