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A Foundation for Success: Navigating Bedrock & 180-mph Winds

Bahamas Solar & Renewables took a non-traditional path to build their first solar site by bypassing the use of an EPC. Instead, they hired local contractors to execute their civil and electrical work. This initiative ensured economic support for the local community.

The resistance to renewables - Why are energy providers abandoning net-zero strategies?

BP is not the only energy provider to backtrack on its sustainability commitments. The move comes a year after fellow oil giant Shell dialled back its 2030 target to cut net carbon intensity from 2016 levels.

Eagleview One™ - AI and Precise 3D Models in One Easy Platform

By combining cutting-edge technology like high-resolution imagery and AI-driven analytics, it eliminates traditional silos in data and empowers industries to make more informed, data-driven decisions faster.

Harnessing Wind Intelligence to Safeguard Solar Arrays

Seeing the storm before it arrives can mean the difference between shutdown losses and uninterrupted solar yield. Beyond rattling panels or nudging trackers out of place, the wind can quietly rack up costs and downtime and even shorten the life of critical equipment.

Future Proofing Off-Grid Systems Against Obsolescence

The ReadyEdge is a system monitoring and site management device that connects to one or multiple compatible Morningstar charge controllers to aggregate their operating data and enable remote management.

Jinko Solar Expands into Energy Storage

Although contracts for solar and energy storage are inherently different, many of the terms and conditions remain the same, so customers can enjoy a more streamlined purchasing process, reducing cost and time.

MyGrid 10K Whole Home Generator

With MyGrid 10K it’s your grid, you’re the boss. It’s home electricity on your terms -- rather than having terms dictated by utilities with their ever-increasing rates that consumers are helpless to do anything about it.

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Kiwa PVEL Releases 11th Edition of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard

In the 11th edition, Kiwa PVEL names a total of 50 manufacturers as "Top Performers" in one or more of the tests, with nine manufacturers named as Top Performers with at least one model type listed in each of the seven test categories.

NEW REPORT: Clean Energy Manufacturing Driving Next Chapter of U.S. Economic Prosperity

Clean power manufacturing contributes $18 billion to GDP annually and supports 122,000 American jobs. Projected to contribute $86 billion to GDP annually and support over 575,000 jobs by 2030.

Silfab Solar Signs $110 Million 45X Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit Transfer Sale

Important Financing Tool Furthers Domestic Manufacturing Goals for USA and Reaffirms Silfab’s Position as a Critical Supplier of Jobs, Innovative Clean Energy for the Country.

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What the "Big Beautiful Bill" Means for Solar in Virginia

Virtue Solar explains the impact of the OBBB on the solar industry in VA

JinkoSolar Powers Clean Energy Future with 21.6 MWh Energy Storage Systems for Distributed Energy Infrastructure

This milestone marks a significant step in advancing clean, reliable, and dispatchable energy in Massachusetts through the state's Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program.

SolarBank's 7.2 MW Hoadley Hill Project Successfully Completes Major Interconnection Study on Path to Permit

Project to Power Equivalent of 850 Homes

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