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July 7, 2015
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News Trinasolar
Trina Solar to debut Trinaswitch at #Intersolar2015
July 7, 2015
News Solar3D SUNworks
Solar3D Selected for Addition to Russell Microcap Growth Index
July 7, 2015
News NEXTracker solar trackers
NEXTracker supplies 42 MW worth of trackers to DEPCOM Power
July 7, 2015
Mounting Guide applied energy technologies
AET to exhibit ECO solar mounting line, host cocktail hour at #Intersolar2015
July 1, 2015
News Ideal Power and LG Chem
Ideal Power’s grid resilient power conversion systems achieve UL Certification

Ideal Power Inc., a developer of innovative power conversion technologies, received UL1741 certification for its Grid Resilient 30 kW 2-Port...

July 1, 2015
News North Carolina solar
Carolina CAT in final stages of Shelby, N.C., solar farm

Carolina CAT Power Systems, a provider of service, parts and sales of power generation equipment, is completing the final stages of construc...

July 1, 2015
News Martifer Solar Belgium install
Martifer Solar connects PV plant in Belgium for Orka NV

Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has completed the construction and connection of a 738.45 kWp PV system on the rooftop of the...

July 1, 2015
News solaredge
Andalay module compatible with SolarEdge power optimizers

Andalay Solar, Inc., a supplier of integrated solar power systems, announced that its Instant Connect Module is compatible with power optimi...

June 30, 2015
News Itron Total Solar
Itron launches solution for the solar industry

Itron, a technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, announced the launch of Itron Total Solar, a ...

June 30, 2015
News NEXTracker solar trackers
NEXTracker, Blattner Energy sign 1 GW tracker deal

NEXTracker, designer and manufacturer of advanced single axis PV trackers, and Blattner Energy, a diversified power generation contractor, s...

June 30, 2015
News Jamaica solar deal
Content Solar, OPIC sign $47M deal for PV facility in...

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution, signed a financing agreemen...

June 29, 2015
News strata solar
Strata Solar hires 188 workers for growing North Carolina solar...

Strata Solar hired 188 new solar workers from the Fayetteville area to immediately begin work on a solar project in Duplin County. Strata ma...

June 29, 2015
News solar company acquisition
Finavera Wind Energy closes Solar Alliance of America acquisition

Finavera Wind Energy Inc. closed the previously announced acquisition of Solar Alliance of America. Under the terms of the Share Purchase Ag...

June 29, 2015
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Sunrun files registration statement for IPO

Sunrun, a national provider of residential solar to homeowners, has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securi...

June 29, 2015
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GameChange racking used in 32 MW North Carolina project

GameChange Racking recently completed delivery of a 32 MW project to North Carolina. The system supports over 100,000 panels, was produced i...

June 26, 2015
News princeton-power-systems
Hear Princeton Power Systems talk about microgrids #Intersolar2015

Princeton Power Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of technology products and embedded software for energy management, micro-grid o...

June 26, 2015
Financing SunLink
SunLink receives line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank

As part of the company’s expansion from a leading PV mounting systems manufacturer to a full-scope solar energy solutions company, Sun...

June 26, 2015
Mounting Guide applied energy technologies
Applied Energy Technologies racking tapped for 22.6 MW Utah install

Applied Energy Technologies (AET) a supplier of utility-scale racking systems, was selected by Swinerton Renewable Energy to provide it...

June 26, 2015
News Advanced Green
AGT Solar working with Lockheed Martin on huge carport install

With the first phase of the innovative solar carport at Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems and Training facility in Oldsmar, Fla., comp...

June 25, 2015