(Credit: davidgsteadman) The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, made up of domestic manufacturers Convalt Energy, First Solar, Meyer Burger, Mission Solar, Qcells, REC Silicon and Swift Solar, has filed a set of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions with the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce to investigate potentially …

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Tai Nguyen BW Solar is selling 12 upstate New York community solar projects with a combined 76.7 MW capacity to Catalyze. The transaction includes a portfolio of six pre-construction projects and another six in the early stage of development. The group of notice-to-proceed ready projects are targeted for commercial operation …

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80 MWh BESS (Credit: EPC Energy) EPC Energy has delivered an 80 MWh solar plus BESS.  The project features predictive analytics and real-time monitoring, says the company, and includes a cloud-based centralized monitoring system and granular cell-level data. The system can dispatch over 300 units with diverse power conversion system …

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Derick Botha GameChange Solar has been selected to supply its Genius Tracker solar trackers for four new solar projects totalling approximately 500 MW in Southern Africa.  Three of the projects are in South Africa, including a Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Program project in the Northern Cape and two private …

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Panos Ninios True Green Capital Management (TGC) has signed a partnership agreement with Qcells to install up to 450 MW across commercial, community and industrial solar and grid projects throughout the U.S.  This project will be led through Qcells Enable, Qcell’s EPC subsidiary, who will provide turnkey services along with …

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(Credit: Cumberland Solar Farm) Hecate Energy has had its Siting Agreement and Conditional Use Permit application both approved for the planned 150 MW Cumberland Solar Facility. “This approval helps realize our common goal to bring substantial economic benefits to Cumberland County and build energy independence for Virginia,” says Preston Schultz, …

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Maria Caballero TERREPOWER, a division of BBB Industries, has launched a solar panel recycling line at its facility in Sparta, Tenn., offering separation of PV materials for more efficient offloading of materials for reuse.  “We can reduce environmental waste by getting the most value out of the original component before …

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Patti Poppe Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) retail customers received completely greenhouse gas-free electricity in 2023, with 34% of total electricity delivered to retail customers coming from specified eligible-renewable resources such as solar. “We’re all in on creating a clean energy future,” says Patti Poppe, CEO of PG&E. “Providing …

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Gov. Kathy Hochul The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) began construction of what the state calls its largest onsite solar plus storage project to date: a solar carport canopy at John F. Kennedy International Airport.  Once operational, the project is …

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Dileo Project (Source: Monarch Private Capital) Monarch Private Capital and Elawan Energy announced the substantial completion of two utility-scale solar projects in Q4 of last year, located in Hill County and Bosque County, Texas. The Pitts Dudik project has a 60.2 MW capacity. The Dileo project has a 86.6 MW …

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