Tag: News
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Long-duration energy storage provider ESS nets $30 million to expand iron flow battery manufacturing
ESS Inc., a manufacturer of long-duration energy storage systems, has secured $30 million in a Series C investment round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and SoftBank Group’s SB Energy. The new funding will be used to expand and automate the manufacturing process of ESS Inc.’s second-generation iron flow battery technology. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Enphase IQ 7A solar microinverters start shipping in November, can generate up to 14 percent more power
Enphase Energy says that the Enphase IQ 7A microinverter for high-power monofacial and bifacial solar modules will begin shipping to customers in North America in November 2019. The IQ 7A microinverter augments the lineup of seventh-generation Enphase microinverters with support for modules up to 450 W, targeting high-power residential andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Standard Solar completes its first community solar project in New York
Standard Solar completed its first community solar project in New York last week. The project was developed by U.S. Light Energy and subscribed by Common Energy. Standard Solar will own and operate the community solar farm. The 7-megawatt (MW), ground-mounted solar project located on 40 acres of land on the Sugar-Hill/Sugar-View FarmRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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BlackRock, GE-backed DSD closes on funding for $250 million distributed generation project portfolio
Distributed Solar Development (DSD) – a business backed by BlackRock Real Assets’ Global Renewable Power platform and GE Renewable Energy – just announced the closing of a $250 million fund financed by Morgan Stanley, Silicon Valley Bank and Fifth Third Bank to fund a portfolio of distributed generation projects throughRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunpin Solar hosts engineering students to learn about solar project development
Businesses and corporations providing real-world opportunities for students is a big step towards growing the field and helping students choose the right career path. A group of engineering students from Engineers for a Sustainable World at University of California, Irvine visited nearby Sunpin Solar, a leading utility-scale solar developer andRead More — Solar Builder magazine