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Floating Racking System Installed Atop N.J. Reservoir
Kelly Pickerel
December 5, 2011
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Southeast’s Largest Rooftop Project Completed in S.C.
December 2, 2011
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Seminole Financial to Fund $18 Million Loan for 5.75-MW PV system
December 2, 2011
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DOE Awards $12 Million for Rooftop Solar Challenge
December 2, 2011
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11.6-MW Solar Project in Los Angeles Taking Shape
December 1, 2011
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Magnolia Solar Receives Research Fund From US Air Force

Magnolia Solar Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar Inc., recently received a $750,000 Phase II award from ...

December 1, 2011
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FirstEnergy Solutions Signs PPA with Largest Solar Project in Maryland

FirstEnergy Corp. announced that its FirstEnergy Solutions subsidiary has signed a long-term agreement to purchase the output from the ...

December 1, 2011
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200-MW Solar Farm Coming to Hardee County in Florida

National Solar Power announced the company has entered into a developer agreement with Hardee County, Fla. to establish a 200-MW solar farm ...

November 30, 2011
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SolarCity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch Join Up for...

SolarCity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch today announced that they have agreed to terms on financing for SolarStrong, SolarCity’s a...

November 30, 2011
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Gemma Renewale Power Signs $16.6 Million EPC Contract

 Argan Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Gemma Power Systems, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Gemma Renewable Po...

November 30, 2011
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U.S.-China Trade Dispute Could Stall Arizona’s Solar Progress

The Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) are concerned that jobs will be lost in&nbs...

November 30, 2011
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Solar Power Technologies: Clarity monitoring system

Solar Power Technologies Inc., a leader in intelligent monitoring and optimization solutions for large scale solar arrays, is pleased to int...

November 28, 2011
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New Jersey Landfill gets 4.3-MW Solar Facility

A New Jersey landfill has recently been converted into a solar power generation facility capable of producing over 100 million kil...

November 28, 2011
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Ice House of New Jersey Installs 843-kW System

Ice House of New Jersey, the Tri-State area’s largest ice arena, has flipped the switch on an 843-kW solar system. The system was desi...

November 22, 2011
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Five Rooftop Systems Completed in Pennsylvania School District

A Duke Energy Renewables and Integrys Energy Services joint venture and Smart Energy Capital today announced the completion of five rooftop ...

November 22, 2011
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NRG Energy Acquires Solar Power Partners

NRG Energy Inc. has acquired San Francisco-based Solar Power Partners, a leading developer of commercial and industrial (C&I) distr...

November 22, 2011
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32-MW Long Island Solar Farm Unveiled

Officials from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), BP Solar International Inc. (BP Solar), Brookhaven National Laboratory and a host of ...

November 22, 2011
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Time Magazine Names Ascent Solar’s Panels a ‘Best Invention’ of...

Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. , a developer of lightweight, flexible, thin-film PV modules, announced today that its flexible CIGS sol...

November 21, 2011
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Georgia’s Largest Solar Canopy Powers Up

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that Georgia’s large...

November 18, 2011
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California College Dedicates 1.1-MW Solar Power System

 Mission College, Gilbane Co., a full-service construction company, and SunPower Corp., today announced the dedication of a 1.1-MW sola...

November 18, 2011