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ATI Duratrack Which company is the leader in solar tracker deployment?
Chris Crowell
October 26, 2016
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News Yaskawa-Solectria Solar extends its string inverter line
Yaskawa-Solectria offers rebate on residential inverters this fall through its distribution partners
October 25, 2016
Projects Vasari Energy
Vasari Energy purchases 450 acres in Arizona for 68 MW solar project
October 25, 2016
News department of energy funding
Department of Energy to fund projects to reduce soft costs of solar installs
October 25, 2016
News Ensync energy systems
EnSync reports SPI Solar failed to meet its purchase obligations
October 24, 2016
Products solar roof jack
Details on a code change that allows for solar panels...

A standard change from the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials will allow for a sophisticated new design concept ...

October 24, 2016
News Schneider Electric inverters
New Jersey schools look to save $1 million via energy...

Schneider Electric signed three energy savings improvement programs (ESIPs) with New Jersey school districts that will drive more than ...

October 24, 2016
Featured SPI Lead photo
What is next for the solar industry? Executives share their...

Get a group of solar industry leaders on a stage in 2016, and all discussions tend to veer into the existential. This is our takeaway from t...

October 24, 2016
News Exoplexus solar north carolina
Top 7 Solar Projects of the Week (Oct. 17 –...

Mt. Tom Solar to be one of the largest in Massachusetts Mt. Tom Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of ENGIE North America, held a groundbreaking cerem...

October 21, 2016
News Ideal Power logo
Ideal Power completed prototypes for its innovative B-TRAN semiconductor

Ideal Power Inc. is an innovator of power conversion technologies and just announced that its semiconductor foundry partner has success...

October 21, 2016
News SunPower_Residential
Report: Rooftop solar provides even more value than retail rate...

Net metering is often seen as a good deal for solar installers and their customers, but a negative for utilities and their customers —...

October 20, 2016
+ Storage reh flex timberrock inverter
TimberRock explains 3 achievements of new energy storage platform REH-FLEX

TimberRock Energy Solutions, the R&D and product development subsidiary of TimberRock Advanced Energy,  announced a new energy stor...

October 20, 2016
Projects Farmers solar iowa
Check out this livestream of a 2-MW Farmers Electric Cooperative...

Follow Farmers is the story of how Farmers Electric Cooperative in the small Iowa town of Kalona installed nearly 2 MW of solar. The entire ...

October 19, 2016
+ Storage HOMER International microgrid
Global microgrid lessons will be shared at upcoming New York...

HOMER Energy will host its fourth annual Microgrid Conference at Columbia University in New York, Nov. 7-8 2016, drawing experienced microgr...

October 19, 2016
News Target solar install
Which retailer tops the list for solar installed capacity in...

Target has grabbed the top spot among American businesses that are going solar. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) revealed Targ...

October 19, 2016
News Solar City
Airbnb, SolarCity partner to offer customer rebates on solar installs

As if conjured directly from a thinkpiece on millennials, Airbnb and SolarCity Corp. are partnering on a rebate program. The idea is to conn...

October 19, 2016
News Panasonic
Panasonic might produce PV modules for SolarCity at new plant

Panasonic Corp. is making bigger and bigger moves in the solar industry. The company already had a relationship with Tesla Motors as a batte...

October 19, 2016
News National renewable energy laboratory NREL
Update on the commercial prospects of perovskite solar cells

In our worst Seinfeld impersonation voice we ask, “what’s the deal with perovskite solar cells?” The National Renewable En...

October 18, 2016
Products Trinasolar
Trina announces new world record for its high-efficiency mc-Si module

Trina Solar Limited announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China (SKL PVST) has set a new world record of 1...

October 18, 2016
News NX Horizon post flood
How are solar trackers holding up in hurricane season? NEXTracker...

Hurricane season is never a fun time for those in the danger zones, but this year has been especially dangerous. And where there is extreme ...

October 18, 2016