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Joseph Bebon
Joseph Bebon was editor of Solar Industry magazine. In addition, he contributed to sister publications North American Windpower magazine and NGT News, an online news site covering alternative fuel vehicles, and was previously editor of the latter. Joseph is also the former editor of smart grid publication Renew Grid. He graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in English and started his career at Zackin Publications, publisher of Solar Industry, as an editorial assistant in 2010.
Partners Mark Completion Of Five Community Solar Projects In Mass.
Ameresco Inc., an energy efficiency and renewable energy company, joined healthcare provider Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) and co-developer BlueWave Solar...
1366 And Hanwha Reach News Highs With Direct Wafer Tech
Massachusetts-based silicon wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies has announced a new performance record for the company’s Direct Wafer technology with the achievement of 20.3% cell efficiency, independently...
U.S. Solar Mounting Manufacturers Unite Against Trade Case
As the solar industry anxiously waits to see how the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) rules in the Section 201 trade case, executives from 27 solar...
First Solar Closes Sale Of California Flats Project
First Solar Inc., an Arizona-based vertically integrated solar company, has completed the sale of the 280 MW California Flats Solar Project in Monterey County,...
U.S. Auto Dealerships Cruise Toward Savings With Solar
Like many other businesses, auto dealerships across the U.S. are increasingly adopting solar, and SunPower recently highlighted how its network of solar dealers has helped auto...
DESRI Acquires Another California Project From First Solar
First Solar Inc. and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments LLC (DESRI) have announced the acquisition by a DESRI affiliate of the 40 MW Cuyama Solar Project...
Advanced Microgrid Passes 24-Hour Islanding Test In Illinois
Ameren Corp., a Midwest-based energy company, and S&C Electric Co., a smart grid solutions provider, conducted a successful 24-hour islanding test this month at the recently...
Solar Groups Welcome Improvements To Mass. SMART Program
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has released its final version of the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program regulations.
Initially proposed earlier this year,...
Fitch: Solar Projects Outperform Energy Forecasts, But Wind Falls Short
Fitch Ratings’ analysis of rated wind energy projects across EMEA, the U.S. and Latin America and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy projects across EMEA and...
1.95 MW Low-Income Community Solar Project Under Way In Colo.
Training, diversity, state funding and utility support – this low-income community solar project in Colorado has it all!
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO), GRID Alternatives...
Salt River Project Using Advanced Inverters To Study Solar Impacts
Arizona-based utility Salt River Project (SRP) says more than 750 customers are participating in an advanced inverter study to investigate how solar and other types of...
Long Island Vineyard Raises A Glass To Solar
Not only is the sun used to grow grapes that produce award-winning wines at Paumanok Vineyards, but now the power of the sun is...
Federal Court Extends Suspension Of Clean Power Plan Case
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit announced that long-pending litigation over the Clean Power Plan (CPP), an...
SEIA Adds Three Companies To Its Board Of Directors
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced the addition of three companies to the national trade group’s board of directors: Tradewind Energy Inc., a Kansas...
N.Y. Communities Benefit From Expansion Of Solarize Campaigns
On Thursday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y.,announced that 850 solar projects have been installed or are in development in communities across New York through the...
Another Pro-Solar Bill Dies In Maine
For the second consecutive time, Maine state lawmakers narrowly failed to override the governor’s veto of compromise legislation meant to help boost rooftop solar.
The...
U.S. Renewables Have Come A Long Way Over The Past Decade
In the last decade, clean energy in the U.S. has grown by leaps and bounds. Technologies that were once novelties – solar panels, wind...
JinkoSolar Supplies Two Utility-Scale Projects In Virginia
China-based module manufacturer JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. has announced that it supplied 30 MW AC of PV modules for two solar projects in Virginia...
Dominion Issues RFI On Renewable Energy Generation
Virginia-based Dominion Energy has issued a request for information (RFI) to identify market participants interested in providing renewable generation purchase options to the company.
The...
Oklahoma Utility Taps SunPower For 10 MW Solar Project
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. (OG&E) and SunPower Corp. have signed a contract to build a 10 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Covington,...