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Greenskies Greenskies Renewable to construct array at Wesleyan University
Chris Crowell
September 1, 2015
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News Calcom solar project
Calif. Congressman cuts ribbon at 1.1-MW Medeiros & Son Dairy install
September 1, 2015
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See the VARTA Flex System battery management system at #SPI
September 1, 2015
News Conergy
WGL Energy, Conergy complete solar project in Atwater, Calif.
September 1, 2015
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VOTE: 2015 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards — Ground-mounted
August 31, 2015
Featured University of Miami solar award
VOTE: 2015 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards —...

Bishop O’Dowd High School Oakland, Calif. Completed: Aug. 1, 2015 Size: 50.960 kW Bishop O’Dowd High School has a two-story clas...

August 31, 2015
Featured Solar Builder Project of the Year
Polls are open: Vote in the 2015 Solar Builder Project...

The nominations are in, and now it’s time for you, the reader, to choose the best of the best for our third annual Solar Builder Proje...

August 31, 2015
News JA Solar
JA Solar modules to power the largest solar farm under...

A 70-MW Moree Solar Farm (MSF) in Australia has begun to install the batches of solar modules provided by JA Solar since June. As MSF’...

August 31, 2015
News New York carbon tax
Carbon tax bill introduced in New York

According to the Sustainable Financial Markets, N.Y.-assembly members Kevin Cahill and Barbara Lifton introduced a carbon tax bill into the ...

August 31, 2015
News APsystems
Solar tech provider APS officially rebrands as APsystems

APS, a global leader in solar technology, is now APsystems. The brand refinement highlights the company’s commitment to powerful ...

August 31, 2015
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Recurrent Energy, Southern Power take charge of 200-MW Tranquility project

Canadian Solar announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, one of North America’s largest solar project developers, ...

August 31, 2015
News Principal Solar
Principal Solar, Entropy Investment to co-develop 100-MW facility in N.C.

Principal Solar, a solar power developer and operator, has agreed to terms to co-develop its first major solar asset with affiliates of Entr...

August 27, 2015
Mounting Guide RT Mount SPI
Check out the RT-[E] Mount from Roof Tech at #SPI

Roof Tech, a leading provider of rail-less mounting solutions for PV solar systems, will showcase its products at Solar Power International,...

August 27, 2015
News E.ON
E.ON starts construction on 20-MW solar project in Kern County,...

E.ON Solar announced that Maricopa West, a 20-MW AC solar project in Kern County, Calif., has entered the construction phase. Maricopa ...

August 27, 2015
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Oregon PV plant to add 6.8 MW of solar trackers...

Exosun, a provider of solar tracking technologies for utility-scale ground-mounted solar plants, has inked a contract with a major clean ene...

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
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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