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IEEFA storage chart IEEFA report shows utility-scale storage has some serious momentum
Chris Crowell
June 24, 2019
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News pennsylvania
Pennsylvania would save $300 million a year if just 10 percent of its generation came from solar
June 24, 2019
News vivint solar survey
Survey shows American adults support a nationwide solar mandate on newly built homes
June 24, 2019
News SunPower-Whole-Foods-Solar-Project
Details on Whole Foods Market’s multi-MW solar projects via SunPower
June 24, 2019
Projects Ameresco military project
Ameresco constructs full energy resiliency and infrastructure project at the U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot
June 20, 2019
News solar company acquisition
Centrica Business Solutions acquires SmartWatt to expand its U.S. operations

Centrica plc announced today an agreement to purchase SmartWatt, a leading energy services and solutions company, for $37 million. The acqui...

June 20, 2019
News Sao Gonçalo
Soltec to supply and install 475 MW of SF7 bifacial...

Soltec, leading manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers in Brazil, is supplying and installing its Soltec SF7 bifacial track...

June 20, 2019
News Quick Mount PV
Quick Mount PV doubles its manufacturing production to 1.2 gigawatts

Quick Mount PV, a leading American manufacturer of watertight solar roof mounting and racking systems, is doubling its manufacturing product...

June 19, 2019
News sunpower logo
SunPower secures funding to bolster its residential solar lease business

SunPower has secured financing commitments for its residential solar lease program (with Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital...

June 19, 2019
News DNV GL logo
DNV GL launches SolarFarmer PV plant modeling software to handle...

As the demand for solar energy increases, solar plant design are becoming more challenging as the terrain becomes more complex. This will re...

June 19, 2019
News QCELLS award
Q CELLS earns Top Performer recognition in PVEL’s 2019 PV...

We reported on the eyebrow raising solar module reliability issues PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) uncovered in its latest PV Module Reliabili...

June 19, 2019
News down arrow falling prices
Tesla drops to third in U.S. Solar Installer Rankings due...

Tesla installed 6.3 percent of U.S. residential solar capacity in the first quarter of 2019, marking the first time the company has fallen t...

June 19, 2019
Financing CleanCapital
CleanCapital reports Tahoe is its largest C&I solar portfolio refinancing...

CleanCapital closed on a refinancing of its largest solar portfolio: Tahoe. The 46.9 megawatt portfolio, one of the largest independent C&am...

June 19, 2019
News Boston-3D
Inside Nearmap’s breakthrough combination of 3D aerial imagery and artificial...

Aerial imagery business Nearmap launched its new 3-D product that could revolutionize the way industries such as urban planning, architectur...

June 19, 2019
News solar q1 2019
Solar installations expected to increase 25 percent in 2019 after...

In the first three months of the year, the U.S. installed 2.7 GW of solar photovoltaics, making it the most solar ever installed in the firs...

June 18, 2019
Residential Solar Aurora_remote assessment
How have utilities changed the value of solar? Aurora Solar...

Net energy metering (NEM) policies have played a crucial role in making residential solar installations a good investment for homeowners in ...

June 17, 2019
News missouri
POWERHOME Solar enters its eighth state: Missouri

POWERHOME Solar is expanding into Missouri, which marks the eighth state in its footprint. The new office will be in St. Charles, a western ...

June 17, 2019
News solar investors positive
ACORE survey shows financial institutions have high confidence, interest in...

One year into its campaign to reach $1 trillion in U.S. private sector investment in renewable energy and enabling grid technologies by 2030...

June 17, 2019
Financing SOLTAGE- Logo
Prudential Capital Group invests in Soltage to grow solar asset...

Independent power producer Soltage LLC secured a significant investment from Prudential Capital Group that is estimated to drive 150+ MW of ...

June 17, 2019
News Germany (source_Calyxo TS Solar GmbH)
German solar company says its thin-film CdTe modules now as...

  German solar company Calyxo TS Solar GmbH reports that new testing shows its thin-film solar module has reached the same degree of ef...

June 17, 2019