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Nautilus Solar Energy announced the opening of a 7-MW community solar project located on a remediation site in Sanford, Maine. The Nautilus Solar team worked with Walden Renewables Development (the original developers), to finalize this innovative project which demonstrates how compromised land can be transformed into a productive source of clean energy and driving economic …

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OneEnergy Renewables, a Public Benefit Corporation, has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) and Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE). Through this agreement, OneEnergy will construct two utility-scale solar projects, totaling approximately 165 MW, both located in Columbia County, Wisconsin, significantly advancing Wisconsin towards its clean energy …

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FranklinWH’s residential energy management system is now integrated into EnergyHub’s Edge distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) platform. The partnership will maximize customer hardware choice, supporting the rapid growth of virtual power plants (VPPs) that can be used to curb peak electricity demand and provide additional grid services. “Our partnership with FranklinWH will help maximize …

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Zeo Energy, a Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of all of the assets of Lumio Holdings, another residential solar company. On September 3, 2024, Lumio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the sale transaction was approved by the court on November 1. “We …

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PV mounting system specialist AEROCOMPACT is expanding its COMPACTMETAL TL product line with the new TLE25 and TLE38 options. Designed to span ribs on trapezoidal sheet-metal roofs, these TLE mounts feature integrated risers and pre-punched bridges, requiring no pre-drilling AEROCOMPACT’s proprietary self-drilled screws. Credit: AEROCOMPACT Standing at 80 mm, the newly launched TLE25 and TLE38 …

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Energy Toolbase has announced that Solesca has joined the ETB Developer platform for design services. This partnership brings Solesca’s pre-CAD design capabilities to ETB Developer users, offering faster, more accurate and cost-effective design solutions for commercial and industrial (C&I) and community-scale solar projects. Solesca is an intuitive design experience that helps developers accelerate project timelines …

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FREYR Battery, a Norwegian developer of battery cells, is getting into solar panel manufacturing after announcing it will acquire the U.S. manufacturing operations of Trina Solar. Inside the Wilmer panel assembly factory. FREYR, which previously sought to serve the energy storage and EV markets, was pursuing a gigawatt-scale battery factory in Coweta County, Georgia. Now …

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SolarEdge Technologies announced it closed its first transaction for the sale of IRA Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits in consideration for approximately $40 million, net of discounts and fees. The credits were generated by sales of eligible, U.S.-made inverters in the first half of 2024. “The Inflation Reduction Act and new §45X of …

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Namaste Solar The Maryland Energy Administration today announced the opening of the new Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Commercial Solar Grant Program, which offers major incentives to Maryland businesses and organizations to help pay the costs of solar energy systems that benefit Maryland’s low-to-moderate income, overburdened and underserved communities. “The agency developed the Commercial Solar Grant …

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Canadian Premium Sand (CPS), a glass manufacturer setting up in Canada to produce glass for solar panels, announced today that it intends to also start a pattern solar glass factory in the United States, capable of producing enough glass for 4 GW of solar panels annually. Credit: Oregon Department of Transportation CPS has been finalizing …

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