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  1. ENGIE North America (ENGIE) announced that as part of an increasing approach to circularity, it will pilot a new precycling provision to incorporate solar panel and project component recycling into initial agreements at four projects. The innovative approach was developed in cooperation with SOLARCYCLE. The precycling provision incorporates recycling into power purchase agreements and helps…

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  2. SolarEdge Technologies announced it has become a qualifying battery manufacturer for Pacific Power’s Wattsmart Battery Program. The new program offers incentives to homeowners and commercial building owners in Washington and Oregon to adopt solar batteries. Participants are now able to earn financial incentives by allowing the utility to use stored battery energy to support grid…

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  3. On June 25 at 11:00 a.m. ET, nonprofit the PA Solar Center will host an online meeting and press event to announce the launch of its GET Solar SWPA program to expand solar throughout the 10-county region of Southwestern Pennsylvania. GET Solar SWPA will offer trusted, unbiased technical assistance and financial guidance to organizations and…

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  4. Array Technologies has entered in an agreement to acquire APA Solar, a foundation and fixed-tilt mounting company based in Ohio. With this acquisition, Array Technologies will begin offering an integrated tracker and foundation system, providing project developers a domestically manufactured, easy-to-install solution for difficult soil conditions that are increasingly prevalent in new solar projects. Array…

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  5. EticaAG has launched HazGuard, powered by TRAPS, a gas filtration and venting system engineered to eliminate toxic emissions during battery thermal runaway events. HazGuard integrates with EticaAG’s lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery systems, which already have its patented LiquidShield immersion technology to suppress thermal runaway at the cell level. If gas is released, HazGuard activates to…

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