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September 15, 2015
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Solar farm in Georgia chooses Solectria utility-scale inverters
September 15, 2015
News Vikram-Solar-logo
Vikram Solar Expands U.S Presence With Advanced Product Line #SPIcon
September 15, 2015
News AllEarth Renewables L20 tracker
AllEarth Renewables intros new L20 tracker #SPIcon
September 15, 2015
News Schneider Electric SPI
Schneider Electric at #SPIcon: Learn about new monitoring, control solutions
September 15, 2015
Featured ITC extension financing
Live at SPI: Opening panel covers ITC, financing and what’s...

The 2015 Solar Power International conference kicked off with a stellar panel discussion that covered all of the big picture issues facing t...

September 15, 2015
News NEXTracker solar trackers
Conergy, NEXTracker launch Latin America and Caribbean Solar Alliance (panel...

How do you help spur solar industry initiatives, while presenting a unified voice in an area that needs it? Form an alliance, of course. Tha...

September 14, 2015
News Sun Edison
Maryland community goes to 100 percent renewable energy, thanks to...

SunEdison Inc. announced a partnership with BITHENERGY leading into SPI (obligatory SPI coverage link!) that will help Columbia, M...

September 14, 2015
News SEIA
SEIA issues new Solar Business Code to improve transparency in...

To further transparency and understanding in solar power transactions, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) issued the SEIA Solar ...

September 14, 2015
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SEPA launches Phase II of 51st State Initiative at SPI

Energy sector transformation is one of the hottest topics for solar and utility industry leaders in Anaheim this week for Solar Po...

September 14, 2015
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Tabuchi, Geli team up to accelerate residential solar market –...

Tabuchi Electric, a solar-plus-storage manufacturer, and Geli, a software provider for battery storage and microgrids, announced a partnersh...

September 11, 2015
Financing Renovate America
Renovate America says new program helps solar contractors scale their...

Renovate America, the company that created the fast-growing HERO Program, announced the launch of HERO Direct Pay, a service that enables co...

September 11, 2015
News Solar City
SolarCity announce new Smart Energy Homes Pilot Project

SolarCity announced a smart energy homes demonstration project in partnership with the SunSpec Alliance and Southern California Edison, wher...

September 11, 2015
Mounting Guide Ecofasten SmartGrip
EcoFasten Solar to debut SimpleGrip for low-slope roofing at #SPIcon...

SimpleGrip from EcoFasten Solar on Vimeo. EcoFasten Solar will officially launch its newest product, SimpleGrip, a solar roof mount solution...

September 10, 2015
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See Exosun’s new Exotrack HZ single-axis solar tracker at #SPIcon

You may have heard that the solar industry’s largest trade show, Solar Power International, is happening next week. And we’ve be...

September 10, 2015
Financing ENACT Proposal Builder
ENACT Systems partners with Sungage Financial for easier financing access

Industry experts have noted that as the cost to install solar continues to fall, consumers are demanding financial options that support owne...

September 10, 2015
News SolarEdge HD Wave
WATCH: SolarEdge debuts streamlined HD-Wave inverter design

Lior Handelsman, VP of marketing and product strategy, founder, of SolarEdge, made it clear in our chat that the company’s focus is on...

September 10, 2015
News Array Technologies
ATI’s new DuraTrack HZ v3 earns UL 3703 certification

Array Technologies, Inc. (ATI), a leading manufacturer of solar tracking systems, announced that its new DuraTrack HZ v3 single-ax...

September 10, 2015
Mounting Guide Spice-Splice-Roof-Install
JA Solar adds Spice Solar frame to modules for faster...

JA Solar Holdings Co., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, announced the availability o...

September 9, 2015
News solar education preview
SPI Education: PPA deals, O&M strategies, MLPE value, solar+storage

Learning lessons from past PPA deals Choose Your Own Adventure: The Road to Solar Project Development Tuesday, Sept. 15 4 p.m. – 5 p.m...

September 9, 2015