PVComplete introduces first CAD software system for the solar industry
PVComplete, a solar design software provider, introduces PVCAD, the first and only CAD for solar. Powered by Autodesk technology, PVCAD rapidly accelerates solar project design and deployment. Solar...
View ArticleMassachusetts Department of Energy Resources extends solar incentive program
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has announced plans to extend the Commonwealth’s successful Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC 2) program until it completes a long-term...
View ArticleBlack solar panels added to Panasonic’s HIT module line
Panasonic Eco Solutions North America introduced three new photovoltaic module HIT: the N320K, N315K and N310K. These new models are able to produce 320, 315, and 310 watts of power, respectively, and...
View ArticlePittsfield, Massachusetts municipal solar array up and running
The city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts and Ameresco, an energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced that the city’s newest municipal solar array at a former landfill is now in operation....
View ArticleAzimuth Energy installs solar for Missouri hotel and theater
Azimuth has completed solar installations for the Moonrise Hotel and Pageant Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri. The projects included 50 kW of solar, multiple custom aluminum and steel awnings and...
View ArticleO3 Energy partners with RevoluSun Smart Home on solar in the Hawaiian Islands
O3 Energy created its first residential solar fund that will act to provide financing for multiple projects on the Hawaiian Islands. Contractor RevoluSun Smart Home, based in Honolulu, is an industry...
View ArticleBorrego Solar Systems completes largest operational rooftop solar install in...
National Development, Altus Power America and Borrego Solar Systems have completed a 3.9-MW roof-top solar installation on a 430,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center straddling the...
View ArticleAllied Moulded Products offers NEMA 4X vent kit for solar electrical enclosures
Allied Moulded Products, which specializes in nonmetallic electrical boxes and enclosures, is expanding its line of enclosure accessories with NEMA 4X ventilator kits for electrical enclosure...
View ArticleOSEIA creates blueprint to increase Oregon’s solar power
The Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association and The Green Energy Institute released The Oregon Solar Plan, which outlines strategies to increase solar power in Oregon to enable the state to generate...
View ArticleEcoFasten Solar invalidates patent claims against the company
EcoFasten Solar announced that the District Court of Colorado granted EcoFasten’s motion for summary judgement invalidating all patent claims asserted against EcoFasten by D Three Enterprises. The...
View ArticleVaisala insists U.S. solar asset managers account for extreme weather impacts
Investment in site-specific weather data and measurement equipment is essential for U.S. solar project owners and asset managers, faced with a rising frequency of extreme weather and climate-driven...
View ArticleMontana pay-to-leave bill could negatively impact state’s renewables
A Montana Senate bill slated for a committee vote today would deter future investment in Montana’s underutilized renewable energy resources. Senate Bill 338, introduced by Sen. Duane Ankney (R –...
View ArticleNew Jersey biotech company gets solar array near research facility expansion
Invivotek, a Genesis Biotechnology Group company and in vivo pharmacology contract research organization (CRO), announced the completion of the Genesis Solar Farm adjacent to its newly expanded...
View ArticleReliant donates rooftop solar to Houston animal shelter
Reliant announced the donation of $110,000 to Houston’s Friends For Life, the only no-kill, LEED-certified animal rescue shelter and adoption organization in Houston. The donation supports the...
View ArticleSolaria joins CALSEIA
Solaria Corporation, global provider of solar module technologies, has become the newest member of the nation’s largest state solar power trade association, the California Solar Energy Industries...
View ArticleSolar+storage will provide ongoing power during emergencies at Portland’s...
Portland, Oregon was recently selected for funding from Portland General Electric’s Renewable Development Fund grant program to pilot its first solar+storage facility at Fire Station 1, the main...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Power funds three solar projects on Utah schools
Previously funded Blue Sky projects include a solar installation at Cottonwood High School in Murray, Utah Rocky Mountain Power has awarded Blue Sky funding for three renewable projects–including a...
View ArticleAppraising sunrays: How to value solar on residential rooftops
Sandra Adomatis is on a quest to unite appraisers and installers so solar is properly valued on homes. Adomatis is an appraiser in Punta Gorda, Florida, and is considered an expert in green valuation....
View ArticleSunPower by Venture Solar receives Residential National Rising Star award
SunPower by Venture Solar, a Brooklyn-based solar installation company, has received the SunPower “Residential National Rising Star” award for its outstanding performance as a new SunPower dealer in...
View ArticleORIX partners with IGS Solar to expand solar investments
ORIX USA, a division of integrated financial services group ORIX Corporation, announced a partnership with IGS Solar, a turnkey commercial and residential solar provider. Together, ORIX and IGS will...
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