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GoSolar Nevada Nevada solar company GoSolar cuts jobs in wake of PUCN decision
Chris Crowell
January 18, 2016
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News NEXTracker-product-showcase-3
NEXTracker’s NX Horizon tracker achieves UL 3703 certification
January 18, 2016
News SolaTrim barrier system
SolaTrim signs deal with Hybrid Power Supply to distribute its protective barriers
January 15, 2016
News SunEdison carport
Twenty-five California schools to install solar parking canopies via SunEdison
January 15, 2016
Mounting Guide GameChange Racking First Solar
GameChange Racking unveils cost-friendly racking for First Solar Series 4 Modules
January 15, 2016
News Exosun_solar_tracker_ExotrackHZ
Exosun trackers selected for three solar power plants in Jordan

Exosun, a supplier of solar tracking solutions for ground-mounted photovoltaic plants, has been selected by Phoenix Solar, a leading in...

January 14, 2016
Financing solar loan
New financing product for commercial solar projects launched by Wunder...

Wunder Capital recently launched its second financing product for commercial solar PV projects, Wunder Bridge Loans. New Wunder Bridge Loans...

January 14, 2016
Financing Farmland solar lease
Farmland Partners signs two solar ground lease agreements in South...

Farmland Partners Inc. is an internally managed real estate company that owns and seeks to acquire North American farmland and makes loans t...

January 14, 2016
Financing Open Energy financing
Open Energy finances $1.2M loan for SunLight General Solar Fund

Open Energy, a commercial solar debt finance provider,  closed a loan totaling $1.2 million to SunLight General Solar Fund II...

January 14, 2016
News Panasonic Photovoltaic HIT Range
Panasonic bringing its larger solar panels to U.S. with extended...

Panasonic Eco Solutions Co. announced the company’s expansion of larger solar panels into North America‘s fast-growing residenti...

January 14, 2016
News SnapNrack mounting
SnapNrack launches new website with new tools, info

SnapNrack, a manufacturer of solar panel mounting solutions, launched its new, improved website at SnapNrack.com. The redesigned site will p...

January 13, 2016
Financing BlueWave capital loan
New residential solar loan product available for Massachusetts customers

Electricity costs in Massachusetts have risen over 25% in the past five years. Massachusetts homeowners looking to finance their reside...

January 13, 2016
News TenK Solar_Logo Feature
Ten K Solar completes big equity investment deal with Goldman...

Ten K Solar, Inc., a company doing some innovative things in commercial rooftop solar, completed a $25 million equity investment l...

January 13, 2016
News Schneider Electric inverters
Schneider, AlsoEnergy team up on monitoring solution for string inverters

Schneider Electric has designated AlsoEnergy as the preferred monitoring provider to pair with its Conext CL series of three-phase stri...

January 13, 2016
Mounting Guide DCE Solar adjustable ground mount
Case study: Solving commercial site challenges with adaptable ground-mount system

International door and hardware manufacturer ASSA ABLOY had been making significant strides in environmental stewardship and was ready for t...

January 12, 2016
News solar panel auction
Buy some solar panels, transfer switches, cables, etc., in online...

A large quantity of brand new solar panels, transfer switches, wire, cable and related equipment and tools will be sold in an online auction...

January 12, 2016
News StorEdge home energy monitoring
SolarEdge’s DC-coupled storage solution now available internationally

SolarEdge Technologies, a PV inverters, power optimizers and module-level monitoring services company, announced the immediate international...

January 12, 2016
News miasole solar deal
MiaSole, Finland’s Virte Solar enter into agreement

Virte Solar in Finland has entered into a representation agreement with MiaSolé. In 2016, Virte Solar will represent MiaSolé i...

January 12, 2016
News Trinasolar
Trina Solar completes 3 distributed generation projects in China (27...

Trina Solar Limited successfully completed and connected three distributed generation projects totaling 27 MW to the grid in Suqian City, Ji...

January 11, 2016
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Get to know NEC 2017 revisions: Updated PV labels, rapid...

Many changes are occurring with labeling requirements covered by Article 690 as we move toward the release of the NEC 2017 code revision. PV...

January 11, 2016