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seraphim pv modules Sungage, Sunnova add Seraphim Solar USA modules to approved product lists
Chris Crowell
June 5, 2017
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News Tigo logo
Tigo adds two more solar optimizers to UHD-Core lineup
June 5, 2017
News PV generating capacity
Here’s residential solar’s share of distributed PV generating capacity
June 5, 2017
News S-5! offering free course to optimize solar rooftop design
S-5! offering free course to optimize solar rooftop design
June 5, 2017
News solar rate design plan
Solar rate design: Details on unified approach to evolve net metering
June 5, 2017
News California solar power
California’s Clean Energy Storage bill passes Senate

While the executive branch attempts to go backward with its energy goals, progressive states continue to march forward as the California Sen...

June 5, 2017
News Fronius summer promotion
Fronius offers up to $100 cash back on purchases in...

In honor of the solar summer season, Fronius is including a cash-back incentive on sales of Fronius inverters and Rapid Shutdown Boxes,...

May 31, 2017
News CertainTeed US Series Solar Modules
CertainTeed launches new 60- and 72-cell solar modules

CertainTeed Solar is proud to announce its US Series 60 and 72-cell solar modules, with 60 cell power output reaching 305 W and 72 cell powe...

May 31, 2017
News NABCEP new logo
Would you like to be a NABCEP-certified PV inspector? Details...

The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) is adding two new certifications to further improve the performance of t...

May 31, 2017
News Pegasus solar
Pegasus Solar issued patent for self-aligning PV panel clamps

  The U.S. Patent Office has issued Pegasus Solar a patent for its solar panel clamps for residential installations, that are desi...

May 31, 2017
News Solar AGM
Details on new solar-specific AGM battery line from Trojan Battery

Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, today announced the launch of its new line of maint...

May 30, 2017
News younicos
Younicos delivers MW-scale storage system to Austin Energy

Younicos has signed an agreement to deliver a megawatt-scale battery storage system to Austin Energy, as part of a U.S. Department of Energy...

May 30, 2017
News Solar FlexRack TDP Solar Trackers Installed in Coldwell Solar Agricultural Sites in California
Coldwell Solar to install 14-MW of Solar FlexRack trackers across...

Solar FlexRack announced its solar pipeline agreement of 14 MW to install their TDP™ Turnkey Solar Trackers in 12  installat...

May 30, 2017
Inverters and eBOS SolarEdge S-Series Power Optimizer
SolarEdge unveils next-gen optimizer, commercial inverters, residential solution at Intersolar...

SolarEdge Technologies is presenting its next-generation power optimizer, new large-capacity commercial inverters, and complete residential ...

May 30, 2017
News michigan solar
Consumers Energy, SunPower team up on Michigan solar pilot program

In a state expected to grow its solar installations by more than 500 percent this year, Consumers Energy and SunPower are collaborating to o...

May 26, 2017
News Battery Bank
This new residential battery management system is available via Open...

The Digital Microgrid Initiative P.B.C. (DMI), is a public benefit corporation organized to provide clean, reliable and inexpensive ele...

May 26, 2017
News SolarWorld
SolarWorld Americas now decides to join Suniva’s 201 trade petition

SolarWorld always agreed with the premise that Chinese competition was unfair for the U.S. solar module market, but it sounded to us like So...

May 25, 2017
News Forward Labs Solar Roof
Startup Forward Labs says it has a solar roof to...

Forward Labs, a Palo Alto-based start-up, has begun taking pre-orders for the company’s new solar roofing system in the San Francisco ...

May 25, 2017
News nevada solar net metering
This Nevada bill will reinstate net metering, revive residential solar...

Nevada just can’t make up its mind. After incentivizing residential solar installations, and then turning around and killing them, and...

May 25, 2017
News Array Technologies
Facebook adding Array Technologies solar trackers to new data center

Array Technologies, Inc., (ATI) a leader in the solar tracking industry, is partnering with Affordable Solar to install track...

May 25, 2017