Silicon Valley Bank reemerges as a lender, extends credit to Pivot Energy community solar portfolio
Subscribers in the portfolio include municipalities, healthcare, food service, and retail companies, as well as 8,000 low-to-moderate income (LMI) households.
Fold-out NASA satellite solar array undergoes successful test deployment
The NASA/NOAA satellite, part of the GOES-R series, operated as-expected in its terrestrial test, making it one step closer to launch.
HVAC, lighting and solar integrator raises Series E round
The add-on funding brings the energy services company’s cumulative Series E round to $250 million, and represents a significant step towards expanding Redaptive’s offerings and procuring new customers, the company said.
Sunrise brief: Solar testing group warns of degradation risk for TOPCon
Also on the rise: Big PV plants may have positive climate impact in deserts, say researchers. California bill to mandate bidirectional chargers for all EVs sold after 2026. And more.
Colorado passes bill to speed up solar permitting, inspection
HB-1234 provides nearly $1,000,000 to help local governments streamline solar permitting and inspection to support solar adoption.
Sunrise brief: U.S. warehouses can host enough solar to power nearly 20 million homes
Also on the rise: Puerto Rico moves into seventh place for residential solar per capita. Invested in our planet: Financing the clean energy transition. And more.
Groundbreaking on solar EV charging carport for Colorado tech park
Namaste Solar is installing the 1.7 MW solar parking canopy for geospatial information systems provider Trimble.
Researchers look beyond silicon to potentially double solar cell efficiency
A team at Colorado State University proposes making thin-film solar cells from naturally abundant molybdenum disulfide.
Ascent boosts production with acquisition of 15 MW Swiss thin-film producer
With the closing of this deal, Ascent will triple its production capacity from its 5 MW of existing nameplate capacity production.
Lightstar partners with farming conservation group to unlock agrivoltaics
A Boston-based solar developer with 208 MW of active projects is partnering with the American Farmland Trust to preserve rural farmland for agriculture and community solar development co-located on farmland, also known as Agrivoltaics.
