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June 22, 2015
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Xcel Energy denied solar power proposal by North Dakota regulators
June 22, 2015
News Solectria hire
Solectria adds experienced applications engineer
June 19, 2015
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SunPower starts work on 102-MW project in Kings County, Calif.
June 19, 2015
News REC solar
REC Solar acquires Stellar Energy, adds 60 MW to portfolio
June 18, 2015
News solar stock price
GlobalData: Hanergy’s troubles stem from thin-film module outlook

Chinese PV manufacturer Hanergy has been in the news lately for the wrong reasons, such as a dropping stock and recently canceled $585 ...

June 18, 2015
News ampt string optimizers
Ampt LLC string optimizers delivering cent-per-watt value

Ampt LLC sent out a release noting that its string optimizers are being deployed in 600 volt PV solar systems at installed costs i...

June 18, 2015
News Schneider Conext Core XC680
Schneider Electric provides electrical BOS for 100 MW PV power plant...

Schneider Electric Solar Business has been chosen to supply the complete balance of system (BOS) and service contract for a 100 MW PV p...

June 17, 2015
News CBS ArcSafe remote switch
CBS ArcSafe’s new remote switch actuator

The CBS ArcSafe RSA-73A is a custom-designed and built remote switch actuator that allows technicians to remotely charge, close, a...

June 17, 2015
News jinkosolar
JinkoSolar inks agreements with two prominent U.S. residential solar companies

JinkoSolar Holding Co., which distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international u...

June 17, 2015
News Sun Edison
SunEdison with two acquisitions: Continuum Wind Energy, GME

SunEdison, one of the world’s largest renewable energy development companies, just got larger, globally, announcing two acquisition ag...

June 16, 2015
Mounting Guide SnapNrack mounting
SnapNrack to debut new mounting solution at Intersolar NA

SnapNrack, a manufacturer of solar panel racking systems owned by Sunrun, will preview InvisiLight, its next evolution in rail-less sol...

June 16, 2015
News miasole-flex PV panels
MiaSolé intros new flexible thin-film PV module

MiaSolé, producer of lightweight, flexible and powerful solar cells, has released its second generation FLEX Series Modules. The...

June 16, 2015
News APS microinverters
AFP Power to carry APS solar microinverter line

American Family Place (AFP) Power solar distributors will carry the APS microinverter line exclusively, in a new partnership between the com...

June 16, 2015
News NGR Solar residential install
NFL linebacker joins NRG Home Solar to surprise local family

NRG Home Solar, one of the country’s leading residential solar companies, surprised a local customer installing rooftop solar panels w...

June 15, 2015
Mounting Guide solar flexrack racking cuba
Solar FlexRack provides racking system for naval station

Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals, provided its G3L preassembled racking systems for two ground mount solar arrays at the...

June 15, 2015
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Minneapolis-based tenKsolar ships 1.69 MW rooftop system to China

tenKsolar, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of high energy density, low voltage PV systems, shipped 1.69 megawatts of tenKsolar DUO for...

June 15, 2015
News Solar purchase agreement
Solar Power Inc., Vision Edge Limited reach $40 million purchase...

Solar Power, Inc. (SPI), a vertically integrated PV developer, entered into a convertible promissory note purchase agreement and a...

June 15, 2015
News Hawaii solar power regulation
Hawaii commits to 100 percent renewable energy by 2045

Hawaii enacted a law this week that requires all of the state’s electricity to be produced from renewable energy sources no later than...

June 12, 2015
News solar panel theft prevention
Solar theft on the rise in Germany

As the solar market begins to boom across the globe, the industry is starting to draw interest from all sorts of new people and organization...

June 12, 2015