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SCARLET Solar Announces TiltPort, the World’s First Modular Tilting Carport

August 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

PALO ALTO, Calif.: SCARLET Solar today released the TiltPort S range whose innovative tilting roof generates up to 44% more energy than an equivalent fixed carport. A 35’x44′ TiltPort S, rated up to 35 KWp using 96 solar panels, offers shade for 10 cars and can be installed in just three hours. Any number of units […]

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The J. M. Smucker Company Announces Renewable Energy Agreement

August 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

– Smucker signs renewable energy purchase agreement with Lincoln Clean Energy for 60 megawatts (MW) of 230 MW Plum Creek Wind Project – Agreement reflects Smucker’s commitment to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions intensity – By 2020, approximately 50 percent of Smucker’s total electricity use is expected to be addressed by wind energy produced […]

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DOE and SoCalGas Fund Project That Uses Microbes to Convert Carbon Dioxide to Renewable Natural Gas

August 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

Lawrence Livermore National Labs and Stanford School of Engineering’s Spormann Laboratory will study new technology with potential to significantly reduce the cost of producing renewable natural gas and reduce carbon dioxide emissions LOS ANGELES: Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced grant funding has been awarded to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Stanford School of […]

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New Era Dawns At Sunfinity

August 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

Solar Company launches Utility Scale Division DALLAS: Sunfinity Renewable Energy, LLC (www.sunfinityre.com) has announced a name change (the company was formerly Sunfinity Solar, LLC), to accompany significant growth initiatives for the company, including the launch of a utility scale solar division with current plans in the works for three major solar projects. Sunfinity began business […]

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EDF Renewables and PGGM Sign Agreements on Wind and Solar Projects in the United States

August 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

PGGM increases investment with acquisition of 50 percent of a 332 megawatt portfolio SAN DIEGO: EDF Renewables North America announced today the signing of two Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSA) by which PGGM Infrastructure Fund will acquire a 50 percent ownership interest in the following projects: Glacier’s Edge Wind and Valentine Solar. Combined capacity of […]

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SolarReserve Applauds Partner Sandia National Laboratories’ 40 Years of Solar Thermal Power Research

August 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

Long-term public-private collaboration has fueled innovations in advanced heliostat solutions that deliver industry leading performance at a competitive price point SANTA MONICA, Calif.: From testing space shuttle tiles to making electricity from sunlight, for forty years Sandia National Laboratories has contributed to energy research, space exploration, defense testing and solar energy commercialization at its world-leading […]

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Solar panel glut is muting effect of Trump tariffs: SunPower

August 1, 2018 Anand Gupta

A steep global decline in the price of solar modules in recent weeks is nearly offsetting the effect of the Trump administration’s 30 percent tariff on imported panels, the chief executive of a major U.S. solar company said on Monday. While the price drop is trimming the profit margins of manufacturers, it is welcome news […]

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Compromise Clears Path for Major Massachusetts Solar and Storage Incentive

July 31, 2018 Anand Gupta

The agreement lets storage developers keep control of their capacity rights, and utilities get a new revenue stream to offset the solar incentive costs. The growth trajectory for the Massachusetts energy storage market looks clearer thanks to a compromise struck last week. The agreement divvies up the benefits of the forthcoming solar incentive program in […]

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Heliene Will Become First Foreign Solar Company to Produce Modules After Trump Tariffs

July 31, 2018 Anand Gupta

Tariffs aren’t the only reason the Canadian company set up operations in America. Canadian-based solar company Heliene will soon be making modules at a retooled Minnesota production facility. It’s the first new plant since Donald Trump announced tariffs on imported crystalline-silicon solar cells and modules. JinkoSolar, Hanwha Q Cells, FirstSolar, LG and SunPower have announced […]

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Solar panel glut is muting effect of Trump tariffs on imports: SunPower

July 31, 2018 Anand Gupta

Solar module prices are down about 12 percent globally since China announced changes to its incentives for solar power on June 1 New Delhi: A steep global decline in the price of solar modules in recent weeks is nearly offsetting the effect of the Trump administration’s 30 percent tariff on imported panels, the chief executive […]