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Chris Crowell
October 2, 2017
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Projects Soltage
Soltage, Republic Services construct 13.5-MW solar project on three Mass. landfill sites
October 2, 2017
News Panasonic
PV Pointers: Silicon heterojunction solar cell technology moves beyond the lab
October 2, 2017
News solar-tectic
Inside a new tandem thin-film PV production method from Solar-Tectic
October 2, 2017
News Universal Wire Clamp 1
SnapNrack debuts new universal wire clamp (compatible with Enphase Q Cables)
October 2, 2017
News SEIA
Trade case update: SEIA reveals trade relief remedy recommendation made...

All along this Section 201 trade case process, the Solar Energy Industries association (SEIA) has laid out its arguments against the specifi...

September 29, 2017
News Third Sun Solar Farm 1
Ohio family farm turns to solar to reduce energy expenses

Third Sun Solar is in the midst of making a major change to one of Trumbull County’s largest dairy farms. Michelle Greenfield, co...

September 27, 2017
News SMA central inverter
SMA looks to higher power yields with Sunny Central inverter...

SMA is now taking orders for its Sunny Central 2750-EV-US inverter. With 10 percent more power than previous models, the Sunny Central 2750-...

September 26, 2017
News SolarWorld
SolarWorld Americas says it plans to add 200 employees by...

Hot on the heels of the trade case ruling in its favor, SolarWorld Americas sent word that its ramping up production and hiring up to 200 wo...

September 26, 2017
News solar jobs
Study shows where solar industry diversity falls short

Not a newsflash: White guys have it better than women and people of color when it comes to job opportunities and pay. What is noteworthy is ...

September 25, 2017
News KACO SPI
KACO designs 1,500-volt string inverter, the blueplanet 125 TL3

KACO new energy updated its Pan-American product portfolio at Solar Power International in Las Vegas. The Company’s featured product i...

September 25, 2017
News Open Utility
Meet Open Utility, a peer-to-peer electricity marketplace gaining steam in...

As we rethink how the grid of the future should look and function in this new era of distributed resources, it’s instructive to see wh...

September 25, 2017
News Ameren missouri
Ameren Missouri to boost wind, solar energy investment by $1...

Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, updated its renewable energy commitment with most of the focus going to wind, to the tu...

September 25, 2017
News Solar Builder Project of the Year awards
FINAL ROUND: Vote here for the 2017 Solar Builder Project...

  The two-week Round 1 voting scrum has ended and we have our Project of the Year Finalists from the three categories of C&I, Utili...

September 25, 2017
News solar itc SEIA notes
9 notes from SEIA’s call in response to the solar...

1. No rest for the weary: Briefs on possible remedies are due on Sept. 27th. The ITC hearing will follow on Oct. 3. After the president choo...

September 22, 2017
News solar trade case
ITC finds ‘serious injury’ in solar trade case

It happened: In a clean sweep 4-0 decision, the International Trade Commission (ITC) found injury to the domestic crystalline silicon solar ...

September 22, 2017
News Standard Solar podcast
SB Buzz Podcast: Standard Solar CEO talks trade case, Gaz...

At Solar Power International 2017, we grabbed a few minutes of Standard Solar President and CEO Scott Wiater’s time (along with some b...

September 22, 2017
News Solar Flexrack
Solar FlexRack selected for Superfund solar site in Vermont

The Elizabeth Mine Solar Project on the Superfund site in Strafford and Thetford, Vermont, selected Solar FlexRack’s FlexRack Series B...

September 21, 2017
News Tigo MLPE
New stuff from Tigo: Three Duo covers, partnership with SMA

Tigo, a pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE platform, is always announcing new products and partnerships. Here are the latest: Three new ...

September 21, 2017
News Vivint solar
Vivint Solar signs deal with ChargePoint to offer EV charging...

Vivint Solar announced a strategic agreement with ChargePoint, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network, to offer Ch...

September 21, 2017