Athena Technology, Heliogen Gain Further Approval for Business Merger

Heliogen's Sunlight Refinery tower The stockholders of Athena Technology Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition…

Addressing solar project supply chain concerns from a legal perspective

By Guy C. Smith, partner and co-head of the Renewable Energy and Energy Transactions Practice Group at Stinson LLP Today’s unique market conditions are causing unprecedented disruptions in the equipment supply chain for many developers,…

Chile Rewrites Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On

SALAR DE ATACAMA, Chile — Rarely does a country get a chance to lay out its ideals as a nation and write a new constitution for itself. Almost never does the climate and ecological crisis play a central role.That is, until now, in Chile,…

ReneSola Signs Share Purchase Agreement for 12 MW Project Portfolio in Spain

Another ReneSola Power solar project, the U.K.-based Wedgehill project (6.4 MW) Connecticut-based ReneSola Ltd., a fully integrated solar project developer, is selling a 12 MWp portfolio…

What it means for the solar supply chain

By SPW | December 28, 2021By Amandeep S. Kahlon and Monica Wilson Dozier, attorneys, Bradley  On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed into law H.R. 6256, known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The act is intended to stem…

Metal roof manufacturer adds solar to commercial rooftop

McElroy Metal, based in Bossier City, Louisiana, has now added solar panels to four of its manufacturing sites. In addition to the most recent Sunnyvale project, McElroy has completed successful solar panel installations in Peachtree, Georgia;…

Meyer Burger Plans 400 MW Solar Module Manufacturing Facility in Arizona

Meyer Burger Technology AG is establishing a production site for high-performance solar modules in Goodyear, Ariz. The investment is an important step in meeting Meyer Burger’s commitments…

Enphase Energy Begins Shipping New IQ8 Microinverters

Enphase Energy Inc. has started production shipments of IQ8 microinverters for customers in North America. “We are pleased to deliver our customers the all-in-one Enphase Energy System…

Elevating worker safety in residential solar with the use of drones

By SPW | December 27, 2021By Katie O’Leary, Director of Product Marketing at DroneDeploy With growing demand for clean energy across multiple sectors, an increasing number of consumers are transitioning to solar power for their homes.…

How to simplify module-level rapid shutdown on huge commercial roofs

Summit Ridge Energy’s 9.2-MW rooftop solar project that was installed by PowerFlex. Adding module-level power electronics (MLPE) to residential rooftop solar projects to comply with the latest rapid shutdown requirements may not typically…