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Six celebrities fighting for solar and climate change awareness
The solar revolution and climate-change awareness are taking the nation by storm and celebrities are stepping up to advocate. Here are some of the stars bringing attention to these very important...
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What causes solar panel degradation?
Although crystalline solar panels are often sold with 25- to 30-year lifespan guarantees, those 30-year-old modules won’t be performing as well as they did on Day 1. Performance declines as solar cells...
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REC Solar completes 2.94-MW system for Applied Medical
Applied Medical, a developer and provider of minimally invasive surgical devices, announced the completion of a 2.94-MWdc solar installation at its multi-facility corporate headquarters and a local...
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Trending in solar panels: PERC, new cell designs diversifying competitive market
While 60-cell panels are still dominant, it appears more powerful 72-cell designs are being used, according to Solar Media Ltd. This can mostly be attributed to more 72-cell panels being used in...
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SunPower partners with Solect and Green Street to install 6.9 MW at...
Ranked seventh among U.S. states for the most solar capacity, Massachusetts is adding 6.9 MW to its 1,487 MW of solar currently installed and operating. Solect Energy and Green Street – members of...
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IKEA’s new Jacksonville store to receive 1.89-MW solar system from REC Solar
IKEA announced plans to install solar panels atop its future Jacksonville store opening Fall 2017. Panel installation will begin this summer, with completion expected in early fall for what will be...
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Bill to restore the rooftop solar market in Nevada
The Nevada State Senate passed a bill to restore the rooftop solar market in Nevada. The bill, AB 405, passed unanimously. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) issued a statement on the...
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S-5! offers free online CEU course about optimizing rooftop solar design
The S-5! Attachment Solutions continuing education course, The Solar-Ready Roof: Optimize the Design, is live in the AEC Daily Online Learning Center. Choosing the right platform for solar panels is a...
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HT Instruments introduces 1,500-volt I-V curve tracer
HT Instruments today announced production of the I-V500w Photovoltaic Curve Tracer. This new 1,500-volt PV product is designed for large projects utilizing the savings associated with larger systems....
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ReVision installs first commercial solar parking garage canopy in Maine
ReVision Energy, in partnership with Quest Renewables, recently completed the installation of a 193.63-kW QuadPod solar canopy system atop Portland, Maine’s Fore Street Garage. The system has been...
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Cornfields, cows…and solar? The potential for renewable energy in the heartland
The Midwest is known for cornfields, cows and good neighbors. But what about solar power? These former industrial havens haven’t yet developed as much solar power as coastal solar pros like California,...
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Trending in solar panels: Drop in global demand narrowing playing field
The last year has been tough for the solar panel manufacturing worker. Almost every major module manufacturer experienced layoffs of some kind, all chalked up to “restructuring” after a slowdown of...
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Richard Kauffman named Intersolar North America’s 2017 solar champion
Intersolar North America announced that Richard L. Kauffman, New York’s chairman of energy and finance, has been named the winner of the 2017 Intersolar Champion of Change award. This prestigious award...
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GridShare announces new renewable project crowdsourcing platform
Gridshare.com’s project page. GridShare announced the launch of its independent crowdfunding platform to help renewable energy projects and cleantech companies raise capital. By creating an online...
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U.S. withdrawal from Paris Agreement: A preventable blunder
SunPower CEO Tom Werner, third from left, at the historic climate talks in Paris in 2015. Photo courtesy of SunPower. By Tom Werner, SunPower president and CEO This article is reposted with permission...
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Program aims to add 1,600 MW of new solar in Massachusetts
CleanChoice Energy is pleased to welcome the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources’ new Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program which will expand the state’s community solar...
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Coronal Energy developing 20-MW solar project in Virginia
Coronal Energy, powered by Panasonic, and Dominion Energy are expanding Virginia’s solar energy capacity by developing a solar facility in Essex County that will add clean, reliable, and affordable...
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Solar Basics video: What are the most solar-friendly states?
Solar Basics is a video series by Solar Power World created to help installers learn about the business, tools and tricks of the solar power trade. Solar power is a booming industry, but some states...
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CivicSolar offers Sharp’s energy storage system
Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group (Sharp) and CivicSolar, a leading national full service solar distributor, announced today that CivicSolar is now offering Sharp’s...
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Sunrun plans to re-enter Nevada market due to AB 405
Encouraged by popular demand, the Nevada Assembly and Senate passed Assembly Bill 405 nearly unanimously to restore the rooftop solar market in Nevada by reinstating solar net metering. The bill awaits...
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