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June 6, 2017
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News Vivint solar
Vivint Solar secures $100 million in tax equity
June 6, 2017
News APsystems
Dividend Solar adds APsystems to its approved vendor list
June 5, 2017
News silicor materials
Silicor Materials reports on its first p-type mono PERC production results
June 5, 2017
News seraphim pv modules
Sungage, Sunnova add Seraphim Solar USA modules to approved product lists
June 5, 2017
News Tigo logo
Tigo adds two more solar optimizers to UHD-Core lineup

Tigo’s adding a few more options to its UHD-Core optimizers lineup announced last March. Joining the TS4-L (Long Strings) and TS4-O (O...

June 5, 2017
News PV generating capacity
Here’s residential solar’s share of distributed PV generating capacity

Generation from small-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems totaled about 37 percent of the annual generation from all U.S. solar PV electric...

June 5, 2017
News S-5! offering free course to optimize solar rooftop design
S-5! offering free course to optimize solar rooftop design

The S-5! Attachment Solutions continuing education course, The Solar-Ready Roof: Optimize the Design, is live in the AEC Daily Online Learni...

June 5, 2017
News solar rate design plan
Solar rate design: Details on unified approach to evolve net...

The only agreement there seems to be on net metering and rate design is that no one can really agree on what to do. Solar Energy Industries ...

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