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Solar + batter power resilience hubs "provide services year-round, not just during disasters. So they can also help build a community’s adaptive capacity, before a disaster hits,” said senior scientist Patrick Murphy, Ph.D., who along with his colleagues at PSE Healthy Energy authored a new study published in the journal Risk Analysis, published by the Society for Risk Analysis. https://lnkd.in/gySC4TNq

Franklin Properties, a leading multifamily residential building owner and developer, has undertaken a significant solar energy project in partnership with SMA America and PurePoint Energy that exemplifies how strategic investments in solar energy can yield substantial economic and environmental benefits. https://lnkd.in/gBYn9EYr

“This renewable energy project will bring sun-generated clean energy to power more than 30,000 Michigan homes,” said Gino Roncelli, CEO of Roncelli, Inc.. “Our strategy was to partner with the best in lieu of self-performance; we’re glad we did, as J&B Solar is already ahead of schedule, is above quality expectations, and we’re excited to see their experience and expertise help drive this project to completion.” https://lnkd.in/gWpXPxc9

Recent Aurora Solar research showed that 50% of homeowners find it hard to determine which solar contractors are legitimate. So, what can legitimate solar installers do about this? It’s called trust-based selling. ✔ Learn what trust-based selling is, and how to implement it in your solar business in this guide: https://lnkd.in/gPETiYwE

“In the U.S., there are more than 500 Agrivoltaics sites, producing a total of 9 GW of solar energy. These numbers are likely to grow as interest in Agrivoltaics has been greatly expanding, as indicated by the increase in support and funding for this sector," said Bertrand Vandewiele, GM of SolarEdge Technologies in North America. https://lnkd.in/gcC_yr4F

🚨 ICYMI ... the latest edition of the Projects Weekly newsletter highlighted solar financing news from Plus Power, EDPR NA Distributed Generation, EverGen Power, Sunrun, Sunstone Credit and others. Meanwhile, in other solar project news ... >Sungrow North America conducted an unprecedented fire test on its utility-scale battery array. >PowerMarket is supplying community solar in California. >Castillo Engineering secured 56 MW of community solar projects in Illinois. >RWE began construction on a utility-scale project in Illinois. Get all this juicy content delivered to your inbox every Friday by subscribing for free at https://lnkd.in/ebQt5Bw Shout out to Generac for sponsoring this edition of the Projects Weekly. Read last week's newsletter in full at https://lnkd.in/gWEniRuF

"One pathway to reach America’s ambitious clean energy goals is through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which has made important steps to increase renewable energy projects by ensuring America’s power grid is reliable and affordable for customers across the nation," writes Anthony Laurita, government affairs manager, SMA America. https://lnkd.in/gvkHZeun

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📣 Webinar Alert 📣 July 23 at 2 pm EST Learn all about the NEW Fronius USA GEN24, the latest innovation in Fronius residential inverters coming to the United States starting July 2024. Register here to join live or watch on-demand: https://lnkd.in/gizD98-d Paul Bui, Fronius Technical Advisor, and moderator Chris Crowell will show how the Fronius GEN24 delivers: - a simplified and fast installation process, - flexibility and future security, - lean system design, - maximum yield, and - energy independence. With the Up.storage software upgrade arriving late 2024, you'll have the option to add hybrid battery capability for ultimate energy independence. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gizD98-d

⚠ The sixth annual PV Module Index Report from RETC (Renewable Energy Test Center) says spontaneous module glass breakage in fielded projects is increasing. That is glass breakage -- for no apparent reason -- often before commissioning. https://lnkd.in/gAyAmY32 “While I have not seen that many impacted sites, a lot of people within the broader community are seeing similar problems,” states Ralf Schulze, who manages field forensics services for RETC. “We are regularly hearing about glass breakage in silicon modules.” says Teresa Barnes, who manages the Photovoltaic Reliability and System Performance Group at National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Here are key takeaways from RETC's report: https://lnkd.in/gAyAmY32