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REFUsol, Ampt Partner on Increasing Solar Inverter Output for Cheaper
Kelly Pickerel
September 6, 2012
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General Motors Getting Tracking Solar Parking Canopy
September 6, 2012
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Principal Solar Acquires 3.5-MW Solar Power Project in Massachusetts
September 5, 2012
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DuPont, D-SUN Collaborate on Standards for High Reliability Solar Modules
September 5, 2012
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SunLink Achieves UL 2703 Certification for Mounting Systems
September 5, 2012
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Eaton Corp. to Install 1.5 MW of Solar Power at...

Eaton Corporation and Tangent Energy Solutions today announced a collaboration to develop solar energy generation installations at Eaton&rsq...

September 5, 2012
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German Racking Supplier K2 Systems Enters U.S. Market

K2 Systems, a mounting systems manufacturer in Europe, has announced the opening of its U.S. division, Everest Solar Systems LLC, in Oceansi...

September 5, 2012
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Chevron Energy Solutions Completes 2.7-MW Project for School District

Jurupa Unified School District and Chevron Energy Solutions today announced the completion of a 2.7-MW solar and energy efficiency program e...

September 5, 2012
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Mortenson Construction to EPC Canadian Solar Project in NC

Canadian Solar Inc. and Mortenson Construction broke ground on a 2.5 MW PV solar installation in Laurinburg, N.C., an agricultural comm...

September 5, 2012
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Solar Going on Rooftop of Home Furnishings Store

Mooresville, N.C. — a center for alternative energy? That’s the vision of Michael Bay. The innovator who bought and transformed ...

August 30, 2012
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$18 Million Financing Closed for Ohio Solar Project

Sol Systems successfully closed an $18 million transaction through its financing arm, SolMarket, for a 5-MW solar project in Celina, Oh...

August 30, 2012
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TerraVerde Installs Nearly 3 MW at California School Districts

TerraVerde Renewable Partners, an independent energy advisor that helps schools, public agencies and private companies reduce energy costs, ...

August 29, 2012
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Constellation Completes 16.1-MW Ground-Mount in Maryland

Constellation announced the completion of a 16.1-MW (DC) grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) solar installation in Emmitsburg, M...

August 29, 2012
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Three groSolar Projects to Use Canadian Solar Panels

Canadian Solar Inc. announced it has supplied more than 8 MW of solar modules to groSolar for three utility and commercial photovoltaic...

August 29, 2012
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Gilligan’s Island Installs 260 kW of Solar from SolarCity

The scenic island made famous by the popular 1960s television series Gilligan’s Island is going solar: Coconut Island, or Moku o Lo&rs...

August 28, 2012
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Dunkermotor: solar tracking motors

In the field of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) technology is one of the most widely used, and Dunkermotor&...

August 28, 2012
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SunValley Solar to Install 112-kW System at Food Company

Sunvalley Solar Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a new 112-kW solar system installation contract from a food manufacturing comp...

August 28, 2012
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Penn Energy, Canadian Solar Partner on 18.7-MW Deal

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies, announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., h...

August 28, 2012
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IKEA Installs Minnesota’s Largest Solar Array

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar panels installed at its Twin Cities store i...

August 28, 2012
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Q.CELLS to EPC a 5-MW Solar Power Project in Ohio

Q.CELLS North America, an independent subsidiary of Q.CELLS SE and global leader in designing, building and managing financially sustainable...

August 27, 2012