Sungevity is a technology-driven solar energy company focused on making it easy and affordable for homeowners and business owners to benefit from solar power. They do this by leveraging proprietary remote solar design technology to deliver a quote without a site visit and provide prospective customers with visibility to potential savings onRead More

There are three main types of inverter topologies currently used in PV systems: traditional string inverters, microinverters and power optimizers. Since the traditional string inverter topology has a number of significant drawbacks, the industry is moving forward to distributed PV system architecture. The two leading technologies for distributed PV systemRead More

There has been noise recently about the future economic viability of solar energy generation. The thinking is basic supply-and-demand: Solar hits peak generation during the day, when there is limited demand. So, the more solar that gets installed, the more it will compete with itself and drive down the pricesRead More

Alberta, Canada, has a plan to tackle climate change. Premier Rachel Notley’s plan includes an accelerated phase-out of coal and an emphasis on tripling the share of renewable energies such as solar and wind in the province’s electricity mix to 30 percent. Obviously this move makes sense for most placesRead More

As world leaders prepare to gather in Paris to discuss global sustainability goals, NRG Home Solar, one of the country’s leading residential solar companies, and Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, announced a new partnership to increase the adoption of rooftop solar. Through the collaboration, the companies will provideRead More

OneRoof Energy Inc., a residential solar services provider and wholly owned subsidiary of OneRoof Energy Group, Inc. announced that the company and OneRoof Energy have agreed to a financing in the total principal amount of $2 million. The $2 million consists of a secured non-convertible note issued to Black Coral Capital LLCRead More

Solar+storage is still on the fringes of the market and looking for a champion. Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation in Ontario, Canada, is now one of these champions. The utility is one of the first in North America to lead the installation of grid-friendly residential solar-plus-storage systems, and will beRead More

Energy-efficient homes of the future have arrived and are growing in popularity. According to a report by McGraw Hill Construction, nearly one-third of new single-family homes in the U.S. will be green by 2016. They are energy and natural resource efficient, designed to reduce overall impact on human health andRead More

The Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) financing program has just named Sonnenbatterie’s residential and commercial intuitive energy storage management solutions as approved products. Sonnenbatterie manufactures lithium-ion energy storage systems for residential customers wanting a reliable system for self-consumption. Sonnenbatterie also offers applications for backup power, enabling energy independence with alternative energy sourcesRead More

It is no secret that 2016 is going to be one busy, wild and possibly uncertain time for the solar industry as the expiration of the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit (ITC) at year’s end will lead to a ton of large projects and then, potentially, a severe drop off.Read More