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The Bob Westphal Memorial Scholarship is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year. Awarded to students interested in pursuing a career in energy construction, applications for the $2,500 scholarship are due by May 30. Students can submit applications through the SkillsUSA website at skillsusa.org.   The Bob Westphal Memorial Scholarship is a five-year program that was established …

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OMCO Solar is celebrating Project 100 with industry partners Coldwell Solar and Sunstall. This announcement comes on the heels of completing 100 projects of solar energy together across both fixed-tilt and tracker projects. Over the past six years, OMCO Solar, Sunstall, and Coldwell Solar have deployed solar installations across various terrains. The completed projects span …

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XL Batteries successfully commissioned its first fully integrated, commercial Organic Flow Battery as part of a pilot project in Texas. In partnership with Stolthaven Terminals, a global provider of storage services for bulk liquids and gases, this paid pilot project is the first deployment of XL’s innovative long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology and confirms its commercial viability. …

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The U.S. Department of Energy is investigating the possibility of using federal land to address the growing demand for data centers to power artificial intelligence — and the energy infrastructure that needs to be paired with it. The DOE released a request for information (RFI) to inform possible use of department-owned land for AI infrastructure …

DOE ID’s 16 federal sites for data center + energy infrastructure development Read More »

This edition of the Projects Weekly highlights DCE Solar overcoming challenging terrain, Solar Landscape energizing 14 new community solar projects, Green Lantern Solar adding 30 new projects to its pipeline, plus the latest solar project news from EDP Renewables, Ameresco, Avangrid and ZNShine. Let’s get to it! Speaking of that challenging terrain … The Old …

DCE’s Old Hill Farm solar project tackles topography challenges | Projects Weekly Read More »

By Mary O’Kane | Ossila Ltd. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), investment in solar is now outpacing all other power generation technologies combined. Yet, the solar power industry is now facing an increasingly powerful opponent: extreme weather. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has confirmed that human-driven greenhouse gas emissions have already …

Design for durability: How extreme weather shapes solar panel innovation Read More »

Affordable Wire Management (AWM) has developed several new Bonsai Module Cable Hangers for Array Technologies. AWM’s Bonsai Hangers – the industry-preferred solutions for solar string cabling – have been engineered specifically for Array’s DuraTrack and OmniTrack tracker systems and 400mm Thru-Bolt Clamp. These custom Bonsai hangers route string cabling underneath the torque tube to reduce …

AWM adds customized Bonsai Module Cable Hanger for Array Technologies Read More »

Carports just make sense. Of the 21.4 GWs of solar installed in the U.S. to date, between 10% and 15% has been built on top of carports, according to Wood Mackenzie. Demand for this efficient use of space continues to surge — generating clean energy while shielding cars from the elements. A 2012 study from …

Case study: Terrasmart explains cost, design savings for two solar canopy projects Read More »

This edition of Projects Weekly highlights Avangrid placing its largest solar project to date into service. Plus, Lightsource bp energizes a 180 MW project in Louisiana, Vesper Energy to cut the ribbon on 600 MW project, and Onyx Renewables breaks ground on 2.5 MW project at an Illinois water plant. Keep reading to stay up …

Avangrid activates 238 MW True North Solar in Texas | Projects Weekly Read More »

Sunrun and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) have formed an innovative partnership to help bolster California’s electric grid. The collaboration will use hundreds of Sunrun solar + storage customer homes to deliver targeted load relief to neighborhoods identified with highly constrained electric grids. The goal of this approach is to help avoid or defer …

Sunrun, PG&E launch VPP to solve California grid constraints Read More »