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Chris Crowell
August 28, 2018
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Financing Nautilus Solar
Nautilus Solar acquires community solar portfolio from Clean Energy Collective
August 28, 2018
+ Storage utility energy storage
SEPA Storage Market Snapshot shows growing interest in solar plus storage by utilities
August 28, 2018
News St Stephens progress
Meet Fellowship Energy, a company financing solar systems for faith-based organizations
August 27, 2018
Financing Vivint solar
Vivint Solar gets lease option approved for Florida customers
August 27, 2018
Inverters and eBOS SMA-Sunny-Highpower-PEAK3-5830
Meet SMA’s Sunny Highpower PEAK3 inverter — a scalable 1,500...

SMA America‘s new Sunny Highpower PEAK3 inverter is now available for ordering in North America and will begin shipping in the first q...

August 27, 2018
Featured solar panels
Shadow costs: How outdated local processes stifle the true solar...

While PV technology has made considerable gains in terms of cost reduction and increased efficiency over the last decade, many authorities h...

August 27, 2018
News Solar Flex Rack landfill solar project
Exyte Energy chooses Solar FlexRack Pre-Cast mounting system for Massachusetts...

Exyte Energy (formerly M+W Energy, Inc.), one of America’s largest providers of EPC and O&M services for solar photovoltaic system...

August 27, 2018
News AP Systems qs1
APsystems to debut four-module, 1,200 W microinverter at Solar Power...

APsystems will unveil the QS1, a four-module, single-phase microinverter for residential applications at the Solar Power International trade...

August 27, 2018
News New York solar school
New York creates toolkit to guide solar development of brownfields,...

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority released a new tool kit to provide guidance and resources for communities seeki...

August 22, 2018
Projects LG_LA_Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers training facility now powered by LG solar...

The Los Angeles Lakers, LG Electronics USA and Vaha Energy have partnered to power the state-of-the-art headquarters of the Lakers, the UCLA...

August 22, 2018
News Select Energy solar project
Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Mall adds 2-MW rooftop solar system...

The solar rooftop system at Francis Scott Key Mall in Frederick, Maryland is now operational. The 2-MW capacity project is currently providi...

August 22, 2018
News panasonic
Panasonic, LG solar panels now available through Solaris

Solaris Technology Industry, Inc., a national solar distributor, has now added LG Solar and Panasonic solar panels available for purchase th...

August 21, 2018
Projects constellation
Constellation reveals plans for 10-MW solar site near Ocean City,...

Constellation, an Exelon company, is breaking ground on a 10-MWdc solar energy project that will account for around 20 percent of the Town o...

August 21, 2018
News CleanChoice Energy
Details on CleanChoice Energy’s community solar plan in Maryland

CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company that provides wind and solar energy products to customers across the country, has launched Cl...

August 21, 2018
PV Modules mission solar
Bifacial Breakdown: Know when and how to use these dual-sided...

Bifacial modules are like the sports cars of solar modules; they boast industry-leading efficiency breakthroughs while upholding unsurpassed...

August 21, 2018
Mounting Guide
Roof Tech adds seven module manufacturers to its UL 2703...

Roof Tech has increased its UL 2703 listing to 24 PV module manufacturers. Now with over 120 PV Modules listed, as a contractor, solar insta...

August 20, 2018
News Haha Smart
This startup is linking solar manufacturers, installers directly to homeowners

After two and half years R&D, privately-funded solar tech startup HahaSmart launched its solar O2O (online-to-offline) platform that giv...

August 20, 2018
News Global Data lithium
Global lithium production to triple over next four years

High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt ...

August 20, 2018
Financing New York Javits Convention solar
New York issues RFP for 1.4-MW solar project at Javits...

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is calling for developers to submit proposals for a 1.4-MW solar project on the rooftop and sidewalk of th...

August 20, 2018