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PowerSecure to build solar and storage project for Wyoming utility co-op
PowerSecure, a subsidiary of Southern Company, will construct a 1.25-MW solar and 21.6-MWh energy storage project for Powder River Energy Corporation (PRECorp) in Moorcroft, Wyoming. This project is designed to help PRECorp address grid‑level peak demand challenges driven by industrial growth and rural load expansion, while reducing annual power costs for its members and strengthening system…
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Cincinnati to turn an old landfill site into a solar power producer
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval joined city leaders to break ground on the 10-MW Center Hill Solar project, which will be developed on the city-owned Center Hill Landfill site in Winton Hills. This transforms a decades-long-dormant brownfield into one of the largest renewable energy investments in the city. “We have long been proud to be at…
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Portions of Trina Solar TOPCon patents deemed ‘unpatentable’
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued final written decisions on a patent infringement claim involving TOPCon solar technology. Trina Solar, holder of the TOPCon patents through a license with Evervolt Green Energy Holdings, claimed that Runergy, Adani Green Energy (Mundra) and Canadian Solar were infringing…
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Increased product failures leads Kiwa PVEL to update solar panel testing protocols
Solar panel testing lab Kiwa PVEL has updated its Product Qualification Program (PQP). The revisions address growing concern areas for the global solar industry, including the rise of field failures related to spontaneous glass breakage, frame structural failures and increasingly severe hail events. “Across the industry, we continue to see increasing instances of spontaneous glass…
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Viridi RPSLinkIN energy storage system receives UL 9540 listing
The RPSLinkIN 480-V battery system from Viridi has received UL 9540 listing from TÜV Rheinland. To achieve UL 9540 listing, Viridi completed UL 9540A testing to the residential, indoor, floor-mounted standard for the pack (RPS50kWh). The system met five performance criteria, with no smoke, gas or fire detected during testing. As a result, Viridi systems…
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