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Chris Crowell
February 7, 2018
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News SEIA solar power northeast
Solar Power Northeast: More mature solar market ready to weather Trump Tariffs
February 5, 2018
News Duke Energy
Details on Duke Energy’s solar energy investment in the Carolinas
February 5, 2018
News Southern Power Company
Southern Power acquires 20 MW Gaskell West 1 Solar Facility
February 5, 2018
News ecolibrium solar
This is Certifiable: Ecolibrium Solar walks us through the UL 2703 testing process
February 5, 2018
News perovskite solar cells
NREL researchers prove perovskite solar cells more stable than previously...

Over the past decade, perovskites have rapidly evolved into a promising technology, now with the ability to convert about 23 percent of sunl...

February 5, 2018
News snapnrack rl mounting
SnapNrack’s new RL System requires only four components

SnapNrack announced late last year that it would be debuting its all new RL System, which was to further reduce solar install...

February 2, 2018
News Panasonic solar solutions
What to see at Panasonic’s booth at Solar Power Northeast...

Are you headed to Boston for Solar Power Northeast next week? Panasonic Eco Solutions North America is and will be showcasing its high perfo...

February 2, 2018
News Enphase microinverter
Enphase Energy debuts seventh generation IQ microinverter

Enphase Energy came out with its seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverters to complement its Home Energy Solution this week. The Enphase ...

February 2, 2018
News solarbos ac combiner
11 things to know about the SolarBOS AC Combiner

SolarBOS introduced the industry’s first fused AC combiner for string inverter applications in September 2016. Since then, SolarB...

February 1, 2018
News Tigo rapid shutdown SMA
SMA, Tigo offer new unit just for module-level rapid-shutdown

SMA and Tigo have announced support of a new SunSpec compatible module-level rapid shutdown unit, the TS4-F (Fire Safety). The solution join...

February 1, 2018
News Commercial Triad EU (1)
SolarEdge, OMRON team up on optimized high-voltage solar inverter solution...

Big-time solar electronics providers, SolarEdge Technologies and OMRON Corp. are launching a new DC optimized inverter solution for Japan&rs...

February 1, 2018
Inverters and eBOS APsystems
APsystems microinverters now on Sunnova’s approved vendor list

APsystems joined the approved vendor list for Sunnova, one of the leading U.S. residential solar and energy storage service provider. The ag...

February 1, 2018
News solar tariff imports
Post-solar tariff roundup: Installation forecasts, SunPower delays, WTO challenge

Tariffs are being placed on solar modules and cells, per orders of Donald Trump, and will be effective Feb. 7, 2018. Here are all of the det...

February 1, 2018
News MCE Solar One Array trackers
MCE Solar One, Bay Area’s largest publicly owned solar project,...

Built on an old refinery, MCE Solar One is a new 60-acre, 10.5 MW ground mount solar farm in Richmond, Calif., brought to life by Cenergy Po...

February 1, 2018
News mPrest Logo
This Innowatts, mPrest integration looks to improve utility forecasting behind...

If the government is going to inflate the cost of solar, it’s time to turn to even smarter solutions to bring them back down. mPrest, ...

January 25, 2018
News NREL perovskite solar cell
Perovskite breakthrough: NREL gains new insight into how the cells...

Perovskite solar cells are the most tantalizing research category in the solar industry because of their efficiency and versatility, bu...

January 25, 2018
News solar customers
Survey: 12 percent of broadband households plan to install solar...

New energy research announced by Parks Associates reveals 12% of U.S. broadband households that do not currently have solar PV panels are li...

January 25, 2018
News GRID alternatives at work
NAACP launches year-long initiative to provide solar jobs, installs in...

This past Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the NAACP kicked off a civil rights economic and environmental justice initiative to connect 30+ commu...

January 24, 2018
News certified-pv-system-inspector-87
NABCEP hat trick: Fronius’ William Burkert earns third PV certification

After becoming a NABCEP Certified PV System Inspector, William Burkert, Solar Application Engineer of Fronius USA, is now a NABCEP cert...

January 24, 2018