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These small sensors can detect fires at utility-scale solar sites before they spread https://ift.tt/M4lWvaX As utility-scale solar proliferates across the United States, project operators must contend with monitoring the landmass hosting these sprawling PV arrays. The footprint of grid-tied solar is increasing, and, separate to that, so is the spread of wildfires stoked by…

Namaste Solar project to save Denver nonprofit $300k in operating expenses https://ift.tt/EAdc0pJ Namaste Solar has partnered with Women’s Bean Project to install a 102-kW rooftop solar system and one electric vehicle charging station at the nonprofit’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado. This installation is designed to offset 120% of Women’s Bean Project’s electrical usage, significantly…

Artisun Solar completes projects for South Dakota packaging company https://ift.tt/Ij2bqGa Artisun Solar has completed two solar systems for Helluva Container in Elk Point, South Dakota. With a newly installed 36.9-kWDC PV system at its main office and an 85.5-kWDC system at its warehouse, Helluva Container is reinforcing its commitment to sustainable operations. The company,…

Solar Landscape powers on 14 new community solar projects in Maryland https://ift.tt/L5cPrye Solar Landscape has energized 14 new community solar projects across Maryland, for a total capacity of 6.6 MW. The new installations are the first of Solar Landscape’s 57 projects in Maryland, all hosted on commercial rooftops, making it the largest group of…

The Solar Policy Scoop: April 2025 https://ift.tt/ZXlPVyt Trump tariffs on trade partners continue boomerang Washington, D.C.  The Trump Administration has gone back and forth threatening new 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico since February. After tariffs technically went into effect in early March, President Trump paused them on goods compliant with the…

Battery boom drives Bangladesh lead poisoning epidemic https://ift.tt/dPT0YaK Mirzapur, Bangladesh (AFP) April 1, 2025 Bangladeshi Junayed Akter is 12 years old but the toxic lead coursing through his veins has left him with the diminutive stature of someone several years younger. Akter is one of 35 million children – around 60 percent of all…

EnergyAid acquires Sunworks, Solcius assets and will maintain existing solar systems https://ift.tt/Mj27ZS3 EnergyAid announced that it recently acquired Sunworks and Solcius intellectual property, allowing the company to provide expanded service and support for their existing customers. The acquisition includes customer data and monitoring sites, which will enable EnergyAid to proactively monitor and maintain solar…

Stryten Energy to invest in American battery supply chain https://ift.tt/N21n58D Energy storage solutions provider Stryten Energy announced it would expand its American manufacturing capacity to 24 GWh. The company will increase production at 11 U.S. battery component plants, where batteries are produced for the military and grid storage markets. “Stryten Energy is committed to…

Large-scale solar market starts shift to 2-kV projects https://ift.tt/1T84VL3 In this uncertain time for the large-scale solar industry, with federal incentives up in the air and tariff wars on overdrive, any potential cost savings are welcomed. A change from 1.5-kV to 2-kV solar projects could provide just that to developers. When voltage increases, current…

Modi to kick off construction of India-Sri Lanka solar plant https://ift.tt/QGSlTH3 New Delhi (AFP) Mar 28, 2025 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the construction of a long-delayed solar power project during his upcoming visit to Sri Lanka, an official said on Friday. Vikram Misri, the secretary of India’s foreign ministry, said Modi…