Five regional solar installers combine to form new company Lumio

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Five residential solar providers have combined to form a new company called Lumio. Atlantic Key Energy (Florida), Deca (Texas), LIFT Energy (Utah), Our World Energy (Arizona) and Smart Energy Today (Washington) have all joined forces to offer speedy installations across the country. “Speed is the currency of solar,” according to Lumio CEO Jonathan Gibbs. “The future…
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/06/five-regional-solar-installers-combine-to-form-new-company-lumio/
#markets, #residential, #news

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California assembly bill attempting to alter net-metering credits fails to move forward

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California assembly bill 1139, which was an attempt to allow utilities to charge rooftop solar customers a monthly fee and alter net-metering credits, failed yesterday, as lead author Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) failed to gather enough votes to move it through assembly. The solar industry dubbed the bill the “utility profit grab bill.” Solar advocacy…
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/06/california-assembly-bill-attempting-to-alter-net-metering-credits-fails-to-move-forward/
#markets, #news, #policy, #residential

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Solar software provider Aurora closes US$250m funding round

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Aurora Solar, a US-based company that has developed software to enable the remote design and sale of PV systems, has closed a US$250 million series C funding round.
https://www.pv-tech.org/solar-software-provider-aurora-closes-us250m-funding-round/
#storage, #residential, #news, #solar, #aurora, #coatue, #financing, #funding, #energy

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Maxeon releases line of flexible silicon-based solar panels

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Maxeon Solar Technologies will release a new line of glass-less, flexible silicon-based solar panels this summer called Maxeon Air. The panels will first be used in European markets before having a global release in Q1 2022. “The Maxeon Air technology platform continues our 35-year legacy of solar panel technology innovation and once again demonstrates the…
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/05/maxeon-releases-line-of-flexible-silicon-based-solar-panels/
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IEA calls for annual additions of solar PV to reach 630 GW by 2030

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According to the International Energy Agency, most of the global reductions in CO2 emissions between now and 2030 would come from technologies available today. In a recent report, the agency sets what it described as a “cost-effective and economically productive” pathway resulting in an energy economy “dominated by renewables like solar and wind.”
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/18/iea-calls-for-annual-additions-of-solar-pv-to-reach-630-gw-by-2030/
#pv, #utility, #industrial, #scale, #markets, #commercial, #residential

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Flexible solar panels are more than just off-grid staples

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Flexible solar modules are a niche product. Often seen on a smaller scale attached to RVs, on backpacks and near tents, these nontraditional solar panels are touted for their off-grid portability. After all, who would lug a 50-lb glassed solar panel to a favorite camping spot? But flexible panels are proving they’re not just for…
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/05/flexible-solar-panels-are-more-than-just-off-grid-staples/
#components, #residential, #commercial, #markets, #modules, #featured, #pv

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German solar generates 40 GW for the first time

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Germany is currently seeing cool, sunny weather, which is ideal for PV power generation. According to Energy Charts, the photovoltaic systems installed in the country have cracked the 40 GW mark for the first time.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/04/28/german-solar-generates-40-gw-for-the-first-time/
#policy, #markets, #pv, #residential, #commercial, #industrial

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Going off-grid in the 2020s: Updated battery choices for today’s power needs

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Describe an off-grid solar setup, and someone 20 years ago would imagine a remote cabin in the woods, with lead-acid batteries and diesel generators used as backup power. But in the 2020s, off-grid homes might be closer than you think — like, right next door. Many neighborhoods, either because of their geography or restrictions on…
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/04/off-grid-batteries-for-todays-power-needs/
#featured, #batteries, #storage, #components, #markets, #residential

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Sweden hits 1 GW milestone

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The Scandinavian country saw the installation of more than 400 MW of PV systems last year. The Swedish solar market keeps being driven by rooftop PV.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/04/01/sweden-hits-1-gw-milestone/
#pv, #scale, #commercial, #residential, #industrial, #utility, #markets

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#ThisWeekInPictures: Oct. 14 - 21 by NBC News
Battle for Mosul begins, presidential candidates have a laugh at dinner, a pygmy anteater makes its debut, and more.

14 PHOTOS

1. #Iraqi #soldiers #walk on a #road as #smoke billows from the #Qayyarah #area, about 35 miles south of #Mosul, on Oct. 19, 2016, during an #operation against #ISIL to retake the main hub #city. In the biggest Iraqi #military operation in years, #forces have retaken dozens of #villages, mostly south and east of Mosul, and are planning multiple #assaults for October 20.
YASIN AKGUL / AFP - Getty Images

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2. #Commuters are #dressed in #black and #white or #dark colored #clothing mourning the #death of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej during the #morning rush hour at a #station in #Bangkok on Oct. 17.
ISSEI KATO / Reuters

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3. 89th Airlift Wing Vice Commander Col. Christopher M. Thompson loses his hat with the blast from #Air #Force #One, with #President Barack #Obama aboard, as it departs from #Andrews Air Force #Base, Md. on Oct. 20 en route to #Miami to encourage #people to sign up for #health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act during an upcoming enrollment period.
Jose Luis Magana / AP

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4. A #street #vendor selling #paintings #drinks hot #tea while waiting for #customers on a #sidewalk in central #Lviv, #Ukraine on Oct. 20.
GLEB GARANICH / Reuters

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5. #Democratic presidential #candidate Hillary #Clinton, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, #Archbishop of #NewYork, and #Republican presidential candidate Donald #Trump share a laugh during the Alfred E. Smith #Memorial #Foundation #dinner on Oct. 20 in New York.
Evan Vucci / AP

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6. A #Ukrainian #serviceman #fires a 2S7 Pion self-propelled #gun during #military #exercises near the #village of #Divychky in #Kiev #region, #Ukraine on Oct. 21.
VALENTYN OGIRENKO / Reuters

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7. North #Korean #traffic #police #women chat next to a #residential #building while off duty on Oct. 18, 2016, in #Pyongyang, North #Korea.
Wong Maye-E / AP

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8. A vet holds a #pygmy anteater, also known as a #silky #anteater, at the #Huachipa #Zoo, on the outskirts of #Lima, #Peru on Oct. 19. The zoo presented on Wednesday three anteater #species: #giant #bears, #tamanduas, and #pygmies, during an #event to promote their pair of silky #anteaters, who just turned 11 years old. The zoo is preparing a #breeding #program of this #rare species, that does not exceed 13 cm.
Martin Mejia / AP

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9. Newly displaced #people wait to receive #food #supplies at a #processing center for displaced people In #Qayyara, south of #Mosul, #Iraq on Oct. 21.
ZOHRA BENSEMRA / Reuters

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10. #Soldiers of the #Sudan #People #Liberation #Army ( #SPLA ) #celebrate while standing in #trenches in #Lelo, outside #Malakal, northern South #Sudan, on Oct. 16. Heavy #fighting #broke out on October 14 between the #government's SPLA and #opposition #forces in #Wajwok and Lalo #villages, outside Malakal. SPLA #commanders claim they succeeded to keep their positions and assure their #forces just responded "on self #defence".
ALBERT GONZALEZ FARRAN / AFP - Getty Images

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11. #Smoke rises from a #building after #shelling in the #rebel held besieged #town of #Douma, eastern #Ghouta in #Damascus, #Syria on Oct. 19.
BASSAM KHABIEH / Reuters

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12. #Migrants are seen during #rescue #operation in the #Mediterranea #Sea on Oct. 20.
Yara Nardi / Italian Red Cross via Reuters

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13. #Members of an #evangelic #church attend church #damaged by #Hurricane #Matthew, in the commune of #Roche-a-Bateaux, in #LesCayes, #Haiti, on Oct. 16. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced distress at the "absolute #devastation" caused by the deadly hurricane in Haiti, and disappointment at the little #emergency #aid reaching the struggling #nation.
HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP - Getty Images

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14. The #Orbital #ATK #Antares #rocket, with the #Cygnus #spacecraft onboard stands on launch Pad-0A during sunrise at #NASA's #Wallops #Flight #Facility on Oct. 16 in Wallops #Island, #Virginia. Orbital ATK's sixth contracted #cargo resupply #mission with NASA to the #ISS will deliver over 5,100 pounds of #science and #research, #crew supplies and #vehicle #hardware to the orbital #laboratory and its crew.
Bill Ingalls/NASA / NASA via Getty Images

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