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dominion solar power University of Maryland gets $50,000 grant for solar cooling system project
Chris Crowell
September 29, 2015
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Financing Blue Oak Energy
Coronal-Panasonic invest in solar PV EPC Blue Oak Energy
September 29, 2015
News Ideal Power and LG Chem
Ideal Power to fulfill 1.5 MW for its power conversion systems in California
September 29, 2015
News Southwire cable
How Southwire Co. supports sustainability in variety of ways
September 24, 2015
News college solar carport
Bristol Community College shows off 3.2 MW solar parking canopy
September 24, 2015
News Virginiatown Community Canada
Strathcona Solar Initiatives details 140-kW community center project in Ontario

One of the many virtuous elements of the solar industry is how it has the potential to bring a community together. As an example, we look no...

September 24, 2015
News Solect-Logo
Solect jumps into residential solar with OneRoof Energy

Solect Energy is a full-service commercial-scale solar developer in Massachusetts, but through a new partnership with OneRoof Energy &m...

September 23, 2015
Financing
GameChange Racking to accelerate expansion of fixed tilt, tracker business

GameChange Racking’s financing facility with Barron Group Holdings LLC was recently upsized to $20 million. The facility is to be util...

September 23, 2015
News SunLink
SunLink expands PowerCare program into installation, O&M services

Expanding on its highly regarded engineering support and project management for commercial and utility solar installations, SunLink Corp. is...

September 23, 2015
News LG NeON panels
LG’s new lineup of high-efficiency NeON panels on the scene...

LG Electronics unveiled the all-new Mono X NeON 72 at this year’s Solar Power International, and your Solar Builder team got an up-clo...

September 22, 2015
News Tabuchi inverter solar storage
Watch: The storage+inverter system of Tabuchi explained #SPI

Tabuchi Electric, the No. 5 inverter manufacturer in the world, is just now moving into the North American market, and it is doing so with s...

September 22, 2015
Mounting Guide
SPI highlight: Seeing the massive rooftop array that powered the...

Maybe the coolest, or most appropriate, aspect of Solar Power International this year was the location itself — the Anaheim Convention...

September 22, 2015
News tenKsolar DUO system
Watch: tenKsolar takes a totally new approach to PV system...

Solar Power International, being the biggest and baddest solar industry conference of the year, means that the biggest and baddest manufactu...

September 21, 2015
Mounting Guide Gamechange racking landfill mounting ballast
Watch: GameChange talks about Pour-in-Place mounting system at SPI

GameChange Racking has a ton of mounting/racking solutions (even adding solar trackers to the portfolio), but the company might be most...

September 21, 2015
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Princeton Power Systems Displays New Product Generations at Solar Power...

Princeton Power Systems, a leading global designer and manufacturer of technology products for energy management, microgrid operations, and ...

September 18, 2015
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Canadian Solar To Showcase New Products At 2015 Solar Power...

Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar powe...

September 18, 2015
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UGE onDEMAND to Provide Cost-Savings, Backup Power to Businesses

UGE International Ltd. a global leader in distributed renewable energy, today launched UGE onDEMAND, a full energy storage solution for busi...

September 18, 2015
News locus energy
Locus Energy Transforms Solar Monitoring Market with Major Financial Backing...

Locus Energy, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) performance monitoring and data analytics provider, today announced its acquisition by Gensc...

September 17, 2015
Mounting Guide
CertainTeed booth shows off enhanced Solstice rack-mounted PV system

Visitors to SPI will find CertainTeed at booth #5329 displaying products that include the newly-enhanced Solstice, CertainTeed’s rack-...

September 17, 2015
News Seraphim Solar System
New solar factory in Mississippi to produce 300 MW a...

Seraphim Solar Manufacturing USA says its new solar factory in Jackson, Miss., is scheduled to commence trial operation. The plant, which wi...

September 17, 2015