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ABB TRIO-60-60 kw ABB releases 60-kW TRIO-TM smart solar inverter
Chris Crowell
June 6, 2018
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News SolarEdge
SolarEdge launches new web-based PV system design tool
June 6, 2018
30 Day Campaign to Attack the Solar Tariff
Saving costs with large-scale string inverter design, part 2
June 6, 2018
News plug and play solar adhesive mount
Research finds solar PV systems attached with adhesives actually improve building heating and cooling
June 4, 2018
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Hanwha Q CELLS to open solar module manufacturing plant in Georgia
June 4, 2018
News 8minutenergy solar
Largest solar project on tribal land being developed by NV...

NV Energy is developing a 300 MW (420 MW-dc) solar facility on the Moapa River Indian Reservation about 30 miles north of Las Vegas, which w...

June 4, 2018
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ABB adds new predictive maintenance alerts to Electrical Distribution Control...

ABB industrial customers will soon be able to receive alerts for predictive maintenance of their facility’s electrical distribution sy...

June 4, 2018
News Solaria
Dividend Finance adds Solaria PowerXT solar modules to platform

Solaria’s PowerXT modules have been added to Dividend Finance’s solar financing platform. Solaria’s flagship rooftop ...

June 4, 2018
30 Day Campaign to Attack the Solar Tariff community scale solar
Crowd Sourced: Details on a plan for drastic cost reductions,...

Community solar to this point has been more of a riddle than a segment. Generally referring to shared solar development that accepts capital...

June 1, 2018
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New York’s Sunrise Solar to start installing SunTegra solar shingles

Solar shingles are now available for installation by Sunrise Solar Solutions LLC, the premier residential and commercial installer of solar ...

May 31, 2018
Mounting Guide Quick Mount PV’s Tile Replacement Mount
The Replacements: These solar mounts for tile rooftops cut labor...

It’s always reassuring when solar technology moves faster than a federal regulator, even if it is a well-intentioned agency like the U...

May 31, 2018
News LONGi solar
LONGi Solar’s 60-cell bifacial module hits world record efficiency

The China General Certification Center (CGC), an authoritative, independent testing organization, has validated that LONGi Solar’s 60-...

May 30, 2018
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Largest solar project in Arkansas commissioned, spanning 475 acres

State and local leaders joined executives from NextEra Energy Resources and Entergy Arkansas this week to celebrate the commissioning of Ark...

May 30, 2018
News sunnova to florida
Sunnova is now offering solar leases in Florida

Sunnova Energy Corp. has expanded its solar offerings in the state of Florida to include solar leases as a way to provide additional energy ...

May 30, 2018
News DNV GL solar module reliability
Solar module reliability improves except in one performance metric, says...

DNV GL, a resource of independent energy experts and certification body, published its fourth annual PV Module Reliability Scorecard report,...

May 29, 2018
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Solar-Log and Amazon’s Alexa team for voice activated solar plant...

Now, with the power of Solar-Log, if you need performance information about your solar PV plant, just ask for it. Solar Data System ann...

May 29, 2018
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Florida’s Advanced Roofing builds out demo solar carport to promote...

Advanced Roofing Inc., Florida’s largest commercial re-roofing contractor, has installed a demonstration project with a solar carport,...

May 25, 2018
News 7X-Energy
7X Energy to construct its largest SolarBlocks project to date

7X Energy finalized an energy contract with CoServ Electric and Brazos Electric Power Cooperative for the sale of solar energy from the Lape...

May 25, 2018
News New Jersey solar bill
Blockbuster New Jersey solar bill raises RPS to 50 percent...

Surrounded by solar industry and advocates, N.J. Governor Phil Murphy signed a historic bill that will stabilize the solar market through 20...

May 24, 2018
News Soltec's bifacial single axis trackers
Soltec to open world’s first bifacial solar tracking evaluation center

Soltec, a leading manufacturer and supplier of horizontal single-axis solar trackers, is opening a new research and evaluation center in the...

May 24, 2018