SINGAPORE - Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. has announced the launch of the SunPower Advantage Installer Program, a new initiative designed to help fuel the momentum of solar in certain rapidly growing European markets and to equip installers with tools to meet increasing demand for premium residential and commercial solar. The...
GUELPH, ON - Canadian Solar Inc. has launched its Series 7 high-power, high-efficiency modules with power output of up to 665 W. The new generation modules are set to deliver one of the industry's most competitive levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) as it further reduces balance of system (BOS) and...
BOSTON - Schneider Electric has announced a technological and commercial partnership with SolarEdge Technologies Inc. for North America that will accelerate the residential solar market and provide homeowners with seamless energy management for smart homes of the future.    The partnership marries Schneider Electric's expertise in energy distribution and automation solutions with SolarEdge's...
BOSTON, Oct. - IDTechEx report, "Solar Vehicles 2021-2041" notes that cars with solar bodywork have long-range. Tough sell. Even longer range is being achieved by those crudely shoving in an enormous battery. The real significance is that Lightyear and Sono Motors cars with solar bodywork achieve range with half the...
LOWELL, Mass.- Borrego Solar has announced eight new projects in municipalities across Maine, continuing its leadership in Northeast U.S. distributed solar markets. The planned projects will consist of a total of 55 MW of solar installations located in Manchester, Orland, Randolph, Strong, Turner, Windham, Blue Hill and Millinocket. The Borrego portfolio represents the largest award from Portland-based Competitive Energy Services' (CES) Distributed...
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-LG Electronics USA is introducing the LG NeON 2 ACe, the latest AC solar module featuring LG's own integrated microinverter designed for easy installation, monitoring and use. The new addition to LG's best-selling NeON 2 lineup, available now, builds on LG's extensive array of solar products, providing homeowners and installers with a...
ALBUQUERQUE,- the wholly-owned New Mexico utility subsidiary of PNM Resources, Inc. (NYSE: PNM), today joins the partners of the PNM Solar Direct® program to celebrate the groundbreaking of the 50-megawatt solar facility supplying emissions-free energy to customers. The virtual groundbreaking provides a glimpse into the first utility-scale solar facility on Jicarilla Apache...
In an effort to meet its solar capacity targets for the union territory of Chandigarh, the city administration has pushed out yet another scheme to drive the move to solar. The latest offer for free installation, on first cum first served basis for city residents, is under the previously...
India  could add 56-58 GW of solar capacity by 2023, CRISIL said in a report published. The expected capacity addition would be an almost 300% jump from the 20 GW added in the 2014-18 fiscal period. The ramp-up will be driven by capacities allocated tendered under the National Solar Mission, state solar...
A hybrid system combining floating solar and hydropower projects may have the potential to generate a significant amount of clean energy annually. According to a research report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the addition of floating solar projects on the top of water bodies, which already have hydropower...