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Fenix International hits 60,000 in solar leases, opening financing for...
Fenix International, the largest provider of off-grid home solar in Uganda, announces that it has signed over 60,000 leases for its product, ReadyPay Power, since January 2014. The leases, totaling $11...
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How can distributors help contractors improve cash flow?
Components make up at least a third, sometimes half, of the total cost of a solar project. Often, solar contractors are asked to pay for the panels, inverters and other equipment before a job is...
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Online solar training growing in demand
Interplay’s SolarSimO&M is a NABCEP-accredited troubleshooting course that lets contractors practice troubleshooting four major residential system types in a simulated, video game-like environment....
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RES to develop, install 15-MW solar portfolio for Central Texas
RES Distributed, a wholly owned subsidiary of Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a leader in the development, engineering, construction, and operation of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage...
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Atlus Power connects 2.6 MW of community solar to grid
Altus Power America is proud to announce that it has started delivering solar net metering credits from its two community solar systems in Warren, Massachusetts. Energized in December of 2015, Altus...
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SunLink VERTEX project intelligence platform is now available in the App Store
SunLink Corporation’s next-generation, secure total project SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and solar performance monitoring platform VERTEX is now available for download in the Apple...
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Caribbean islands taking steps to shift from diesel to solar
The inauguration of the 3-MWp sun2live solar power plant at the V.C. Bird International Airport of Antigua represented the conclusion of the first major step of a successful shift from a diesel to a...
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Contractors Corner: Swinerton excels at large-scale solar
Swinerton Renewable Energy had a lot to worry about surrounding the ITC extension. The company’s bread and butter—multi-megawatt, utility-scale solar projects—was at risk of losing its monetary...
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SunPower collaborates with AT&T on solar internet-of-things technology
AT&T and SunPower have entered into an agreement that brings Internet of Things (IoT) technology to SunPower’s newest home energy solution — SunPower Equinox. The companies will also collaborate...
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Aquion Energy and Ideal Power partner on Sonoma Winery
Aquion Energy, developer and manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI) batteries and energy storage systems, and Ideal Power, a developer of power conversion technologies, announce the installation of...
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Harris Battery Company to distribute Schneider Electric off-grid and backup...
Harris Battery Company, a large battery distribution company in North America, is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Schneider Electric Solar Business (Schneider Electric) to grow...
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Webinar: Solar Roofing Best Practices – Tile Roofs : May 25, 2016
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 2:00pm EST/11:00am PST Roof penetrations are potentially a tremendous liability for solar installers, and tile roofs are notoriously difficult for PV installations. In this...
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JinkoSolar 1,500-volt modules certified UL 1703 for North America
JinkoSolar Holding Co. announced its 1,500-volt Eagle PV modules, manufactured with its strategic partner DuPont’s Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) film-based backsheets, have received UL 1703...
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The Solar Foundation launches recognition program for communities going solar
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and The Solar Foundation (TSF) announced the launch of the SolSmart designation program. SolSmart will recognize leading solar cities and...
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Webinar: Insider’s Secrets To Reducing Project Costs Through Racking Services...
Thursday, May 19, 2016 11:30am EST/8:30am PST Utility-scale and commercial solar project installations can pose unique challenges and the devil is always in the details. Join us in this webinar as...
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SoloPower flexible thin-film modules to power Connecticut fire station solar...
SoloPower Systems has partnered with Davis Hill Development LLC, a renewable energy developer, to deliver its innovative lightweight solar photovoltaic technology for a key BIPV installation on the...
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80-kW solar system completed by Strathcona for Ontario marketing group
Strathcona Solar Initiatives, an Ontario based award-winning full-service integrator, recently completed the installation of a high-yielding 80-kilowatt rooftop PV system for the Trillium Sales Group...
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Energy from utility-scale solar surpasses wind in California for first time...
Recent analysis from Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, reveals that in 2015 energy from grid-connected, utility-scale solar plants surpassed wind for the first time...
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First ‘Shared Renewables’ community solar project going up in New York
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), New York State Department of Public Service (DPS), EnterSolar and Clean Energy Collective (CEC) announced that construction is...
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Yeloha wins Webby Award for the best green website
Yeloha announced today that its Solar Sharing Network has been named the Best Green Website by the 2016 Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is...
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