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Solar City SolarCity launching two funds to back $347 million in new solar projects
Chris Crowell
September 28, 2016
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News Panasonic
Panasonic invests in sustainable, mixed-use community in Denver
September 28, 2016
News bolysolar roof
Sneak peek of a crazy new rooftop (and highway) solar solution from Bolymedia
September 28, 2016
News NRG Solar
NRG Energy discusses demand for community solar in Minnesota
September 28, 2016
News SolPad-Home for roofs
SolPad is fully integrating storage inside its panels (and a ton more)
September 27, 2016
Financing PACE solar financing
PACE financing updates: California to create uniform disclosures, Renovate America...

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) enables local governments to give property owners, who may be unable to afford the up-front costs of e...

September 27, 2016
News trojan battery smart carbon
Trojan Battery’s new battery with Smart Carbon has improved PSOC...

Trojan Battery Co., a leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, is now shipping the newest addition to its Premium line o...

September 27, 2016
Batteries Axion Power energy storage
Axion Power explains the lead-carbon interplay in its PbC batteries

Last week, Axion Power International CEO Richard Bogan and vice president of engineering Jack Shindle were interviewed on National Public Ra...

September 26, 2016
News PHP-Solar-Panel-Support-1
PHP Systems jumps into solar with new PV mounting system

PHP Systems/Design (PHP), designer and manufacturer of high-performance rooftop pipe and equipment support systems, has added a solar panel ...

September 26, 2016
News Solar City
When is SolarCity’s roof-integrated solar system going to debut?

Elon Musk made a surprise, grand pronouncement during SolarCity’s second quarter earnings call in August, that the company&r...

September 26, 2016
News jinkosolar
First solar module recycling program launched by JinkoSolar

JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc., in partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and a coalition of other solar companies, is ...

September 26, 2016
News Geostellar solar family incentives
The Uber of solar installation? Geostellar launches Solar Family program

Online solar energy platform Geostellar is launching a new program — Solar Family — that recruits and trains independent solar p...

September 26, 2016
News NC Solar residential Install
The trend to ownership: What it means for your solar...

  We do not come to bury the lease, but to praise the loan. The residential solar lease gets the credit it deserves for growing the sol...

September 26, 2016
News dickinson minnesota solar project
Top solar projects of the week (Sept. 19-23 edition)

Swiss Re to build solar power plant for Americas’ headquarters At the beginning of Climate Week NYC, Swiss Re announces concrete plans...

September 23, 2016
News weather effect on solar panels
Check out this infographic on how extreme weather affects solar...

Thanks to Ryan McNeill, President of Renewable Energy Corporation, for sending this our way. Use the expand button in the lower right hand c...

September 23, 2016
News SunPower_Residential
What factors drive solar PV system prices lower?

Lower solar PV system costs are the driving force in much of the industry today, and strides on that front are the reason solar is in the gr...

September 23, 2016
Products mission solar pv modules
Mission Solar Energy adds four new PV module lines to...

Seen at Solar Power International this year: Mission Solar Energy, a San Antonio-based manufacturer of utility-scale, commercial and re...

September 22, 2016
News renewable energy opinion
How is the voting public prioritizing renewable energy?

As Americans count down to Election Day, more than three-quarters (78 percent) believe the winner of the presidential race should prioritize...

September 22, 2016
News solar online shopping
BuildDirect marketplace launches new clean energy portal to sell solar...

BuildDirect, an online marketplace for home improvement products, is launching a Clean Energy section within its Home Marketplace to ma...

September 22, 2016
Batteries axion residential energy storage
New residential energy storage system introduced by Axion Power

Axion Power International released its newest residential energy storage system, further broadening its consumer product line. The residenti...

September 22, 2016