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  • Pine Gate Renewables partners with Duke Univeristy on 101-MW of solar capacity

    Duke University’s ambitious effort to become carbon neutral by 2024 will add an expanded solar energy component through a partnership with Pine Gate Renewables, an Asheville, North Carolina-based solar developer. The university will bolster its renewable energy capabilities through the purchase of 101-MW of solar capacity from three new solar facilitiesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Array Technologies’ SmarTrack adds 5 percent boost to solar energy production, says DNV GL

    Array Technologies has added more functionality to its performance-enhancing SmarTrack software, and independent research by engineers at DNV GL say the system is capable of upping energy harvest another 5 percent. SmarTrack maximizes system output by recovering energy that would have otherwise been sacrificed due to uneven terrain or diffuse lightRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Longroad Energy finances 331-MW Prospero 2 solar project, includes two PPAs

    Longroad Energy Holdings, a US-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, announced the financial close and commencement of construction of the Prospero 2 Solar Project, a 331 megawatt direct current project located in Andrews County, TX. Longroad will manage construction as well as continue to own the $320 million project,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Stat of the day: Solar electricity expands by 22 percent in first half of 2020

    The latest issue of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)’s “Electric Power Monthly” (with data through June 30, 2020) reveals that solar and wind both showed continued, strong growth, expanding faster than all other energy sources. For the period January – June, solar-generated electricity – including distributed solar – expandedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower and Maxeon are officially two entities. Here’s what they do

    It is done: SunPower and Maxeon Solar Technologies completed the strategic transaction announced last November, separating into two independent public companies. Each will now focus on their respective business models. “Now is the right time for this strategic spin-off, allowing both SunPower and Maxeon to invest in key programs toRead More — Solar Builder magazine