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Ipsun Team photo Fairfax signs largest county-wide solar PPA in the state of Virginia with help from Ipsun Solar
Chris Crowell
December 16, 2019
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News new york EV rebates
New York State to build a large energy facility instead of a previously planned fossil fuel plant
December 16, 2019
News EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables to deploy 2 GW of Array Technologies solar trackers
December 16, 2019
News nearmap
Nearmap buys 3D geometry tech provider to improve its already great solar roof design platform
December 12, 2019
News SEIA residential solar market report
Residential solar installations in U.S. hit record high in 2019 third quarter (15 states have best quarter ever)
December 12, 2019
News wind and solar growth
Retail energy customers want more than commodities from energy service...

A new survey from DNV GL found that customers want more than commodity supply from energy providers, with behind-the-meter generation and en...

December 12, 2019
News SolarReviews layout tool 2
Meet Solar Calculator, an AI-driven solar design, estimator tool aimed...

Solar-Estimate.org, a SolarReviews company, has added an online solar estimator, the Solar Calculator, that puts a legit solar design softwa...

December 11, 2019
News Silver Spring-Foods
Huntsinger Farms gains grant money to add 100-kW solar array...

Huntsinger Farms, the world’s largest grower and processor of horseradish and the parent company of Silver Spring Foods, has won a $28...

December 11, 2019
News Sunnova residential solar-001
Sunnova updates: SunSafe System hits Florida, 15-year add-on battery financing...

Sunnova Energy International Inc. made a few announcements to close out 2019: 1) The expansion of its Sunnova SunSafe solar + battery storag...

December 11, 2019
News Solar FlexRack cypress creek
Cypress Creek Renewable, Solar FlexRack team up on 105-MW solar...

Solar FlexRack is installing a fixed-tilt solar racking system at a 105 MW solar power generation plant in North Carolina. Cypress Creek Ren...

December 10, 2019
News Generac storage
Generac’s PWRcell residential storage solution is now ready to order

Generac Power Systems announced that it’s highly anticipated battery storage system and home energy management solution is now availab...

December 9, 2019
News lightsource-bp-logo
BP increases investment in solar developer Lightsource BP to 50...

The management of Lightsource BP and BP have agreed to equalize their shareholdings in Lightsource BP to create a simplified 50:50 joint ven...

December 9, 2019
News Conagra Brands solar project
Wish-Bone salad dressing to be produced by solar energy via...

Conagra Brands, Inc. entered into a 15-year service agreement with SolAmerica Energy to place eight acres of solar panels on the company&rsq...

December 9, 2019
News Interest rate up and Banking concept, Plant growing on stack of
Push for responsible banking? Climate-focused resolutions filed with JPMorgan Chase,...

A coalition of investors — Walden Asset Management, Presbyterian Church USA, and First Affirmative Financial Network — led by sh...

December 9, 2019
News CaZrSe3 in the distorted orthorhombic perovskite phase
Lehigh University researchers map the energy transport mechanism of a...

For solar cells to be widely used in the coming decades, researchers must resolve two major challenges: increasing efficiency and lowering t...

December 9, 2019
News Bankruptcy law
Details on bankruptcy auction for DC Solar mobile solar generators...

Hey — GA Global Partners is conducting a public auction of over 700 complete mobile solar generators (MSGs) manufactured by DC Solar t...

December 9, 2019
News Key Solar project
UPS hub in Massachusetts goes solar this holiday delivery season...

Key Solar, New England’s fastest growing commercial solar energy installer and developer, completed (on time and on budget) the roofto...

December 9, 2019
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BlackRock hits a record $1 billion first close for its...

BlackRock Real Assets has achieved a $1 billion first close for its Global Renewable Power III fund (GRP III) with commitments from over 35 ...

December 9, 2019
News tariff court ruling
Court upholds the bifacial solar module tariff exclusion

The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) will allow the exclusion from Section 201 tariffs for bifacial modules to remain in place for th...

December 5, 2019
Financing Loanpal
LoanPal adds PenFed Credit Union to home solar financing platform

PenFed Credit Union, the second largest federal credit union in the United States, is partnering with Loanpal, a leader in new resident...

December 5, 2019