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Toyo announced it has leased a 567,140 ft2 facility in the metro-area of Houston, Texas, to establish a 2.5-GW solar panel assembly facility. Toyo is affiliated with Vietnam Sunergy (VSUN). The Humble facility on Google Maps. The facility in Humble, Texas, has already been constructed and was previously owned by Solar Plus Technology Texas LLC. …

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Verogy, a solar project developer, completed a 1.1-MWDC rooftop solar installation at real estate investment firm Plymouth Industrial REIT’s 68,000-sq-ft warehouse in Portland, Maine. Credit: Verogy “This collaboration with Plymouth demonstrates the power of partnerships in advancing clean energy initiatives,” said Will Herchel, CEO of Verogy. “We are proud to contribute to Maine’s climate goals …

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In an industry where half of all signed contracts never make it to installation, a new technology company is helping solar installers dramatically reduce cancellation rates through automated integration and customer engagement. According to a study by NREL, contract cancellations add an average of $0.20/W to system costs, or about $1,400 per project, directly impacting …

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Arevon Energy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the start of operations at its Vikings Solar-plus-Storage Project in Imperial County, California, near Holtville. The $529 million project includes 157 MWDC of solar coupled with 150 MW/600 MWh of battery energy storage. Vikings, one of the first utility-scale solar peaker plants in the U.S., shifts low-cost …

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On November 18, a group of bipartisan California elected officials joined Dimension Energy to celebrate the launch of the first ever community solar project in the Central Valley. Joe Henri of Dimension Energy was joined by Senator Anna Caballero, Assemblymember Devon Mathis, the California Energy Commission’s Raja Ramesh, and Community Organizer Melynda Metheney in front …

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Freedom Forever announced approval of its National Guidelines for Apprenticeship Standards (NGS) by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship. This recognition marks a significant milestone in Freedom Forever’s Registered Apprenticeship (RA) Program, launched in September 2024 to address critical workforce shortages in renewable energy. Freedom Forever is the first residential solar installation company …

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SolarCycle has entered into a multi-year agreement with Genesis Alkali to purchase Ecosoda, a low-carbon natural soda ash produced near Green River, Wyoming, for use in the production of solar glass at its factory in Cedartown, Georgia. Soda ash. Credit: Genesis Alkali Soda ash is an essential raw material used in solar glass production. According to …

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Markum Solar Groundbreaking. Photo Courtesy: Scout Clean Energy Scout Clean Energy and project stakeholders gathered at the company’s first ever completed solar energy project, the 209-MWDC Markum Solar Farm located in Bosque and McLennan Counties in Texas, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony honoring the six years of hard work and collaboration that contributed to the project’s …

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Renewable America announced a major milestone for its Ranch Sereno Clean Power (RASE) project. After a two-year permitting process, Contra Costa County granted RASE a conditional use permit (CUP) on September 24, 2024, clearing the way for the development of a new solar and storage project in Byron, California. The project will be built on …

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Solar structures manufacturer GameChange Solar is releasing TopoSmart+, a project analysis tool designed to minimize topography costs for installations of the company’s single-axis solar tracker on challenging, uneven terrain. TopoSmart+ runs multiple design iterations on a solar project site to determine lower cost options for grading and steel posts, optimize tracker elevations and generate grading …

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