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July 21, 2020
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News PVEL PV module reliability scorecard
PVEL expands inverter testing capabilities with new Inverter Test Center
July 21, 2020
Products GDI LLC
Check out this solar panel camouflage concept from GDI LLC
July 21, 2020
News ICS solar film-001
Finnish company says it can bump conventional solar module output by up to 10 percent
July 20, 2020
News Wunder Capital
Wunder Capital partners with three funds for $100 million in new commercial solar financing
July 20, 2020
News SF7-Tandem-high-view-3-4
Soltec expands two-modules-in-portrait tracker concept with new SF7 Tandem

Solar tracker manufacturer Soltec is an advocate of the two-in-portrait strategy (covered a bunch here), and it’s doubling down o...

July 20, 2020
News California economic growth
SGIP funding for solar plus storage is the economic boost...

Clean energy jobs at solar installers and other companies were expected to be some of the fastest-growing occupations over the next decade, ...

July 20, 2020
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Loanpal Direct Pay Program now available through Soligent

  Solar equipment distributor Soligent partnered with Loanpal, the fastest-growing solar lender in the nation, to offer Loanp...

July 20, 2020
News vertex_600
Trina Solar launches Vertex series PV modules with 600 W...

Several representatives of upper, middle and lower streams of the industrial value chain of the 600W+ Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecologica...

July 20, 2020
+ Storage Entech Xcape
EnTech Solutions promotes Xcape microgrid system for commercial sector

Xcape is the newest microgrid technology created by EnTech Solutions, a company committed to providing a sustainable energy future for its c...

July 20, 2020
Projects origis energy
Florida’s Gainesville Regional Utilities adding its first large-scale solar +...

Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) and Origis Energy announced a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for FL Solar 6, a new 50-MW large-scale so...

July 20, 2020
News Solar Parking Canopy
San Luis Obispo County energizes first solar projects via ForeFront...

San Luis Obispo, California, July 13th, 2020 The County of San Luis Obispo celebrated the completion of two solar projects at the Department...

July 17, 2020
News oil and gas solar
Guess who is turning to solar energy to power field...

Oil and gas companies are starting to utilize such zero-carbon sources to reduce carbon emissions associated with operations, according to a...

July 16, 2020
News National renewable energy laboratory NREL
NREL research examines strategies for recycling solar panels

PV modules have a 30-year lifespan. There is currently no plan for how to manage this at end of their lifespan. The volume of modules no lon...

July 16, 2020
News shovel ready utility scale solar
GlobalData: Utility-scale solar pipeline could still see COVID-related issues in...

The U.S. solar industry saw record installs in the first quarter, but even as the utility-scale installation situation is improving, the pan...

July 16, 2020
News PVCAD Mega-PVSyst Integration Layout
This PVSyst integration with PVCAD Mega is a huge upgrade...

Attention: Solar sales and design software company PVComplete released a PVSyst integration upgrade to PVCAD Mega, the first CAD software fo...

July 15, 2020
+ Storage hands in group
New group led by IREC aims to simplify energy storage...

Energy storage technologies have a crucial role to play in enabling the transition to a low-carbon economy. Despite significant growth of th...

July 15, 2020
News solar government local permitting cutting red tape
North Central Texas Council of Governments earns SolSmart designation for...

The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) has received a Bronze designation from the national SolSmart program for helping loc...

July 15, 2020
News SunSpec-RSD-Rooftop
How standardized solutions for rapid shutdown mitigate supply chain issues

Between COVID-19 and escalating trade tensions, especially between the U.S. and China, the global supply chain is experiencing a period of u...

July 15, 2020
News McKinstry
Denver Public Schools signs energy performance contract that includes 14...

McKinstry and Denver Public Schools, in consultation with the Colorado Energy Office, have embarked on an Energy Performance Contract (EPC) ...

July 15, 2020