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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.
Silicor Celebrates First PERC Mono Cell Made With Its Silicon
Silicor Materials Inc., a California-based manufacturer of solar silicon and aluminum by-products, says that in its first ever attempt, the company has produced p-type...
Trojan Battery Introduces Solar AGM Line Of Batteries
Trojan Battery Co. LLC has launched its new line of true deep-cycle absorbent glass mat (AGM) batteries specifically designed for solar and other renewable...
GE Installs 2.26 MW Solar Carport At Upstate New York Campus
Global conglomerate GE has installed a 2.26 MW solar carport at its Schenectady, N.Y., campus and is touting it as the largest project of...
California Works To Mitigate Grid Issues During Solar Eclipse
Solar eclipses might look cool, but they can also pose operational challenges for a state whose power grid incorporates a significant amount of solar...
SolarWorld Americas Joins Suniva Trade Case
Shortly after the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) decided to move forward with an investigation into Suniva’s controversial trade petition, SolarWorld Americas Inc. has announced it filed with...
Swinerton’s SOLV Opens Renewable Energy Operations And Control Center
SOLV, a Swinerton company, has completed its new Operations and Control Center (OCC) in San Diego. Construction on the 7,000-square-foot facility began in December...
Texas Co-op Develops Solar Monitoring Software
Texas-based Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC) has developed Apolloware, a cloud-based software solution to help its commercial and residential members monitor solar and energy storage installations in...
After Gaz Metro Deal, Standard Solar Expands With New Offices
Maryland-based Standard Solar Inc. is expanding its team to serve customers nationwide with new offices in Dallas and San Francisco. The announcement comes after...
Campbell Soup Co. Installing 4.4 MW Of Solar At World Headquarters
Campbell Soup Co., in partnership with BNB Renewable Energy Holdings, SunPower Corp. and ORIX USA Corp., has broken ground on a 4.4 MW solar...
NRG Adds 32 MW Of Community Solar In Minnesota
NRG Energy’s renewables business has completed a 32 MW portfolio of community solar projects in Minnesota.
The company says the seven new solar farms, ranging from 3...
NextEra, Entergy Break Ground On Large Arkansas Solar Project
NextEra Energy Resources and utility Entergy Arkansas have broken ground on the 81 MW Stuttgart Solar Energy Center.
The project will span 475 acres, approximately...
Panasonic Offers 25-Year Product Workmanship Warranty For HIT Module
Panasonic Eco Solutions North America has announced a new 25-year product workmanship warranty on its HIT photovoltaic module. The company says this represents a big...
Arkados Closes $15M Acquisition Of SolBright Renewable Energy
Arkados Group Inc., a software developer and system integrator enabling Internet of Things (IoT) applications for commercial and industrial customers, has closed its previouslyannounced acquisition...
Fla. Legislature Green-Lights Pro-Solar Amendment 4
On Thursday, the Florida legislature officially approved a bill to implement the pro-solar Amendment 4, which voters overwhelmingly passed with 73% of the vote on the...
Dominion Virginia Power Plans Major Solar Boost
Under its 2017 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), Dominion Virginia Power has proposed adding at least 5.2 GW of solar power over the next 25 years. According...
Survey Gauges New England Homeowners’ Thoughts After Going Solar
“Solar is creating more informed and energy-conscious consumers, and the product is now part of mainstream American culture,” says Mark Durrenberger, president of Massachusetts-based...
PG&E Seeks Project Developers For Renewable Energy Program
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has issued a call for proposals for renewable energy developers to build new projects for a clean energy...
Ricoh Unveils Solar Project, Commits To 100% Renewables
Ricoh USA Inc., the regional arm of Japan-based imaging and electronics company Ricoh Co. Ltd., has announced a new solar array is powering its...
City Of Houston Buys Power From 50 MW Solar Farm
The City of Houston and French energy company ENGIE have announced completion of the 50 MW SolaireHolman solar project, which will provide up to 10.5% of...
Biditup To Auction Off Assets Of SMA’s Closed Denver Operations
Biditup Auctions Worldwide has announced that the assets of SMA Solar’s inverter manufacturing facilities in Denver, Colo., will be illuminating the auction block for...