SEIA white paper: How to expand solar development in the C&I sector
The Commercial and Industrial (C&I) sector represents an extraordinary opportunity to deploy solar energy, but has experienced relatively slow growth due to a wide range of complexities in...
View ArticleHow to have the most effective solar O&M program
By Dan Bigelow, Senior Director of Customer Success at infiswift The cost of solar energy has changed drastically over the years, with module prices plummeting from $4/W in 2008 to around $0.65/W...
View ArticleSEIA releases diversity best practices guide for the solar
With solar on track to become the most diverse energy source in America, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released a Diversity Best Practices Guide for the Solar Industry – a guiding...
View ArticleSoftware companies Power Factors and Ekhosoft team up
Power Factors, LLC, an industry-leading software provider for monitoring, managing and optimizing renewable energy assets, announced today that it has acquired Ekhosoft Inc., a leader in intelligent...
View ArticleZeversolar: New app for cloud-based PV system monitoring
Zeversolar, a subsidiary company of leading inverter manufacturer SMA , has launched a new app for monitoring PV systems via smartphone. The app accesses cloud-based monitoring portal ZeverCloud, and...
View ArticleCALSEIA’s executive director offers four ways to keep California solar strong...
CALSEIA executive director Bernadette Del Chiaro In a letter to CALSEIA members, executive director Bernadette Del Chiaro shares what a new presidency might mean for solar and how the industry can...
View ArticleCommunity Power Network installs 10,000 kW of solar
Today Community Power Network, an organization that helps people go solar through solar co-ops, announced its members have installed more than 10,000 kilowatts of solar. The organization has developed...
View ArticlePodcast: What are the advantages of Darfon’s G320 solar microinverter?
We spoke with Bryan Whitton, product manager at Darfon America, who explained how the company’s G320 solar microinverter allows putting more inverters on a circuit and avoids the need for neutral...
View ArticleSoltage and Basalt announce $140 million partnership
Soltage LLC (Soltage) and Basalt Infrastructure Partners LP (Basalt) today announced the first close of $70 million on a $140 million equity capital partnership to fund over 100 megawatts (MW) of...
View ArticleContractors Corner: Nautilus Solar uses 10th birthday to expand into new markets
A 10th anniversary of a restaurant or even a marriage is a notable event. But in the still-young solar industry, 10 years deserves a special celebration. Nautilus Solar Energy, headquartered in...
View ArticleEnergySage marketplace simplifies finding, evaluating and connecting with...
EnergySage announced today that it has launched the country’s first Community Solar Marketplace™, which drastically simplifies how property owners and renters research and sign up for community solar...
View ArticleCitizens Energy Corporation installs solar on old dairy farm in southeastern...
Clean, green electric power began flowing today from a major utility-scale solar array built by Boston-based Citizens Energy Corporation on an old dairy farm in southeastern Georgia. Electricity from...
View ArticleSUNation donates solar system for Long Island veteran’s family
Ronkonkoma-based SUNation Solar Systems’ not-for-profit organization, SUNation Cares, turned on a donated solar system at the home of a deceased Long Island veteran’s family today. The award-winning...
View ArticleABB wins multiple orders to protect critical power grid assets in the U.S.
ABB has won orders from three major US utilities for its innovative AssetShield™ solution to deliver hardened and bullet resistant transformers, and facilitate the protection of critical grid assets,...
View ArticleDraker and Inaccess work to provide round-the-clock customer service
Draker Corporation (“Draker”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueNRGY Group Limited (OTC:CBDEF) and Inaccess, global leaders in monitoring and control solutions for optimized performance of distributed...
View ArticleDocumentation is key to getting your solar project debt financed
By: Michael Tingle, Director, Corporate Business Development at ORTECH Consulting Inc. handshake and sunlight background You have received your power purchase agreement, feed-in tariff (FIT) contract...
View ArticleTear sheet: How to get your solar project debt financed
Print out this “tear sheet” and pin it to your wall for an easy reminder of all the documents you need to get your solar project debt financed! Read more about debt financing in this blog Documentation...
View ArticleHow to prepare your solar battery bank ready for winter
By John Connell, vice president of Crown Battery Manufacturing’s SLI Products Group Winter weather can drastically cut battery capacity and lifespan—but it doesn’t have to. Proper storage, depth of...
View ArticleIngeteam starts assembling its first 4.92-MWac MV power stations
Ingeteam has recently launched to the market its new INGECON SUN CON40 power station and has now started assembling the first units for different utility-scale projects. This 40-foot-long ISO container...
View ArticleSunTegra teams up with Brookside development to offer “solar roofs” in...
SunTegra (formerly known as Integrated Solar Technology or IST), a leading provider of integrated solar roof systems, today announced a partnership with Brookside Development, a leading Green Home...
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