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Solar City SolarCity launches new solar loan program to replace MyPower option
Chris Crowell
June 2, 2016
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News CoWatt AC module
New AC solar ground-mount concept ready to deploy from CoWatt Energy, Darfon America
June 2, 2016
News energy storage installation
Report: U.S. Energy storage deployments up 127% in 2016
June 2, 2016
News Sungrow SG3000HV-MV
Sungrow, ABB teaming up to design, promote 1,500-volt solar solution
June 2, 2016
News maryland solar bill
Maryland governor vetoes Clean Energy Jobs Act, industry responds
May 31, 2016
News solar business acquisition
Sunvalley Solar acquires Rayco Energy to expand into residential, multifamily

Sunvalley Solar just acquired of Rayco Energy Inc., an established northern California company that specializes in providing cost-saving and...

May 31, 2016
News SEIA
SEIA names interim president to replace Resch

Tom Kimbis, general counsel and vice president of executive affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), will serve as the as...

May 27, 2016
News Hawaii solar grid
Solar groups trying to raise grid-supply cap in Hawaii

A notable group of solar industry installers and associations filed a request to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to increase the capa...

May 27, 2016
News
Hammer Time: What to look for in your next pile-driving...

Before driving your piles into the ground, you have one huge decision that could be the key to delivering the project on time, on budget and...

May 27, 2016
News Signal Energy construction
Signal Energy goes with AISG security platform for two California...

American Integrated Security Group (AISG) installed an integrated security platform at Tranquility Solar Generating facility in Fr...

May 26, 2016
News Yaskawa - Solectria Solar
Bombard Renewable Energy goes with Solectria inverters for 17-MW community...

Bombard Renewable Energy chose Yaskawa – Solectria Solar’s SGI XTM utility-scale inverters and SolrenView monitoring for a 17.5-...

May 26, 2016
News simpliphi battery
SimpliPhi Power makes big push into Australian solar, storage market

Ojai, Calif.-based SimpliPhi Power continues to gain traction in the Australian market with its cobalt-free lithium-ion storage solutions no...

May 26, 2016
News solaria
Solaria releases new PowerXT modules (both residential and commercial solutions)

Solaria just introduced its PowerXT 330Wp and 400Wp modules optimized for residential and commercial rooftops respectively– offering h...

May 26, 2016
News Nevada solar power
Will this NRDC report revive the Nevada rooftop solar industry?

Don’t call it a comeback, but the rooftop solar industry may be saved in Nevada after all. For one, Sunrun recently met with Nevada Go...

May 25, 2016
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Florida homebuilder makes solar standard feature on all new homes

Fort Lauderdale-based Stellar Homes Group doesn’t believe solar power is a luxury amenity; instead the homebuilder will be the first i...

May 25, 2016
Products yingli solar
Yingli’s TwinMAX high-efficiency modules hit the market

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd. has commercialized its TwinMAX 60 Cell high-efficiency dual glass module (including the standard se...

May 25, 2016
Mounting Guide tile roof mount quick
Quick Mount PV debuts Tile Replacement Mount

Quick Mount PV just introduced a new product for tile roof solar installations: the Tile Replacement Mount. Installing solar on tile roofs c...

May 25, 2016
News Renovus solar
Renovus to use CSP software for 100-MW community solar portfolio

Clean Energy Collective (CEC), a community solar solutions provider, just entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Renovu...

May 24, 2016
News Open Energy financing
Open Energy partners with kWh Analytics for better solar project...

Open Energy announced a partnership with kWh Analytics, a leading risk management software for solar energy investments. The partnership wil...

May 24, 2016
News AETs-Rayport-B-ECO-East-West-System
AET adds east-west configuration to Rayport-B ECO system line

Applied Energy Technologies (AET) expanded its ECO line of products with its Rayport-B ECO East-West System. AET’s Rayport-B ECO ...

May 24, 2016