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The German flux and cleaning specialist Emil Otto is expanding its range of cleaning agents for the solar industry with four new products and will present them to trade visitors for the first time at Intersolar 2024 in Munich. All four products have been developed specifically for cleaning solar modules. “Our participation in Intersolar 2023 …

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Jones Power has been selected by Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy to execute the civil construction scope on two 25-MW utility-scale solar projects in Western Pennsylvania. Construction on the projects started in March 2024 and is scheduled to be completed in summer of 2024. Jones Power’s scope includes all erosion control, clearing, grubbing, construction entrances, …

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A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that solar provided 86.8% of all new capacity in the first quarter of 2024. In March alone, solar accounted for 99.7% of capacity added, marking the seventh month in a row in which it provided more …

Solar was almost 100% of new electrical capacity added in the US in March Read More »

To help owners and residents of affordable multifamily housing in Connecticut have easier access to the benefits of solar energy and battery storage, the Connecticut Green Bank announced its Solar Marketplace Assistance Program (Solar MAP) is now available to affordable properties with five or more units. This enhancement was enabled through passage of legislation in …

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JinkoSolar announced that its 2,000-V EAGLE Modules were the first in the world to be qualified as UL listed products for UL 61730-1 and UL 61730-2, and UL classified products for IEC 61215-1, IEC 61215-2 and IEC 61215-1-1. JinkoSolar panels on the Kayenta Solar project. Credit: SOLV Energy JinkoSolar worked with UL Solutions to certify …

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The debate over rooftop solar through NEM 3.0 in California placed the solar industry at odds with consumer groups and unions, but a different solar policy issue has now united them in a new battle. The state’s community solar program revision brought together consumer groups, union workers and the solar industry to try to make …

Opposing interest groups agree on one thing: California’s community solar market is wrecked Read More »

Arevon Energy, along with CenterPoint Energy, Bechtel, participating landowners, and other guests joined together at a groundbreaking event to celebrate the construction of the 228-MWDC Posey Solar Project in Posey County, Indiana. Arevon developed Posey Solar in partnership with CenterPoint Energy, and Bechtel is the project’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. Posey Solar is …

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The Maryland Energy Administration today announced the launch of an important new program to provide major incentives for income-eligible Maryland households to install solar panels. Contained in the Brighter Tomorrow Act of 2024 recently signed by Governor Wes Moore, the new Maryland Solar Access program will boost solar development in the state and make it …

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Senate Bill 152, “Saving Alaskans Money with Voluntary Community Energy,” has passed the Alaska State Legislature and now awaits Governor Dunleavy’s signature to become law. SB 152 will allow Alaskans to subscribe to community-owned solar arrays not located on their home or property, opening up clean energy access for the first time to the more …

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Schneider Electric announced a collaboration with Crux, a sustainable finance technology company, to purchase Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits from Silfab Solar. Schneider Electric’s purchase of these tax credits generated supplemental investment funds for Silfab to accelerate its expansion plans for American manufacturing of solar energy for commercial and residential utilization. “We are …

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