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Schneider Electric inverters Schneider Electric receives award of excellence from BSI Canada
Chris Crowell
July 28, 2015
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News E.ON Solar
E.ON Solar completes its first project in Calif: 20 MW Alamo Solar facility
July 28, 2015
News Inovateus Solar
Inovateus Solar to install 2.5-MW, ground-mounted solar project for Indiana Michigan Power
July 27, 2015
News Solar3D SUNworks
Solar3D awarded $10M contract for Fresno/Clovis Wastewater Reclamation Facility
July 27, 2015
Financing Andalay-Solar-logo
Andalay Solar enters equity purchase agreement with Southridge Partners
July 27, 2015
News Schneider Electric inverters
Details on Schneider Electric’s install for two new solar power...

Schneider Electric is leading a consortium with battery manufacturer Saft on two Langa Group that involve the ...

July 24, 2015
News alamo brewery solar panels
Alamo Beer Co. solar installation doubles as standout art piece

Alamo Beer Co. opened its doors to the public earlier this year and, in a crowded craft beer field these days, needed to standout. To do so,...

July 23, 2015
News InterDrone Las Vegas
Largest, Most Comprehensive Conference Program for Commercial Drone Market in...

BZ Media LLC announced that the InterDrone technical conference featuring more than 104 classes, panels and keynotes will debut at the Rio i...

July 23, 2015
Featured Missouri solar farm conduit project
Flexible cable in conduit wins an award for Missouri solar...

Missouri’s largest solar farm has been awarded the Project of the Year by the Conduit Division of the Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PP...

July 23, 2015
News sunpower
SunPower to build 100 MW plant in Nevada

SunPower signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with NV Energy to build a 100-MW solar PV power plant planned for construction in th...

July 23, 2015
Batteries sonnenbatterie solar energy storage
Sonnenbatterie completes new round of financing, preps U.S. launch

Sonnenbatterie GmbH has successfully completed another round of financing for an undisclosed amount from new investor INVEN CAPITA...

July 22, 2015
Financing Geostellar solar power software
Geostellar patents 3D technology to map out, simulate new solar...

Online solar energy marketplace Geostellar has patented an invention for programmatically placing solar panels on rooftops or tracts of land...

July 22, 2015
Financing MMA Energy Capital
MMA Energy Capital, Fundamental Advisors form solar energy financing JV

MMA Energy Capital LLC has entered into a joint venture with affiliates of Fundamental Advisors LP, an alternative asset manager,&...

July 22, 2015
News California solar power
PG&E surpasses 10,000 solar customer milestone in three Calif. cities

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) hit the nice round number of 10,000 solar customers in each of three of California’s largest c...

July 22, 2015
Batteries battery storage funding
Report: Smart grid companies raise $289 million in first half...

Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisit...

July 21, 2015
Financing sherin lodgen solar law group
Sherin and Lodgen LLP aids in financing of net metered...

The Solar Energy Practice Group of Boston law firm Sherin and Lodgen LLP represented Boston Private Bank & Trust Co. in the development ...

July 21, 2015
News Solect commercial solar development
Solect Energy hits 20 MW via 150 mid-size commercial businesses

Solect Energy, a full-service solar PV project developer and installer serving business and institutional customers, today celebrated achiev...

July 21, 2015
News Watts for Wishes
Solar power for a prison leads to Make a Wish...

The solar industry is all about tying things together, whether that is new energy sources to old utility grids, adjacent renewable energy so...

July 21, 2015
News Envision Solar
Envision Solar awarded contract from California to supply EV chargers

The state of California has awarded EnvisionSolar International Inc., a contract to supply EV ARC products to State of California Department...

July 20, 2015
News Trinasolar
Trina Solar receives UL 1500V Certification for PV modules

New Trina Solar Limited modules now meet a higher technical standard as the company announced its TSM-PE05A and TS-PE14A polycrystallin...

July 20, 2015