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Zero6 Energy taps Radian Digital to manage renewable energy projects

Kelsey Misbrener — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:51:40 +0000

Radian Generation has announced the deployment of Radian Digital, a software platform that manages the life cycle of renewable energy projects, with Zero6 Energy. “We are thrilled to be working with the Zero6 Energy team to support them in streamlining business processes and optimizing power generation across a diverse portfolio of solar, wind, hydrogen, microgrids,…

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Yaskawa Solectria to showcase utility-scale string inverter at RE+

Kelsey Misbrener — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:06:16 +0000

Yaskawa Solectria Solar announced it will display its newest made-in-America utility-scale inverter, the SOLECTRIA XGI 1500-DCG RE+ 2024, from September 9-12 in Anaheim, California. The SOLECTRIA XGI 1500 DCG Series utility-scale inverter is designed to optimize the output of First Solar’s thin-film PV modules with an electrically grounded DC input, ensuring optimal performance and longevity.…

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New California legislation aims to update electrical grid for renewables

Kelsey Misbrener — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:39:48 +0000

The California Assembly passed legislation on Wednesday by a 58:0 vote to increase efficiency of the state’s electric grid and speed up the deployment of renewable energy resources in California. SB 1006 will require utilities to study the feasibility of grid enhancing technologies (GETs) and advanced conductors and then file a report with the California…

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Dynamic Energy completes almost-1-MW rooftop solar project in Pennsylvania

Kelsey Misbrener — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:10:05 +0000

Dynamic Energy has completed a 907-kW commercial rooftop solar project with Cooper-Booth Wholesale Co., a full-service distributor for convenience store merchandise in the Mid-Atlantic. Situated on 61,000 ft2 of industrial rooftop located at the company’s Mountville, Pennsylvania warehouse and headquarters, the project will offset Cooper-Booth’s rising energy costs while driving the company’s green energy initiatives.…

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enSights announces storage calculator to instantly generate financial projections

Kelsey Misbrener — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:00:09 +0000

enSights announced it is launching a new BESS calculator to empower developers and asset owners to fully benefit from the massive energy storage sector by optimizing battery sizing for maximized financial returns based on energy market and grid support opportunities. By replacing costly and labor-intensive BESS system design, the calculator instantaneously generates financial projections and…

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Ingeteam supplies central inverters to two Texas solar projects

Kelsey Misbrener — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:48:09 +0000

Ingeteam announced it has supplied central inverters for two Acciona Energy projects located in Wharton and Fort Bend counties outside of Houston, Texas. The first project, with a capacity of 317 MWAC, consists of 48 transformer stations equipped with 185 Ingeteam central inverters. This is the first large-scale project to be installed and commissioned by…

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California Public Advocates Office suggests changes for legacy NEM customers

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:45:48 +0000

The California Public Advocates Office (PAO) in late August published a factsheet on net metering that asserts the state’s rooftop solar incentives will cost customers without solar an estimated $8.5 billion by the end of the year. The PAO is a state entity tasked with advocating for the lowest possible bills for customers of California’s…

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Sunstone Credit finances 2.8-MW shopping center solar portfolio

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:04:54 +0000

Sunstone Credit, a commercial solar loan platform that helps businesses switch to clean energy, announced it has financed a $5 million, 2.8-MW project portfolio for King Energy, an energy solutions provider for commercial multi-tenant properties. The project financed the installation of solar systems that serve 60 tenants across seven retail shopping centers, a majority of…

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Enphase begins accepting pre-orders for U.S.-made batteries

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:32:32 +0000

Enphase today announced the availability of pre-orders for IQ Battery 5Ps produced in the United States. Pre-orders are also available for IQ8HC Microinverters, IQ8P-3P Microinverters, and IQ8X Microinverters produced in the United States with higher domestic content. These products are expected to ship in a few weeks and have SKUs with a “DOM” suffix, indicating…

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Chaberton Energy starts work on new 2.9-MW Maryland community solar project

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:52:51 +0000

Chaberton Energy announced construction has started on a new 2.9-MWDC community solar project located in Fulton, Maryland. The Lime Kiln solar project was developed by Chaberton and is owned and operated by Pivot Energy. The Lime Kiln community solar project will be part of the Maryland Community Solar program, enabling area residents and businesses to…

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Solis releases new 1,500-V string inverter lineup

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:21:44 +0000

Solis announced the launch of a new 1,500-V line of string inverters in North America — the Solis S6 250-350K. The power classes available within this family are 250 kW @ 600 VAC, 300 kW @ 690 VAC and 350 kW @ 800 VAC, providing many options for repowering and new development of large-scale systems.…

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Encore Renewable Energy breaks ground on its first New York solar project

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:09:16 +0000

Encore Renewable Energy announced today that construction is underway on a 3.6-MW solar array located in Constable, New York. Constable Solar is Encore’s first solar project in New York State and part of nearly 90 MW of solar and energy storage currently under development by Encore in the Empire State. Under New York’s NY-Sun Initiative…

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BlueWave announces nearly-20-MW agrivoltaic portfolio across Massachusetts

Kelsey Misbrener — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:42:29 +0000

BlueWave announced five new projects across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that incorporate the company’s dual-use solar design and operate under the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program. The projects, which BlueWave owns and operates, are located in Palmer, Haverhill, Dighton and Douglas, and are adding 19.8 MWDC of generation and 29.7 MWh of storage to…

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Avantus breaks ground on 159-MW Texas solar project

Kelsey Misbrener — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:41:19 +0000

Avantus (formerly 8minute) and Toyota Tsusho America have announced the beginning of construction of the 159-MWDC/125-MWAC Norton Solar Project in Runnels County, Texas. Issuance of a Notice to Proceed (NTP) follows Avantus’ sale of the Norton project in November 2023 to TAI, a 100% subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation of Japan, one of the Toyota…

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TMEIC unveils plans to open new central inverter factory in Texas

Kelsey Misbrener — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:52:26 +0000

TMEIC Corporation Americas, a subsidiary of TMEIC Corporation (Japan), announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Houston, Texas, in March 2025. Concurrently, underscoring its commitment to U.S.-based PV manufacturing, TMEIC will establish a 144,000 ft2 facility in Brookshire, Texas, dedicated to manufacturing utility-scale PV inverters. The decision to relocate its headquarters from Roanoke, Virginia to…

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