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3 in 1 roof The 3 IN 1 integrated solar roof passes UL 1703 testing
Chris Crowell
May 22, 2019
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News Guardian fall protection
Pure Safety Group unveils new self-retracting, fall protection product line
May 20, 2019
+ Storage solar-log enerest
Inside Solar-Log Base, the company’s new solar monitoring, energy management platform
May 20, 2019
News ESS iron flow battery
ESS, CleanSpark team up for first-ever solar + storage microgrid with an iron flow battery
May 20, 2019
News Solar-in-Your-Community-map-winners (1)
DOE’s Solar in Your Community Challenge shows how many cool strategies exist to deploy solar energy
May 20, 2019
News maine solar regulation net metering
Maine legislators seek to expand state’s solar industry via community...

Maine has lagged behind the other Northeastern states the last five years in solar energy adoption, mainly due to indecisive and regressive ...

May 20, 2019
eBOS koolbridge solar panel
Cape Fear Solar is the first solar installer to offer...

The Koolbridge Solar SMART LOAD CENTER is an intelligent breaker box that pairs with solar panels, giving the ability to prioritize solar en...

May 17, 2019
News Hanover solar project
Hanover, New Hampshire adds solar array to roof of town...

A 16.64-kilowatt rooftop solar array recently installed at the Town Hall in Hanover, N.H., is demonstrating the municipality’s commitm...

May 17, 2019
News Spruce finance-001
Spruce Finance lands another $50 million equity investment

Spruce Finance‘s comeback trail continues. The owner and operator of distributed generation assets in the U.S., has received a $50 mil...

May 17, 2019
News Jiangsu-Seraphim
Seraphim announces roll out of new energy storage line for...

Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co., a PV manufacturer in China, has recently unveiled its PLANET-series products for 2019, targeting the glob...

May 17, 2019
News southern california edison logo
Southern California Edison signs on its first community solar project

For several reasons, installing solar panels isn’t an option for many Southern Californians. Now, Southern California Edison’s r...

May 16, 2019
News SEIA
SEIA calls its shot: In the next decade, solar can...

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is turning its attention to the 2020s, officially designating the upcoming decade The Solar+ ...

May 16, 2019
News CCE Solar Farm 1
CleanChoice Energy opens up 20 MW of community solar in...

CleanChoice Energy is opening 20.51 MW of community solar capacity available for residential customers. The new capacity is being supplied b...

May 16, 2019
News PHS_Colts Training
POWERHOME Solar to install a solar system for its fifth...

Solar energy provider POWERHOME Solar will begin installing solar panels at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center, the headquarters and pr...

May 15, 2019
News solar flexrack
King of the North: Solar FlexRack tops half a gigawatt...

Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, has ...

May 15, 2019
News Nokomis Partners
Excelsior Energy Capital, Nokomis Partners to construct 16-MW solar portfolio...

Excelsior Energy Capital announced that its North American Renewable Energy Fund is teaming with Nokomis Partners on the construction and op...

May 15, 2019
News Alexandria Industries
Alexandria Industries increases its aluminum extrusion capabilities and capacities

Contract manufacturer Alexandria Industries invested in a new aluminum extrusion press that will allow the company to increase its aluminum ...

May 15, 2019
News solar corporate funding
Siemens awarded $6.4M by DOE to develop solar’s role in...

Siemens’ central research and development unit in the U.S., Siemens Corporate Technology (CT) US, was selected for a $6.4 million...

May 15, 2019
News sense-monitor-2
Lifetime Solar, SUNation, Sigora Solar to start offering Sense home...

Three more solar installers located across the country (Lifetime Solar, SUNation and Sigora Solar) recently signed on with home energy monit...

May 14, 2019
News Hannah Solar Government Services
Federal Aviation Administration contracts with HSGS for solar canopies project...

Hannah Solar Government Services (HSGS), a renewable energy systems contractor headquartered in South Carolina, is designing and engineering...

May 13, 2019