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UL Collaborates With DoE’s NREL To Commercialize SolarAPP+ Software

US based global safety certification company UL has announced signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the US Department of Energy‘s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for developing and commercializing the Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus (SolarAPP+) software.  This software will automate the permitting process for residential solar systems. Using SolarAPP+ the local governments will […]

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Amp Energy Establishes Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia

Amp Power Australia has announced the establishment of the Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia (REHSA) Amp Power Australia, the Australian operating company of global developer Amp Energy, has announced the establishment of the Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia (REHSA); a strategic portfolio of large-scale integrated Solar PV, Wind and Battery Energy Storage System […]

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First Solar Records $803 Million in Net Sales in Q1 2021

American solar technology company, First Solar has released its first-quarter (Q1) 2021 financial results, showing that the company has recorded net sales of USD 803 million with an increase of USD 194 million from the prior quarter. First Solar says that this has resulted primarily due to an increase in systems revenue driven by U.S. […]

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Swedish Solar Installer SunRoof Raises €4.5 Million

Sweden based residential solar rooftops installer, SunRoof closed a Euro 4.5 million funding round led by Inovo Venture Partners, a Poland based investor which backs early-stage and post-traction startups. It was the second round of investment of the seed extension round in under six months, taking total funding to Euro 6.5 million. The funding was […]

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ReneSola Power Releases Preliminary First Quarter 2021 Results

Connecticut-headquartered solar project developer and operator ReneSola Ltd recently announced its preliminary unaudited financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, based on which the company now expects revenue for the first quarter of 2021 to exceed $20 million, higher than the previously announced guidance range of $18 million to $20 million. Additionally, gross margin […]

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Biden Administration Selects 5 GW Mega Solar Project in Africa

Mega Solar is a partnership between the Govts of Namibia and Botswana, and others, which is expected to generate up to 5 GW of solar power. US President Biden recently hosted a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate to catalyse global ambition to address the climate crisis. The Summit convened world leaders to galvanize efforts to […]

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Chinese Consortium to Invest and Finance 1.1 GW Solar Farm in Brazil

The consortium of CDIL & CMEC have entered into a development agreement for the EPC and financing of a 1.1 GW solar project in Brazil The consortium of China Development Integration Limited (CDIL) and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) has announced that they have entered into a development agreement in relation to the EPC+F (engineering, […]

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Regulatory Over-reach in South Australia’s Switch-off of Household Rooftop Solar

IEEFA has detailed a ‘worrying’ precedent in South Australia where rooftop solar systems can be remotely switched off without householders’ knowledge. A new briefing note from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) details a ‘worrying’ precedent in South Australia where new measures allow for rooftop solar systems to be remotely switched off […]

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Exus to Develop 85 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project in Portugal

Exus Management Partners has announced that it will develop an 85 MW wind and solar hybrid project in northern Portugal. The renewables-focused independent investment and asset management firm has been chosen by an undisclosed third party to provide the complete end-to-end delivery of the country’s first third-party wind and solar hybrid project. Since no developers […]

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