Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility, community solar, energy storage and EV infrastructure projects, has acquired 118 MW of Series 7 thin-film modules from First Solar’s U.S. manufacturing facilities. The American modules will be used for solar projects that Renewable Properties is developing and constructing in 17 states. In California, 51 MW of… The post First Solar panels to power 118 MW of small-scale utility projects by Renewable Properties appeared first on Solar Power World.

Power Factors has launched an AI platform for portfolio management — Unity REMI (Renewable Energy Management Intelligence). Trained on operational data from more than 310 GW of renewable energy assets globally, REMI’s AI “understands” every asset, hardware configuration, calculation and optimization scenario in the renewables industry. REMI’s autonomous action combines with Unity REMS to reason faster… The post Power Factors loops AI into renewable energy portfolio management platform appeared first on Solar Power World.

Solar panel innovator LONGi recently reached two technology milestones. First, its hybrid interdigitated-back-contact (HIBC) solar cell was certified by the Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH) in Germany, achieving a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 28.13%. Second, modules using HIBC solar cells have been certified by the U.S. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), with… The post LONGi exceeds 26% efficiency on solar panel with HJT + IBC cells appeared first on Solar Power World.

Fortress Power has launched eSpire Nano, an energy storage system designed for small- to medium-sized commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. It is engineered to deliver commercial-grade performance with the simplicity and speed of residential systems. The eSpire Nano offers flexible system configurations across 208, 220, 240 and 480 V, along with both AC- and DC-coupling… The post Fortress Power launches eSpire Nano ESS for C&I applications appeared first on Solar Power World.

A city-owned utility is launching a pilot program to install energy management and storage systems in homes in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ann Arbor Sustainability Energy Utility is the first U.S. city-owned utility purchasing and deploying residential solar and battery systems to support behind-the-meter energy use. The pilot will test how distributed home energy resources can… The post Ann Arbor utility deploying solar + storage systems on local homes appeared first on Solar Power World.

According to data compiled by solar buyer Black Bear Energy, the U.S. real estate industry has crossed 1 GW of installed on-site solar capacity. The 2025 Real Estate Solar Leaderboards shows that 1.086 GW has been installed across 2,157 project from over 65 owners and managers. The Solar Leaderboard compiles data on U.S.-based projects facilitated… The post Report: Commercial real estate companies have installed over 1 GW of solar across US appeared first on Solar Power World.

Indianapolis-based Bila Solar has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system (QMS) at its solar panel assembly facility. ISO 9001:2015 certification signals that an organization has put in place a quality management system designed to support consistency, accountability and continual improvement. To achieve certification, Bila Solar implemented a formal QMS aligned with globally… The post Bila Solar achieves ISO certification at Indianapolis panel factory appeared first on Solar Power World.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the Soda Mountain Solar Project through its Opt-In Certification program, created to help speed up clean energy permitting and deployment across the state. The project being developed by VC Renewables will be located on approximately 2,670 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Desert… The post Soda Mountain solar + storage project given go-ahead by California Energy Commission appeared first on Solar Power World.

Boviet Solar may soon come under Indian ownership. The current parent company of the solar panel brand, Ningbo Boway Alloy Material, announced a plan to sell 100% of Boviet Solar to INOX Solar Americas, the U.S. division of India-based Inox Clean Energy. The Ningbo Boway board of directors unanimously approved the proposal this month. The… The post Indian clean energy company Inox in talks to acquire Boviet Solar appeared first on Solar Power World.

Solar design platform Solesca has launched Engineering Mode, a new workflow that lets commercial and large-scale solar teams take a project from preliminary design to a stamp-ready interconnection plan set in minutes. Any rooftop, canopy or ground-mount project can now be estimated and engineered in a single session, without leaving the platform. Work that previously… The post Solesca launches ‘engineering mode’ on solar design platform appeared first on Solar Power World.

Utility-scale solar, wind and battery storage are expected to add more than 80 GW of generating capacity in the U.S. by Feb. 28, 2027, while total fossil fuel and nuclear power capacity will fall by almost 5-GW, according to a review of Energy Infrastructure Administration data reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign. As of March… The post EIA: Renewables expect continued growth while fossil fuels decline appeared first on Solar Power World.

Distributed Energy Infrastructure, an EPC firm for solar and battery storage, has reached mechanical completion of two community solar projects near Lysander, New York: the 2.9-MW West Genesee Solar Project, and the 5-MW Cold Springs Solar Project. Developed for Generate Capital, the two sites are DEI’s first installations in central New York and are expected… The post Distributed Energy Infrastructure installs community solar projects through heavy snowfall appeared first on Solar Power World.