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Tandem PV Secures Financing to Grow Commercial-Grade Solar Panel Manufacturing

Tandem PV, a California-based photovoltaic technology company specializing in ultra-high-efficiency tandem metal-halide perovskite solar panels, has closed the initial $6 million of its $12M Series A financing round. Bioeconomy capital, an early-stage venture capital company, led the round through its Planetary Technologies fund. Participation came from an international solar manufacturer as well as a U.S. […]

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Bristol Myers Squibb Signs PPA with EDP Renewables for Texas Solar Park

EDP Renewables, through its fully-owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC(EDPR NA), and Bristol Myers Squibb were able to execute a 15 year power purchase agreement (PPA), covering 60 MW at the 240 MW Cattlemen Solar Park in Milam County. This solar park is located in central Texas. The agreement will allow EDPR NA, which

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Solar permitting app saves thousands of hours in first year

A worker in an industrial setting up solar panels on a roof. (Courtesy: Shutterstock) Follow @EngelsAngle In its first year, a free app that instantly processes permit applications for rooftop solar and storage permit applications saved nearly 5,000 hours. SolarAPP+, a web-based platform developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is integrated directly into local

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JM Steel Begins Operating New Texas Production Line for Nextracker’s Solar Trackers

JM Steel worker in Sinton, Texas on Nextracker-dedicated production lines. Nextracker and JM Steel (a division of JENNMARUSA) have launched a dedicated solar tracker manufacturing line at the Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), facility near Corpus Christi. Nextracker and JM Steel have opened a new facility to produce low-carbon tracker components that can be used in

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Solar module imports fall as tariff worries take hold

U.S. solar panel imports fell during the first quarter, according to analysis from S&P Local Market Intelligence. According to industry sources, the drop occurred as the industry waited for the U.S. Commerce Department to investigate allegations that Chinese-based solar panel manufacturers were dumping solar modules in other Asian countries in an attempt to avoid U.S.

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Consumers Energy’s Sets Agreement to Switch Electric Generation to Cleaner Energy

Garrick Rochow Consumers Energy and key stakeholders throughout Michigan have agreed on a settlement related to the company’s Clean Energy Plan, a sweeping proposal to stop using coal as a fuel source for electric generation by 2025. The agreement is subject to regulatory approval. It includes representatives from energy industry and customer groups as well

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