Sunrun is now operating a vehicle-to-home power plant using a small group of customer-owned bidirectional electric vehicles in Maryland. The program includes three Sunrun customers in Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) service territory who own an F-150 Lightning paired with Ford Charge Station Pro and Home Integration System, which is sold exclusively through Sunrun.… The post Sunrun is testing three F-150 Lightning trucks in bidirectional power plant program in Maryland appeared first on Solar Power World.

NuGen Capital Management has completed a solar project on a closed landfill in Rhode Island. The 6.875-MWDC solar site occupies more than 90 acres of the Town of Bristol’s capped landfill. “All of us at NuGen are incredibly excited to see years of hard work and collaboration lead to the successful completion of a needed… The post 6.875-MW solar project finished atop Rhode Island capped landfill appeared first on Solar Power World.

Solar panel recycling outfit SolarCycle announced it has installed a 500-kW system at its recycling facility in Odessa, Texas, that will provide around 50% of the electricity used at the factory. The nearly 1,000 panels used on the project come from decommissioned solar projects — some from utility-scale projects in Texas installed by Ørsted and… The post Decommissioned solar panels deemed still functional are reinstalled at Texas factory appeared first on Solar Power World.

DCE Solar‘s Eco-Top Rooftop Mounting Structure is now compliant with the UL 3741 Standard. UL 3741 certification is a safety standard that ensures the implementation of proper photovoltaic hazard controls. DCE’s Eco-Top mount uses an integrated wire management system to create more workspace, eliminating the need for additional wire management raceways and accessories. North-South rails… The post DCE Solar’s commercial roof racking meets UL 3741 Standard appeared first on Solar Power World.

A coalition of clean energy, consumer protection and environmental groups filed a motion on July 25 seeking a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of a new California rule that would severely restrict solar contractors from installing and servicing battery storage systems. The rule, approved by the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) in April, prohibits… The post Advocates file injunction to halt new California battery installer requirements appeared first on Solar Power World.

Canadian solar panel manufacturer Heliene, which has a manufacturing campus in Minnesota, announced it would partner with Premier Energies of India to establish silicon solar cell manufacturing in the United States. Heliene currently sources cells from Premier’s facility in Hyderabad. Under the agreement, the new U.S. facility will have 1-GW annual manufacturing capacity of n-type… The post Heliene, Premier Energies to make silicon solar cells in US appeared first on Solar Power World.

Arkansas-based distributed generation (DG) installer Scenic Hill Solar announced it has completed and begun commercial operation of a 1.2-MWDC project it says is the first DG project in the world to use First Solar’s Series 7 TR1 solar panels. The project is located in Stuttgart, Arkansas, and began operations earlier this year. “We are proud that… The post First Solar Series 7 panels installed on Arkansas project by Scenic Hill Solar appeared first on Solar Power World.

Nexamp announced a new community solar partnership with Starbucks. By committing as a long-term renewable electricity purchaser, Starbucks will anchor the deployment of more than 40 MW of solar energy in Illinois communities. The six new community solar projects being added to Nexamp’s growing Illinois portfolio will provide significant electricity savings to more than 1,100… The post Starbucks partnership paves way for 40 MW of new community solar in Illinois appeared first on Solar Power World.

Renewable energy project developer Catalyze has selected GreenSpark Solar to construct and develop 10 projects in New York totaling 60 MW. The partnership will expand Catalyze’s New York community solar portfolio, which currently includes the Amherst solar project and additional sites acquired through a recent transaction with BW Solar. Additionally, it will support ongoing initiatives funded by $100 million… The post GreenSpark Solar to build 10 community solar projects for Catalyze in New York appeared first on Solar Power World.

Pivot Energy and the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), have reached a 5-MWDC virtual net-metering agreement. Under the 20-year subscription agreement, Pivot will develop an off-site net metering solar project in Weld County, which it will own and operate. CU Boulder is taking advantage of virtual net metering, an innovative new program made possible… The post CU Boulder enters virtual net-metering agreement for new 5-MW solar project appeared first on Solar Power World.

Avangrid, member of the Iberdrola Group, has partnered with a fifth-generation Oregon rancher to graze sheep at two solar farms in Oregon and Washington, and launched likely the largest “solar grazing” operation in the region. Solar grazing is a vegetation management method used at solar energy facilities that uses grazing livestock, like sheep, instead of… The post Avangrid hires 5,000 sheep for grazing on two solar projects in the Pacific Northwest appeared first on Solar Power World.

Technology company Morgan Solar has released a white paper in collaboration with Clearway Energy Group on I-V curve data. The white paper, titled “Root-Causing Suboptimal Field Performance with Inline I-V Curve Tracing,” explores how Clearway uses Morgan Solar’s IV DAQ to diagnose DC-side losses and define repowering strategies that improve plant yield. For independent power… The post Morgan Solar, Clearway release white paper on I-V curve tracing appeared first on Solar Power World.