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COVID-19 caused estimated 38% drop in U.S. solar jobs

New analysis shows that the U.S. solar industry will employ 114,000 fewer workers by June 2020, compared with previous forecasts that projected the industry would employ...

SunPower sells off its O&M business to Clairvest, gets regulatory approval for Maxeon spinoff

If you’re of a certain age, the American solar pioneer SunPower evokes images of Stanford University innovation, record-setting efficiency and utility-scale deployments, as well...

Regulatory changes pave the C&I way

In October 2019, Joko Widodo, the president of Indonesia, demonstrated that he was looking to develop renewable energy in the country by appointing Arifin...

New CdTe panel manufacturer

American manufacturing of thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar panels has been the sole domain of First Solar for the last decade — but now,...

New Jersey legislators introduce Clean Energy Equity Act

Justice, solar and community advocates joined Senator Troy Singleton in introducing the NJ Clean Energy Equity Act, S. 2484, to help low-income New Jersey families...

DSM and Lightyear Join on Solar Roofs for the Electric Vehicle Market

High-tech mobility innovator Lightyear and Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, have signed an agreement to jointly scale the...

The challenges and tricks of tacking on battery storage to solar projects

Solar and battery storage make such a natural pairing that it’s becoming surprising to hear about a new utility scale solar project that isn’t incorporating batteries. While solar...

Chr. Hansen makes major sustainability progress with solar park development

Danish bioscience and food solutions group Chr. Hansen has confirmed its good bacteria and natural colours ranges are now produced on 100% green energy...

REC is now suing Q CELLS over split-cell manufacturing and junction box patent infringement

The patent infringement lawsuit war is heating up in the solar panel manufacturing world. Unrelated to the recently thrown-out patent infringement claim from Hanwha Q...

Spruce Finance Acquires Clearway Energy’s Portfolio of Residential Solar Assets

Spruce Finance, the largest private owner and operator of distributed generation solar residential assets in the U.S., has bought Clearway Energy's entire portfolio of...

Solar panel leader to open Upstate distribution hub linked to Port of Charleston

The nation’s largest maker of solar panels plans to open its first East Coast distribution hub in Greenville to stage deliveries for customers in...

GMC, Cadillac SUVs will be built with all renewable energy

General Motors continues to expand its work to power manufacturing facilities on 100% renewable energy, and the plant home to the GMC Acadia, Cadillac XT5 and XT6 is on deck. On...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...