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Tabuchi Americas This solar+storage case study shows 96 percent reduction in grid-buy
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September 13, 2017
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Santa Rita Union School District takes advantage of California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program
September 13, 2017
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NABCEP credentials now included within SolarReviews.com platform
September 12, 2017
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Report: When given the choice, homeowners are going with premium modules
September 12, 2017
News Array Technologies DuraTrack
Report by TÜV Rheinland explains how Array Technologies trackers drive O&M costs down 37 percent
September 12, 2017
News sungrow central 1500 volt inverter
Sungrow’s 1,500-volt central inverter receives UL 1741-SA certification

Sungrow’s 1,500Vdc turnkey station, the SG2500U, received its UL 1741-SA certification, a stringent grid interconnection requirement w...

September 11, 2017
News solar company merger
Sungevity 2.0 continues to grow: Horizon Solar Power, Solar Spectrum...

Recently merged Horizon Solar Power and Solar Spectrum – a move that revived the Sungevity brand — have announced definitive agr...

September 11, 2017
News nevados solar tracker
Nevados Engineering solar tracker system eliminates grading, excavation

San Francisco-based Nevados Engineering has developed an all-terrain, single axis tracking system and was just awarded $3 million in combine...

September 11, 2017
News Array Technologies DuraTrack
TÜV Rheinland study explains LCOE driven by Array Technologies’ tracker...

Reliability and reduced O&M costs are key metrics when choosing among solar tracking systems. At SPI, Array Technologies, a trusted...

September 11, 2017
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Details on APsystems’ advanced microinverter (300 VA peak output power...

APsystems introduces the YC600, a dual-module, utility-interactive microinverter with Reactive Power Control (RPC) technology and Rule 21 gr...

September 10, 2017
News solar power installation capacity stats
Solar industry sees best second quarter yet, up 8 percent...

As the solar industry awaits its uncertain ITC future, its present remains prosperous. The U.S. solar market continued its years-long expans...

September 10, 2017
News mission solar pv modules
Details on new AC, heterojunction solar modules from Mission Solar

Mission Solar Energy, a U.S. manufacturer of high-power solar modules, is displaying three new products at the annual Solar Power Internatio...

September 10, 2017
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Project of the Year 2017 voting: Commercial & Industrial category

California Department of Franchise Tax Board Sacramento, Calif.  |   3.6 MW The Franchise Tax Board complex is one of the largest ...

September 10, 2017
News Three Peaks solar project
Project of the Year 2017 voting: Utility-scale category

Ameren Technology Application Center Champaign, Ill. | 1.4 MW (250 kW solar) The Ameren TAC microgrid integrated a range of DER assets and d...

September 10, 2017
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Project of the Year 2017 voting: Solar + Storage, Microgrids

Century West Condominium Honolulu, Hawaii | 315 kW Carport | 410 kWh storage This is the first interconnected solar + storage PPA project in...

September 10, 2017
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Where to catch SunLink experts on stage at Solar Power...

SunLink Corp., a leading full-scope solar energy solutions provider, will join top solar industry executives and experts on four different p...

September 7, 2017
News infiswift pv
Infiswift wants to update solar performance management with swiftPV IoT...

At Solar Power International, infiswift, an enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) platform leader, is launching swiftPV, which lever...

September 7, 2017
News Ensync energy systems
EnSync launches plan for utilities, third-party generators to better integrate...

EnSync Energy Systems is launching a collaborative utility vertical initiative, targeting investor-owned utilities, independent system opera...

September 7, 2017
News NClave solar tracker
NCLAVE touts up to 80 percent reduction in assembly time...

Spanish company NCLAVE — the merger of Grupo Clavijo and MFV Solar, and specialists in the design, manufacturing, installation and mai...

September 7, 2017
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SunPower strengthens its solar panel warranty

SunPower is boosting its warranty, guaranteeing power performance and product quality for 25 years, through extreme weather, wide-ranging te...

September 6, 2017