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Connecticut School District Completes First Project with Mercury Solar
Kelly Pickerel
March 27, 2012
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D.C. Food Bank will Install 241-kW Rooftop System
March 27, 2012
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New Jersey Education Campus Will Install 810-kW Ground Mounted System
March 27, 2012
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Maui Brewing Co. to Install 60-kW System on Rooftop
March 27, 2012
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Eaton: Utility-Scale Inverter
March 27, 2012
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Tecta Solar Installs 1.8-MW System in Massachusetts

Tecta Solar, a division of Tecta America Corp., recently completed the installation of a 1,869-kW rooftop PV solar facility in Whitinsville,...

March 26, 2012
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hb Solar Canada Inc. Reaches Milestone with Rooftop Mounting Systems

hb Solar Canada Inc. has accomplished another milestone with more than 2 MW of rooftop mounting systems manufactured and delivered in Ontari...

March 23, 2012
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Enbridge Acquires 50-MW Nevada Solar Project From First Solar

Enbridge Inc. and First Solar Inc. announced today that Enbridge has acquired a 100 percent interest in the 50-MW Silver State Nor...

March 22, 2012
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7.2-MW Solar Farm to be Built by Joku Solar in...

Hoku Solar Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoku Corp. that delivers investment-grade solar energy facilities for commercial, institu...

March 22, 2012
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AcoustiFiber Barrier Reduces Solar Energy Operation Noise

Solar energy has enormous potential, as illustrated by the year-in-review report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM...

March 22, 2012
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SEIA Releases Solar Industry Commitment Document

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today released “Solar Industry Commitment to Environmental and Social Responsibility (S...

March 21, 2012
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Konica Minolta: Dye-Sensitized Solar Reference Cell

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA) announces the launch of its new AK-300 PV Reference Cell, the world’s first dye-sensitized...

March 21, 2012
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Main Street Power’s Installation at Arizona College Winner of SEIA...

The 5-MW multi-technology installation at Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz., was recognized this morning by the Solar Energy Industries...

March 21, 2012
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SMA: Multicluster Box AC distribution hub

SMA is taking orders for its Multicluster Box, an off-grid AC distribution hub that manages a variety of renewable and combustion generation...

March 20, 2012
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against First Solar

The law firm of Izard Nobel LLP, which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announce...

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