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Chris Crowell
October 31, 2018
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News solar panel research
Can solar panels reach 50-year lifespans? These researchers are working on it
October 30, 2018
News Origis Energy
Largest solar power plant in the southeastern U.S. sold to Origis Energy
October 29, 2018
News RPCS Texas solar site
Statewide Renewable and RP Construction Services build 1.2-MW solar site in South Texas
October 29, 2018
News Schneider-Electric-Logo
Two advanced microgrids up and running in Montgomery County, Maryland via Schneider Electric
October 29, 2018
News southeast solar
Which utilities in the South are the most solar friendly?...

How do utilities grade out in terms of their solar friendliness? The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) launched a new website to tell...

October 29, 2018
News PV module degradation
Department of Energy awards $1.25 million to kWh Analytics to...

Understanding degradation rates is important for the PV industry, along the entire value chain. According to the 2018 PV Innovation Roadmap,...

October 29, 2018
News Duke energy commercial solar
Duke Energy launches plan to own, operate non-residential solar sites...

Duke Energy is jumping into the non-residential solar business. The company recently filed to be a certified solar lessor with the North Car...

October 29, 2018
News internet of energy
Internet of Energy update: Google, Stanford, SunTech to collaborate on...

SunTech Drive is part of a new collaboration with both Stanford University and Google that is tied to the Department of Energy’s NODES...

October 25, 2018
News solar foundation workforce
Solar Foundation awarded $2 million to fund solar apprenticeships for...

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) selected The Solar Foundation to receive a $2 million award to support...

October 25, 2018
News shovel in dirt
Dynamic Energy working on the largest community solar garden in...

Dynamic Energy Solutions LLC begins construction on the Capital Region Community Solar Garden; the largest community solar garden in New Yor...

October 25, 2018
News Quinnipiac Campus 2
Inside the complex microgrid design of Quinnipac University

A unique power control system for Quinnipiac University’s York Hill Campus, located in Hamden, Connecticut, ties together a range of g...

October 25, 2018
News solar panel prices
GlobalData: U.S. solar developers to benefit from China’s solar subsidy...

The move by China in May this year to slash subsidies for domestic utility-scale solar projects will ultimately benefit developers in the Un...

October 24, 2018
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Walmart to install SunPower solar systems at 21 locations in...

Walmart announced that it has reached an agreement with SunPower to have the commercial energy provider install solar systems at 19 stores a...

October 24, 2018
News sold
OCI Solar’s San Antonio-based Project Ivory sold to D.E. Shaw...

Marathon Capital announced the sale of OCI Solar Power’s 66 MWdc in-construction solar project — Project Ivory — to D. E. ...

October 23, 2018
News southern sky renewable
Southern Sky Renewable Energy RI completes Warwick airport brownfield solar...

Southern Sky Renewable Energy RI cut the ribbon on a 6.3-MW solar array on the airport connector in Warwick, R.I., this week. The 37-acre br...

October 23, 2018
News SCR PV ribbon
Heraeus Photovoltaics says its ‘selectively coated ribbons’ improve solar module...

Heraeus Photovoltaics, a technology solution provider for the renewable energy industry, formed a joint manufacturing and sales partnership ...

October 22, 2018
News APA Ground screw
APA Racking explains the value of turnkey providers for solar...

The following post is from APA Racking’s Solar Solutions blog series. As timelines get delayed and projects overlap each other, projec...

October 22, 2018
News simpliphi battery solar storage
SimpliPhi launches Installer Qualification Program

To better serve its network of installers operating in more than 35 countries and growing worldwide, SimpliPhi Power is introducing a new In...

October 22, 2018
News KDC SOLAR
Six Flags in New Jersey to be powered by 23-MW...

KDC Solar LLC, a developer, owner and operator of solar power facilities announced today that it has begun construction on a 23.5-megawatt s...

October 22, 2018