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First Solar, PG&E to Build 72 MW of Solar Power Projects
Kelly Pickerel
September 13, 2012
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Trina Solar Launches ‘Frequent-Buyer’ Program
September 13, 2012
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California Water Treatment Plant Installs Solar Energy System
September 13, 2012
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Solectria Renewables Introduces New Disconnecting String Combiner
September 13, 2012
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Hanwha Solar Partners Up With Companies on New Products
September 13, 2012
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RevoluSun Showcases Software Management at SPI

RevoluSun Solar Corp. this week is showcasing the power of its proprietary RiSE software suite at the Solar Power International (SPI) confer...

September 13, 2012
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Top 20 U.S. Commercial Solar Users Include Iconic Brands

Solar energy is being deployed on a massive scale by the most iconic brands and best-managed companies in the U.S. in order to help lower op...

September 12, 2012
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Chevron Signs Energy Services Agreement with California City

Chevron Energy Solutions has signed an energy services agreement with the City of Dublin to overhaul City infrastructure and install solar e...

September 11, 2012
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U.S. Solar Market Spikes in Q2 2012, More than Doubling...

GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2012. The report finds that ...

September 11, 2012
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SolarBridge Introduces New Microinverter Platform at SPI

SolarBridge Technologies, a provider of integrated microinverters for certified AC modules, announces the introduction of a global Pantheon&...

September 10, 2012
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Centrosolar Introduces Online Tool for Solar Installers

Centrosolar America, the U.S. subsidiary of Centrosolar Group AG, in Munich, Germany,  invites attendees of Solar Power International t...

September 10, 2012
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Schneider Electric Introduces New Solar Products at SPI

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, announced today at Solar Power International 2012 the availability of its new ...

September 10, 2012
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New Alliance Launches to Advance Adoption of Low-Cost BOS Components

Today, solar industry leaders Ampt, KACO new energy, LTi REEnergy, and REFUsol Inc. announced the launch of the HDP...

September 10, 2012
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Hypower Completes 5.7-MW Rooftop Solar Array

Hypower Inc. is pleased to announce the successful completion of one of the largest rooftop utility solar systems in the northeast; located ...

September 10, 2012
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Reliant Planning Solar-Powered Splash Pad for Houston

Families in Houston’s Fifth Ward will soon have a fun place to play and stay cool thanks to Reliant’s donation of a solar-powere...

September 7, 2012
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SolarWorld Breaks Ground on 25-MW Desert Star Solar Projects

SolarWorld announced today that it has begun construction of its 25-MW (DC) Desert Star Solar Projects in California’s Mojave Desert. ...

September 7, 2012
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SunPower, PG&E Sign Contract for 100-MW Solar Power Project

SunPower Corp. announced it has signed a power purchase agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for delivery of the 100-MW (...

September 7, 2012
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Florida Marine Laboratory Installs 30-kW Solar Power System

A new solar-energy system was mounted Sept. 4 on a rooftop at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, Fla., which is launching its ...

September 7, 2012
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Ecolibrium, ModSolar Partner on Racking Layout Tool

Ecolibrium Solar & ModSolar announce a partnership to create the solar industry’s first visual racking layout tool to easily and a...

September 7, 2012
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Astrum Solar to Install 1 MW of Home Solar Power...

Astrum Solar, the largest full-service residential solar provider headquartered in the eastern United States, is proud to announce it has re...

September 6, 2012