RWE Reveals Plans for Billions in Investments and 50 GW Growth Plan

Big Star Solar Project for RWE With its new Growing Green strategy, RWE has revealed it is investing €50 billion gross in its core business. That means an average of €5 billion gross…

Unico Solar completes 300-kW solar portfolio for commercial building in Silicon Valley

Excelsior Energy Capital and Unico Solar Investors announced the completion of a 300-kW solar energy system at Central Station, a new four-story, 125,000 sq.-ft office building. Developed by SteelWave and owned by Principal Real Estate Investors,…

Solar shingle company SunTegra to increase production at new facility in New York

Solar roof shingle maker SunTegra announced it has started production of its solar shingle products at a new facility in Binghamton, New York. The facility will be used for main office supporting administration, sales, R&D, and to ramp…

Agrivoltaic pilot program on Maine blueberry farm set to provide critical dual-use insights

This 4.2-MW dual-use community solar project, located on a blueberry farm in Rockport, Maine, represents the fourth solar project CS Energy has executed on time and on budget for BlueWave Solar, and Navisun LLC, since 2017.  By Lisa DeMarco,…

US Floating Solar to bring Sungrow FPV floating solar systems to North America

Sungrow FPV, the floating solar PV subsidiary of Sungrow, has agreed to partner with US Floating Solar as the North American agent for its floating solar products. Sungrow FPV, which has supplied over 1 GW of floating PV systems globally,…

Solar industry asks Massachusetts to implement SMART program expansion

Last week, State Rep. Jeffrey Roy sent a letter to Department of Public Utilities (DPU) Commissioner Nelson urging him to quickly implement the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program. Swift action is needed for Massachusetts…

Honda tests new Autonomous Work Vehicle at Black & Veatch solar project

Honda and Black & Veatch have successfully tested the prototype Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV) at a Black & Veatch construction site in New Mexico. During the month-long field test, the second-generation prototype of the fully-electric…

Prefabricated wire wipes out related schedule risks on large solar projects

By Joe Parzych, eBOS wire product manager, Terrasmart The pandemic has caused unpredictable material costs and shortages. Add the constant challenge of balancing risks and returns and it’s an increasingly complex climate for solar EPCs…

Investment opportunities in solar electricity generation for health facilities in sub-Sahara Africa are promising 

Light at the end of the tunnel: The fight against COVID-19 on the African continent is an unprecedented opportunity to build sustainable infrastructure to save 750 million people from darkness. Desert Technologies announces that it has taken…

Long-Duration Energy Storage Council formed to achieve net-zero power grid by 2040

ESS Inc. CEO Eric Dresselhuys is a founding memberESS Tech, Inc. (NYSE:GWH) (“ESS” or “ESS Inc), a manufacturer of long-duration iron flow batteries for utility-scale and commercial energy storage applications, announces its participation…