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QCELLS award Q CELLS earns Top Performer recognition in PVEL’s 2019 PV Module Reliability Scorecard
Chris Crowell
June 19, 2019
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Tesla drops to third in U.S. Solar Installer Rankings due to its strategy shift
June 19, 2019
Financing CleanCapital
CleanCapital reports Tahoe is its largest C&I solar portfolio refinancing to date
June 19, 2019
News Boston-3D
Inside Nearmap’s breakthrough combination of 3D aerial imagery and artificial intelligence
June 19, 2019
News solar q1 2019
Solar installations expected to increase 25 percent in 2019 after record first quarter
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
Inverters and eBOS Global Data inverter market
GlobalData: Solar PV inverters market to decline at annual rate...

The global solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters market is set to decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.2% and reach $3.04 billi...

June 17, 2019
News Oklahoma homebuilder
Oklahoma homebuilder adds custom-designed solar systems to 54-home development

Sunview Development Company, a 15-year veteran of the Oklahoma home building industry, has tapped Dallas-based Sunfinity Renewable Energy to...

June 17, 2019
News ENGIE_logo
Target Corp. signs a PPA for part of the Sand...

ENGIE North America Inc. entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Target Corp. for 89 MW of capacity from the Sand Fork Solar Proj...

June 13, 2019
News Nevada solar rates
Nevada finalizes commitment to clean energy future with a slew...

Nevada’s clean energy advocates are celebrating the commitment of Gov. Steve Sisolak and the State Legislature this week after officia...

June 13, 2019
News sense-monitor-2
Solar installers can get Sense home energy monitoring at a...

Dividend Finance has partnered with Sense to offer home energy monitoring to its nationwide network of solar installation partners. Through ...

June 13, 2019
News Trump Trade Tariffs
Bifacial solar panels among several solar exclusions from the Trump...

The Solar Energy Industries Association reported some positive outcomes from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in regard to tariff...

June 13, 2019
News canadian-solar-logo
EDF Renewables places large bifacial solar module supply order with...

Canadian Solar Inc. has signed one of the largest, multi-year bifacial solar module supply agreements on record with EDF Renewables North Am...

June 11, 2019
News Borrego solar
Borrego Solar Systems ranks as largest U.S commercial solar company...

Borrego Solar Systems Inc., a leading developer, designer, installer, and operator of commercial solar and energy storage systems, hit the t...

June 11, 2019
News GRID Alternatives
GRID Alternatives awarded $4.4 million in funding for California’s first...

The California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) announced final awards totaling $4.4 million to GRID Alternatives for ...

June 11, 2019
Financing Starbucks PPA
Starbucks uses innovative PPA aggregation structure to invest in three...

Starbucks just invested in a custom-built three-project renewable energy portfolio using LevelTen Energy’s procurement platform.&...

June 10, 2019