The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allotted $4.5 million in funding to training programs for professionals who interact with distributed energy resources, including solar energy systems, storage systems, “smart” building technologies and electric vehicles.  These professionals include those that lead the nation’s emergency response and resilience planning, such as firefighters, first responders and safety […]

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has directed its staff to close the state’s Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) Registration Program, effective April 30, 2020. “While today marks the end of one chapter, it also marks the beginning of a new chapter that I believe will lead to a very successful solar future […]

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OMG Roofing Products has introduced PowerGrip Universal 7 (PGU-7), a rooftop attachment anchor for mounting solar racking systems. PGU-7 units are designed to reduce or eliminate the need for ballast in solar racking systems, so there’s less weight, material handling and labor on the roof. Designed with wind performance in mind, PGU-7 units offer up […]

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Tigo Energy Inc. and OutBack Power have announced the compatibility of their respective Fire Safety solution and FLEXmax charge controllers for rapid shutdown. The tested compatibility includes Tigo’s Fire Safety – TS4-F integrated for smart modules and TS4-A-F add-on for existing PV systems – with OutBack’s FLEXmax 100 and FLEXmax 100 AFCI using powerline communication. […]

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Tigo Energy Inc., the creator of the smart Flex MLPE & TS4 Platform, together with OutBack Power, a company that specializes in battery-based renewable energy systems, have announced the compatibility of their respective Fire Safety solution and FLEXmax charge controllers for rapid shutdown. The tested compatibility includes Tigo’s Fire Safety – TS4-F integrated for smart […]

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The renewable energy sector added 176 GW of generating capacity globally in 2019, slightly lower than the 179 GW added in 2018. However, new renewable power accounted for 72% of all power expansion last year, according to new data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). IRENA’s annual Renewable Capacity Statistics 2020 shows that […]

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New legislation in New York will speed up the siting and construction of clean energy projects to combat climate change and help the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 health crisis.  The Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act will create a first-in-the-nation Office of Renewable Energy Siting to improve and streamline the process […]

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The nonprofit Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) has launched the 100% Clean Energy Collaborative, a new initiative to provide critical information-sharing and knowledge-transfer among states that have established 100% clean energy goals for their electricity sectors.  The rapid adoption of aggressive clean energy targets by states has been one of the most important energy and […]

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Littelfuse Inc., a global manufacturer of technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing, has expanded its SPXI series in-line solar fuses to include 35 to 60 amperage models.  Designed to integrate into in-line assemblies within a wire harness, these 1500 V DC solar fuses protect photovoltaic (PV) installations from overloads and short circuits to […]

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London-based renewable energy software company VesBox has debuted an automation tool that measures the financial bankability of solar projects, as well as identifies all possible environmental, social and ecosystem risk factors associated with a project. VesBox says its platform performs renewable energy due diligence anywhere in the world in a matter of seconds, not months. […]

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Envision Solar International Inc., a producer of sustainable infrastructure products for electric vehicle (EV) charging, has launched the upgraded generation of EV ARC solar-powered EV charging products.  The upgraded EV ARC series, already used in more than 100 U.S. municipalities, has a reengineered S-curved column with electronic components and energy storage elevated to the underside […]

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The falling cost of making hydrogen from wind and solar power offers a promising route to cutting emissions in some of the most fossil fuel-dependent sectors of the economy, such as heavy-duty vehicles and shipping. Hydrogen Economy Outlook, a new study from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF), finds that clean hydrogen could be deployed in the […]

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