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GameChange Solar, a global supplier of solar tracking solutions for ground-mounted PV plants, is supplying its Genius Tracker single-axis tracker for a project sited in a high-wind area of Florida. This project will be designed to withstand wind speeds of up to 158 mph. GameChange Solar collaborated with wind engineering firm CPP to address the …

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The U.S. energy storage market set a first-quarter record for capacity installed in Q1 2024, with 1,265 MW deployed across all segments. This marks the highest storage capacity ever installed in a first quarter in the United States, representing an 84% increase from Q1 2023. According to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s …

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Automated construction startup Planted Solar just announced it has signed 11 MW of projects in the Chicago area with project developer Cultivate Power. Planted Solar’s integrated system combines development software, high-density terrain-following arrays and construction robots to help solar developers deliver projects faster. Planted Solar’s platform has just a 2-acre per megawatt footprint that allows …

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Lion Energy launched its POWERsave Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) earlier this year. The solution includes the POWERsave Container Series and POWERsave Cabinet Series. POWERsave offers companies custom, large-scale energy solutions including back-up power, energy time shift, renewable energy integration, load management and power system recovery. “Companies cannot afford to be offline due to electrical grid …

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Small-scale energy storage manufacturer Electriq Power filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 3, 2024, and has now engaged with Moecker Auctions to liquidate over $18 million in assets. Electriq Power was founded in Silicon Valley in 2014. Last year, the manufacturer merged with publicly traded acquisition company TLGA. Items to be auctioned include extensive …

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Engineering consultant Mayfield Renewables is launching an education summit and will hold its inaugural event at The University of Texas at Austin Commons Conference Center on Oct. 3, 2024. The summit will feature notable education and technical training partners, including The University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute, NABCEP, Heatspring, Solar Energy International, Hammond, Megger, …

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An email shared on Reddit and across social media is claiming that residential solar dealer Titan Solar Power has shut its doors. Consistently ranked as a Top Solar Contractor based on volume, Titan began its solar construction business in 2013 in Arizona and installed solar in over 20 states. The shared email states that Titan …

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A new brand will be setting up a 5-GW solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee. ReCreate is a joint venture between European solar panel brand Recom and Create Energy, a supporter of American renewable energy manufacturing founded by Dean Solon, the founder of eBOS manufacturer Shoals. Solon announced the ReCreate brand today with …

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European solar panel brand Recom announced it will set up a 5-GW solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee. The manufacturing lines will be housed in the same building as electrical balance of system manufacturer Shoals. The facility in Portland, Tennessee, with the former Shoals manufacturing site in the lower left. Dean Solon, founder …

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TWAICE, provider of battery analytics software, and NARDAC, energy and infrastructure broker, have partnered to enable improved insurance coverage for battery energy storage system (BESS) asset owners, investors, and lenders. By combining proactive real time analytics with existing, passive mitigation strategies, such as physical spacing, identifying best practice in BESS project development and operations becomes easier …

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