Trina Solar Delivers First 210 Modules to North American Market

Trina Solar Co. Ltd., a provider of photovoltaic (PV) and smart energy solutions, says its first batch of Trina Solar 210 mm cells and Vertex modules have shipped from the company’s…

BayWa r.e. Adds Polar Racking Ground Mount Products to Distribution Network

BayWa r.e. Solar Systems Inc., a provider of renewable energy solutions, says it has become a distributor for Polar Racking Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of solar PV mounting systems.  BayWa…

Contractor’s Corner: Cosmic Solar

It’s no secret that utilities are having a difficult time in California right now. With wildfires increasing in intensity each year, more utilities are having to shut down power to save their grids. It’s pushing even more people to consider…

Competitive Power Ventures breaks ground on 100-MW Pennsylvania solar project

Maple Hill Solar, a planned 100-MW solar power generation facility in Portage Township, Pennsylvania, has begun construction from developer Competitive Power Ventures (CVP) with the support of Gemma Power Systems. “CPV is pleased to move…

Sigora Solar and aligned organizations create Green Business Alliance to reach local climate goals

Sigora Solar, a residential and commercial solar company based in Virginia, joined Community Climate Collaborative (C3) and 15 fellow business leaders in the community to launch a Green Business Alliance (GBA) in a recent press conference…

CIM Group’s 250-MW Aquamarine solar project set for completion this fall

CIM Group‘s 250-MW Aquamarine solar photovoltaic project, part of the first phase of its Westlands Solar Park (WSP), will be fully operational by Fall 2021. The project is on track to meet its contracted delivery of 50 MW of capacity to…

Sungrow inverters receive international cybersecurity certification

Sungrow announced recently the Company’s implementation of the IEC 62443-4-1 industry security standard, which was certified by the international certification organization DEKRA. Sungrow says it’s now the first company with CB certification…

The Perilous Hunt for Coconut Crabs on a Remote Polynesian Island

We meet Adams Maihota outside his house in the dead of night. A crab hunter, he wears white plastic sandals, board shorts, a tank top and a cummerbund to hold lengths of twine. He picks a sprig of wild mint and tucks it behind his ear for…

South Korean Leader to Meet With White House

WASHINGTON — The United States is calling on South Korea to set more ambitious climate targets, an issue that will be a part of discussions when President Moon Jae-in meets with President Biden on Friday at the White House.Last month John…

Even Amid a Pandemic, More Than 40 Million People Fled Their Homes

Storms, floods, wildfires — and to a lesser degree, conflict — uprooted 40.5 million people around the world in 2020. It was the largest number in more than a decade, according to figures published Thursday by the Internal Displacement…