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VEIC Names Karen Glitman as New Director of Policy and Public Affairs
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April 6, 2015
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National Cooperative Bank Reaches 312 Megawatt Milestone for Solar Energy Systems Nationwide
April 6, 2015
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Eaton Releases New NH-Sized PV Fuses
April 6, 2015
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Sharp Electronics’ SmartStorage Installed on Baker Electric Facility in Southern California
April 6, 2015
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Power Electronics Overcomes the 1.2GW Milestone in the United Kingdom
April 6, 2015
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Pocomoke City Goes with 2.1 MW System from SunEdison

SunEdison Inc., the world’s largest renewable energy development company, today announced the completion of a 2.1 megawatt solar energ...

April 6, 2015
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NEXTracker Enters Mexican Solar Market

FREMONT, Calif. – NEXTracker, designer and manufacturer of the world’s most advanced single axis PV trackers, announced today th...

March 30, 2015
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SunLink Completes Acquisition of Flagship Single-Axis Solar Tracker Solution

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – SunLink Corp. continues to solidify its leadership position in the commercial and utility solar market by finaliz...

March 30, 2015
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EnerNOC, SunPower Team Up to Sell Products to Customers

EnerNOC, Inc., a leading provider of energy intelligence software, and SunPower Corp., a leading global provider of solar solutions, today a...

March 30, 2015
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500MW’s of Solar Farms for Sale

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – With the 30 percent federal tax credits set to expire at the end of 2016, the rush is on for investors to find,...

March 30, 2015
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AET Rayport-G ECO Ground Mount System Installed at Solar Plant...

BRATTLEBORO, Vermont – Applied Energy Technologies, a preferred supplier of commercial and utility-scale racking systems and one of th...

March 30, 2015
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Ideal Power and LG Chem Team Up to sell LG’s...

AUSTIN, Texas – Ideal Power Inc., a developer of a disruptive power conversion technology, has announced a multi-year alliance with LG...

March 30, 2015
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Sungevity Launches Solar Services for the Commercial Market

OAKLAND, Calif. – Sungevity, Inc., a leading global provider of residential solar services, has expanded its solar solutions to the co...

March 20, 2015
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Global Solar PV Capacity to Reach Nearly 500 GW in...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Total global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is forecast to reach 498 gigawatts (GW) in 2019, which is 177 perce...

March 20, 2015
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Sol Voltaics Produces World-Record GaAs Nanowires for Solar Energy

SAN FRANCISCO – Sol Voltaics, a developer of nano technology for the solar industry, has doubled its previously reported world-record ...

March 19, 2015
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U.S. Bancorp, ORIX USA Create Renewable Energy Tax-Credit Syndication

U.S. Bancorp and ORIX USA announce the closing of U.S. Bancorp’s first renewable energy syndication, which is expected to enable ...

March 19, 2015
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APS America Offers Microinverter Training in California

CALIFORNIA – APS America, CFM Equipment Distributors and US Solar Distributing are offering in-depth installation and setup train...

March 19, 2015
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SunEdison to Build 150 MW Solar Plant in West Texas

GEORGETOWN, Texas – Georgetown, Texas, a city of 55,000 people about 30 minutes north of Austin, has announced that it has committed t...

March 18, 2015
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Global Emissions of Carbon Dioxide Stalled in 2014

Data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that global emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector stalled in 2014, m...

March 16, 2015
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SEIA’s U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review

Proving that effective, forward-looking public policies can provide a big boost to a state’s economy, North Carolina had the second mo...

March 16, 2015