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Scanifly aerial imaging integrates with Unirac U-Builder design platform

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[ad_1] Scanifly, a PV design and field operations software provider, has integrated with Unirac, a North American producer of solar mounting and racking solutions. The partnership connects Scanifly’s site survey and design platform directly to Unirac’s plan set portal, creating an automated workflow. “Solar contractors spend too much time moving data between different software tools,” […]

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Community solar installations increased by 35% in 2024

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[ad_1] A Nexamp project in New Jersey. The United States community solar market installed a record-breaking 1.7 GWDC of capacity in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, according to a new report released by Wood Mackenzie in collaboration with the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA). However, with policy uncertainty at both national and state

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Amazon signs PPA for full capacity of 100-MW Mississippi solar project

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[ad_1] EDP Renewables North America has launched its Ragsdale Solar Park in Madison Country, Mississippi. The 100 MW project, which became operational in late 2024, will provide power to Entergy Mississippi’s transmission system. Amazon has contracted for the full energy off-take of the system through a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA). Credit: EDP Renewables North

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Sunnova cuts 15% of workforce to ‘focus on capital efficiency’

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[ad_1] Solar services company Sunnova Energy announced it would cut 300 jobs to reduce costs and streamline its operations. Credit: Sunnova The 300 layoffs are mostly in its commercial organization and represent 15% of the company’s total workforce. Sunnova will have $35 million in annual cash savings due to the job cuts. Sunnova said it

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VDE unveils Hail Risk Atlas to help solar developers forecast economic risk related to hail loss

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[ad_1] Catastrophic risk advisor VDE Americas today launched its VDE Hail Risk Atlas. Designed to forecast the economic risk of solar assets due to hail loss, VDE’s suite of Hail Risk Intelligence products and services for solar developers, insurers and investors paves the way for more defensible, financeable and insurable projects. The VDE Hail Risk

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17 solar, storage projects to be sited on former coal mines in the Appalachians

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[ad_1] The Nature Conservancy and the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership have announced new agreements with Sun Tribe Development and ENGIE to develop 14 solar energy and three battery storage projects on 360 acres of former coal mines in the Appalachians. This is the second round of clean energy project announcements from TNC’s Cumberland Forest Project

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Brooklyn Solar Canopy launches three new mounting system designs

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[ad_1] Brooklyn Solar Canopy is launching three new solar panel mounting systems: Post-Truss, Cantilever and Wood-Post. “This expansion of our product line is a direct response to our customers’ evolving needs,” said T.R. Ludwig, CEO of Brooklyn Solar Canopy and its sister company, Brooklyn SolarWorks. “With the addition of Post-Truss, Cantilever and Wood-Post mounting systems,

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Grid-scale ESS Smartstack from Fluence maxes at 7.5 MWh energy density

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[ad_1] The Smartstack energy storage platform from Fluence Energy is now commercially available for grid-scale applications. Deliveries of the AC-based system are scheduled to begin in in Q4 2025. Smartstack’s patent-pending design strategically splits battery storage systems into units with easily transportable weight and dimensions, reducing shipping constraints and installation complexity. Onsite, the system maximizes

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