Solar Battle of the Bands returns to San Francisco
Solar Battle of the Bands, a solar industry party and musical competition, announces its sixth annual event at the Mezzanine in San Francisco on Wednesday, July 13 at 8 pm. Founded in 2011, Solar...
View ArticleWebinar: Maximizing Power Production for Small Commercial Projects – May 18,...
Wednesday, April 18, 2016 2:00pm EST/11:00am PST For any project, return on investment is key, but this is especially true for small commercial projects, where getting the most bang for your buck...
View ArticleSolar Speaks: S&C shares solar + storage sweet spot
We spoke with Troy Miller, director of grid solutions at S&C Electric Company to find out more about the company’s role in solar + storage, as well as some recent projects. Listen to learn how a...
View ArticleSoligent announces partnership with Panasonic solar modules
Soligent Distribution, a solar distributor in the Americas, announced its recent partnership with Panasonic Eco Solutions North America. Soligent’s expansive product offering will now include...
View ArticleHistoric building in Austin goes solar
501 Studios in Austin, Texas is now utilizing renewable solar energy to power their office community of creative professionals while minimizing their environmental impact and reducing operating costs....
View ArticleSolarrus acquires software solution company Power Factors
Solarrus Corporation, a provider of commercial and utility-scale design, operations and maintenance, and electric vehicle and battery storage services, announced it has acquired Power Factors. The...
View ArticleNew 1,500-volt Yingli solar modules now available in Americas
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited announced its new utility-scale product line, the YGE-U 1500 Series, is available in the Americas. Underwriters Laboratory (UL) recently certified the new...
View ArticleMarrying microinverters and racking: A better solar proposal
Article by Bryan Whitton, product manager at Darfon America Contractors are continuously looking for ways to save time and effort on each solar installation. One method of doing so is purchasing...
View ArticleSolar Brightfields: A brighter outlook for landfills and brownfields
Article by Molly Rafelson, account executive, Eco Branding As the solar market continues to mature in the Midwest, landowners and developers seek new avenues to deploy solar PV while minimizing the...
View ArticleNanowire breakthrough could improve module performance by 50%
In a major breakthrough for solar energy, Swedish advanced materials start-up Sol Voltaics AB has confirmed the successful alignment and orientation of nanowires in a thin film. The achievement...
View ArticleSolarWorld supplies modules for 4 MW of water district solar projects
SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer for more than 40 years, announced today that it has supplied four systems of about 1 megawatt each for the Eastern Municipal Water...
View ArticleWhat are solar shingles?
By Christopher Fisher, product development leader of photovoltaics, CertainTeed Corp. Solar shingles technically fall under the umbrella term “building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)” since they are...
View ArticleRENVU expands service offering: net-90+ payment terms through Wunder partnership
RENVU Solar Equipment Distribution, a California based equipment distributor, has teamed up with Wunder Capital to offer its customers flexible short- term equipment financing. Through Wunder, eligible...
View ArticleGeostellar to launch residential solar initiative for Etsy community
Geostellar, the nation’s first and largest online solar marketplace, today officially announced a partnership with Etsy, Inc., a marketplace where people around the world connect to make, sell and buy...
View ArticlePrinceton Power Systems delivers technology for the microgrid in Haiti
Princeton Power Systems, a leading global designer and manufacturer of technology products and embedded software for energy storage, microgrid operations, and electric vehicle charging, announced today...
View ArticleSolgate solar module manufacturing equipment to be sold in online auction
Solgate, formerly Canada’s premier PV solar module manufacturing facility with a wide array of distributors across the world, will be selling its module manufacturing machines in an online auction...
View ArticleEaton, Samsung SDI, and Siemens join the MESA Standards Alliance
The MESA Standards Alliance (MESA) announces Eaton, Samsung SDI ,and Siemens, have joined MESA to drive the development of communication specifications for energy storage systems. The companies join...
View ArticleNEXTracker named a 2016 Edison Award winner
The Edison Awards, celebrating 29 years of honoring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services, announced today that NEXTracker, a Flex company, was voted a...
View ArticleWith the industry growing, GlassPoint co-founder weighs in on the hiring process
GlassPoint is the leading provider of solar steam generators to the oil and gas industry. When used for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), GlassPoint solar steam generators reduce natural gas consumption...
View ArticleNamasté Solar completes 2.6-MW project for Elizabethtown College
Namasté Solar, an employee-owned cooperative and leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) provider of solar electric systems for commercial, non-profit, government and residential...
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