SETO Issues Request for Information for End-of-Life PV Practices

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has issued a request for information (RFI) to gather input on…

Targray Launches New Line of Solar Module for Commercial, Residential Buildings

Targray, an international company that specializes in the sourcing, transportation, storage, trading and supply of solar commodities and advanced materials, has unveiled a line of high-efficiency…

Public Service Commission Finalizes South Carolina Net Metering Policies

The South Carolina Public Service Commission has issued final rules for net metering in South Carolina.  The Solar Energy Industries…

Burns & McDonnell Brings CenterPoint’s Utility-Scale Solar Project Online

Burns & McDonnell, a family of companies that design and build critical infrastructure, has completed the construction of CenterPoint Energy’s utility-scale solar project.  Located…

Panasonic Unveils New EverVolt Modules, Battery Storage Cabinet

Panasonic says it is introducing four new EverVolt modules and a redesigned EverVolt Battery Storage cabinet with a reduced footprint.   Panasonic will offer an expanded lineup of…

California insurance provider to install 9.8-MW, 4.3-MWh solar + storage portfolio at 7 locations

California workers’ compensation provider State Compensation Insurance Fund announced construction has begun on a solar, EV and energy storage portfolio at seven of its locations. Designed by ENGIE and JLL, the portfolio will consist of…

Sunrun will install charging stations for Ford’s electric F-150, which can serve as home energy backup

The Ford Motor Company has chosen Sunrun to serve as the preferred installer of the home charging system for the new all-electric F-150 Lightning truck. The electric truck can serve as a stand-alone battery system in emergencies via its “Ford…

Trina Solar’s Vertex modules are first using 210-mm wafer to enter North American market

Trina Solar’s Vertex module Trina Solar has revealed that the first modules using the industry’s largest wafer size (G12/210-mm) are coming off the production line of the company’s new factory in Vietnam and being shipped to North America. Trina…

Hecate Energy commences construction on 600-MW solar portfolio in Texas and Ohio

Hecate Energy announced that construction has commenced on two solar projects totaling 600 megawatts. In Falls County, Texas, Hecate developed the solar and battery storage project, Roseland Solar, from inception and transferred it to the…

Colorado PUC adopts SEIA request to simplify solar + storage interconnection

Decisions by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission earlier this week will make it faster and easier to connect solar + storage systems to the grid. The decisions primarily adopt recommendations by SEIA and the Colorado Solar and Storage…