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eIQ Energy Partners With Boots on the Roof to Train Solar System Installers in Parallel Solar Technology
Kelly Pickerel
January 12, 2012
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San Antonio to get 400-MW Solar Project
January 11, 2012
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PSEG Solar Source Purchases 25.2-MW Project From juwi
January 11, 2012
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1-MW PV Tracking System to be Installed at Arizona State University
January 11, 2012
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Trina Solar: Design Service, Honey modules
January 11, 2012
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SolarWorld Adds 1 MW to its Headquarters, Showcases Own Solar...

SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer, has undertaken three on-campus projects to showcase and tap the high-performance solar tech...

January 10, 2012
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Largest Texas Solar Farm Goes Online at 30 MW

Austin Energy, along with Austin City Mayor Lee Leffingwell and Village of Webberville Mayor Hector Gonzales, today announced the activation...

January 6, 2012
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tenKsolar and Sun to Sun Complete 100-kW Pennsylvania Project

tenKsolar and Sun to Sun, LLC jointly announced the completion of a solar PV system rated at 100 kW located in Allentown, Pa. Working with t...

January 5, 2012
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SEIA and Solar Alliance Join Together

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the solar energy industry, announced today that it has of...

January 5, 2012
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TFG Radiant Increases Ownership in Ascent Solar to 41%

Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. , a developer of flexible CIGS solar panels, announced today that TFG Radiant Investment Group, Ltd. (TF...

January 4, 2012
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SPI Solar to Build 11.3-MW Project in New Jersey

SPI Solar announced today that it has been awarded an EPC contract by Seashore Solar Development LLC , a New Jersey-based solar develop...

January 3, 2012
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Cupertino Electric Completes 500-kW Solar Power System

The Energy Alternatives Division of Cupertino Electric Inc. (CEI) today announced the completion of a rooftop- and parking lot canopy-based ...

January 3, 2012
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Dept. of Interior Approves More Projects in California, Oregon

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the approval of two renewable energy projects that further advance President Obama’s i...

January 3, 2012
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Calif. Water Facilities Reduce Costs with Solar Power Systems

SunPower Corp. announced the completion of four high-efficiency solar power systems, totaling 3.8 MW, at public water agencies and wate...

January 3, 2012
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First 42 MW of Solar Panels Energized at Mesquite Solar...

Sempra Generation announced that three blocks of solar panels totaling 42 MW have been installed at its Mesquite Solar 1 project and ar...

December 28, 2011
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SunPower Acquires Tenesol SA for $165.4 Million Cash

SunPower Corp., a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that it ...

December 23, 2011
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2.3-MW System in Massachusetts Completed

Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECo) today celebrates completion of its second large-scale solar energy facility in the Indian Orc...

December 21, 2011
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Uncertain Tax Credit to be Discussed at Solar Power Generation...

With the impending year-end expiration of the nation’s renewable energy investment tax credit (ITC) cash grant, Solar Power Generation...

December 21, 2011
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Ormat Signs 20-Year PPA for 10-MW PV Project in California

Ormat Technologies Inc. announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Imperial Irrigation District (IID) for 10 MW of s...

December 21, 2011
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NRG Energy to Install Solar at MetLife Stadium

NRG and New Meadowlands Stadium Company today announced a new sponsorship agreement that will bring sustainable solar power to MetLife ...

December 19, 2011