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Yotta Solar Solar panel-level energy storage developer Yotta raises another $1.5 million in funding
Chris Crowell
August 26, 2019
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News Florida solar amendment
Florida Municipal Power Agency is trying to coordinate a $50 fixed fee to curb residential solar
August 26, 2019
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First certifications for solar swimming pool water heating systems awarded to UMA Solar, Techno-Solis
August 26, 2019
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How does lower solar PV pricing impact the Caribbean? WRB Energy explains
August 26, 2019
News SolarEdge
SolarEdge announces death of co-chairman and founder Guy Sella
August 26, 2019
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GlobalData: U.S. renewable energy capacity to double by 2030

The contribution of renewable power to total installed capacity in the US is expected to double from 15% in 2018 to 30% by 2030, reaching a ...

August 21, 2019
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Duke Energy to let large energy customers negotiate directly with...

The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has approved Duke Energy’s Green Source Advantage (GSA) program in North Carolina, desi...

August 21, 2019
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C2 Energy Capital now operating the largest community solar site...

C2 Energy Capital LLC, a rapidly growing investor in renewable energy and storage assets, announced the successful completion and operation ...

August 21, 2019
News solar commercial loan financing
Fifth Third launches new Renewable Energy Investment Banking Group

Fifth Third Securities Inc. has hired Timothy Beach, Ari Citrin and Oliver Janssen as managing directors to lead a new Renewable Energy Inve...

August 19, 2019
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Navigant: Virtual power plants to show annual growth of 48...

Virtual power plants (VPPs) are part of a growing trend in which the intelligent aggregation and optimization of distributed energy resource...

August 19, 2019
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UL issues its first certification for EV battery recycling, repurposing...

  Here’s a small piece of news that could have an impact on energy storage applications down the road: UL, a leading global safet...

August 19, 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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