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July 22, 2020
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Microsoft, Sol Systems create cool community investment agreement fund as part of solar deal
July 22, 2020
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2019 saw a record number of microgrids installed in the United States
July 22, 2020
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Construction begins on first-of-its-kind microgrid at Pittsburgh International Airport
July 22, 2020
News Indiana solar net metering
NIPSCO announces two Indiana-grown solar projects with NextEra Energy
July 22, 2020
News solar online training
EMPOWER 2020 Virtual Summit to focus on solar installer growth...

Just as the larger economy has started adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, solar installers too are adjusting to doing business in the new no...

July 21, 2020
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Citadel Roofing & Solar opens new office, adds generator services

Citadel Roofing & Solar is growing both its service territory and service offering, having opened an office in Fresno, Calif., to meet t...

July 21, 2020
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PVEL expands inverter testing capabilities with new Inverter Test Center

PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), the leading independent test lab for the global downstream solar industry, is blowing out its inverter product qua...

July 21, 2020
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Check out this solar panel camouflage concept from GDI LLC

GDI LLC’s patented Solar-Image process can transform basic panels into a solid color, a full-color pattern, or a panoramic photo, all ...

July 21, 2020
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Finnish company says it can bump conventional solar module output...

Finnish technology company ICS has developed a technology platform and a film solution they say provides a 5 to 10 percent increase in energ...

July 20, 2020
News Wunder Capital
Wunder Capital partners with three funds for $100 million in...

Wunder Capital announced it has partnered with funds managed by Ares Management Corporation’s Infrastructure and Power strategy ,...

July 20, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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