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August 24, 2017
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News Caterpillar - Tucson Proving Ground - Energy Storage
Report: Energy storage would benefit more than 5 million commercial customers
August 24, 2017
News Sun Bandit heating cooling
Sun Bandit solar water heating, storage system qualifies for Solar Thermal Rebate Program
August 24, 2017
News solar spectrum horizon solar sungevity
Solar Spectrum, Horizon Solar Power merge under Sungevity, forming one of nation’s largest residential solar installers
August 23, 2017
News Standard solar parking canopy
Check out this 541-kW solar canopy project at Salisbury University
August 23, 2017
News coronal panasonic military solar install
U.S. Defense Department commits to solar power production across several...

The Defense Department has been installing solar at military bases at a fairly steady pace the last few years. The most recent projects comi...

August 23, 2017
News sunpower logo
Moss Solar partners with SunPower to build 10 MW project...

Moss Solar, a division of Moss & Associates, has been selected by SunPower  to construct the 10-megawatt (AC) Covington Solar photo...

August 22, 2017
News heliopower
HelioPower emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy

HelioPower Inc., a provider of integrated energy solutions, successfully completed its corporate and financial reorganization, under Chapter...

August 22, 2017
News home depot solar
Home Depot to add rooftop solar systems to 50 store...

The Home Depot will be adding PV systems at 50 of its stores as part of a continued alternative energy portfolio expansion. The av...

August 21, 2017
News solar brokers canada
Lowe’s Canada launches solar installation services for homeowners

Solar Brokers Canada, a large residential solar provider in Canada, its affiliate Green Lion Eco Group, a solar engineering and project...

August 21, 2017
News Standing on a Soap Box
Thoughts on Section 201 trade case while we await the...

The International Trade Commission (ITC) held its 201 trade case hearing last week, and now the world sits back and waits to see what the ru...

August 21, 2017
News Ecolibrium ballast project
Ecolibrium Solar makes list of fastest-growing private companies in the...

Ecolibrium Solar, maker of simple racking solutions for commercial and residential solar, was named to the 36th annual Inc. 500|5000 list of...

August 18, 2017
News sol america energy install
SolAmerica Energy completes 1.35 MW for MTU America

MTU America (a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce) held a ceremony on August 9 in Graniteville, South Carolina, to celebrate a 1.35 MW (DC) grou...

August 18, 2017
News Sunwealth
Details on how Sunwealth’s Solar Impact Fund looks to scale...

Sunwealth is an innovative clean energy investment firm looking to bring commercial solar to scale with its Solar Impact Fund. The fund offe...

August 17, 2017
News tenneseia solar system program
Tennessee denies request to lift cap on solar system size...

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has decided against making a widely supported improvement to its small scale solar energy program, Green Po...

August 17, 2017
News sunpower modules (2)
New PV module testing guidelines published by CSA Group

North American testing, certification and standards development organization CSA Group sent word about the development of C450 – curre...

August 17, 2017
News ForeFront Power Logo
ForeFront Power to develop solar canopy portfolio across nine California...

ForeFront Power and Los Altos School District (LASD) in California announced the development of 1.4 MW of solar canopy systems across n...

August 17, 2017
News Enphase-microinverters-1
Solar microinverter market to increase 15 percent over next decade

The global solar microinverters market is expected to witness a CAGR of 15.3% and reach nearly $2 billion by 2026 according to the Glob...

August 17, 2017
News solar pv plant production
Solar projects out perform estimates, while wind projects under perform,...

Fitch Ratings‘ analysis of rated wind energy projects across EMEA, the US and Latin America, as well as solar photovoltaic (PV) energy...

August 16, 2017
News SolarEdge eclipse stream
Watch the solar eclipse on SolarEdge’s monitoring platform

SolarEdge Technologies says it will be sharing a live broadcast tracking the total solar eclipse from its monitoring platform. The live view...

August 16, 2017