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Qcells starts production of solar cells in United States
Qcells has begun manufacturing silicon solar cells at its integrated factory in Cartersville, Georgia. The company has invested $2.5 billion into the Cartersville campus, which already assembles solar panels and will soon also make silicon ingots and wafers. Qcells will operate the only fully integrated silicon solar panel manufacturing site in the United States. Qcells…
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Common Energy to build 16 MW of community solar to benefit Chicago nonprofit
Community solar developer Common Energy plans to work with local nonprofit Trinity Services to build five community solar projects totaling 16 MW in the greater Chicago area. Trinity Services serves over 6,800 adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health needs. More than 120 Trinity Services locations will subscribe to the community solar…
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EDP Renewables commissions 200-MW standalone Arizona energy storage project
EDP Renewables North America and Salt River Project (SRP), a not for-profit public power utility serving more than 2 million people in central Arizona completed Flatland Energy Storage, a 200-MW/800-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Coolidge, Arizona. Located in Pinal County, Flatland Energy Storage has the capacity to power approximately 44,500 homes, helping ensure…
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Meta continues solar PPA signing spree with Zelestra
Facebook parent company Meta has signed another power purchase agreement with renewable energy company Zelestra supporting data center operations. This PPA will account for the 180-MWDC/140-MWAC Palmera Solar Plant in Freestone County, Texas. Zelestra and Meta now have PPAs covering approximately 1.4 GWDC of solar capacity across eight U.S. projects, all expected to be operational…
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California university to hold demonstration on Apellix solar panel cleaning drone
Drone inspection and cleaning company Apellix will demonstrate its Power Wash Drone that can clean solar panels and other exterior surface at an event at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, on July 25, 2026. The event gives solar operators, facility managers and cleaning contractors a first-hand look at a technology that restores panel performance while…
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