How A Wood Screws Distributor Went Solar
QuickBOLT is QuickScrew’s answer for asphalt roof. The company became involved in the solar industry after the recession. Greg Wiener started out by selling nails and staples to furniture and cabinet...
View ArticleBolivia’s Installs Its First PV Solar Plant
As Bolivia’s first and largest solar power plant, a 5 MW system is expected to deliver clean energy to more than 49,000 people. It occupies 15 hectares (Ha) of land near the remote city of Cobija in...
View ArticleHanwha Q CELLS Runs On Solar Power
It’s always great to see solar manufacturers going solar themselves. Makes sense, right? For example, Hanwha Q CELLS has put a 500 kilowatt PV system into operation on the rooftop of its own car park....
View ArticleTransportable Power Station Deploys Equivalent Of 340 Solar Modules
The PWRstation 100kW is comprised of ten retractable 10kW PWRstations built into a standard 40-foot long intermodal container designed for transport via ship, train, truck, or cargo aircraft. Once...
View ArticleNew Mexico Top Solar Contractor Says Its State Deserves Better
Regina WheelerChief Executive Officer Positive Solar Energy Times have changed since solar and wind power first became available. Across the country, the cost of coal is going up, and the price of...
View ArticleManaged Ethernet Switches Offer Precise Network Synchronization
Scheduled for November 25-27, 2014 in Nuremberg, Germany, SPS IPC Drives is Europe’s leading exhibition for electric automation. Moxa will display its industrial networking solutions, including wired...
View ArticleImergy Power Systems Wins First Project
Imergy Power Systems, a manufacturer of storage systems, says that Hawaii’s Energy Research Systems has signed a purchase order for four ESP5 vanadium flow batteries, marking the first orders for...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Goes Solar With Borrego
Borrego Solar Systems, a Solar Power World 2014 Top 400 Contractor, and the Town of Peterborough, New Hampshire, today announce the start of construction of a 944 kilowatt (kW) solar system—the largest...
View ArticleAndalay Solar Offers American-Assembled Solar Modules
Andalay Solar, a designer and supplier of integrated solar power systems, has commenced production of its solar modules this week in San Jose, California. It will begin shipping to customers next week....
View ArticleResidential Installer Partners With Enphase For Installations In France,...
Enphase Energy has partnered with residential solar installer Groupe Solution Energie (GSE) to address sustainable solar development in France, Switzerland and Belgium. Enphase will be the exclusive...
View ArticleNavy And SolarCity Install Solar On San Diego Navy Residences
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus says that Navy and Marine Corps housing units in the San Diego area will receive rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems through a purchase power agreement between...
View ArticleJA Solar Sets Power Output Record For Multi-Si 60-cells Solar Modules
JA Solar, manufacturer of high-performance solar power products, says the rated power of its solar modules assembled by 60 multi-crystalline silicon (“multi-Si”) cells has reached a new milestone of...
View ArticleSolar Speaks: How To Properly Insure Your Solar Business
What kind of insurance does a solar installation company need? Do electricians have similar exposures or risks to roofers? Knowing how to properly insure your solar business can be confusing. To clear...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About Insuring Your Solar Business
Insurance can be confusing. We asked representatives from Travelers Insurance and Southern Solar Systems, a 2014 Solar Power World Top 400 Contractor, about insuring your solar business. Here’s what...
View ArticleNRG Home Solar Plans To Hire 100 In California
NRG Home Solar, a leading residential solar company, has announced the opening of two new California offices in Merced and San Diego, adding to the NRG footprint in the state. These offices will add to...
View ArticlePhono Solar Announces Commissioning Of Texas School District Project
Phono Solar, a Bloomberg-rated Tier 1 PV Module Maker, has announced the commissioning of the Pflugerville School District solar project. The 1.94 MW project will achieve approximately $1 million in...
View Article12 Solar Sales Tips
At the recent Solar Power International 2014 show in Las Vegas, Nevada, one company hosted a clever competition. Solar sales software developer OnGrid asked its booth visitors to share their best tip...
View ArticleTeams Prepare for the Solar1 Monte Carlo Cup 2015
The Solar1 Monte Carlo Cup 2014 , a solar boat championship competition, finished just 4 months ago and already 21 teams have signed up for the second edition of the Solar1 Monte Carlo Cup 2015;...
View ArticleTexas’s United Natural Foods Goes Solar
UNFI (United Natural Foods, Inc.) partnered with Meridian Solar, a Solar Power World 2014 Top 400 Contractor, to build a 655-kW roof-top solar electric system on its 590,000 square foot distribution...
View ArticleSunrun To Offer Canadian Solar Modules
Canadian Solar, module manufacturer, says Sunrun, residential solar installer, has approved Canadian Solar as its qualified vendor. Through AEE Solar, a subsidiary of Sunrun and a distributor,...
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