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January 7, 2019
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Clearway Energy Group secures two solar PPAs with Hawaiian Electric Co.
January 7, 2019
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SolarEdge acquires electric vehicle powertrain provider SMRE
January 7, 2019
News solar market predictions
Five predictions for the U.S. residential solar market via Freedom Forever
January 3, 2019
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California’s Vineyards a good example of how to design, develop with renewable energy focus
January 2, 2019
News south carolina solar advocacy
Solar groups send 100 Day Clean Energy Agenda to South...

A coalition of solar industry groups, conservation organizations, and clean energy advocates have crafted a 100 Day Clean Energy Agenda, cal...

January 2, 2019
News Harvest-Solar-Lenawee
Harvest Energy Solutions installs first utility solar project in Michigan’s...

Jackson, Mich.-based solar energy provider, Harvest Energy Solutions is the first provider of solar energy to a utility in Lenawee County, M...

January 2, 2019
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Thin-film PV company Sunflare readies production boost with big equipment...

Thin-film PV could be on the upswing in the U.S. residential solar sector. Swedish solar energy company Midsummer has received an order from...

January 2, 2019
News NREL floating PV research
Will floating PV start trending? NREL estimates its potential in...

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 man-ma...

January 2, 2019
Projects Solar Log
How Sunrise Solar saved H.D. Myles farms $160,000 on its...

Sunrise Solar is a locally owned and operated solar designer and installer in Chestertown, MD. It specializes in agricultural solar solution...

January 2, 2019
News top 10 solar builder articles
Top 10 Solar Builder articles from 2018

The solar industry had a so-so year because of the tariffs, but the Solar Builder offices are busier than ever. From calling out l...

December 26, 2018
News Suntuity
Huge commercial solar rooftop system installed at New Jersey-based Aurobindo...

Suntuity, a global turnkey solar energy solutions provider headquartered in central New Jersey, has delivered one of the state’s large...

December 20, 2018
Projects Borrego Solar Winchendon
Massachusetts SMART program kicks off with this 9.8-MW solar +...

SunRaise Investments, LLC and Borrego Solar Systems Inc. announced the completion of two of the first solar projects under the new Solar Mas...

December 20, 2018
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Hanwha Q Cells pass 10 GW in cell technology production

Hanwha Q CELLS, one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, says it has surpassed the 10 GW threshold for productio...

December 20, 2018
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SMA’s Tripower CORE1 commercial inverter now equipped with proactive O&M...

SMA announced that its Sunny Tripower CORE1 commercial solution will now be offered with SMA Smart Connected, a proactive O&M solution p...

December 19, 2018
News corporate renewable energy
Corporate renewable energy procurement hits new single-year record

While the federal government still somehow can’t see the economic argument for pursuing a robust renewable energy strategy, for-profit...

December 19, 2018
Financing Solar Frontier Americas continues to develop its pipeline of over 1 gigawatt of utility scale solar power generation plants
Solar Frontier shifts into independent power producer role with huge...

Canadian Solar’s wholly owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy LLC completed the sale of its 150 MW ac/210 MWp Mustang Two solar project to...

December 18, 2018
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REC Group launches two new monocrystalline PV modules with extended...

REC Group, the largest European brand for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, announced the production start of two new monocrystalline products...

December 18, 2018
News software and communications strategy
Understand the pros and cons of software and communications decisions

As is true in every industry today, solar installations are becoming smarter and more connected by leveraging the power of real-time data, r...

December 18, 2018
Financing comed solar rebate
ComEd commercial customers can now sumbit for solar system rebates...

Commercial and industrial ComEd customers can begin submitting applications for rebates of $250 per kilowatt of installed solar energy, a de...

December 17, 2018