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March 29, 2017
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News solar tectic cells
Solar cell update: Inside Solar-Tectic’s patent on new perovskite, crystalline silicone thin film tandem
March 29, 2017
News IGS Solar
IGS Solar partners with financial group to work on new portfolio of solar projects
March 29, 2017
News solaria
Solaria Corp. approved to join CALSEIA
March 28, 2017
News solar foundation jobs
New hyper local solar job data: What U.S. cities saw the biggest increases?
March 28, 2017
News Copper Mountain SMA inverters
Copper Mountain Solar (94 MW) in Nevada goes with SMA...

SMA inverters were recently selected by Amec Foster Wheeler for Sempra Renewables’ 94 MW Copper Mountain Solar 4 project in Boulder Ci...

March 28, 2017
News satcon_alencon
SIC USA looks to retrofit PV plants using Satcon inverters...

SIC USA LLC and Alencon Systems LLC announced a partnership for promoting improved performance at existing PV plants with Satcon solar inver...

March 28, 2017
News clean power plan trump
Quick look at Trump’s planned changes to the Clean Power...

Much of our musings about whether a Donald Trump presidency would be good or bad for the solar industry fell back on the “he’s a...

March 28, 2017
News panasonic modules
Panasonic releases three new modules in HIT lineup (all-black look)

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America introduced three new photovoltaic module HIT: the N320K, N315K and N310K. These new models are able to...

March 27, 2017
News PV Complete
Details on new CAD software design tool from PVComplete

PVComplete is debuting PVCAD, a comprehensive computer-aided design (CAD) tool, powered by Autodesk technology, that could dramati...

March 27, 2017
News Arc Fault
Arc fault detection is still a problem for PV systems...

Arc fault events are a pain point in the solar industry for the threat they pose to PV systems and, maybe more so, for the detection headach...

March 27, 2017
News Enphase Energy
Enphase now shipping its sixth generation microinverter system

You may remember first reading about this around SPI last year, but now you can officially install them: Enphase Energy is shipping its Enph...

March 27, 2017
News UGE microgrid best practices
New York provides $11 million in funds for 11 microgrid...

New York State is going to fund 11 microgrid projects for $11 million as part of the second stage of the NY Prize Community Microgrid compet...

March 27, 2017
News ecofasten
EcoFasten Solar invalidates D Three Enterprises patents in Colo. District...

The District Court of Colorado granted EcoFasten’s motion for summary judgement invalidating all patent claims asserted against EcoFas...

March 24, 2017
News Exosun
Exosun partners with Lesedi Nuclear Services to expand in South...

Exosun, a solar tracking solutions company, has formed a partnership with Lesedi Nuclear Services, a South African company for the power ind...

March 24, 2017
News massachusetts solar
Massachusetts extends Solar Renewable Energy Credit program (is net metering...

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has announced plans to extend the Commonwealth’s successful Solar Renewable En...

March 24, 2017
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Momentum Solar eyes Southern California for its next expansion move

Momentum Solar is a fast-growing national solar contractor and has identified Southern California as its next location for further...

March 23, 2017
News sunlink iowa community solar
First community solar national summit to take place this July

The Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) announced a partnership with Infocast to produce and host the nation’s first community...

March 23, 2017
News alabama solar installation
One of Alabama’s largest private solar installations going live today

Alabama-based Life Data Labs, an animal nutrition and health products manufacturer, has completed work on one of the state’s largest p...

March 23, 2017
News jinkosolar
JinkoSolar donating 620 kW of high-efficiency solar modules to GRID...

JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc. is partnering with everyone’s favorite nonprofit solar installer, GRID Alternatives. JinkoSolar will donate ove...

March 22, 2017