A public ribbon cutting is scheduled on October 16 at Tupelo Music Hall, in New Hampshire — a facility that is believed to be the first solar-powered venue of its kind in New England. The event will recognize Tupelo’s clean energy transition and will include remarks by local leaders. ARead More

EDF Renewables North America, a renewable energy developer, and EnterSolar, a provider of distributed generation solar solutions, formed a strategic partnership with EDF Renewables acquiring a 50 percent interest in EnterSolar. Together, the companies will offer C&I customers one of the most comprehensive arrays of behind-the-meter service. The partnership leveragesRead More

Esdec, a leading European solar rooftop mounting solutions provider, is making its debut in the U.S. market this week at SPI (Booth 378). With more than 1.8 GW of installed capacity and leading market share in several European countries, the company brings 14 years of solar mounting and racking innovationRead More

Just as a mechanic wouldn’t put a new Ferrari 456 V-8 engine in an old Geo Metro, a deteriorating old roof is not the best option to hold a new solar array on an existing building. Carlisle Roof Foam and Coatings will be showcasing its roofing options, for new andRead More

Sunrun Inc. is expanding its low- and moderate-income solar offering plans to develop a minimum of 100 MW of solar on affordable multi-family housing — in which 80 percent of tenants fall below 60 percent of the area median income — over the next decade in California. Sunrun’s commitment, whenRead More

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority released a new tool kit to provide guidance and resources for communities seeking to develop solar projects on underutilized properties such as landfills and brownfields. This new Municipal Solar Procurement Toolkit supports recent revisions to the NY-Sun Megawatt Block Program which providesRead More

The solar rooftop system at Francis Scott Key Mall in Frederick, Maryland is now operational. The 2-MW capacity project is currently providing clean energy to power the Class A shopping destination, owned by PREIT, a leading real estate investment trust. The project is Safari Energy’s eighth in the state, bringingRead More

As the solar industry continues its expansion to serve lower income communities, a New York solar leader, Quixotic Systems Inc. (QSI), has partnered with affordable housing developer Arker Companies to design and install rooftop solar energy systems for two low-income communities in the New York City area. The first project,Read More

EnSync Energy Systems sold a project under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to Standard Solar — a deal that marks EnSync Energy’s entry into the California marketplace. EnSync Energy is building a 600-kilowatt solar installation at the CALRead More

Coast Citrus Distributors, a wholesaler of fruits and vegetables in the United States and Mexico since 1950, completed the latest solar system installation on one of its facilities — a 432 kilowatt (kW) roof-mount solar energy system in Union City, Calif. The company’s solar portfolio also includes a 1.1 megawattRead More