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November 29, 2012
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Electric Power Research Institute Tests Solar Technology, Performance
November 29, 2012
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D.E. Shaw, Bright Plain Acquire SunPower’s 5-MW Kalaeloa Solar Farm
November 29, 2012
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SunEdison to Constuct 20-MW Solar Project for Riverside, California
November 29, 2012
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200 MW of Yingli Solar Modules Selected for Centinela Solar Energy Facility
November 28, 2012
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NRG Powers 20 Schools in Haiti with Solar Energy

NRG Energy Inc. today announced the successful completion of its “The Sun Lights the Way” project in the Boucan Carre regio...

November 28, 2012
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Session Solar is Now Creotecc Solar Mounting Systems

Solar distributor Session Solar has announced a change in business. From its website: “Due to the continued growth and success of Creo...

November 28, 2012
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Solar Source Installs 19 Solar Energy Systems for Parks Project

Solar Source installed 19 solar systems for the city of St Petersburg, Fla.’s Sunlit City Parks Project. Almost 950 solar panels were ...

November 27, 2012
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SolarCity to Install 924 kW at California School District

Woodland (Calif.) Joint Unified School District, a model of energy efficiency, and SolarCity, a national leader in clean energy services, to...

November 27, 2012
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Cost of Solar Energy Continues Significant Decline, DOE Reports

The average cost of going solar in the U.S. continued to decrease significantly in 2011 and through the first half of 2012, according to a r...

November 27, 2012
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Emerging Markets Predicted to Bring Stability to Solar Industry

Emerging markets are forecast to help bring stability to ailing solar industry, with up to 12 gigawatts (GW) of new photovoltaic (PV) capaci...

November 27, 2012
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Ingeteam Develops iPhone App for PV System Monitoring

Ingeteam has just developed an iPhone app to monitor PV installations. This new application provides access to the entire information on the...

November 27, 2012
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Tioga Installs 961-kW Solar Energy Project for Arizona Schools

Tioga Energy, a leading provider of renewable energy services to commercial, government and non-profit organizations, today announced the co...

November 27, 2012
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Princeton Power Systems Develops 2-MW Inverter for DOE

Princeton Power Systems announces the development of a 2-MW inverter for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) SunShot Incubator program. T...

November 26, 2012
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Georgia Approves Solar Roadmap for Georgia Power Company

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a roadmap put forth by the Georgia Power Company for how the company intends to c...

November 21, 2012
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New Soiling Measurement System Introduced for Solar Modules

North America’s premier PV module testing lab, PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), today introduced a new Soiling Station program for measuremen...

November 20, 2012
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SolarReserve’s 150-MW Arizona Solar Power Project Approved

SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of utility-scale solar power projects, announced today that it has received its Special Use Permit (SUP) by u...

November 20, 2012
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SMA to Aid Solar Customers Hit by Hurricane Sandy

As relief efforts continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, SMA has reached out to customers in the northeast to offer support and assis...

November 20, 2012
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ET Solar Supplies PV Modules to 2.3-MW Project in Colorado

ET Solar Group Corp. today announces a supply agreement of more than 7,600 300-W PV modules to a 2.3-MW project in Colorado. The PV plant, l...

November 20, 2012
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Enphase Jumps On Board with Wells Fargo Solar Project

Enphase Energy and One Sun Inc. of Graton, Calif., announced today that construction has begun on a 400-kW commercial solar installation at ...

November 19, 2012