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June 26, 2015
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News princeton-power-systems
Hear Princeton Power Systems talk about microgrids #Intersolar2015
June 26, 2015
Financing SunLink
SunLink receives line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank
June 26, 2015
Mounting Guide applied energy technologies
Applied Energy Technologies racking tapped for 22.6 MW Utah install
June 26, 2015
News Advanced Green
AGT Solar working with Lockheed Martin on huge carport install
June 25, 2015
Financing
DTE Energy issues RFP to develop solar generating facility

DTE Energy, a Detroit-based diversified energy company, has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to develop a solar generating...

June 25, 2015
News AllEarth Renewables
AllEarth Renewables preps for national solar market expansion with a...

AllEarth Renewables, known for its dual-axis solar tracker, is taking on a rebranding project to position the company for its nati...

June 25, 2015
News Sun Edison
SunEdison teams with Green Charge on energy storage project in...

SunEdison and Green Charge Networks, a large provider of commercial energy storage, are teaming up to deliver a solar plus storage system to...

June 25, 2015
News global CO2 emissions report
GDP growth now ‘uncoupled’ from CO2 emissions

Despite the world’s average annual 1.5% increase in energy consumption in recent years and average 3% growth in Gross Domestic Product...

June 24, 2015
News solar energy report
Bloomberg: $3.7 trillion solar boom approaching

We take a little break from the regular industry insider news and reports to take a look at what the broader public is reading this week abo...

June 24, 2015
News Sun Edison
SunEdison completes 1 MW canal top solar project

SunEdison, Inc. completed a 1 MW DC canal top solar power plant built for Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd (KBJNL), the Karnataka governme...

June 23, 2015
News canadian-solar-logo
Canadian Solar sells LunarLight to BluEarth Renewables

Canadian Solar Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., completed the sale of LunarLight, a 10 MMW AC...

June 23, 2015
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Sungrow to supply 75 MW of inverters in Thailand

Sungrow, a PV-inverter manufacturer, announced a deal to supply 75 MW of central inverters to be connected to the power grid in Thailan...

June 23, 2015
News phoenix solar project
Phoenix Solar to construct 135-acre solar project in Georgia for...

Nashville-based renewable energy provider Silicon Ranch Corp. and Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia Electric Mem...

June 22, 2015
News Solar3D SUNworks
Solar3D secures two ag solar contracts worth $3 million

Solar3D Inc., a provider of solar power solutions and the developer of a proprietary high efficiency solar cell, just secured a $2 mill...

June 22, 2015
News solar market compared with projections
AEE report identifies how solar energy growth clashes with government...

  Within just the last few weeks, there have been a variety of reports and claims about the viability of solar power, both good (like t...

June 22, 2015
News utility regulators solar power
Xcel Energy denied solar power proposal by North Dakota regulators

This doesn’t happen often, but Xcel Energy was denied application for an ADP by the North Dakota Public Service Commission, after the ...

June 22, 2015
News Solectria hire
Solectria adds experienced applications engineer

Solectria – A Yaskawa Company, and a U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced that Emily Hwang, Senior Applications Engineer, has...

June 19, 2015
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SunPower starts work on 102-MW project in Kings County, Calif.

SunPower Corp. has started construction on the 102-MW (AC) Henrietta Solar Project in Kings County, Calif. The system will generate power fo...

June 19, 2015
News REC solar
REC Solar acquires Stellar Energy, adds 60 MW to portfolio

REC Solar is further expanding its commercial solar focus by after acquiring Stellar Energy, a leading solar provider in the western U....

June 18, 2015