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BPS Asset Management looking for partner solar companies
BPS Asset Management is looking for 2 to 3 companies to partner with to help build out more of its software to span the entire solar project lifecycle, from project development, design and...
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Sunpreme installs 2.6 MW of frameless solar panels in Vermont
Essex Capital Partners, a Massachusetts-based developer of utility scale solar projects, and Sunpreme Inc., a U.S.-based solar photovoltaic company that designs and manufactures its own cells and...
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Solar Monitoring: More than just energy production
In May 2014, Judah Moseson with Infigen Energy provided insight into why a monitored solar system needs to include more than just energy production and dollars saved...
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NRG Home Solar has launched operations in North Carolina
NRG Home Solar, one of the country’s leading residential solar companies, announced it has expanded its U.S. operations into North Carolina. The company is offering fully integrated solar solutions in...
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REC Group to supply 100 MW of solar panels to Sunrun
REC Group and Sunrun announced the expansion of their supply agreement signed in August 2014. Under the terms of the deal, Sunrun will purchase 100 MW of REC’s high-quality, high-performing Peak Energy...
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SunEdison works to bring electricity to 20 million people by 2020
SunEdison announced an ambitious plan to electrify 20 million people in underserved communities around the world. The initiative will be led by SunEdison Social Innovations, a global group focused on...
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California food distributor goes solar and saves big
The new 176-kilowatt (kW) solar system at Tiao Peng Trading, Inc. in Hayward, CA will eliminate the company’s steep electric bills and yield approximately $2 million in savings over the life of the...
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How polymer-based solar mounting manufacturers meet new fire codes
High-density polyethylene (HDPE)-based solar mounting systems were all the rage a few years back. Not only were they the lightest ballasted mounts on the market, many of them could be stacked and...
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Array Technologies secures supply agreement for 104-MW project in Utah
Nationally recognized engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm Swinerton Renewable Energy has contracted with Albuquerque-based Array Technologies, Inc. (ATI) to procure 104 MW of its...
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Standard Solar installs rooftop system for D.C. school district
Washington D.C.’s Parkside Campus of Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy is now host to an interactive learning solar power system. Completed at the end of last year, the 170-kilowatt...
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Swinerton completes 6-MW project with NEXTracker single-axis technology
Swinerton Renewable Energy, a leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company based in San Diego, California, has completed a 6-MW solar power plant using NEXTracker technology. The...
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SolarCity creates fund to finance $750M in residential solar with Google
SolarCity has created a fund expected to finance $750 million in residential solar projects [1] with an investment from Google. The new fund will cover the upfront cost of solar panel installations for...
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ViZn Energy Systems offers solar program to deploy its zinc redox flow batteries
ViZn Energy Systems, a provider of energy storage systems for commercial & industrial, microgrid and utility applications, and LFC Capital, an equipment leasing and financial services company, have...
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SunPower installs 3.6 MW of solar across 16 Oakland schools
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) in California reported that SunPower solar power systems at 16 schools are expected to significantly reduce the district’s annual electricity costs over the next...
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Six inverter installation tips for a better PV system
Roy Allen is a technical sales engineer and trainer at ABB Solar Inverters. Sarah Ozga is a product manager at ABB Solar Inverters. Knowing common installation mistakes can save contractors time and...
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Vivint Solar discontinues Solmetric products, launches new installation...
Vivint Solar, a provider of residential solar systems, announced that its Solmetric team will be fully integrated into the Vivint Solar operating structure and be known as Vivint Solar Labs. The new...
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Can we trust PID-free solar panel labeling?
Without true standards, the accuracy of PID-free products must be proven. Potential induced degradation (PID) of solar modules has been known in the industry for more than a decade, but it hasn’t been...
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Pre-insulated solar connectors help optimize space
ILSCO is pleased to announce an exciting enhancement to its NIMBUS 4FLEX line of pre-insulated connectors. NIMBUS 2X has a unique wire stop feature built into the connector. This allows an installer to...
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Installation Notes: Vacated airport finds new function in solar
German born solar enthusiasts Josef Kessen and Georg Veit discovered they had common dreams after meeting at a convention in 2011, and formed Geenex a year later. After working a couple smaller...
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Solar kiosks help market to the modern consumer
Nicole Loepp is a marketing coordinator at WTWH Media, the publisher of Solar Power World. When envisioning a kiosk, one of those stands in the shopping mall may come to mind—selling everything from...
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