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SolarEdge SolarEdge inverters ready for the EU’s requirement for generator code
Chris Crowell
May 7, 2019
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Solar System Wire Management Buyer’s Guide 2019
May 7, 2019
News solar shading drones
Scanifly’s drone-based solar shading assessment approved by NYSERDA and MassCEC
May 7, 2019
News SunShare
SunShare commissions six more Minnesota community solar gardens
May 7, 2019
News Eaton
Eaton teams with Pecan Street to develop next-gen residential demand response system
May 6, 2019
News coalfield
IEEFA: The solar investment tax credit should be extended for...

The federal solar tax credit should be extended by at least four years in coalfield areas, like the ones around the Navajo Generating Statio...

May 6, 2019
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Virginia SCC approves 11 programs proposed by Dominion for energy...

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved a portfolio of 11 new energy efficiency (EE) and demand response (DR) programs prop...

May 6, 2019
News coronal energy
Panasonic parts ways with Coronal Energy, sells to Lincoln Clean...

U.S. renewables developer Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a subsidiary of Ørsted, has acquired the development business of Coronal Energy...

May 6, 2019
Projects Revel Mushroom grower solar project
How a California mushroom grower reduced its energy costs by...

Hokto Kinoko, a grower and producer of mushroom superfoods in California, is going to reduce its energy costs by 60 percent thanks to a Reve...

May 6, 2019
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Nexamp awarded six community solar projects in Illinois

Results of the highly anticipated Illinois Power Agency Adjustable Block Program Lottery have been announced, and Nexamp was awarded six com...

May 6, 2019
News Raycatch_BayWa r.e._Solar
PV startup Raycatch (backed by BayWa r.e.) debuts automated AI...

Innovative startup Raycatch, which is backed by global renewable energy developer, service provider and wholesaler BayWa r.e., developed the...

May 6, 2019
News SEIA
Solar industry groups push for more diversity with best practices...

Solar companies are doing a better job of tracking employee demographics and generally provide positive work environments for their employee...

May 6, 2019
Financing 7x-energy
7X Energy completes second PPA to fund development of Texas’...

7X Energy entered into a second power purchase agreement (PPA) for the remaining power of its 690 MWp Taygete Energy Project located in Peco...

May 6, 2019
News automow solar plant
Solar PV plant maintenance white paper: Optimizing Solar PV Plant...

The following white paper was sent our way by By Bri Bruce, marketing manager for AutoMow. Though the topic is often overlooked in compariso...

April 29, 2019
News California nano science
Science: Caffeine improved the performance of perovskite solar cells

Scientists at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have found that caffeine improves the stability of materials under heat – a...

April 29, 2019
News Sense
Three solar providers have partnered with Sense home energy monitoring

Sense, whose intelligent home energy monitor provides real-time insights into energy and device activity in the home, announced that leading...

April 26, 2019
Policy minnesota solar program
Minnesota House passes bill for 100 percent carbon-free electricity by...

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill which places the state on a path to 100% carbon-free electricity by the year 2050. This...

April 26, 2019
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Our four big takeaways from the 2019 California Solar Power...

A great discussion of the state of solar+storage policy and markets at @SEIA‘s California #SolarEXPO with @SEIA rate expert Tom Beach,...

April 26, 2019
News solar home buyers
Solar’s effect on real estate market: Home buyers are interested...

As our Countdown to California 2020 continues — the year in which all new homes in California will be required to include solar energy...

April 25, 2019
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C2 Energy Capital completes its 100th solar project

C2 Energy Capital, a Registered Investment Advisor that manages funds focused on distributed generation and storage, announced the completio...

April 24, 2019