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solar panel theft prevention Solar theft on the rise in Germany
Chris Crowell
June 12, 2015
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Canadian Solar offers new warranty on polycrystalline, diamond modules
June 12, 2015
News Minnesota solar power
Minnesota city to be 100 percent solar powered
June 11, 2015
News Florida-electric-vehicle-leaf
Advanced energy market hits $6.2 billion in Florida
June 11, 2015
News energy and water management
CalCom Solar, Wexus Technologies create energy-, water-saving tool
June 10, 2015
News grid management solar
Report: Renewable energy reliability concerns are overstated

  A report prepared by The Brattle Group for the Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEE Institute) finds that high penetration levels o...

June 10, 2015
News Sunpreme modules
CivicSolar, Sunpreme partner to offer Bi-facial PV modules

CivicSolar and Sunpreme Inc. have entered into a strategic partnership to offer Sunpreme’s Bi-facial Solar PV modules, a technica...

June 9, 2015
News martifer solar
Martifer Solar’s Mprime launches PV trading platform for professionals

MPrime is the photovoltaic equipment distribution brand of Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, which will provide a wide range of...

June 9, 2015
News Chinese solar market
China to increase by 7 GW in 2015; U.S. moves...

No surprise here: China will remain the world’s largest market for annual solar PV installations with slightly over 17.6 GW in 20...

June 9, 2015
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Sunrun to offer suite of solar services in South Carolina

Residential solar company Sunrun will be expanding its home solar service to South Carolina and bringing new jobs to the state. Th...

June 9, 2015
News PV installation
Enphase, JinkoSolar, Mounting Systems donate to 27 kW nonprofit project

  Everybody Solar, an award-winning solar energy nonprofit, has fully installed a 27 kW solar array for fellow nonprofit Wildlife Assoc...

June 9, 2015
Mounting Guide Gamechange Post System
GameChange technology handles harsh conditions in 7 MW install

GameChange Racking announced that its articulating purlin technology which is now provided as a standard with its pile-driven and earthscrew...

June 8, 2015
News PV purchase
Dairyland Power issues RFP for 25 MW from PV sources

Dairyland Power Cooperative has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 25 MW of renewable energy from one or more new utility-scale ...

June 5, 2015
News PV grount mount demand
PV utility market: Huge demand, opportunity next 10 years

We know that solar project costs are going down, both because of decreases in material prices and then subsequent increases in efficiency th...

June 5, 2015
Financing Vivint solar
Vivint Solar jumping into commercial solar projects

Vivint Solar, a provider of residential solar energy systems, entered into its first solar commercial and industrial investment fund to whic...

June 4, 2015
News GameChange Racking install
GameChange Pour-in-Place system used in 2.5 MW Mass. landfill install

Citizens Energy Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy II, a former Member of Congress, joined with Westfield, Mass., Mayor Daniel Knapik in the ceremon...

June 4, 2015
News applied energy technologies
AET selected by SolarCity for 400 kW ground mount install...

Applied Energy Technologies, (AET) a supplier of commercial and utility-scale racking systems, announced the successful installation of its ...

June 2, 2015
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How to Protect PV Systems From the Worst Weather

To successfully harness the sun’s power, all other environmental elements must be controlled or defeated. First, a disclaimer: As with...

June 2, 2015
News NEXTracker solar trackers
NEXTracker commissions tracker for 82 MW SunEdison project in Honduras

NEXTracker, Inc., designer and manufacturer of the world’s most advanced single axis photovoltaic trackers, completed tracker com...

June 2, 2015
News APS microinverters
Gigawatt joins APS microinverter distribution network

Leading solar provider Gigawatt will distribute the APS line of advanced microinverter products, in a first-time partnership between the two...

June 2, 2015