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Array Technologies Facebook adding Array Technologies solar trackers to new data center
Chris Crowell
May 25, 2017
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Sol Voltaics says nanowire breakthrough could boost PV module power by 50 percent
May 24, 2017
News Legend Solar
Legend Solar adds new division to focus on energy efficiency
May 24, 2017
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International Trade Commission to take up Suniva case
May 24, 2017
News Schneider Electric inverters
Schneider Electric signs big agreement with Neoen, spanning three continents
May 23, 2017
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Boviet Solar partners with SolarEdge on 60-cell smart solar module

Boviet Solar Technology Co., a global leader in the manufacture of high-quality photovoltaic technology, has finalized a partnership with So...

May 23, 2017
News Summer Solstice solar party
Head to The Solar Foundation’s Summer Solstice networking fundraiser (promo...

Join Solar Builder at The Solar Foundation’s 7th annual Summer Solstice. This fundraiser brings together partners, allies, and friends...

May 23, 2017
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Sunetric, Sunnova team to offer solar+storage solutions in Hawaii

Sunetric, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RGS Energy, and Sunnova Energy Corp., a residential solar service provider in the U.S., have joined f...

May 23, 2017
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Partnership between Clean Energy Group, Geli to focus on solar+storage...

Clean Energy Group, a national, nonprofit organization, will work with the energy storage control and monitoring software company, Geli, to ...

May 23, 2017
News Pacific Gas & Energy
PG&E is dropping the cost for its Solar Choice program,...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is dropping the cost to participate in its 100 percent solar energy program by 30 percent for re...

May 22, 2017
News women in solar
New program to boost gender diversity in solar launched by...

To increase gender diversity in the local solar industry, GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic, a nonprofit organization that makes solar power an...

May 22, 2017
News Auric Solar
Auric Solar expands into Oregon with new office

Auric Solar, a top provider of residential and commercial solar power in the western U.S., is opening a new office in Oregon. The expansion ...

May 22, 2017
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SolarWindow’s electricity-generating glass achieves processing breakthrough

SolarWindow Technologies announced today that its transparent electricity-generating glass has been successfully processed through the rigor...

May 22, 2017
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JinkoSolar modules pass IEC 61345 test from TUV Rheinland

JinkoSolar Holding Co. sent word that its modules have passed intensive UV test in terms of IEC 61345 from TUV Rheinland. What is IEC 61345?...

May 22, 2017
News IEC PV standards
Canada’s IEC working on solar tracker safety standard

The International Electrotechnical Commission IEC TC82 WG7 meeting was held recently at the University of Ottawa, Canada. The meeting c...

May 22, 2017
News Nautilus Solar
Nautilus Solar installing portfolio of commercial solar projects for Kilroy...

Kilroy Realty Corp., a West Coast REIT, and Nautilus Solar Energy LLC, a national solar project development and asset management company, ar...

May 22, 2017
News Panasonic solar solutions
Berkshire Photovoltaic Services selected as Authorized Panasonic solar installer (can...

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America has selected Berkshire Photovoltaic Services Inc. (BPVS) of Adams, Mass., as an Authorized Solar Insta...

May 22, 2017
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What UL 2703 revisions are on the table? We ask...

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) formed its PV Mounting System Manufacturers Committee (MSMC) in March 2016 with the goal of a...

May 22, 2017
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Vivint Solar, Mercedes-Benz ink exclusive deal to promote home solar+storage...

  Mercedes-Benz Energy and Vivint Solar announced exclusive strategic collaboration to bring the Mercedes-Benz customizable home energy...

May 18, 2017
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Power-Blox explains how it uses ‘swarm power’ to create intelligent...

The ‘Plug and Power’ technology behind Power-Blox enables anyone, anywhere in the world, to create an autonomous, decentralized,...

May 17, 2017