SAN JOSE, Calif. - High profile grid failures, power outages and mounting electricity bills are driving many U.S. homeowners to strongly consider and purchase solar with attached storage, according to a new survey released by SunPower Corporation. The 2021 SunPower Energy Sense Index surveyed 1,500 homeowners in the U.S. to better understand their...
RED BANK, N.J. - CEP Renewables LLC, an accomplished expert in the development of solar power plants on unusable land such as landfills, brownfields, Superfunds, and mining sites, will begin construction on the largest solar project installed on a capped landfill in North America. This 25.6 megawatt (dc) solar project located...
LEHI, Utah - LGCY Power it has launched its first rooftop solar install office in Hurst, Texas, adding an additional business division to the rapidly growing national solar company. LGCY has been involved in more than 40,000 residential solar builds prior to entering the Lonestar State. The Silicon Slopes, Utah-based residential solar...

Off-Grid Solar

Solar power is increasingly being adopted by industries and a number of businesses are shifting to solar power systems. Studies show that commercial adoption of solar is the latest trend. “Going Green” is a valid and noble reason for enterprises adopting solar, but it is the business imperatives which...
AMSTERDAM and OSLO, Norway - MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) and Akuo Energy have commenced construction of Parque Solar Planeta Rica, a solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Colombia. The project is a joint venture with Akuo Energy, a leading French developer and operator of renewable energy projects. "The start of the construction of the...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Palmetto, a rapidly growing technology company accelerating the national adoption of clean energy, announced the launch of the Build+ Program, a 12-month incubator-style initiative aimed at helping aspiring clean energy entrepreneurs launch their own solar installation businesses with Palmetto. The Program is open to solar and electrical professionals...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Energea Global, a renewable energy investment manager, has announced a $27 million deal with BTG Pactual, the largest investment bank in Latin America, to construct a portfolio of solar projects in Brazil. The $27 million investment will be used to construct a series of community solar projects in Minas Gerais. The electricity generated...
Trina Solar is the major vendor of photovoltaic modules for Futura 1, a project with 22 solar energy parks, under development by Focus Energia, in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil.   The project will be implemented in three phases. The first phase has an installed capacity of 850 MWp, which places the project among the largest currently in development in...
Recently, The 400MW agricultural photovoltaic solar plant in Nangong, Hebei Province in China passed the halfway point in construction. The project uses Trina Solar's 210 Vertex 550W series modules and TrinaTracker Vanguard 2P trackers to further increase the power generation and reduce the LCOE through the integrated advantages of...
LONGi has announced a new world record of 25.19% for P-Type TOPCon cell conversion efficiency, only one month after the company broke the previous record of 25.09%. The new record, based on monocrystalline cells developed at LONGi’s Cell R&D Centre, was confirmed in testing carried out at the German...