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Austin Energy’s La Loma Community Solar Farm Commences Operation

This is the largest community solar farm in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Electric utility, Austin Energy has started receiving solar energy from its La Loma Community Solar Farm after the project recently commenced operations in East Austin. This is the largest community solar farm in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). […]

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JDS Power Partners with Sunpreme for Bifacial Smart PV Panels

Sunpreme’s bifacial smart panels also provide panel-level optimization and monitoring. California based solar developer and installer JDS Power has entered into a partnership with Sunpreme to bring solar expertise and personalized customer service for its clients. Sunpreme’s channel network is a strategic partnership program designed to deliver most advanced solar products and superior engineering to residential, carports […]

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PSEG’s 21 MW Solar Farm Commences Operations in US

The facility has a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Virginia Electric and Power Co. PSEG Solar Source has successfully begun operations at its PSEG Sunflower Solar Energy Center in December. This 21-megawatt (dc) solar plant can power about 4,000 homes. Besides, the facility has a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Virginia Electric and […]

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Trina Solar Launches Smart PV Solution ‘Trinapro’

This hi-tech product will help improve system stability with higher power generation and lower costs by reducing system losses. Solar photovoltaic (PV) maker, Trina Solar has launched its smart PV solution called ‘TrinaPro’ that combines its solar modules with a solar tracker system and inverter. The new solution is designed for utility scale ground mounting. It […]

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ABB Launches New Solar Power Storage Solution REACT 2

The major benefit of REACT 2 is its modular design, which can be easily expanded from 4 to 8 to 12kWh storage capacity to cope with the changing needs of any household, adapting as it grows and delivering double the maximum storage capacity of the first REACT model. ABB has launched a new solar power […]

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JinkoSolar Revenue Surges 24% in Dec Quarter

The company’s gross profit rose to RMB 735.3 million in December quarter of FY17, as compared to its gross profit of RMB 730.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. Photovoltaics company, JinkoSolar Holding has reported a growth of 24 percent in its total revenues at RMB 6.35 billion for the fourth quarter ended December […]

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Microsoft Makes Largest Solar Deal in US, Buys 315 MW from 750,000 Solar Panels

The power will come from 750,000 solar panels spread across 2,000 acres at projects called Pleinmont I and II. The company says its total renewable energy portfolio will reach 1.2 gigawatts globally, which a Microsoft representative described as “enough power to light up 100 million LED bulbs. Microsoft just announced what it calls “the single […]

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GLP Partners with Brookfield to Pursue Rooftop Solar Opportunities in China

The joint venture, by affiliates of GLP and Brookfield, intends to install 300 megawatts of rooftop solar projects over the next three years, with a broader 1 Gigawatt development pipeline, which is equivalent to the annual power consumption of approximately 750,000 households. GLP, the leading global provider of logistics solutions and Brookfield Asset Management, a […]

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New Rechargeable Battery Perfect Fit for Extreme Cold

This battery churns out charge even at –70° Celsius. A new type of battery, containing rechargeable cells, can still work out even in the extreme cold conditions where conventional batteries don’t work. This battery churns out charge even at –70° Celsius, a temperature where the typical lithium-ion batteries that power many of today’s cell phones, […]

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