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Betsy Lillian
Betsy Lillian serves as the editor of Solar Industry, as well as sister publications North American Windpower, NGT News and Unmanned Aerial Online. She has been with Zackin Publications since 2012.
Solar Contractor MBL-Energy Secures Key California Certification
San Jose, Calif.-based MBL-Energy, a designer and builder of solar projects, has received what it claims to be the first California Division of State...
New CEO At Solar Tracking Company Array Technologies
Solar tracking manufacturer Array Technologies has introduced Jim Fusaro as the company’s new CEO.
Fusaro will be succeeding Ron Corio, the company’s founder. Fusaro is a senior...
New Venture Launches Low-Cost Solar Thermal Collector
EigenTherm Solar Inc. has commenced operations as a concentrated solar power (CSP) company that is introducing a new solar thermal collector technology, the FlexForm Collector.
The company...
innogy Teaming With Birdseye For 13 U.S. Solar Projects
Through its U.S. subsidiary, Germany-based innogy SE has joined forces with U.S. solar developer Birdseye Renewable Energy LLC to develop 13 solar projects totaling approximately 440...
GCL New Energy Building Solar Greenfield Project In Colorado
GCL New Energy Inc., a subsidiary of clean energy conglomerate GCL Group, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Intermountain Rural Electric...
U.S. Photovoltaics Merges REC Services With SRECTrade
SRECTrade Inc., a provider of cloud-based services to the clean energy industry, has completed a merger with U.S. Photovoltaics’ (USPV) renewable energy certificate (REC) management,...
Solar A ‘No-Brainer’ For Chicago-Area Childcare Community
ForeFront Power is installing 2.8 MW of solar PV capacity for Mooseheart Child City and School, a residential childcare facility located on a 1,000-acre campus 38 miles...
New Trade Association Promotes Solar, Energy Storage In Puerto Rico
The Solar and Energy Storage Association of Puerto Rico (SESA-PR) recently announced its formation with several industry partners, as well as its inaugural conference.
SESA-PR is...
Michigan’s Consumers Energy Plans 5 GW Of Solar, No More Coal
Consumers Energy, a provider of electric and natural gas service to 6.7 million Michigan residents, has announced a new plan to meet the state’e energy needs...
Lawsuit Alleges Racial Harassment At Vivint Solar Warehouse
A former employee of Utah-based residential solar company Vivint Solar has filed a lawsuit alleging racial harassment that took place at Vivint’s Sacramento, Calif.,...
Large-Scale N.C. Project Getting Equipped With Solar FlexRack
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals, has completed shipments of its G3-X fixed-tilt racking system to Brantley solar farm, a large-scale solar project...
Enphase Buying SunPower’s Micro-Inverter Business
Enphase Energy Inc. and SunPower Corp. have announced a definitive agreement for Enphase to acquire SunPower’s micro-inverter business for $25 million in cash and 7.5 million...
Telecom Company Vodafone Making Drastic Shift To Renewables
U.K.-based Vodafone Group PLC, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, has joined the RE100 initiative and committed to purchase 100% of the electricity it...
Xcel Energy-Colorado Announces Transformative Clean Energy Plan
Xcel Energy-Colorado has announced major clean energy plans, including investing billions of dollars in wind, solar and battery storage, as well as retiring one-third...
Solar FlexRack Expands Into Western Canadian Provinces
Ohio-based Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and a provider of PV mounting and solar tracker solutions, has expanded its solar tracker, fixed-tilt racking...
Florida Power & Light Buys 1,287 Acres For Solar Development
In preparation for a future solar farm, Florida Power & Light has purchased a 1,287-acre tract of land in an area of western Palm Beach County,...
Energy For All: GRID Alternatives Announces New Brand For Solar Program
GRID Alternatives, which makes solar power and solar jobs more accessible to low-income communities and communities of color, has rebranded its solar installation program.
The new Energy...
Former Tesla, SunPower Exec Joins Micro-Inverter Supplier Enphase Energy
California-based Enphase Energy Inc., a global energy technology company and supplier of solar micro-inverters, has appointed Eric Branderiz its vice president and chief financial...
U.S. Climate Alliance Pushes For Lower Solar Soft Costs
To mark the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s announcement to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced a wave of new U.S....
NV Energy Proposes Giant Solar Investment In Nevada
In a milestone clean energy investment, Las Vegas-based NV Energy is planning to build more than 1 GW of solar and 100 MW of battery storage...