Solar United Neighbors (SUN) and Rewiring America will host an energy focused event on Tuesday, September 29, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Montclair Recreation Center in Denver, Colorado. Residents can learn how rooftop solar, battery storage and heat pumps work, and how group purchasing and available incentives can make clean-energy home upgrades more… The post Solar United Neighbors organizing another group purchase program in Denver appeared first on Solar Power World.

Power Electronics, a company producing inverters for solar energy, storage and data center markets, celebrated the groundbreaking of its future campus in Houston, Texas. Located on more than 53 acres, the new campus is a significant expansion of Power Electronics’ manufacturing footprint in the United States. The project will include two buildings sized at approximately… The post Power Electronics building 40 GW manufacturing campus in Houston appeared first on Solar Power World.

Otovo is partnering with InCharge Energy, a national provider of EV charging installation and maintenance services, to offer Otovo commercial customers with a single service relationship covering solar, battery storage and EV charging equipment. Together, Otovo and InCharge will offer each other’s preventive maintenance plans, with each company dispatching its own technicians, expanding the footprint… The post Otovo adds InCharge Energy’s EV maintenance skills to service offering appeared first on Solar Power World.

Each semester, students at the University of Toledo in Ohio are asked if they’d like to add $5 to their tuition bill to fund sustainability activities across campus. A committee of undergraduate and graduate students, the Student Green Fund, has been managing those extra dollars since 2017, supporting green initiatives including installing high-efficiency hand dryers… The post Student-funded solar project gets expansion at UToledo appeared first on Solar Power World.

Cultivate Power has officially powered up the Bowes Solar project. Located on a 22-acre farm in Elgin, Illinois, this community solar initiative consists of two installations — a 4.975-MW site and a 4.25-MW site — that will generate electricity for the ComEd territory. Developing the Bowes Solar property required a specialized approach, since adjacent train tracks, high-voltage… The post Illinois solar project adapts layout to train tracks, wetland and existing power lines appeared first on Solar Power World.

Battery repurposing company B2U Storage Solutions is partnering with LG Energy Solution to explore business opportunities in the battery energy storage systems (BESS) space across the United States. The partners plan to use B2U Storage Solutions’ patented technologies to repurpose LG Energy Solution EV batteries for grid-scale energy storage, generating economic value by extending their use before recycling. “This partnership advances… The post B2U, LGES partner on battery repurposing for grid-scale applications appeared first on Solar Power World.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is initiating eight new bulk energy storage projects and 13 large-scale renewable energy projects in the state. Combined, these projects are expected to provide 1.7 GW of new large-scale energy resources, create more than 1,000 family-supporting jobs and generate over $3.7 billion in private investment.… The post NYSERDA approves 1.7 GW of new state renewable energy projects appeared first on Solar Power World.

Local solar installer Pisgah Energy recently completed a series of solar projects for Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO), a non-profit community developer in Asheville, North Carolina, that helps create more affordable and sustainable futures for families in the area. MHO’s newest housing communities, Star Point Apartments and Lakeshore Villas, sport solar arrays that will contribute to cleaner air… The post Pisgah installs additional solar projects for Asheville community housing developer appeared first on Solar Power World.

Earlier this year, grid-edge energy company Span launched XFRA, a distributed data center solution. Comprising a distributed network of compute nodes located in residential and small commercial spaces, XFRA enables both the immediate and future compute needs of hyperscalers, neoscalers and AI cloud providers. Span has now established an installation partner, in which Sunrun will provide home solar and… The post Span signs Sunrun as installation partner for XFRA distributed data center solution appeared first on Solar Power World.

To prevent stockpiling polysilicon and its derivatives ahead of Sec. 232 tariff initiation, the Dept. of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a temporary final rule explaining how it will monitor imports. In August, the Trump administration announced tariffs and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives under Sec. 232 of… The post Commerce is watching polysilicon imports to stop stockpiling appeared first on Solar Power World.

Residential solar design and financing company Aurora Solar has updated its services in the United States and is expanding to the United Kingdom. “In the U.S., the industry just went through one of its toughest stretches in recent history, and in the U.K. and Europe, the industry is rapidly evolving. That’s why our answer is… The post Aurora Solar updates services, expands to UK appeared first on Solar Power World.

Independent power producer PureSky Energy has started commercial operations at McLean 1 Community Solar, which is the company’s first solar project in Illinois. “Launching McLean 1 as our first project in Illinois — and dedicating it entirely to income-eligible households — is an important milestone for PureSky,” said Nicholas Topping, VP of community solar at… The post PureSky Energy builds Illinois community solar project for low-income residents appeared first on Solar Power World.