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The temporary pause on duty collection and tariff enforcement for Chinese-origin solar cell and panel imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam found to be circumventing U.S. trade law expires today. Beginning tomorrow, antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) will be imposed on solar panel imports from the four Southeast Asian countries. In August 2023, the Commerce Dept. …

AD/CVD moratorium on Southeast Asian solar imports expires today — does it even matter? Read More »

Basis Climate announced the closing of a $600,000 transfer of investment tax credits from WeWould Solar, a subsidiary of Stadlen Family Holdings sold to Creditable Capital, a private market investment group focused on acquiring clean energy tax credits from lower to middle market commercial projects. The transferred credits are from WeWould Solar’s 1.2-MW behind-the-meter solar …

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Vermont-based solar installer iSun filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Delaware on June 3. The publicly traded company was acquired by The Peck Company Holdings in 2021. iSun spent the last few months restructuring and working to correct course. In March, the company announced a new CEO, followed by a restructuring of… …

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A 7.5-MW solar project was recently completed for The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. The West Campus Solar Array was developed by Standard Solar. Situated in the heart of Washington, D.C., the West Campus Solar Array will be fully operational this summer. Plans had been in the works to turn part of the little-used 40-acre …

7.5-MW community solar project completed at Washington, D.C., university Read More »

Pivot Energy and GreenSpark Solar have announced the completion of a four-project Upstate New York solar portfolio with agrivoltaics. The over-22-MWDC portfolio is a crucial step toward New York’s goal of reaching 70% renewable energy by 2030 and a zero-emission electric grid by 2040. This spring, the four tracking solar projects owned and developed by …

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Two of three planned solar projects in Panola County, Mississippi, are now online. Clearloop, a Silicon Ranch company, this week commissioned the 6.6-MW Panola I Solar Farm and 6.6-MW Panola II Solar Farm in partnership with local power company Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association (TVEPA) and local economic development group Panola Partnership. Through Clearloop’s approach …

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Independent testing lab Kiwa PVEL today publishes its 10th edition of the “PV Module Reliability Scorecard” report. The scorecard provides the solar industry with a comprehensive resource of testing insights gained from Kiwa PVEL’s Product Qualification Program (PQP), a suite of reliability and performance tests that analyze modules across a range of conditions, from temperature …

53 solar panel manufacturers featured on latest PV Module Reliability Scorecard Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today invested $9.5 million in four new projects supporting social science research that examines the ways that siting practices can influence public attitudes toward and permitting of large-scale solar facilities. The research will generate actionable insights that improve outcomes for host communities — particularly those that are underserved — …

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Two solar panel brands today achieved the Global Electronics Council’s (GEC) stringent sustainability criteria, making them EPEAT registered products. The Q.TRON and Q.PEAK DUO crystalline silicon module lines from Qcells and the Series 6 Plus and Series 7 TR1 cadmium-telluride thin-film panels from First Solar are the first in the industry to reach the EPEAT designation. EPEAT …

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Sunrock Distributed Generation and Watthub Renewables have announced the completion of a 280-kW rooftop solar installation on the Palm Valley Church in Goodyear, Arizona. Financed by a solar service agreement, the installation is expected to cut the church’s annual energy bill by around 30%. Located in a former multi-tenanted retail building, the Goodyear site is …

SunRenu Solar installs 280-kW array for Arizona church Read More »