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trina solar Vertical Reach: Trina Solar is taking turn-key solar procurement to its furthest point yet
Charles W. Thurston
October 15, 2019
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News ohio voters
Poll: Ohio voters support renewable energy and oppose the state’s recent nuclear subsidy
October 14, 2019
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Duke Energy Carolinas working on a major battery storage project in Anderson County
October 14, 2019
News solar energy world
Solar Energy World expands solar installation business in Florida with education push
October 14, 2019
News Golden Meadow, Louisiana
Louisiana PSC votes to allow utilites to lower net metering payback rates
October 14, 2019
News virginia dominion solar
Solar energy curriculum included in the deal for these four...

Solar arrays at four more schools in Augusta County, Virginia, are now complete and operational, bringing additional renewable energy to the...

October 14, 2019
News Terabase team pic Sep 2019 cropped
Terabase Energy launches to cut solar project soft costs for...

At Solar Power International in Salt Lake City this year, Terabase Energy a new solar technology company led by CEO Matt Campbell and a team...

October 14, 2019
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Brisbane, Calif. asked for solar production instead of just pricing...

A new 168-kilowatt solar energy system is now operational in the City of Brisbane, Calif., thanks to Sunterra Solar. The SunPower rooftop PV...

October 11, 2019
News Virginia cities
Public-private partnership forms in Virginia to nurture solar workforce development

Twenty organizations including Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC), the Maryland-DC-Delaware-Virginia Solar Industries Association (...

October 10, 2019
News solar government local permitting cutting red tape
Soft cost progress: Over 300 local governments have streamlined solar...

We hype solar technology innovation often as the path forward to a renewable energy future, but the technology we have is already pretty awe...

October 10, 2019
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Ameresco schedules construction of 27-MW solar farm in Illinois village...

Ameresco will develop a 27 MW solar farm in the Village of DePue, Illinois. Upon completion, the DePue solar farm will be the largest in Bur...

October 9, 2019
News ARI-Key-Benchmarking
Solar energy investors can get real-time benchmarking of their renewable...

German energy Intellitech company Kaiserwetter Energy Asset Management added an advanced renewable energy benchmarking feature to its IoT pl...

October 9, 2019
News PasonChintPowerSystemESS
Chint Power Systems’s C&I energy storage solution now integrated into...

Energy Toolbase, one of the best solar + energy storage modeling and proposal softwares out there, has integrated Chint Power Systems’...

October 9, 2019
News Keene housing
Keene Housing, ReVision Energy to cut ribbon on solar-powered affordable...

A ribbon-cutting is now set for October 29 at Keene Housing in Keene, NH, to celebrate its solar energy transition. The Monadnock Regio...

October 8, 2019
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Contra Costa County uses SunPower to hedge against peak electric...

Contra Costa County in California recently selected SunPower to deploy a mix of Helix Roof and Carport solar systems at 10 locations totalin...

October 8, 2019
News Arizona state solar module research
New Tech Tuesday: Five universities (in three countries) team to...

A new research project spanning five universities in three countries and led by Arizona State University will work to improve solar cell tec...

October 8, 2019
News new home california
Sunrun partners with Citadel Roofing to serve California’s new-build home...

Citadel Roofing & Solar, one of California’s largest and most experienced roofing and solar installers, announced its official par...

October 7, 2019
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Clean Energy States Alliance launches DOE-funded initiative to bring solar...

The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) will lead a wide-ranging initiative to accelerate the development of solar projects that benefit low...

October 7, 2019
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First projects approved in the Illinois Solar for All program

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved the contracts for the first projects participating in the Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA) pro...

October 7, 2019
News SolarEdge
SolarEdge files three patent infringement lawsuits against Huawei in China

SolarEdge Technologies has filed three lawsuits for patent infringement against Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a Chinese entity. SolarEdge i...

October 7, 2019