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Georgia Power Georgia Power authorized for 44 MW plant at Marine Corps Logistics Base
Chris Crowell
April 4, 2016
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News selling solar
IREC launches new tools to help consumers go solar
April 4, 2016
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The tech behind Ideal Power’s Multi-Port Conversion System
April 4, 2016
News global PV installations
World experts think global PV installations hit 3 TW by 2030
April 4, 2016
News delta microinverters
Delta Microinverters licenses patent developed by IUPUI (uses one fastener)
April 1, 2016
News AllEarth Renewables vermont trackers
Vermont Smoke & Cure adds third solar tracker project to...

Vermont Smoke & Cure, maker of delicious smoked meats and meat snacks since 1962, is teaming up again with AllEarth Renewables of Willis...

April 1, 2016
News solar frontier
Solar Frontier, Cypress Creek Renewables reach 150 MW supply agreement

Solar Frontier, the world’s largest CIS solar energy solutions provider, entered into a 150 MW module supply agreement with Cypress Cr...

April 1, 2016
News Baker Solar SunPower
Baker Electric Solar named SunPower’s 2015 Residential National Top Producer...

Baker Electric Solar, a San Diego-based solar company and SunPower Elite Dealer, received the SunPower “Residential National Top Produ...

April 1, 2016
News solect solar rhode island
Solect Energy expands into Rhode Island

  Solect Energy, a full-service commercial-scale solar company in Massachusetts, is ready to spread its wings and expand into...

March 31, 2016
Financing upsolar
UpSolar makes PV module financing available via lending platform Wunder...

Wunder Capital and UpSolar America announced a partnership that will bring flexible-term equipment financing to UpSolar’s PV cust...

March 31, 2016
News massachusetts solar
Inaction on net metering policy is killing solar industry, jobs...

What happened to the power of job creation as a political tool? States and local jurisdictions seem to hang on to industries like coal, oil ...

March 31, 2016
News Toledo zoo array brownfield
Check out this Toledo Zoo solar site — featured at...

  Installing solar in a brownfield is just a big win for everyone, so it makes sense that the EPA’s Ohio Brownfield Conference 20...

March 30, 2016
News Yaskawa Solectria goodyear
Goodyear facility completes 1-MW install with Yaskawa-Solectria inverters

  Three-phase, transformerless PVI 28TL inverters from Yaskawa – Solectria Solar were installed at the Goodyear Rubber ...

March 30, 2016
News Natcore technology
Natcore Technology’s new solar cell design shows huge efficiency jump...

Natcore Technology Inc. has achieved commercial-level efficiencies for its laser-processed solar cells. This refinement of Natcore’s a...

March 30, 2016
News solar ready vets
First U.S. veterans complete Solar Ready Vets training program

As part of the solar industry’s job report, SEIA always mentions the number of U.S. veterans the industry plans to employ. We reported...

March 30, 2016
News gamechange maxspan
GameChange Solar projects over 1 GW of business in 2016

GameChange Solar received an order for several Max-Span pile driven systems totaling 42 MW in North Carolina. This brings the total contract...

March 29, 2016
News Solar FlexRack Turning Mill
New racking system from Solar FlexRack debuts in this Massachusetts...

Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals, debuted its newest FlexRack Series B3P-X racking system in a 650-kW DC PV project...

March 29, 2016
News cost of solar california
What’s it cost to install solar in California

As residential solar continues its explosive growth in California, homeowners considering solar confront a persistent question: How much doe...

March 29, 2016
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PV in schools: Education sector is one of solar’s best...

Organizations in every industry are impacted by societal demands for environmental responsibility, and the education sector is no exception....

March 29, 2016
News Aluminum Harness Black and Red version 2
Eaton says new DC collection system could reduce large-scale BOS...

Power management company Eaton just introduced its new Crouse-Hinds series direct current (DC) collection system, designed to reduce co...

March 28, 2016