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Tufts university solar Tufts University adds two new solar arrays via PPA with Solect Energy
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June 27, 2019
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News BIPV Sunflare
You down with BIPV? Here’s a rundown of today’s solar shingle contenders
June 27, 2019
News renewables versus coal
IEEFA: Renewables poised to outpace coal on a quarterly basis starting with Q2 2019
June 26, 2019
News Omnidian solar monitoring
Omnidian raises new capital to grow its residential solar PV performance guarantee program
June 26, 2019
News solar on multifamily affordable housing
California’s Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing program starts accepting applications July 1
June 25, 2019
News hanergy
Hong Kong certifies Hanergy Thin Film Power Group as a...

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group has been certified as a ‘Sustainable Product Supplier,’ and its thin-film solar tile product, Sing...

June 25, 2019
News NV ENERGY solar
NV Energy reveals plans for 1.2 GW of new solar...

NV Energy continues to work toward its long-term goal of serving its customers with 100 percent renewable energy, announcing the addition of...

June 25, 2019
eBOS Emergency Power Systems
FYI: Russelectric’s Emergency Power System offers redundant PLC controls, manual...

Russelectric, a manufacturer of automatic transfer switches and power control systems, now offers an Emergency Power System that provides ba...

June 24, 2019
News Maine
Maine’s new target: 80 percent renewable electricity by 2030, 100...

Maine passed a pair of bills to both solidify its solar energy market and spur its development. The first, LD 1711, (which we previewed here...

June 24, 2019
News Hanwha_Q_CELLS
Solar module manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS joins SEIA board of...

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, announced the addition of...

June 24, 2019
+ Storage IEEFA storage chart
IEEFA report shows utility-scale storage has some serious momentum

Momentum is gaining around an industry shift toward utility-scale battery storage systems nationally, finds a report published by the Instit...

June 24, 2019
News pennsylvania
Pennsylvania would save $300 million a year if just 10...

A new report commissioned by Community Energy, Inc. finds that transitioning 10 percent of Pennsylvania’s electric generation to solar...

June 24, 2019
News vivint solar survey
Survey shows American adults support a nationwide solar mandate on...

A new survey reveals American adults are much more eager for renewable energy than their elected representatives seem to be, with 70 percent...

June 24, 2019
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Details on Whole Foods Market’s multi-MW solar projects via SunPower

The grocery sector is a hot market for solar installations. SunPower reports that its installed more than 2.6 MW at eight Whole Foods Market...

June 24, 2019
Projects Ameresco military project
Ameresco constructs full energy resiliency and infrastructure project at the...

Ameresco keeps making headlines lately, this time completing construction of a comprehensive energy resiliency and energy infrastr...

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
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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
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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