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April 26, 2017
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News solar system pricing
Large solar installers offer higher PV system quotes than average, says NREL study
April 26, 2017
News top 3 solar
Three takeaways from the EnergySage Solar Marketplace Intel Report
April 25, 2017
+ Storage renewable energy investment
Smart grid, battery storage companies see big jump in funding to start 2017
April 25, 2017
News EIA utility solar trackers
Report: Solar tracking systems comprise more than 50 percent of all utility-scale PV projects
April 25, 2017
News AlsoEnergy PowerTrack Web
WATCH: AlsoEnergy debuts new PowerTrack Web platform to save solar...

AlsoEnergy is releasing a new platform for its solar customers, PowerTrack Web, that will provide web browser access for all users, get dail...

April 21, 2017
News sunlink calcom
SunLink reports 80 percent growth in Q1 2017

SunLink Corp. had a record close of the first quarter for fiscal 2017 with year over year MW growth exceeding 80 percent. Fueled by the...

April 21, 2017
News Heliopower pv
Details on an optimized 343-kW PV system completed at a...

HelioPower completed two commercial PV systems at a state-of-the-art Southern California sports center in Ladera Ranch. The 63,000 sq-ft gym...

April 20, 2017
+ Storage LG Chem battery
LG Chem debuts residential battery system in the U.S.

LG Chem Ltd., a global leader in lithium-ion batteries for automotive, stationary and consumer applications, has formally launched its range...

April 20, 2017
News younicos
Solar-plus-storage microgrid now live at Panasonic’s Denver operations hub

Younicos has commissioned a 1 MW / 2 MWh lithium-ion battery system in partnership with Panasonic and Xcel Energy. The news was announced at...

April 20, 2017
News solar workforce development
Lack of qualified workers hurting solar installer growth, says new...

Two-thirds of solar installation firms report that difficulty finding qualified applicants is increasing costs and impacting their ability t...

April 20, 2017
News pv solar cell cost
PV cost reduction: Germany’s M10 Industries boosts its crystalline solar...

With its Kubus tabber-stringer, M10 Industries AG from Freiburg, Germany, has once again achieved a new performance record in the industrial...

April 20, 2017
News Chicago solar energy plan
Chicago steps up: City buildings to run on 100 percent...

A group of Chicago’s political leaders jointly announced their commitment to move their buildings’ electricity use to 100 percen...

April 19, 2017
News Hawaii solar grid supply
Hawaii expands customer grid supply capacity (adding 20 MW)

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) made a decision to expand capacity of its customer grid supply CGS program to add 20 MW of capa...

April 19, 2017
News new york city microgrid
Several ‘firsts’ achieved in this New York City apartment microgrid...

Construction work has begun on Demand Energy‘s renewable-energy-plus-storage microgrid at Marcus Garvey Village, a mixed-income apartm...

April 19, 2017
News solaria
Solar module tech company Solaria sues for misappropriation of trade...

Solaria Corp., global provider of solar module technologies, filed suit against Jiangsu Sera-phim Solar System Co., Ltd., Seraphim Solar USA...

April 19, 2017
News SMA Sunny Central Storage_sm
SMA system selected for pilot storage program at NREL facility

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) will utilize SMA technology for a 1 MW battery pilot project at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nationa...

April 19, 2017
News Eos_Energy
Eos Aurora DC Battery System under new, lower pricing model

Eos Energy Storage is moving its Eos Aurora DC Battery System to a forward-pricing model. The company is taking orders today for volume purc...

April 18, 2017
News NEXTracker-2
Report: NEXTracker led PV tracker market share in 2016

NEXTracker, a Flex company, has attained the number one global market share position for the second consecutive year among PV solar tracker ...

April 18, 2017
News Figure-Ag-on-Al-vs-Conventional-474x300
This new Silver-on-Aluminum paste could boost PV cell efficiency

PLANT PV, a photovoltaic materials innovator, sent word about a breakthrough that enables solar cell manufacturers to capture greater solar ...

April 18, 2017