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Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund Invests In Renewable Energy
The government of Norway will mandate the country’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, to invest in renewable energy, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced in Oslo. The government of...
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Photo Gallery: Sollega FastRack FR5 On A Resort In Hawaii
Sollega, a leading manufacturer of commercial flat-roof PV solar racking, recently provided racking for the Turtle Bay resort located on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. The 412 kW were installed utilizing...
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3 Solar Separate Design Strategies: What’s The Difference?
Let’s look at another design-related strategy straight out of the pages of kitchen and bathroom remodeling that can affect your bottom line: tiered stock, custom and premium offerings. By Pam Cargill,...
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Sollega Awarded Patent For FastRack Solar Racking System
Sollega, a leading manufacturer of commercial flat-roof PV solar racking, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the firm US Patent No. 8,567,132. The patent covers the...
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Determined Company Proves Solar Works In Alaska, Too
“It’s a testament to hard work and training, as well as an expanding desire from Alaskans and businesses for more renewable energy,” said LIME Solar co-owner and electrical engineer Jesse Moe when...
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New Test Bench For Solar Thermal Collector Performance And Efficiency
The Rackam technical team, in close collaboration with TÜV Rheinland PTL, has developed a test bench for testing performance and efficiency of solar thermal collectors. It is a pumping circuit equipped...
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SunDrum Solar Hybrid PVT System Installed At Maryland Fish Farm
SunDrum Solar, a manufacturer of hybrid PVT systems (Combined Photovoltaic and Thermal solutions) working with Sunrise Solar, recently completed its first commercial PVT system for an Aquaculture...
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Trina Solar’s Trinasmart Modules Receive IEC Certification from TUV
Trina Solar’s Trinasmart product received IEC 61215/61730 certification from TUV Rheinland. Trinasmart is the first smart module to receive certification from TUV Rheinland in Greater China. Trina...
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Canadian Solar Announces The Opening Of Its Microgrid Testing Center
Guelph, Ontario, is the home of the new Canadian Solar Microgrid Testing Center, which will focus on microgrid solution testing, and system solution design and smart grid assessment services. Canadian...
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RECOM Solar Joins The British Photovoltaic Association At Ecobuild
RECOM Solar, maker of the Amur Leopard, Black Panther and White Jaguar lines of solar panels, exhibited alongside the British Photovoltaic Association at Ecobuild in London. RECOM Solar, a European...
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Solar Speaks: The Midwest Is The Next Big Spot For Solar
Geoff Stenrick “The Midwest market is where the East and West coast markets were back in 2005,” says SimpleRay (@SimpleRaySolar) CEO Geoff Stenrick. “As these markets mature, the need for dialog,...
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Caribbean Resort Uses Solar To Offset Energy Consumption
The Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa, St. Maarten , as part of the Westin brand, has completed a solar installation that allows the resort to produce six to eight hours of its own power during peak...
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Notes From The Solar Underground: Will The ITC Be Renewed?
Paula Mints is one of the top market researchers in the country whose insights are sharp and incisive. She is also the founder and chief market research analyst for SPV Market Research. In this post,...
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5 Factors Shaping the Solar O&M Market in the U.S. and Europe
“We see a tendency toward more solar O&M being “baked into” the beginning of the construction and engineering phases of PV development in the U.S. This was true of the Origis Energy 24 MW in...
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Webinar: Battery Backup for Grid-Tied PV Systems
Live webinar is Tuesday, April 22 at 2 PM Eastern. An engaging and succinct one-hour webinar covering battery-based backup systems for new or existing conventional grid-tied solar electric systems...
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Kyocera Solar Modules Pass TÜV Rheinland’s Salt Mist Corrosion Test
Kyocera Solar’s entire product line of solar modules passed the Salt Mist Corrosion Test, IEC61701:2011 Edition 2, Severity Level 6, administered by TÜV Rheinland in Tempe, Ariz. Kyocera Solar’s entire...
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Puerto Rico’s Lag In Renewable Energy Implementation Could Kill Solar
Editor’s Note: This is the third article in a Robert Sternthal series on the state of the solar industry in Puerto Rico. Robert Sternthal is president of Reznick Capital Markets Securities and has...
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First Solar Finishes 1.3 MW Solar PV Plant In Japan
First Solar completed the 1.3 MW(DC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at Kitakyushu-shi, Japan (pictured here). First Solar completed the 1.3 MW(DC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at...
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Upsolar Expands Presence in Turkey and Singapore
Upsolar, a provider of solar PV modules, established local presences in Istanbul (pictured here) and Singapore with two new offices. Upsolar, a provider of solar PV modules, established local presences...
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Electrovaya Partners with Canadian Solar For An Energy Storage Project
Electrovaya, a developer and manufacturer of lithium ion battery systems will partner with Canadian Solar, a global solar power company, for a micro-grid project. Electrovaya plans to provide a 200 kWh...
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