Nextpower was issued a patent for its NX PowerMerge, a trunk bus that consolidates multiple field connections on ground-mounted solar projects onto one device. In utility-scale solar plants, DC collection systems connect power from multiple solar panel strings to larger trunk conductors across thousands of locations. The Nextpower electrical balance of systems (eBOS) portfolio includes… The post Nextpower’s eBOS trunk bus receives patent appeared first on Solar Power World.

SunShare and CSolPower, a local community solar company, have completed two community solar gardens in New Mexico. The 6-MW Juniper Sol Community Solar Garden is sited on 31 acres in Santa Fe and will incorporate agrivoltaic practices, including native, pollinator-friendly habitats under and around the solar panels. Half of the solar garden subscribers are income-qualified,… The post SunShare energizes two community solar gardens in New Mexico appeared first on Solar Power World.

Local news organizations are reporting that solar panel manufacturer Silfab has furloughed workers at its cell and panel facility in Fort Mill, South Carolina. In a statement to WCNC Charlotte, a Silfab Solar spokesperson said that the furlough was due to “temporary constraints affecting the availability of certain materials required for production.” The company temporarily… The post Silfab furloughs workers at SC solar panel plant appeared first on Solar Power World.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has released a proposal for the next phase of its Garden State Energy Storage Program (GSESP), which would open 150 MW of energy storage statewide, including behind-the-meter residential battery storage. “The Garden State Energy Storage Program advances Gov. Sherrill’s ‘Executive Order No. 2’ by growing energy storage… The post Public utilities board proposes expanding New Jersey’s energy storage program appeared first on Solar Power World.

Energy storage company EVO Power USA and Ranial Systems, an energy management systems provider, are combining their services to serve commercial and industrial customers nationwide. The partnership will leverage EVO’s integrated battery energy storage systems with Ranial’s AI-enabled operations software. “At EVO Power USA, we believe battery energy storage systems should serve as an intelligent… The post EVO Power and Ranial start nationwide battery and energy management service appeared first on Solar Power World.

LG Energy Solution has started production at its new manufacturing campus in Lansing, Michigan. The site will make large-format batteries for both energy storage systems and electric vehicles. The plant aims to reach more than 35 GWh of annual lithium battery manufacturing capacity. The facility will make lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells for ESS. The… The post LGES opens second Michigan battery manufacturing plant, now makes 80% of ESS in North America appeared first on Solar Power World.

EDP Renewables North America completed Sandrini Energy Storage, a 92-MW/368-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kern County, California. The project is co-located with the 300-MW Sandrini Solar energy site. The Redwood Coast Energy Authority has an energy storage service agreement 100% of the project’s battery capacity, and 100 MW of its solar capacity. “Sandrini… The post EDP energy storage project joins existing California solar array appeared first on Solar Power World.

Enphase Energy opened U.S. pre-orders for the IQ Battery C80, its first commercial battery storage system. The 80-kWh AC-coupled system can handle up to 40 kVA of continuous power, and has batteries and microinverters within a single enclosure. It will pair with IQ9N-3P and IQ9S-3P Commercial Microinverters at 480 V, as well as IQ8P-3P and… The post Enphase shipping its 1st commercial batteries in 2027 appeared first on Solar Power World.

Sunrun is partnering with a distributed generation management platform to have residential and commercial solar-plus-storage systems reduce grid demand from hyperscale data centers. This service with Voltus, ostensibly similar to a virtual power plant program, would allot “a portion” of capacity from Sunrun’s installed solar and storage project base to grid operators PJM and MISO,… The post Sunrun solar + storage projects could soon power AI data centers appeared first on Solar Power World.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) voted to award 16 projects totaling 52.06 MW in the first solicitation of its Dual-Use Pilot Agrivoltaics program. “This pilot dual-use program will enable us to support New Jersey farmers in making their operations more profitable while adding capacity to the grid,” said NJBPU President Ben Hertz-Shargel.… The post New Jersey greenlights 16 agrivoltaics projects on local farms appeared first on Solar Power World.

Real estate investment trust STAG Industrial recently energized three new rooftop solar projects across Pennsylvania, marking another significant step in the company’s deployment of distributed solar. Developed by Dimension Energy and facilitated by Black Bear Energy these projects further expand STAG’s leadership in implementing onsite and distributed solar across its extensive nationwide portfolio. STAG now… The post Real estate holder energizes solar on large warehouses in Pennsylvania appeared first on Solar Power World.

Translucent Solar announced it will begin production at a solar panel assembly facility in Summerville, South Carolina. The site should reach its 1.2-GW annual manufacturing capacity by the end of the year. The company says it will make panels for all markets — utility-scale, commercial and residential. This 281,000-ft2 South Carolina plant is part of… The post Translucent Solar to start solar panel assembly in South Carolina appeared first on Solar Power World.