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Chris Crowell
June 23, 2015
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Sungrow to supply 75 MW of inverters in Thailand
June 23, 2015
News phoenix solar project
Phoenix Solar to construct 135-acre solar project in Georgia for Silicon Ranch
June 22, 2015
News Solar3D SUNworks
Solar3D secures two ag solar contracts worth $3 million
June 22, 2015
News solar market compared with projections
AEE report identifies how solar energy growth clashes with government projections
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
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
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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