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Draker G&S Solar selects Draker V7 as monitoring, control solution
Chris Crowell
September 1, 2016
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Mounting Guide gamechange
GameChange Solar receives UL 2703 approval for rivets as alternate module mounting hardware
September 1, 2016
News Vision Solar
Vision Solar chooses Silfab modules for 12 MW of projects across six states
September 1, 2016
News UGE microgrid best practices
Microgrid capacity is on the rise in the U.S. (could reach 4.3 GW by 2020)
August 31, 2016
News NEXTracker solar trackers
NEXTracker acquires predictive modeling software company BrightBox
August 31, 2016
News AceClamp website
New AceClamp website guides installers through standing seam metal roof...

Plainville Ct.-based AceClamp PMC Industries launched its new website, www.aceclamp.com. This new interactive website was designed to help i...

August 31, 2016
News Simpliphi storage
New solar-plus-storage system available from SimpliPhi

Developed in partnership with solar and energy storage installers to optimize equipment and streamline cost calculations, SimpliPhi Power ha...

August 31, 2016
News sunlink distributed tracker
SunLink enters distributed tracker market with new single-axis solution

Hot on the heels of our decentralized tracker trends feature, SunLink Corp. has sent word of its new TechTrack Distributed single-axis ...

August 30, 2016
News Roof Tech E Mount Air
Rooftop mounting in Minnesota: Local installer discusses the switch to...

  When solar enthusiast Jeff Schocka Conger started his own company in La Crosse, Wis., a sluggish market forced him to close up shop l...

August 30, 2016
News Pacific Gas & Energy
Attention California solar developers: PG&E puts out call for proposals

Approximately half of U.S. households and businesses are unable to install private solar systems due to space limitations or insufficient su...

August 30, 2016
News Boviet 1500V module
Boviet Solar releases new 1,500-volt polycrystalline PV module

  Boviet Solar USA, the North American arm of Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd., announced the launch of its new 1,500-volt polycrystal...

August 30, 2016
News Colorado solar array program
Colorado includes solar array into Weatherization Assistance Program for low-income...

Colorado continues the progressive energy initiatives. Thanks to the Colorado Energy Office (CEO), Energy Resource Center (ERC), and Colorad...

August 25, 2016
News Fronius smart inverter
SPI Preview: Fronius showcases shutdown, storage, smart meters, software and...

While attending Solar Power International in Las Vegas this year, you will notice the large presence Fronius has on the trade show floor (bo...

August 25, 2016
News solar prediction models
New system could improve solar power prediction models by 50...

The only thing standing in the way of solar energy, on most days, are clouds. Until we can develop some sort of weather-controlling machine ...

August 24, 2016
News solar alliance
New referral program from Solar Alliance will pay participants $500

Solar Alliance Energy Inc. is launching a new referral program — the Solar Alliance Referral Program — that will reward cash inc...

August 24, 2016
News advanced solar rebate
Advanced Solar offers rebates to low income local residents

One of solar energy’s great allures is the benefits it can provide low-income citizens. The problem is always funding the actual inves...

August 24, 2016
News solar lease clause ban
Consumer watchdogs call out solar leasing, urge FTC to ban...

Solar leases, while diminishing in the market and will eventually give way to loans, are still the most common residential PV system fu...

August 24, 2016
News battery energy storage solar demand
GlobalData: Battery energy storage system installs to hit 14 GW...

Global battery energy storage system (BESS) installed capacity is set to grow from 1.5 Gigawatts (GW) in 2015 to over 14 GW by 2020, as larg...

August 23, 2016
News canadian solar mustang
WATCH: Massive Mustang solar project comes together, ready for commercial...

Mustang Solar Project Overview from Recurrent Energy on Vimeo. The Mustang solar power project in Kings County, Calif., is massive (100 MWac...

August 23, 2016
News sonnen batterie eco
Sonnen batteries available in Eastern U.S. through Enersave.com

Homeowners in the Eastern United States can now turn to Enersave.com, an online energy efficiency marketplace, to reserve sonnen residential...

August 23, 2016