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Boston solar HVAC partner Boston Solar partners with Sandri Energy to offer solar to new HVAC customers
Chris Crowell
June 9, 2017
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News Sol Systems
Arion Energy acquires top Colorado solar EPC contractor
June 9, 2017
News Staubli-PowerBlox-Intersolar
Stäubli, Power-Blox form partnership to work on energy storage solutions
June 9, 2017
News Decotech install
GAF installs its first fully integrated solar roofing system DecoTech
June 9, 2017
News nevada solar net metering
Net metering revival in Nevada brings back Vivint Solar, Sunrun
June 9, 2017
News New York solar power
Here was New York’s pro-renewables response after Trump pulled out...

Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Accord caused an immediate reaction from states leading the country’s charge into re...

June 9, 2017
News ikea solar project
IKEA reveals plans for PV system atop Jacksonville location

IKEA announced plans to install solar panels atop its future Jacksonville store opening Fall 2017. Panel installation will begin this summer...

June 6, 2017
News Vivint solar
Vivint Solar secures $100 million in tax equity

Vivint Solar secured tax equity commitments totaling $100 million from two repeat investors. These tax equity commitments will enable the co...

June 6, 2017
News APsystems
Dividend Solar adds APsystems to its approved vendor list

APsystems joined the approved vendor list for Dividend Solar, a home-energy financing platform. The agreement brings APsystems advanced micr...

June 5, 2017
News silicor materials
Silicor Materials reports on its first p-type mono PERC production...

Silicor Materials, Inc., says that, in its first ever attempt, the company has produced p-type mono PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Cell) cell...

June 5, 2017
News seraphim pv modules
Sungage, Sunnova add Seraphim Solar USA modules to approved product...

U.S.-based solar photovoltaic module manufacturer Seraphim Solar USA says its high-efficiency, American-made solar modules have been approve...

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