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APS hosts solar project contest to win an iPad Mini 3
Are you an installer who uses APS microinverter technology? APS microinverters would like to thank you and encourage you to participate in their solar project of the year contest. Below are contest...
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ecoSolargy recognized with national SCORE award
Solar solutions provider ecoSolargy has been recognized with a 2014 SCORE Award Honorable Mention. SCORE awards “celebrate and honor successful and innovative entrepreneurs who inspire us all and the...
View ArticleClenergy’s PV-ezRack SolarTerrace V accredited by TÜV
Clenergy has announced that its PV-ezRack SolarTerrace V (STV), a utility-scale mounting system, recently earned the TÜV Rheinland certification. The mounting system meets and partially exceeds the TÜV...
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Kyocera to develop 13.4-MW floating solar project on Japan reservoir
Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation announced that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC, a joint venture established by the two companies, will develop and operate a 13.4-MW floating solar power...
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hb Solar Canada to distribute Ecolibrium Solar’s EcoFoot2+
Ecolibrium Solar finalized an agreement with hb Solar Canada of Ontario, Canada, to exclusively provide the EcoFoot2+ mounting system throughout Canada. hb Solar will optimize the EcoFoot2+ mounting...
View ArticleAdvanced Energy exploring alternatives for solar inverter business
Advanced Energy Industries, a leader in precision power conversion solutions, has started to explore strategic alternatives for its Solar Inverter business. The company is considering various options...
View ArticleSolar tariff decision already hurting U.S. manufacturers, CASE says
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent solar tariff decision will not only raise the cost of solar imports, but will also harm U.S. solar manufacturers. This decision threatens companies such as...
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What Happens When an Inverter Manufacturer Goes Out of Business?
In 2008, SolarMax hit its peak, claiming the title of fifth largest inverter supplier in the world. Last week, Swiss parent company of SolarMax, Sputnik Engineering, declared bankruptcy, leaving many...
View ArticleTransCanada acquires eighth Ontario solar project from Canadian Solar
TransCanada Corporation announced it has acquired the eighth Ontario solar facility from Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. The newly built Liskeard 1 facility has a generating capacity of 10 MW and is...
View ArticleTrina Solar sets new world record for solar module output at 324.5 watts
Trina Solar Limited announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology has set a new world record for power output from a high efficiency multi-crystalline silicon PV module. Trina...
View ArticleDistributor Fortune Energy will add Fronius to line of inverters
Fortune Energy, a wholesale distributor of turn-key solar solutions, has announced that it will begin carrying the brand Fronius, a manufacturer of inverters, effective immediately. “We are thrilled to...
View ArticleHanwha SolarOne to supply 80 MW in Chile
Hanwha SolarOne, a global manufacturer of PV solar modules, announced it has signed a deal with a developer for the supply of 80 MW of solar PV modules to a project in the Antofagasta Region, Chile....
View ArticleJA Solar ships 100 MWp of modules to Solarcentury for projects in the UK
JA Solar has announced that it has delivered over 100MWp of PV modules to Solarcentury, a leading UK solar developer and EPC, in 2014. The modules were mainly used in Solarcentury’s ground-mounted...
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Innovative Solar Systems firms up plans to go public in 2015
Innovative Solar Systems (ISS) has become one of the largest developers of large scale solar farm projects in the United States. The company is based in North Carolina and has developed upwards of one...
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Ideal Power receives patent for its switching architecture technology
Ideal Power says the European Patent Office has awarded the company a patent (EP2025051 B1) for its core power conversion technology, Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA). This patent, along with...
View ArticleRehabilitation of brownfields: Exosun to supply 20 MW of solar trackers for...
Exosun, a provider of solar tracking technologies for utility-scale ground-mounted solar plants, has signed agreements with three major players in the renewable energy field to supply trackers for four...
View ArticleSolar Speaks: Making solar the new dishwasher in homes
Heating, running water, air conditioning, these are standard features in most homes. What if solar was too? Home builder Lennar is actually teaming up with partners such as Enphase to make this a...
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Solar is the fastest-growing source of renewable energy in America
Signaling the growing importance of solar energy to America’s future, the “State of American Energy Report” – released today by the American Petroleum Institute (API) – includes a comprehensive section...
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Corporate funding increases to $26.5 billion in solar sector in 2014
Mercom Capital Group llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in 2014. Total...
View ArticleDemocrats more confident in U.S. solar market than Republicans, and other...
Since the early 20th century, Americans have been working strenuously to harness the power of the sun and use it to supplement our dependence on fossil fuels. By 1979, solar energy was even...
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