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News Itek Energy solar panels
Itek Energy cuts ribbon on new solar module manufacturing facility in Washington
October 9, 2017
News tigo smart app
Tigo releases SMART app to streamline PV design, commissioning, monitoring
October 9, 2017
News BASF solar roof
BASF, SoloPower Systems debut solar-integrated roofing system
October 5, 2017
News EV charging stations
NREL asks: What’s the state of EV infrastructure in the U.S.?
October 5, 2017
News california PACE financing
California beefs up consumer protection for PACE financing

California Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills into into law that provide a regulatory and consumer protection framework for Property Asse...

October 5, 2017
News solar commercial loan financing
Tech CU offers new program to finance commercial solar projects...

Tech CU (Technology Credit Union), in conjunction with Belvedere Solar Finance, is introducing a solar financing program for its commercial,...

October 5, 2017
News Panasonic solar solutions
Panasonic promotes three more solar installers to rank of Premium...

Panasonic Corporation of North America is expanding its Solar Installer program with three authorized installers of HIT solar modu...

October 5, 2017
News ATI Duratrack
RP Construction partners with Renesola Power Services on 7-site solar...

RP Construction Services Inc. (RPCS) is kicking off of another portfolio of single-axis tracker projects for Array Technologies, partnering ...

October 3, 2017
News globaldata solar index
GlobalData: Solar is world’s favorite type of electricity generation (U.S....

Solar has become the world’s favorite new type of electricity generation, with more solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity being installed t...

October 2, 2017
News mission solar pv modules
Mission Solar to start supplying PV modules to PetersenDean Roofing...

Mission Solar Energy, U.S. manufacturer of high-power solar modules, and PetersenDean Roofing & Solar, the nation’s largest privat...

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