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August 21, 2019
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News C2 energy capital community solar
C2 Energy Capital now operating the largest community solar site in Southern Massachusetts
August 21, 2019
News solar commercial loan financing
Fifth Third launches new Renewable Energy Investment Banking Group
August 19, 2019
News virtual power plant
Navigant: Virtual power plants to show annual growth of 48 percent over next decade
August 19, 2019
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UL issues its first certification for EV battery recycling, repurposing for energy storage
August 19, 2019
News Standing-Seam-SunDock-rail-free-system
SunModo debuts SunDock Standing Seam Rail-Free solar mounting system

The new SunDock Standing Seam Rail-Free System from SunModo is a Mid Clamp and End Clamp assembly all rolled into one. This unique universal...

August 19, 2019
News solar inverter supply chain
Strategic Solar Sourcing wants to provide small solar installers with...

A group of seasoned wind and solar industry executives launched Strategic Solar Sourcing to offer small and medium-sized solar businesses su...

August 19, 2019
News Roof Maxx
How this Roof Maxx spray can extend asphalt roofing life,...

The solar company’s sales challenge has been homeowners’ reluctance to install solar panels over a roof that may fail in the yea...

August 19, 2019
News terrasmart
TerraSmart debuts a ground screw-based bifacial solar module racking solution

TerraSmart has unveiled GLIDE, its latest ground screw-based racking design for utility-scale solar projects. GLIDE is infused with bifacial...

August 15, 2019
News solar installer survey
Black & Veatch survey results show an electric sector that...

Black & Veatch just released its 2019 Strategic Directions: Electric Report, which shows power sector in need of repowering itself ...

August 15, 2019
Products Ubiquitous solar window coating
Ubiquitous Energy is getting closer to commercializing its transparent solar...

Transparent solar technology company Ubiquitous Energy has started a new research and testing program for its ClearView Power technology (CV...

August 15, 2019
News sunnova and petersenDean solar roof
Sunnova teams up with PetersenDean Roofing and Solar to serve...

Sunnova Energy International Inc. and PetersenDean Roofing & Solar announced a new strategic partnership that could shift the balan...

August 15, 2019
News Paramount-Solar-Panels-006
Kroger subsidiary adds 2-MW solar system at automated distribution center

Ralphs, a subsidiary of The Kroger Co. installed a photovoltaic solar array at its automated distribution center in Paramount, Calif., a 555...

August 13, 2019
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Learned Behavior: Advances in machine-learning lead the way to true...

In the compelling short story “Lifecycle of Software Objects,” author Ted Chiang explores a world in which artificial intelligen...

August 13, 2019
News CleanChoice Energy
CleanChoice Energy partners with Bolton Bees to promote more pollinator-friendly...

CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company that empowers people and businesses to cut emissions and live cleaner lives, has partnered wi...

August 12, 2019
News Vision Solar
Vision Solar has plans to expand nationwide (now hiring in...

Vision Solar, one of the fastest-growing solar companies in the United States, is opening a new location in Tempe, Ariz., this month, signal...

August 12, 2019
News Southeastern United States
Are utilities in the Southeastern U.S. doing enough to decarbonize?...

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) shows how changes in power generation have led to reductions in carbon emissions from electric...

August 12, 2019
News Tesla-Model s2a modular home
Hey homebuilders, get licensed to build these affordable electrically self-sustaining...

S2A Modular – creator of the first electrically self-sustaining, custom and smart-connected luxury residence dubbed the #GreenLuxHome ...

August 12, 2019
News quick mount Qtilt racking system
Details on smart upgrades in Quick Mount’s new QRail Tilt...

Quick Mount PV launched its new QRail Tilt System to allow the installation of the QRail Racking System on a variety of low slope commercial...

August 12, 2019
News Ground Level - Keesler Air force base solar carport
NORESCO starts construction on 1.5-MW solar array at Keesler Air...

NORESCO helped break ground for a 1.5-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) carport array to be constructed at Keesler Air Force (AFB), part of a $32.7...

August 12, 2019