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signing bills SEIA Releases Solar Industry Commitment Document
Kelly Pickerel
March 21, 2012
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Konica Minolta: Dye-Sensitized Solar Reference Cell
March 21, 2012
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Main Street Power’s Installation at Arizona College Winner of SEIA Award
March 21, 2012
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SMA: Multicluster Box AC distribution hub
March 20, 2012
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against First Solar
March 20, 2012
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Trina Solar and Patrick Dempsey Team to Deliver Solar to...

Trina Solar Limited, a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of solar PV products, and actor, race car driver and advocate Patrick Demp...

March 16, 2012
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MAGE SOLAR: Powertec Plus Modules

MAGE SOLAR, part of the globally operating MAGE GROUP, announced today that it is rolling out an entirely new class of its premium quality M...

March 15, 2012
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New Report: U.S. Solar Installs Sets Record for 2011 with...

The U.S. solar energy industry installed a record 1,855 MW of PV capacity in 2011, more than doubling the previous annual record of 887 MW s...

March 14, 2012
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First Solar Announces 20-MW Project in Maryland

First Solar Inc. today announced its 100 percent stake in Maryland Solar, a 20-MW (AC) PV solar power project in Hagerstown, Md. The pr...

March 14, 2012
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Onion Grower Installs 428.4-kW System in California

Varsity Produce, one of California’s premier grower-shipper-processors of yellow, red, white and sweet onions, will not shed a tear ab...

March 14, 2012
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JinkoSolar Panels Used in Connecticut Water Treatment Plant Installation

JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. , a fast-growing, vertically integrated solar power product manufacturer based in China, today announced th...

March 13, 2012
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Advanced Energy Inverters Selected for 8 MW of PV Projects

Advanced Energy Industries Inc. today announced that its inverters have been selected by REgeneration Finance  to power more than ...

March 13, 2012
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eIQ Energy: vBoost 600 DC-to-DC converter module

eIQ Energy Inc. today introduced the latest and highest-capacity addition to its vBoost DC Parallel System – the new vBoost 600 DC-to-...

March 13, 2012
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Clean Power Research Receives $850K Grant for New PV Simulation

In a third round of funding from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Clean Power Research will receive a grant of approx...

March 12, 2012
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First Solar to Build 26-MW PV Project in Arizona

NRG Energy Inc.  and First Solar Inc. today announced an agreement for First Solar to construct NRG’s 26 MW (AC) Avra V...

March 12, 2012
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NextEra Completes Acquisition of 40 MW from First Solar

NextEra Energy Resources LLC, the competitive energy subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., and First Solar Inc. today announced the comple...

March 12, 2012
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MAGE SOLAR: Systemtec Ground Mounting System

MAGE SOLAR, part of the globally operating MAGE GROUP, announced the introduction of its MAGE SYSTEMTEC mounting system for ground mount app...

March 9, 2012
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SMA Sunny Central Inverters Used in World’s Largest PV Plant

SMA America is proud to power what is expected to be the largest operational PV plant in the world upon completion. Construction on the 290 ...

March 8, 2012
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SOLON Corp. Acquired by Microsol

Microsol, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based cell manufacturer, has acquired essential components of the insolvent SOLON SE and its&nbs...

March 8, 2012
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SolarBOS: ReCombiners with Disconnects, Contactors, GFI

SolarBOS, Inc., a leader in electrical ‘Balance of System’ solutions for the solar industry, is pleased to announce their new li...

March 8, 2012