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canadian-solar-logo Recurrent Energy, Southern Power take charge of 200-MW Tranquility project
Chris Crowell
August 31, 2015
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News Principal Solar
Principal Solar, Entropy Investment to co-develop 100-MW facility in N.C.
August 27, 2015
Mounting Guide RT Mount SPI
Check out the RT-[E] Mount from Roof Tech at #SPI
August 27, 2015
News E.ON
E.ON starts construction on 20-MW solar project in Kern County, Calif.
August 27, 2015
News Exosun_ExotrackHZ_solar_tracker
Oregon PV plant to add 6.8 MW of solar trackers from Exosun
August 27, 2015
News solar pool cleaner
Can we interest you in a solar-powered pool cleaner?

What can’t solar energy power? Off the top of your head, you may have said “Um, clean a pool!” but thanks to a now complet...

August 26, 2015
Batteries Sharp Smart Storage
Generate solar+storage proposals quicker with Sharp’s SmartStorage platform

  Sharp Electronics has an energy storage solution it believes in, and the key to its belief is in its algorithm. Sharp won’t tak...

August 26, 2015
News nevada solar project
80-acre Nevada solar project coming soon via Bombard Renewable Energy

  Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEA), a nonprofit, member-owned electric cooperative, announced detailed information about the pla...

August 26, 2015
News Texas solar power
Is a Texas solar boom on the way?

Solar power is currently sweeping the nation, with only more installs ahead as the United States weens itself off fossil fuels and establish...

August 26, 2015
Mounting Guide ALVA-Cable
KEI Solar debuts new Eulektra ALVA rooftop racking system in...

KEI Solar announced the availability of the Eulektra ALVA Solar Racking System for North American solar installers and commercial projects. ...

August 25, 2015
News Solect-Logo
Solect Energy makes additions to growing team

Solect Energy, a full-service commercial-scale solar company in Massachusetts, has brought on three new senior and strategic hires to a...

August 25, 2015
Mounting Guide GameChange Racking pour in place
GameChange mounting 25-MW of systems in landfills across three states

GameChange Racking will be shipping 25-MW of its Pour-in-Place Ballasted Ground Systems for installation on landfill sites in Mary...

August 25, 2015
News DuraTrack HZ v3
Learn about Array Technologies’ new DuraTrack HZ v3 at #SPI

Array Technologies, Inc. (ATI) is prepping to showcase its recently launched tracking system, DuraTrack HZ v3, at Solar Power International ...

August 25, 2015
News mosaic solar cells
Details on 11 new MOSAIC solar technologies that will receive...

As part of a wide-ranging clean energy initiative by the administration, President Obama and Energy Secretary Moniz announced at the Clean E...

August 24, 2015
Financing Obama clean energy plan
Obama Administration lays out more plans to boost clean energy...

Washington continues to promote the adoption and continued innovation of solar power in the United States. The latest set of actions and com...

August 24, 2015
News DTE Energy solar trash compactors
DTE Energy brings solar power to its trash collection

DTE Energy‘s downtown neighborhood is even cleaner and greener, thanks to the installation of the city of Detroit’s first smart,...

August 24, 2015
News Perovskite solar cells
Report: Perovskite solar cells show potential with efficiency improvement, lowering...

Perovskite solar cells have shown potential both in the rapid efficiency improvement and in cheap material and manufacturing costs, says IDT...

August 24, 2015
News DUKE ENERGY LOGO
Duke Energy issues RFP for 53 MW of utility solar...

Duke Energy issued a request for proposals (RFP) for about 53 MW AC of utility-scale solar capacity to be in-service in its South Carol...

August 21, 2015
News RES Americas
Renewable Energy Systems to install BOS for SunEdison’s Comanche project

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) was selected by SunEdison to construct the 156 MW DC Comanche Solar project located seven miles southeas...

August 21, 2015
News sustainability
sPower wins Lancaster Choice Energy 10 MW PPA

Lancaster Choice Energy, Lancaster, Calif.’s new, locally operated, locally controlled clean power provider, announced awarded sP...

August 20, 2015