Oregon State University has started construction on a $1.5 million research project to optimize dual-use, co-developed land hosting solar photovoltaic arrays and agriculture. The five-acre Solar Harvest project is located at Oregon State’s North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora, Oregon, 20 miles south of Portland. The 326-kW project is the result of a… The post Oregon State University breaks ground on 326-kW agrivoltaic research project appeared first on Solar Power World.

Fearing voter backlash, California regulators will hold off issuing their proposed decision on a utility proposal to stifle the state’s rooftop solar program until after the November election, according to a Oct. 3 email bulletin from the San Diego-based nonprofit Solar Rights Alliance, citing credible sources. “Californians deserve to know now what regulators are proposing… The post CPUC expected to wait until after election to issue NEM 3.0 decision appeared first on Solar Power World.

The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved the Entergy Arkansas Driver Solar Project, a new 250-MWAC/312 MWDC renewable energy facility developed by Lightsource bp, which will be located on approximately 2,100 acres near Osceola, Arkansas in Mississippi County. Driver Solar will be the utility’s largest solar facility, capable of generating enough energy to power more… The post Lightsource bp developing 250-MW solar project for Entergy Arkansas appeared first on Solar Power World.

SolarEdge Technologies and grid operator Rocky Mountain Power announced the qualification of the SolarEdge Home Battery to join Rocky Mountain Power’s award-winning Wattsmart Battery program. This marks an important next step in Rocky Mountain Power’s efforts to leverage customer-generated solar power along with battery technology in the homes of over 60,000 existing rooftop solar customers… The post SolarEdge Home Battery joins Rocky Mountain Power VPP program appeared first on Solar Power World.

Greenskies Clean Focus, a commercial renewable energy development company, and Vanguard Energy Partners, a national solar construction firm, completed 2.4 MW of rooftop solar for FreezPak Logistics, a third-party food logistics company. The recently energized solar energy systems will provide renewable solar electricity to Freezpak cold storage facilities in Carteret (985 kW) and Elizabeth (1,414… The post Greenskies completes 2.4-MW rooftop solar project on cold storage warehouses appeared first on Solar Power World.

Portuguese chemical company ChemiTek has entered the North American market with its solar panel cleaning products through a distribution partnership with Sunbrush USA. Sunbrush is now the exclusive importer of ChemiTek products to the United States. ChemiTek introduced a new range of products for the solar industry at Intersolar Munich. The products are specifically developed… The post ChemiTek solar panel cleaning agents now licensed in U.S. through Sunbrush appeared first on Solar Power World.

Solar FlexRack announced that it has supplied its FlexTrack Solar Trackers for a 42 megawatt (MW) portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois, to Summit Ridge Energy, a leading owner-operator of community solar assets. All 14 projects are part of Illinois Shines, a state-administered program that creates incentives for the development of new solar photovoltaic… The post 42-MW Illinois community solar project portfolio will feature Solar FlexRack trackers appeared first on Solar Power World.

Solar panel company Solaria will merge with California-based residential sales platform provider Complete Solar to form a new company: Complete Solaria. This will allow the new company to act as a full system operator, providing residential installers with sales expertise, design assistance and product access. Complete Solar CEO Will Anderson will act as Complete Solaria’s… The post Solaria to merge with sales platform Complete Solar appeared first on Solar Power World.

DSD Renewables, a commercial solar developer, operator and asset owner, has started construction on two on-site solar canopies at an office park in Pleasanton, California. The 957-kW and 429-kW installations, located at Pleasanton Corporate Commons, were facilitated by Black Bear Energy and will be installed behind the meter, offsetting much of the campus’ energy load.… The post DSD Renewables starts 1.4-MW solar carport project at California office campus appeared first on Solar Power World.

Alliant Energy announced the completion of its Wood County Solar Project in central Wisconsin. In addition to generating clean, carbon-free electricity, the 150-MW solar site created more than 200 construction jobs and is expected to deliver an estimated $600,000 in new shared revenue annually to the town of Saratoga and Wood County for the next… The post Alliant Energy completes 150-MW Wisconsin solar project appeared first on Solar Power World.

REC Group has announced the start of production of its latest solar panel, the REC Alpha Pure-R. Unveiled in May 2022 at Intersolar Europe, the REC Alpha Pure-R solar panel went into production on new manufacturing lines at REC’s Singapore facility. The Alpha Pure-R will double REC’s Alpha HJT capacity in Singapore from 600 MW… The post REC Group starts production of Alpha Pure-R HJT modules appeared first on Solar Power World.

OYA Renewables announced that the 6.7-MWDC Robinson Road solar farm in Orleans, New York, has reached commercial operation and will support broad consumer access to solar-powered electricity generation across the state. The community solar project completed the final stage of commissioning in June of 2022. “We applaud the State of New York for being a… The post OYA Renewables completes 6.7-MW community solar project in New York appeared first on Solar Power World.