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JinkoSolar Donates 57 kW to GRID Alternatives Providing 16 Families with Solar Systems

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.,a global leader in the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, recently announced that it has donated 57kW to GRID Alternatives, a national non-profit organization that makes solar power and solar job training accessible to underserved communities. JinkoSolar’s high-efficiency panels will help GRID Alternatives provide solar systems to approximately 16 low-income families in the Washington […]

PSEG Acquires 36.3 MW Solar Project

PSEG Solar Source recently announced that it has acquired a 36.3 MW-dc solar energy facility from juwi Inc. (juwi). The facility, to be called the PSEG Larimer Solar Energy Center, is located 25 miles north of Fort Collins, Colorado. This latest addition to PSEG Solar Source’s portfolio represents an investment of over $54 million. The PSEG […]

First Solar EPC Surpasses 6GW of Global Installed Capacity

First Solar, Inc. announced recently that in early February it surpassed 6 gigawatts (GW)DC of capacity installed by the company’s Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) group.According to Alan Stringer, First Solar’s Vice President of Global Project Management and Construction Services, First Solar is installing approximately 30 to 40 MWDC per week on 2GWDC of active projects […]

BioSolar Files National Phase Patents for Its Technology

BioSolar, Inc. developer of breakthrough energy storage technology and materials,recently announced that it has jointly filed national phase patent applications in the U.S., Canada, and Japan with the University of California, Santa Barbara (“UCSB”) for “a multicomponent-approach to enhance stability and capacitance in polymer-hybrid supercapacitors.” This invention also provides core basis for the Company’s super […]

Southern California utility signs up for 2.7 megawatts of solar to boost grid reliability and avoid air pollution

SunEdison, Inc. the largest global renewable energy development company, recently announced it has signed two 20-year power purchase agreements with utility company Southern California Edison for 2.7 megawatts DC of solar.Southern California Edison is exploring how clean energy resources like wind and solar could defer or eliminate the need to build a new gas power plant […]

With a New World Record, SunPower Launches Its Most Powerful Solar Panel Available to Homeowners

A new solar power system is installed in the United States every 1.6 minutes, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). With the number of residential solar installations expected to increase this year by 35 percent according to GTM Research, more consumers will have an opportunity to choose the best solar solution for their […]

NREL:Impacts of Federal Tax Credit Extensions on Renewable Deployment and Power Sector Emissions

Federal tax credits for renewable energy (RE) have served as one of the primary financial incentives for RE deployment over the last two decades in the United States. In December 2015, RE tax credits, including the wind power production tax credit and solar investment tax credits, were extended as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act […]