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  • Centrica Business Solutions acquires SmartWatt to expand its U.S. operations

    Centrica plc announced today an agreement to purchase SmartWatt, a leading energy services and solutions company, for $37 million. The acquisition will broaden Centrica’s footprint in the U.S. and provide enhanced capabilities to meet increasing customer demand for integrated energy solutions. SmartWatt has nearly two decades of experience improving energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Soltec to supply and install 475 MW of SF7 bifacial trackers in Brazil

    Soltec, leading manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers in Brazil, is supplying and installing its Soltec SF7 bifacial trackers at a 475 MW project that the Enel Group’s renewable company Enel Green Power is building in Sao Gonçalo, Brasil. The power plant occupies 892.5 hectares. The installation includes 13,728Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Quick Mount PV doubles its manufacturing production to 1.2 gigawatts

    Quick Mount PV, a leading American manufacturer of watertight solar roof mounting and racking systems, is doubling its manufacturing production. The company is adding a second shift for the first time at its Walnut Creek, Calif., manufacturing facility — increasing the company’s annual production capacity to 1.2 gigawatts. The announcementRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower secures funding to bolster its residential solar lease business

    SunPower has secured financing commitments for its residential solar lease program (with Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and SunStrong Capital Holdings) that will make its financing provisions “more attractive” and will supplement the solar loan and cash sale alternatives currently offered by the company. SunPower has provided solar lease financing optionsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • DNV GL launches SolarFarmer PV plant modeling software to handle complex terrain

    As the demand for solar energy increases, solar plant design are becoming more challenging as the terrain becomes more complex. This will require PV plant design software that can perform more reliable modeling for accurate energy calculations. This makes DNV GL’s new software, SolarFarmer, intriguing. Launched at Intersolar Europe this year, theRead More — Solar Builder magazine