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cyboenergy-dualoutputcyboInverter-hr Details on CyboEnergy’s new line of AC-assisted off-grid inverters
Chris Crowell
September 6, 2018
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+ Storage pika solar storage
Behind-the-meter energy storage is here and two other takeaways from GTM’s Storage Monitor
September 5, 2018
News RST CleanTech
RST Cleantech to debut its automated solar panel cleaning system for the U.S. at SPI
September 5, 2018
News APS Arizona utility
Arizona utility launches program to install solar on customer houses at no cost
September 5, 2018
News new york solar projects
New York adds $15 million to clean energy workforce funding (here’s where it’s going)
September 5, 2018
News Delaware PACE bill
C-PACE financing for solar, efficiency projects now approved in Delaware

Delaware Governor John Carney signed Senate Bill 113 into law on Wednesday, enabling Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) fina...

September 5, 2018
News Conti Solar Southern Sky Renewable
Conti Solar named EPC for large Rhode Island solar project...

Conti Solar, a national solar EPC, O&M and energy storage company was selected to provide full turnkey EPC services for Southern Sky Ren...

September 4, 2018
News Wells Fargo tribal solar funding
Wells Fargo commits $5 million to GRID Alternatives’ Tribal Solar...

Wells Fargo is committing $5 million over three years to support solar projects in tribal communities across the U.S. The donation to nonpro...

August 31, 2018
Products solaria
Sunlight Financial adds Solaria PowerXT modules to vendor list

Sunlight Financial, a national platform for residential solar and energy storage lending, have added Solaria’s PowerXT modules to the ...

August 31, 2018
News Ascent Solar Technologies
Ascent Solar Technologies nets DOE funding for thin-film, CIGS solar...

Thin-film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer Ascent Solar Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for two exclusiv...

August 31, 2018
News California solar bills
California passes roadmap to 100 percent renewable energy by 2045:...

California is changing the renewable energy game yet again, sending a series of bills to the governor’s desk that will drive energy st...

August 31, 2018
PV Modules partnership
Silfab Solar partners with Itek Energy to boost U.S. solar...

PV manufacturer Silfab Solar is making a direct investment into Itek Energy LLC to initiate U.S. operations and to meet the growing demand f...

August 31, 2018
News Fronius symo
Fronius targets new competitive advantages for solar installers with Smart...

As solar markets across the United States are getting more established, differentiation becomes increasingly important for solar installers....

August 31, 2018
Projects SunShare_Watkins
SunShare Community Solar Garden project in Colorado kicks off with...

Community solar developer SunShare launched its Imboden Solar Project with a solar panel-raising event that took place recently in Watkins, ...

August 30, 2018
News Mission Solar sponsor
Mission Solar is sponsoring a couple on a sustainable, solar-powered...

Mission Solar Energy LLC, a U.S. supplier of high-power solar modules, is doing something cool and collaborating with a newly married couple...

August 30, 2018
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RBI Solar acquires balance of system provider SolarBOS

RBI Solar, Inc. sent word that it has acquired California-based SolarBOS, Inc., a market leading provider of PV electrical balance of system...

August 29, 2018
News lead-acid battery
Lead-acid upgrade? Tydrolyte promotes new electrolyte to replace sulfuric acid...

The lead–acid battery consisting of lead, lead oxide, and a sulfuric acid electrolyte was invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston ...

August 28, 2018
Financing Nautilus Solar
Nautilus Solar acquires community solar portfolio from Clean Energy Collective

Nautilus Solar Energy LLC, has acquired a 13.5 MWdc community solar portfolio from Clean Energy Collective (CEC), the nation’s leading...

August 28, 2018
+ Storage utility energy storage
SEPA Storage Market Snapshot shows growing interest in solar plus...

Storage has been more of a buzz word/ discussion topic than an adopted technology on the grid to this point, but the needle is now moving, j...

August 28, 2018
News St Stephens progress
Meet Fellowship Energy, a company financing solar systems for faith-based...

Sustainability is often an important aspect of a faith-based community’s mission, but churches, parochial schools and other nonprofits...

August 27, 2018