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Commercial platform for solar loans Sunstone credit will partner with a global asset finance company DLL to provide solar financing solutions throughout the United States. Through this partnership, Sunstone Credit will leverage DLL’s global reach, as well as customer service and product offerings, to deliver creative new financing solutions to the U.S. commercial solar market. The partnership will build on Sunstone Credit’s existing solar financing solutions. DLL’s Energy Transition team in the United States will work with Sunstone Credit to finance solar projects originating from Sunstone’s channel partners. “We couldn’t be happier to partner with a world-class organization that shares…

Solar panel company LONGi has launched its latest design, the Hi-Mo An agreement was reached on the wafer size M11 six manufacturers by 2023 — Canadian Solar, Chint (Astronergy), DAS Solar, LONGi, Risen Energy and Tongwei. The new rectangular wafer has a diagonal of 262.5 mm and will be standardized for 72-cell panels. LONGi’s new Hi-Mo X6 Max module is 2,382 x 1,134 mm (94 x 45 inches). The company’s previous modules that used M10 wafers were about 4 inches shorter in length. No other details were provided about the power or efficiency of the new solar panel. The Hi-Mo…

US-based Apricus Generation says it has acquired a majority stake in Toronto-based Nexus Renewables – its first strategic acquisition. May 30, 2024 Blathnaid O’Dea Image: TheOtherKev, PixabayApricus Generation said it has acquired a controlling interest in Nexus Renewables, a Canadian solar and storage developer and independent power producer (IPP).Florida-based Apricus Generation said the deal with Nexus Renewables is its first strategic acquisition since its launch earlier this year. No additional details were provided on the financial terms of the transaction.The company aims to leverage Nexus Renewables’ IPP platform and market position while providing support and capital. The companies will work…

Alliant Energy completed construction of its Grant County Solar Project, a 200 MW solar array in Potosi, Wisconsin, that can generate enough electricity to power more than 50,000 homes annually. Credit: Alliant Energy The project’s completion marks the culmination of Alliant Energy’s multi-phase buildout of 12 utility-scale solar projects in Wisconsin, totaling 1,089 GW. This investment in a more diverse energy generation mix created more than 2,700 jobs across all projects. This allows Alliant Energy to provide almost 300,000 households with solar energy every year. “The successful completion of the Grant County Solar Project is a milestone on our journey…

Some of the world’s most profitable – and most polluting corporations – have invested in carbon offset projects that have fundamental failings and are “probably junk”, suggesting industry claims about greenhouse gas reductions were likely overblown, according to new analysis.Delta, Gucci, Volkswagen, ExxonMobil, Disney, easyJet and Nestlé are among the major corporations to have purchased millions of carbon credits from climate friendly projects that are “likely junk” or worthless when it comes to offsetting their greenhouse gas emissions, according to a classification system developed by Corporate Accountability, a non-profit, transnational corporate watchdog.Some of these companies no longer use CO2 offsets…

The Chinese manufacturer said its new Hi-MO from the company. May 30, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Chinese solar panel manufacturer Longi has unveiled a new module series based on its patented hybrid passivated back-contact (HPBC) cell technology.The company has yet to explain exactly what HPBC is, but it is believed to be an extension of the p-type interdigitated back-contact (IBC) technology that combines the structural advantages of PERC, TOPCon and IBC solar. Furthermore, BC technology can be combined with p-type wafers, for which Longi has significant production capabilities, giving it an advantage over the more common IBC technology.The new Hi-MO X6…

Clean Power Hydrogen (CPH2) launches membraneless electrolyzers with cryogenic systems to separate hydrogen and oxygen. It produces them in the UK and partners with other companies for production in Germany and New Zealand. It says it expects a combined production capacity of 4 GW by 2030. May 30, 2024 Sergio MatalucciCPH2 launches a membraneless electrolyzer that will reportedly compete with proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis in terms of efficiency and costs.“Our pile is very easy: plain stainless steel, on stainless steel,” said Jon Duffy, CEO of CPH2 pv magazineadding that the technology is easy to scale. The system mixes drinking…

Qcells says it will use Lumet’s fine-line metallization technology for its solar cells, for higher efficiency and lower production costs. May 30, 2024 Patrick Jowett Metallized silicon solar cellsImage: LumetQcells has agreed to deploy Israeli-headquartered Lumet’s ultra-fine metallization technology for its solar cell line.The metallization step, in which conductive silver fingers are screen-printed onto the surface of solar cells, is widely considered to be the largest expense in cell production. Efforts to reduce finger width from the industry standard of 20 microns are aimed at reducing silver consumption, cost and light shadow, while also increasing efficiency.Lumet says its technology can…

An independent public classical radio station in Austin, Texas, is adding solar power to save on energy costs and boost its sustainability efforts.KMFA Classical 89.5 collaborated with local ownership Ash solar energy to install an 89.64 kWdc system consisting of 166 solar panels on the roof, the maximum number allowed within the city code. Once operational, the solar panel will offset an estimated 133 MWh of electricity consumption annually.In addition to the rooftop solar system, KMFA’s capital investment also includes the installation of four EV charging stations in the company’s parking lot, all of which will be equipped with universal…

The California Public Utilities Commission released a report revised proposal for decision on the state’s community solar program on May 28, after multiple votes on the previous proposal. The CPUC is set for voting about the new PD next Thursday, May 30. A diverse group of organizations, including the Coalition for Community Solar Access, The Utility Reform Network and the Coalition of California Utility Employees, previously proposed a community solar program to the CPUC, centered around a Net Value Billing Tariff (NVBT). This rate program would have compensated subscribers of community solar projects up to 5 MWAC based on the…