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Solar AGM Details on new solar-specific AGM battery line from Trojan Battery
Chris Crowell
May 30, 2017
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News younicos
Younicos delivers MW-scale storage system to Austin 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 12 locations
May 30, 2017
Inverters and eBOS SolarEdge S-Series Power Optimizer
SolarEdge unveils next-gen optimizer, commercial inverters, residential solution at Intersolar Europe
May 30, 2017
News michigan solar
Consumers Energy, SunPower team up on Michigan solar pilot program
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
News SolarWorld
SolarWorld Americas now decides to join Suniva’s 201 trade petition

SolarWorld always agreed with the premise that Chinese competition was unfair for the U.S. solar module market, but it sounded to us like So...

May 25, 2017
News Forward Labs Solar Roof
Startup Forward Labs says it has a solar roof to...

Forward Labs, a Palo Alto-based start-up, has begun taking pre-orders for the company’s new solar roofing system in the San Francisco ...

May 25, 2017
News nevada solar net metering
This Nevada bill will reinstate net metering, revive residential solar...

Nevada just can’t make up its mind. After incentivizing residential solar installations, and then turning around and killing them, and...

May 25, 2017
News Array Technologies
Facebook adding Array Technologies solar trackers to new data center

Array Technologies, Inc., (ATI) a leader in the solar tracking industry, is partnering with Affordable Solar to install track...

May 25, 2017
News sol voltaics nanowire
Sol Voltaics says nanowire breakthrough could boost PV module power...

Advanced photovoltaic materials company Sol Voltaics has taken a significant leap towards commercializing its highly anticipated, efficiency...

May 24, 2017
News Legend Solar
Legend Solar adds new division to focus on energy efficiency

In an effort to further save money for homeowners and businesses by lowering their energy bills, Legend Solar, has acquired an energy-effici...

May 24, 2017
News ITC suniva petition
International Trade Commission to take up Suniva case

The first phase in this fairly quick trade protectionist 201 petition process initiated by Suniva is complete — the International Trad...

May 24, 2017
News Schneider Electric inverters
Schneider Electric signs big agreement with Neoen, spanning three continents

Neoen, the premier French independent power producer and Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, have...

May 23, 2017
News Boviet Logo
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
News Sunnova residential solar-001
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
News Grow-community-micro-neighborhood
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