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Chris Crowell
December 9, 2019
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News CaZrSe3 in the distorted orthorhombic perovskite phase
Lehigh University researchers map the energy transport mechanism of a perovskite for solar energy use
December 9, 2019
News Bankruptcy law
Details on bankruptcy auction for DC Solar mobile solar generators (Dec. 9 at 1 pm EST)
December 9, 2019
News Key Solar project
UPS hub in Massachusetts goes solar this holiday delivery season thanks to Key Solar
December 9, 2019
Financing US dollars cash money and many people hands. Commercial money in
BlackRock hits a record $1 billion first close for its third global renewables fund
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
News climate insurance
Meet PV PlantProtect: An insurance program to reduce utility-scale solar...

PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), Lloyd’s of London syndicate Ariel Re (a member of Argo Group), and Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, are t...

December 5, 2019
News mcelroy metal solar roof
McElroy Metal adds solar system with roof recover at its...

After completing successful solar panel installations with roof recovers at plants in Peachtree City, Ga., and Adelanto, Calif., McElroy Met...

December 3, 2019
Financing EnerBank
EnerBank adds four new flexible repayment options for solar customers

EnerBank USA, the national consumer lender that helps strategic business partners and independent home improvement contractors increase thei...

December 3, 2019
News six flags carport solar
Six Flags in Northern California becomes first solar-powered theme park

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, the Thrill Capital of Northern California, in partnership with sPower and Borrego Solar Systems, made the offic...

December 3, 2019
News wind and solar growth
Solar and wind combine to outpace natural gas in new...

According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released – quietly – by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FER...

December 3, 2019
News down arrow falling prices
Trump’s solar tariff disaster: 62,000 jobs and $19 billion in...

Tariffs on imported solar cells and modules have led to the loss of more than 62,000 U.S. jobs and $19 billion in new private sector investm...

December 3, 2019
News sol systems under armour ribbon cutting
Under Armour goes solar via 3-MW Sol Systems, Greenback project

Under Armour joins the ranks of corporations prioritizing renewable energy and sustainability goals. Increasingly, top U.S. corporations lik...

December 3, 2019
+ Storage Vivint solar
Vivint Solar promotes new PPA rate for residential solar +...

Full-service residential solar provider Vivint Solar has a new power purchase agreement (PPA) option that includes one simple rate for both ...

December 3, 2019
News Palomar Solar PV design
Faith in solar: Places of worship doubled their installed solar...

Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) conducted a new survey to quantify installed solar on congregations in the U.S.—and found a doublin...

November 26, 2019
News Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Solar Center opens to help small businesses in the...

The Pennsylvania Solar Center, a new statewide solar energy resource hub established to guide non-profits and small businesses through the s...

November 26, 2019
News ESDEC team
Consolidated Power: Esdec tells us about its big moves in...

When I first saw the Esdec FlatFix at Solar Power International in Anaheim in 2018, I thought the Netherlands-based solar racking company ha...

November 26, 2019
News groundbreaking shovels
Rhode Island community solar project underway via Nautilus, TurningPoint, DEPCOM...

TurningPoint Energy and Nautilus Solar Energy broke ground on the King community solar project in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. The projec...

November 25, 2019
News facepalm
Ohio’s PUC denies AEP’s request to facilitate large solar project...

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied AEP Ohio’s request last week to facilitate the development of 400 MW of solar energy in...

November 25, 2019