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SMA Solar Technology AG reaches 10 GW of installed inverter capacity in North...
SMA has increased its installed inverter capacity in North America by 33 percent in less than a year to reach a staggering 10 GW. Combined, they produce enough energy to provide roughly 2 million...
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Webinar: Advanced Pitched Roof Installation Tips – December 6, 2016
Tuesday, December, 6, 2016 2:00 pm EST / 11:00 am PST This webinar is ideal for seasoned solar installers who have mastered the basics of residential installation. IronRidge Training Manager Dan...
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Webinar: Marketing Insights to Help you Thrive in the Competitive Solar...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 2:00 pm EST / 11:00 am PST The solar market is growing exponentially, presenting both opportunities and challenges for smaller solar businesses, who must compete with the...
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Webinar: The Virtual Central Inverter: Using 1500VDC String Inverters for...
Wednesday, December 7, 2017 11:30 am EST / 8:30 am PST At what point do the total installed costs make it wiser to go with central instead of string inverters? With new higher output, 1500VDC string...
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New 30.2% efficiency record set for silicon-based multi-junction solar cell
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems together with the Austrian company EV Group (EVG) have successfully manufactured a silicon-based multi-junction solar cell with two...
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Florida state voters reject Amendment 1
Florida voters once again affirmed their overwhelming support for solar progress, this time voting against anti-solar Amendment 1 on the November ballot. In a true David and Goliath battle, a diverse...
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Powin Energy battery management system is now patented in the United States...
Powin Energy Corporation, a leading designer and developer of safe and scalable energy storage solutions for utilities, C&I, and electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations, is announcing today...
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Indiana’s North Putnam Community School project wins project of distinction...
Fronius is excited to announce that the 1.6 MWp solar system of the North Putnam Community School, powered by Fronius inverters, won the Midwest Project of Distinction Award 2016. The Solar Energy...
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Markets in harsh climates contributing to innovation toward longer-lasting...
Material innovation is ramping up in solar as the industry aims to address the widespread decrease in performance over time that affects PV modules, according to Lux Research. Solar modules degrade...
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New England Clean Energy celebrates 10-year anniversary
Eighty customers joined employees of New England Clean Energy for a 10th anniversary celebration at the solar installation company’s Hudson headquarters on Nov. 6, 2016, New England Clean Energy...
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Nexamp completes 2.4-MW community solar project for Western Massachusetts...
Nexamp’s second project at Allard’s Farm will expand access to solar savings for western Massachusetts residents, businesses, and non-profits. Nexamp announced the completion of a 2.4-MW community...
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Kaiser Permanente purchases 110 MW of solar power from NextEra Energy Resources
Kaiser Permanente enabled the construction of the energy center through a 20-year agreement with Blythe owner and operator NextEra Energy Resources to purchase 110 MW of the green energy generated at...
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In the age of Amazon, show rooms still have a place
By Steven Bushong, SPW associate editor Tech news outlets buzzed this year as online retailer Amazon announced plans to open brick-and-mortar locations. If the benefits of letting consumers touch and...
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San Diego’s Stellar Solar to become SunPower Master Dealer
Stellar Solar, San Diego’s oldest SunPower dealer, has been selected to join the SunPower Master Dealer network, a strategic partnership program designed to deliver global solar expertise to local...
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Futuristic solar+storage+communication structures to hit the market next summer
Totem, in an effort to reimagine and redesign smart utility, announced its platform for modern companies and communities. The Totem platform combines solar energy and energy storage, WiFi and 4G...
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Ice Energy offers residential solar+storage solution early next year
Ice Energy, a leading provider of distributed thermal energy storage solutions, has launched the Ice Cub – a reimagined way to cool and heat the home, store energy and optimize solar PV. Building upon...
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SunShot Initiative aims to cut solar costs 50% between 2020 and 2030
The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy today announced a commitment for its SunShot Initiative to cut the cost of solar-generated electricity by 50% between 2020...
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Coalition offers policy guide to expand community solar
The Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), the national trade association for community solar, today released a first-of-its-kind community solar policy decision matrix. The new tool provides...
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BLM finalized rule governing solar and wind energy development on public lands
Advancing the President’s Climate Action Plan to create jobs, cut carbon pollution and develop clean domestic energy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that the Bureau of Land...
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MySun powered by JLM Energy reopens solar market in Nevada
The end of retail net metering in Nevada left homeowners with no opportunity to save money with solar. Until Now. Using JLM’s Energizr 200 energy storage system, residents store the energy produced...
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