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Bombard Renewable Energy wins APsystems commercial solar project of the year
When the state of Nevada established a pilot program to bring solar power to marginalized communities, Bombard Renewable Energy delivered. The Las Vegas based Solar PV contractor completed a string of...
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Solar start-up ConnectDER receives funding from PRIME Coalition and...
ConnectDER, an early-stage company developing a meter collar that enables residential solar to connect to the grid cheaply, safely and rapidly, has closed its $1.1 million Series A round with support...
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CalCom and SunLink light up California farms with solar
669 kW GeoPro Ground Mount Fixed-Tilt Solar System in Wasco, CA out of Kern County. (Photo: Business Wire) With shared expertise in designing, permitting, building and optimizing solar energy systems...
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Ginlong offers Solis inverters installer spring rebate program
Ginlong, a PV string inverter manufacturer, offers its Solis inverters installer spring rebate program to help local installers win more jobs and continue their business success in 2017. Solar...
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Webinar: From Single System Failures to Managing Large Scale Photovoltaic...
Join us for this free, live webinar with meteocontrol on March 22nd at 2pm EST. Lessons learned from over 12.5 GWp monitored system data and more than 10 years of field experience in quality...
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SunRISE TechBridge Challenge II seeks solar innovations leading to a lower LCOE
Fraunhofer TechBridge is now accepting applications for SunRISE TechBridge Challenge II, in partnership with Royal DSM and Greentown Labs. The SunRISE TechBridge Challenge II is seeking solutions to...
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Solar floats in the sunshine state
Florida’s biggest floating PV system has been completed in Orlando. The array uses 100 Ciel & Terre’s Hydrelio solar panels, made in the U.S. The company worked with D3 Energy and the Orlando...
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ILSCO updates solar surge protection products
ILSCO’s Surgency family of surge protective devices has been updated to include a corrosion-resistant and zinc-plated solid alloy steel, liquid-tight hub with tapered female threads. The new hub allows...
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Baker Electric named EPC for NEC ES grid energy storage project
Baker Electric Inc. has been named the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for NEC Energy Solutions’ grid energy storage project for Southern California Edison. Baker Electric...
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sonnen announces new U.S. hub in Atlanta
sonnen, the global market leader in intelligent residential energy storage, today announced a significant investment in a new North American Innovation Center that combines the company’s U.S....
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Hannah Solar and Swinerton complete projects with SMA inverters
In recent blog posts. SMA shared updates on recent projects from Hannah Solar and Swinerton Renewable Energy. The project used its inverters. Springbok 2 solar farms with Swinerton in California...
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Technologies compete as solar cell efficiency race continues
By Puruswottam Aryal, PhD, an R&D project manager in MetaShield’s solar division The continued quest for improved solar cell efficiency is vital to the growth of solar. Many companies are...
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88% of California households now have access to HERO program
Starting today, more than 240,000 homeowners in 28 more California communities who want to go solar, or make efficiency-related repairs and upgrades can finance 100% of their home projects through the...
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HellermannTyton offers webinar on how extreme weather affects solar arrays
HellermannTyton will host the latest installment of its solar webinar series on Feb. 22, 2017, at 1 p.m. EST. The webinar “Extreme Weather Puts PV Systems to the Test” details how extreme heat and UV...
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JLM Energy partners with Soligent for solar product distribution
JLM Energy, an energy technology company, announced it has recently signed an agreement with Soligent Distribution, the largest pure-play solar distributor in the Americas. The partnership provides...
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Two Republican North Carolina lawmakers are SEIA Solar Champions
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is honored to present both Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Rep. George Holding (R-NC) with the prestigious SEIA Solar Champion Award, an honor bestowed upon...
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Ideal Energy says Iowa Utilities Board rule change will harm solar in the state
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) recently accepted a proposed rule change from Alliant Energy, one of Iowa’s two major electric utility providers. This new ruling will drastically change how net metering...
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Berkeley, California, chooses YgreneWorks PACE program for its residents
Berkeley, California, welcomed Ygrene Energy Fund’s YgreneWorks PACE (property assessed clean energy) program to help home and business owners finance a broad range of energy efficiency, renewable...
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Xcel Energy to test battery storage tech with Sunverge and Energy Northern...
Xcel Energy is partnering with battery vendors Sunverge Energy and Northern Reliability in a two-year pilot project in Stapleton, Colorado’s North Central Park and Eastbridge neighborhoods. Xcel Energy...
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Moab and Pueblo commit to 100% renewable energy
Pueblo, Colorado and Moab, Utah became the 22nd and 23rd cities in the United States to commit to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy. The Pueblo City Council approved a measure committing to...
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