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October 5, 2017
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News Panasonic solar solutions
Panasonic promotes three more solar installers to rank of Premium Installer
October 5, 2017
News ATI Duratrack
RP Construction partners with Renesola Power Services on 7-site solar tracker portfolio
October 3, 2017
News globaldata solar index
GlobalData: Solar is world’s favorite type of electricity generation (U.S. loses ground under Trump)
October 2, 2017
News mission solar pv modules
Mission Solar to start supplying PV modules to PetersenDean Roofing & Solar
October 2, 2017
Projects Soltage
Soltage, Republic Services construct 13.5-MW solar project on three Mass....

Republic Services and renewable energy company Soltage sent word of a 13.5 MW project constructed on three former landfill sites, or br...

October 2, 2017
News Panasonic
PV Pointers: Silicon heterojunction solar cell technology moves beyond the...

There’s been lots of buzz about silicon heterojunction [SHJ] solar cells and rightly so. SHJ is one of the more promising solar panel ...

October 2, 2017
News solar-tectic
Inside a new tandem thin-film PV production method from Solar-Tectic

Our Sept/Oct issue had a big focus on new PV module technology, and its importance for driving the industry to greater heights — ...

October 2, 2017
News Universal Wire Clamp 1
SnapNrack debuts new universal wire clamp (compatible with Enphase Q...

At Solar Power International, SnapNrack debuted its new Universal Wire Clamp, which will further enhance the company’s wire manag...

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