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Twenty years ago, Bob and Lorrayne Murphy opened their home in San Carlos, California, to GRID Alternatives, a new organization working to make solar energy accessible to underserved communities. They were GRID Alternatives’ first clients. GRID Alternatives returned to that same home to upgrade the original solar installation this week. “This home is where our… The post GRID Alternatives returns to its 1st solar project 20 years later appeared first on Solar Power World.

A coalition of solar manufacturers, software companies, service providers and a community bank have launched the Strong Tail Solar Alliance, a partnership formed to lower costs and widen financing access for U.S. residential and commercial solar installers. Founding members include Bodhi, Climate First Bank, Scanifly, JA Solar, Damaris Solutions and Krannich Solar. The alliance is… The post Companies from different solar segments form alliance supporting small-scale PV appeared first on Solar Power World.

Researchers are using in-situ spectroscopy to watch lead-free tin-perovskite solar films form in real time, providing new insight into one of the technology’s most difficult manufacturing challenges. Perovskite solar technology continues to produce impressive laboratory results, but commercialization presents a challenge that receives far less attention than record efficiency: making high-quality films consistently. A solar… The post The next perovskite challenge isn’t efficiency — it’s repeatable manufacturing appeared first on Solar Power World.

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) announced that the two organizations will combine following approval from each organization’s boards of directors. Effective in early October, CCSA will integrate its team, resources and policy work within SEIA. Founded in 1974, SEIA is the largest national trade association for the… The post SEIA is absorbing the Coalition for Community Solar Access appeared first on Solar Power World.

First Solar announced it has voluntarily withdrew its Sec. 337 complaint and will terminate the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation into competitors allegedly infringing on First Solar’s TOPCon solar panel patent. The company said that the government’s Sec. 232 tariffs on polysilicon derivatives should help to “loose[n] China’s grip on a critical supply chain.”… The post First Solar ends Sec. 337 investigation into competitors allegedly infringing on TOPCon patent appeared first on Solar Power World.