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Bi-directional EV charging company dcbel nears 200 installations in California, plans for thousands more
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (913+ words) The Montreal-based company is working through phase 1 of a project partially funded by the California Energy Commission, and has just began serving the Quebec market. As it works to prove its technology can support the California grid and its homeowner…...
Massachusetts distributed solar potential reaches 92 GW as electrification demand rises
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (256+ words) A report from the Applied Economics Clinic reveals that Massachusetts possesses 92 GW of technical potential for distributed solar, a capacity nearly four times higher than the state projected peak electricity demand for 2050. The report explores program design for more equitable…...
Sunraycer Renewables closes $901 million financing for 473 MWh BESS portfolio in Texas
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (391+ words) Major lenders back $901 million financing for Texas solar'plus'storage portfolio with PPAs already signed with Google, spanning three hybrid projects. Image: Pexels / Blake The project financing facility is arranged with MUFG Bank, Ally Bank, Nomura Securities International, Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (Nord…...
Solar generation to surpass coal in Texas
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (264+ words) Utility-scale solar power is projected to surpass coal-fired generation in the ERCOT grid this year as massive capacity additions continue to reshape the state energy mix. Data from the latest Energy Information Administration Short-Term Energy Outlook indicates a structural shift within…...
Inox Clean buys U. S. PV manufacturing assets of Boviet Solar for $750 million " pv magazine USA
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (237+ words) Through this million asset purchase, Inox Clean acquires 3 GW of operational TOPCon solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States, aligning with the "Make in America, For America" initiative. Boviet Solar's factory in Greenville, North Carolina, United States Inox Clean…...
Plug-and-play control framework for adjusting panel tilt in agrivoltaics
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (355+ words) A Cornell University research team developed a control framework that simultaneously considers past and future conditions when determining solar panel tilt angle. The researchers told pv magazine it is designed to be plug-and-play, allowing for software developers and solar operators…...
Arava Power agrees to acquire half of 670 MW OCI Energy Texas solar project
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (315+ words) The La Salle Solar facility, which represents the largest single-site solar project for either of the two companies, is scheduled to begin commercial operation in 2028. Image: American Public Power Association on Unsplash Israeli solar developer and independent power producer Arava…...
Solar approaches 3 TW, but the industry faces new challenges
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (402+ words) Global solar PV capacity reached around 2, 974 GW by end-2025, with nearly 698 GW added in 2025. The sector, however, is shifting from rapid deployment to integration challenges, as high penetration rates drive curtailment, storage demand, grid constraints, and evolving policy and market…...
U. S. solar makers accuse Toyo and Origin Solar of duty evasion in Ethiopia
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (254+ words) Eight US solar manufacturers have filed an anti-circumvention complaint with the US Department of Commerce, alleging that solar cells and modules assembled in Ethiopia using Chinese-origin components are evading existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Chinese solar products. The…...
Clean energy shifts from fossil fuel replacement to critical load-serving resource
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (366+ words) States are now balancing three priorities simultaneously: emissions reductions, grid reliability, and explosive demand growth, explores a report from the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center. The United States power sector is entering a new era, one defined less by…...