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New software gives developers real-time access to 95% of U.S. solar module supply chain

Anza’s subscription-based software grants insight into 33 suppliers of 110 solar products and promises to minimize risk, save time, reduce lifetime costs, and help buyers make optimal decisions.

‘The sky is the limit’: Solar program opens new opportunities for Chicago trainees

08.12.2024

548 Foundation helps Illinois reach equity goals, while connecting employers with desperately needed highly-trained workers.

Exploring practical synergies between MLPE and UL 3741 rapid shutdown tech

08.09.2024

When combined with MLPE devices, a UL 3741 system can deliver an incremental and differentiated way to achieving rapid shutdown compliance.

We have solar at home: DOE, Qcells announce massive win for domestic supply

08.09.2024

The U.S. is getting its first new vertically-integrated factory producing ingots, wafers, cells, and panels under one roof in over a decade.

Indigenous solar consultant works to ensure responsible development in communities scarred by fossil fuels

08.08.2024

Saxon Metzger, along with Ayda Donne, founded Eighth Generation Consulting to connect with and give back to the Osage Nation and other tribal communities.

Meet Maximo, the AI-enabled solar installation robot

07.30.2024

The robot has already installed nearly 10 MW of solar and will begin working on the massive Bellefield solar + storage project in August.

FBI warns of cyber risks as renewable adoption increases

07.29.2024

Cyber attacks against residential solar systems have been historically rare, the FBI said, but attackers could target microgrids or inverters at solar farms to create disruptions.

Heliene and Premier Energies to open new U.S. solar cell manufacturing facility

The new U.S. facility will produce an annual aggregate capacity of 1 GW NTyp cells to supply both companies’ requirements. …

New tariffs from AD/CVD investigations could stall U.S. solar industry – CEA

Potential new duties could raise costs by 10 ¢/W for domestically produced modules and 15 ¢/W for imports, impacting project economics….

Hype aside, virtual power plants are breaking through

CPower CEO Michael Smith joined the Factor This! podcast to break down the technology behind VPPs, where the industry stands today, and the critical markets no …

Louisiana’s largest industries are tired of waiting for renewable energy

State utility regulators will allow industrial companies to get solar from non-utilities….

Qcells and Summit Ridge expand community solar partnership to 2 GW

Summit Ridge has committed to purchasing an additional 800 MW of Qcells solar panels to develop community solar projects nationwide….

Made in America: Origami Solar establishes domestic supply chain for steel solar frames

Wesler Profile, Preifert, and Unimacts will manufacture Origami’s steel frames, targeting first fulfillment by Q1 2025….

What is holding back the energy transition? Energy producers, buyers weigh in

AXIS Capital Holdings published a report, Navigating Risk in the Energy Transition, which is based on independent research and explores views within the energy…

Nextracker, Unimacts announce second solar production facility near Las Vegas

The new 160,000-square-foot facility in Sloan, Nevada, will produce steel torque tubes used to hold and rotate solar panels….

Weather might damage solar panels more than our models predict

kWh Analytics, a clean energy insurance provider, released its 6th annual Solar Risk Assessment, a comprehensive report designed to provide an objective and dat…