Category: Green & Clean

  • 8minute Solar Energy has its sights on Texas, brings first project online

    Commercial operation has begun at the 280-megawatt Holstein solar project in Nolan County, Texas, say project leads 8minute Solar Energy and Duke Energy Renewables. This is 8minute’s first solar project to come online in Texas, marking a significant milestone as the company expands its operational footprint outside of California. “WeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Construction of solar, battery project starts on New York college campus

    The State University of New York at Fredonia (SUNY Fredonia) started construction on its first solar/battery project, enabling the Chautauqua County campus in Western New York to lead by example in reducing its carbon footprint with innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy technology. The New York Power Authority (NYPA), asRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Whoa: Sunrun to buy Vivint Solar for ‘enterpise value’ of $3.2 billion

    Sunrun and Vivint Solar have entered into a definitive agreement under which Sunrun will acquire Vivint Solar in an all-stock transaction, pursuant to which each share of Vivint Solar common stock will be exchanged for 0.55 shares of Sunrun common stock, representing a combined Enterprise Value of $9.2 billion basedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Webinar: Simplify Residential Energy Storage Sales with Panasonic

    Wed., July 29 at 2 p.m. REGISTER HERE With some analysts estimating that one in four residential solar installations will include energy storage this year, this presentation will explore how to simplify the sales process and increase your attachment ratio for residential energy storage using Panasonic’s EverVolt. EverVolt can beRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PV module trends: 180 GW of capacity will be online this year, wafer size keeps increasing

    Clean Energy Associates, a leading solar and storage supply technical advisory, released its first-quarter PV Supplier Market Intelligence Program Report for 2020. The report, available by subscription, is authored by CEA’s Technology and Quality team and includes insights gathered from 1-on-1 interviews with the technical leaders at many of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine