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May 3, 2016
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News Caterpillar solar microgrid
On the Scene: Caterpillar to deploy PV as part of turn-key microgrid solution throughout dealer network
May 2, 2016
News photovoltaic
Five under-the-radar solar tech innovations to know about
May 2, 2016
News KACOO central inverter
KACO extends inverter product range at Intersolar Europe
May 2, 2016
News Legend Solar
Legend Solar expands, opens office in Portland
April 28, 2016
News jinkosolar
JinkoSolar’s 1,500-volt Eagle PV module now ready for delivery

1,500-volt systems are coming sooner rather than later, which obviously will require new products. JinkoSolar Holding Co., a global leader i...

April 28, 2016
News New york community solar Groundbreaking
New York starts construction on first community solar project

New York’s solar rise continues as the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), New York State Department o...

April 28, 2016
News solar tile roof
U.S. roof market: Tiles trending up, reroofing to rebound, more

US demand to grow 3.9% per annum through 2019 US demand for roofing is projected to rise 3.9 percent annually to 252 million squares in 2019...

April 27, 2016
News Rainbow solar tracker image-001
AllEarth Renewables to donate portion of sales to help fight...

Kudos to AllEarth Renewables, which will be donating a portion of every tracker sale in North Carolina to the repeal effort of HB 2, th...

April 27, 2016
News Intersolar
Intersolar North America expands conference offerings, tours, networking opportunities

Intersolar North America this year will feature an expanded conference program, including four conference tracks and access to the co-locate...

April 27, 2016
News solar community program
New SolSmart program to cut ‘red tape’ for communities looking...

The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and The Solar Foundation (TSF) just launched a new designation program that will...

April 27, 2016
News solar company acquisition
Solarrus Corporation acquires Power Factors

  Solarrus Corp., an independent service provider in the North American solar, electric vehicle and battery energy storage industr...

April 26, 2016
News ComEd illinois solar rebate
ComEd launches new solar rebate proposal in Illinois

As part of its commitment to driving the clean energy future Illinois’ consumers want, ComEd announced a new rebate proposal designed ...

April 26, 2016
News SunPower_Residential
Legend Solar is bringing SunPower’s Equinox to Utah

Legend Solar, in partnership with SunPower, is introducing the SunPower Equinox system to Utah homeowners. With a typical SunPower Equinox i...

April 26, 2016
Featured project-of-the-year
Project of the Year Awards 2016 – Let the nominations...

Seems like just a few months ago we named our 2015 Project of the Year award winners. I suppose that’s because it was only a few month...

April 26, 2016
News Panasonic solar solutions
Soligent now offering Panasonic HIT solar modules

As one of North America’s top solar distributors, Soligent always goes the extra mile for its dealers, staying ahead of...

April 25, 2016
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GameChange Solar estimates 300 MW of Genius Trackers deployed in...

  GameChange Solar sent word that it expects to produce approximately 300 MW of Genius Tracker single axis tracker systems in the third...

April 25, 2016
News SunLink inverter tracking vertex
SunLink’s VERTEX app could revolutionize O&M, boost long-term solar plant...

SunLink Corporation’s next-generation, secure total project SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and solar performance mon...

April 25, 2016
News Geostellar solar power software
Geostellar works with Etsy to form Etsy Solar

Online solar marketplace Geostellar officially announced a partnership with Etsy, Inc., a marketplace where people around the world connect ...

April 25, 2016
News SolVoltaics
Nanowire breakthrough could boost module efficiencies by 50 percent

In what could be a major breakthrough for solar energy, Swedish advanced materials start-up Sol Voltaics AB has confirmed the successful ali...

April 22, 2016