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Solar Alliance Energy announced it has completed the installation of two solar projects at two Lexington, Kentucky, fire stations in the first step of what the company plans to be further inroads into the first responder market. Each solar project is 13.1 kW. “These projects represented a unique ...

By Gwen Brown, Senior Content Marketer, Aurora Solar Selling solar isn’t an easy task, but with the right framework, you can make it easier. A good framework can help you effectively address the prospect’s concerns and communicate the value of a solar installation from your company. The Keys to ...

Lithium battery recycler Li-Cycle Corp. will build its third commercial lithium-ion battery recycling facility in North America, to be located in Gilbert, Arizona, within the Phoenix metropolitan area. It will join Li-Cycle’s existing facilities in Rochester, New York, and Kingston, Ontario. ...

By Ali McBride, Aurora Solar Solar panel wiring (also known as stringing), and how to string solar panels together, is a fundamental topic for any solar installer. It’s important to understand how different stringing configurations impact the voltage, current, and power of a solar array so you ...

By Ali McBride, Aurora Solar Selling solar isn’t an easy task, but with the right framework, you can make it easier. A good framework can help you effectively address the prospect’s concerns and communicate the value of a solar installation from your company. The Keys to Selling SolarIn a ...

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar panel manufacturer First Solar has been developing a new solar module technology that uses less copper, which results in low module degradation rates. The Series 6 CuRe (named for “copper reduction”) module has a company warranted degradation rate of 0.2% ...

Independent power producer Catalyze has acquired C&I developer and installer PermaCity. With a commitment to deliver more than 400 MW of projects within the next few years, PermaCity expands Catalyze’s project pipeline to more than 2 GW. PermaCity installation Catalyze will use PermaCity’s ...

The Jack Daniel’s visitor center. Jack Daniel’s has partnered with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation and Silicon Ranch to provide the Lynchburg distillery with 20 MW of solar energy. TVA signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Silicon Ranch to ...

Community solar provider Common Energy has opened four solar projects for enrollment by employees of Microsoft, LinkedIn, Corning, Akamai Technologies and VMware. Through Common Energy’s Clean Energy Benefit Program, these companies’ employees can receive clean energy credits on their local ...

A new study by Oregon State University researchers found that shade provided by solar panels increased the abundance of flowers under the panels and delayed the timing of their bloom, both findings that could aid the agricultural community. Oregon State University The study has implications for ...

Tigo Energy has filed a new lawsuit against APsystems in addition to its current ongoing case. The complaint includes four new patent infringement claims, as well as an additional claim from a patent asserted in the previously filed lawsuit. The complaint was filed in the United States District ...

Adapture Renewables announced the completion of a portfolio of ten solar projects totaling 33 MWDC across the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Adapture Renewables acquired the portfolio in early 2019 and successfully brought all of the projects to commercial operation by February 2021. “There ...