Which inverter monitoring platform is best for you, and your customers?
Just as more consumers expect Bluetooth to come standard in cars, solar professionals expect monitoring to come standard with inverters. To stay competitive, manufacturers have responded with their own...
View ArticleSunrun shareholders file class action suit
Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announced that a class action complaint was filed against Sunrun in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint is...
View ArticleStandard Solar to install solar carports and EV chargers at Salisbury University
Standard Solar is partnering with Salisbury University (SU) in Salisbury, Maryland, to construct, operate, own and maintain a 543.9-kW solar system featuring three solar canopies and five electric...
View ArticleESCO acquires Renewable NRG Systems in Vermont
Jan Blomstrann (now former owner of NRG Systems) and Vic Richey, chairman, CEO & president of ESCO Technologies. ESCO Technologies announced that it has acquired NRG Systems, doing business as...
View ArticleTesla to begin taking solar roof orders this afternoon
Elon Musk announced that Tesla solar glass roof orders are nearly ready for pre-order through a late-night tweet. Tesla solar glass roof orders open this afternoon. I think it will be great. More in...
View ArticleSunlight Financial to fund solar loans for 20,000 homeowners
Sunlight Financial, a leading provider of financing for residential solar systems, and Tech CU (Technology Credit Union), a credit union based in Silicon Valley, today announced the expansion of their...
View ArticleTrojan to announce new deep-cycle solar AGM battery at Intersolar Europe
Trojan Battery, Co. will showcase the company’s new line of batteries designed specifically for solar applications at Intersolar Europe. In addition, Trojan will showcase its Colombia microgrid...
View ArticleNominations open for Energy Storage North America Innovation Awards
Energy Storage North America (ESNA) issued a call for nominations for the 2017 ESNA Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards are presented annually for excellence and impact in energy storage. This...
View ArticleSolarWorld files for insolvency
SolarWorld AG, parent company to SolarWorld Americas (the largest crystalline-silicon solar module manufacturer in the United States for more than 40 years), announced in a brief statement that it has...
View ArticleEnSync signs PPA for residential development in Hawaii
EnSync Energy Systems, a developer of innovative distributed energy resource (DER) systems and internet of energy (IOE) control platforms for the utility, commercial, industrial and multi-tenant...
View ArticleMitigating soiling losses on PV projects with soiling measurement technology
Photovoltaic modules collect more than just sunlight after they are installed. Depending on the siting location, particles ranging from dust to snow can accumulate on a PV module’s surface, reducing...
View ArticleAlsoEnergy introduces new interactive datalogger for commercial PV projects
AlsoEnergy introduces a new standard gateway for its commercial PV monitoring solution: the PowerLogger 1000. This interactive datalogger introduces a range of practical and time-saving benefits...
View ArticleIngeteam to feature 1,500-V central, 100-kW string inverters at Intersolar...
Ingeteam will show its solutions for the solar energy sector, self-consumption, energy storage and O&M at Intersolar Europe. 1,500-V central inverter One of its highlights will be its latest...
View ArticleConnecticut Green Bank offering low interest loans for bundled energy...
The Connecticut Green Bank, in association with Energize CT, select local lenders, and contractors, is offering an extraordinarily low rate of 0.99% on home energy improvement loans. The new low rate...
View ArticleVivint to expand into retail locations with kiosks
Vivint Solar has launched its new retail sales channel. Vivint Solar will launch kiosks at retail locations in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Utah by the end of June 2017 and...
View ArticleFronius introduces new trainings for solar installers at its headquarters
Fronius has updated its hands-on installer qualification trainings, which now include system design, product applications and communications, while still covering service and onsite warranty repairs....
View ArticleAGT completes Lockheed Martin’s second solar carport in Florida
Powering up Lockheed Martin’s new 145,379-square-foot solar carport in east Orlando, lead contractor Advanced Green Technologies (AGT) joined the global security and aerospace company in marking...
View ArticleSolar project on Massachusetts landfill commissioned
Citizens Energy Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy II was joined by Falmouth, Massachusetts, business leaders and elected officials today in pulling an electric switch to mark the flow of clean, green electric...
View ArticleA look inside: Spice Solar system
A long-time Northern California solar installer, Barry Cinnamon was frustrated with residential installations. The rails were always cumbersome to him—loading them onto trucks, carrying them onto...
View ArticleSunPower by Stellar Solar launches Solar Cribs YouTube series
SunPower by Stellar Solar, San Diego’s oldest SunPower dealer, has teamed up with marketing agency Artichoke Creative to create a series called Solar Cribs. The series will tell the stories of the...
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