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Baker Solar project Top 4 solar projects of the week (Oct. 3 – Oct. 7)
Chris Crowell
October 7, 2016
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News Sharp-SmartStorage-Hi-Res
Details on behind-the-meter solar+storage system installed by HelioPower
October 7, 2016
News magnolia airforce
Magnolia Solar teaming with InSolare Energy to bring its thin-film PV to market
October 6, 2016
News Pika-Energy-PV-Link-Substring-Optimizer
Pika Energy’s PV Link optimizer now meets UL 1741
October 6, 2016
News spower
sPower gets funds to finance nine solar projects (340 MW)
October 6, 2016
News Borrego solar
Borrego Solar launches new division to focus on energy storage...

Borrego Solar Systems Inc., a large-scale solar development, design, financing, construction and O&M company, is now hopping into e...

October 6, 2016
News 8minutenergy solar
Solar developer 8minutenergy Renewables expands into Texas

8minutenergy Renewables, an independent solar developer, is formally expanding its operations into Texas. The company recently opened an off...

October 5, 2016
News Outback Power inverters
Energy storage is now a priority in Massachusetts — so...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed house bill 4568 in August that allows users to store and discharge energy as...

October 5, 2016
News JLM Fronius solar storage
JLM Energy’s solar+storage now automated with Hawaii tariff data to...

MySun powered by JLM Energy‘s solar plus energy storage ecosystem, Energizr 200, is now available in Hawaii and is fully programmed an...

October 4, 2016
News southwire electrical meter
Southwire launches nine new meters for electricians (several with Bluetooth...

Southwire Tools and Equipment launched nine new meters to help electricians safely and efficiently complete their jobs. Included in thi...

October 4, 2016
News yingli solar
Yingli subsidiary partners with SolarAid on cool new affordable solar...

A subsidiary of Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., one of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, is partnering with SolarAi...

October 4, 2016
News solar installations increase
Solar installs grow 43 percent in Q2 2016, but long-term...

Growing 43 percent year-over-year, the U.S. saw 2,051 MW of solar photovoltaics installed in Q2 2016. According to GTM Research and the Sola...

October 3, 2016
News Prachtige image Zep
World of solar news: Dutch company ZEP debuts sun roof...

Maybe solar roofs really will be the next big thing. SolarCity aside, by developing existing ceramic roof tiles with integrated solar cells,...

October 3, 2016
News FirstEnergy Ohio solar
FirstEnergy issues RFP for solar renewable energy credits in Ohio

FirstEnergy Corp. announced a Request for Proposal (RFP) to purchase both Ohio-compliant Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) and Renewabl...

October 3, 2016
News pika energy island inverter
Pika’s X7601 Islanding Inverter its latest to achieve UL 1741...

Pika Energy’s transformerless, grid-forming solar inverters are now listed to the UL-1741 standard and are shipping to customers throu...

October 3, 2016
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O&M: How to prep your solar sites to stay safe...

In August, a deadly blaze in Santa Clarita, Calif., continued to rage, as firefighters did their best to put out flareups from the Sand Fire...

October 3, 2016
News SunTegra
SunTegra looks to ramp up its solar roof sales, hires...

Elon Musk’s solar-roof proclamation during a SolarCity earnings call has renewed interest at-large in the idea, but the concept is def...

September 30, 2016
News dickinson minnesota solar project
Top 6 solar projects and transactions of the week (Sept....

Pacific Ethanol 5-MW System – largest net-meter project in PG&E territory, largest PACE transaction Pacific Ethanol, a leading pro...

September 30, 2016
News manitowoc solar equipment
Manitowoc’s Grove GHC55 used for new solar panel assembly technique

Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Mortenson Construction is using a trio of Manitowoc Grove GHC55 telescoping crawler cranes to perform a new met...

September 30, 2016
News alencon_aes_spot
Alencon, AES deal aims to retrofit, improve utility-scale PV performance

As the solar industry marches forward, maintaining (and possibly improving) the performance of existing systems will be hugely important. Al...

September 30, 2016