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Findings from the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review
SB Staff
April 13, 2015
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Ontario Government Commitment to a Clean Economy Lauded by Canadian Solar Industry
April 13, 2015
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Martifer Solar Connects Self-Consumption Solar PV Rooftop Plant In El Salvador
April 13, 2015
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Solar Tracker Technology: New Designs Lead To Lower Installation Costs and Increased Performance
April 13, 2015
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SunEdison Receives Trio of Awards from Canadian Solar Industry Association
April 10, 2015
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VEIC Names Karen Glitman as New Director of Policy and...

The Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) today announced that Karen Glitman has been named the organization’s new Director of ...

April 6, 2015
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National Cooperative Bank Reaches 312 Megawatt Milestone for Solar Energy...

National Cooperative Bank (NCB), a leading national financial institution serving cooperatives and socially responsible organizations, has r...

April 6, 2015
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Eaton Releases New NH-Sized PV Fuses

The new Eaton Bussmann series 1000 volts direct current (Vdc) NH size photovoltaic (PV) solar fuses are specifically designed for protecting...

April 6, 2015
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Sharp Electronics’ SmartStorage Installed on Baker Electric Facility in Southern...

Baker Electric selects the SmartStorage energy storage solution to help cap peak demand charges for commercial building owners and operators...

April 6, 2015
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Power Electronics Overcomes the 1.2GW Milestone in the United Kingdom

POWER ELECTRONICS HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMMISSIONED OVER 55 PARKS ALL OVER THE UNITED KINGDOM’S GEOGRAPHY, TOTALING MORE THAN 600MW IN THE...

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