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Advanced Energy Industries Unveils New Inverter Line
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. is extending its portfolio of solar offerings with the new Solaron line of photovoltaic (PV) inverters. Designed...
Outlawing Australian Electric Water Heaters By 2010
Australia's opposition Labor Party is proposing a ban on electric hot water systems in favor of solar- or gas-powered models. An article...
BP American Gives Maryland State Police A Solar Vehicle
BP American donated its Solar Utility Vehicle (SUV) to the Maryland Department of General Services. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley accepted the solar-charged, all-terrain...
New Senior Sales VP At WorldWater & Solar Technologies
WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp., a Pennington, N.J.-based developer and marketer of proprietary high-power solar systems, has announced that Robert P. Magyar has...
Honda Dealership Puts Solar On Its Roof
University Honda & Pacific Power Management LLC announced the construction of a solar electric system at University Honda in Davis, Calif. The 142...
Housing Community Makes Solar A Standard Feature
Pinn Brothers Fine Homes has announced it is adopting a new regional strategy to standardize solar energy into its building practices. The first...
HelioVolt Snags $77 Million In Funding
HelioVolt Corp., an Austin, Texas-based producer of copper-iridium-germanium-selenide (CIGS) thin film solar products, announced it has closed $77 million in Series B financing....
Paying For Green Power In Ohio
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved a proposal to allow residential customers of FirstEnergy Ohio to purchase power from renewable...
Canadian Solar Goes To Phoenix
Canadian Solar Inc., headquartered in Markham, Ontario, has opened a new office in Phoenix, Ariz., that will serve as headquarters for the company's...
Renewable Energy Expands In Wales
The land of the Red Dragon may see an increased number of residential solar installations thanks to new regional legislation. According to...
Lending Options For Akeena Customers
Comerica Bank, Los Gatos, Calif., has announced a new program for Akeena Solar customers seeking to install the company's photovoltaic systems on their...
ASES Wins $100,000 Award From American Express
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) has won a $100,000 Recognition Award from American Express for being one of the top five finalists...
Verde Energy Presents Solar Sales Video
Verde Energy, headquartered in Austin, Texas, has released a video designed to introduce solar electric systems to a mainstream audience. The 14-minute video,...
SunEdison Surfs Into Hawaiian Market
SunEdison, based in Beltsville, Md., has acquired Island Energy Solutions Inc. of Kailua, Hawaii. Terms of the agreement were not released. Island...
KACO Adds New Management Duo
San Francisco-based KACO Solar Inc. has announced the addition of two members to its management team. Vince Lucia, KACO's new director of...
SolarCity Aids Nonprofit In Matching Program
SolarCity, a solar installer based in Foster City, Calif., and the nonprofit social services organization Project Open Hand have announced the launch of...
New Home Community Features Built-In Solar Systems
Meritage Homes has opened a new home community in Vacaville, Calif., featuring solar electric power systems from SunPower Corp. as a standard feature....
Missouri Farm Tests Solar Irrigation System
Farmers in Missouri may have a new tool for irrigating their crops: solar power. According to a report in the Southeast Missourian,...
Microsemi Corp. Debuts Octet Of Solar Inverters
Microsemi Corp., based in Irvine, Calif., has introduced a new line of standard power modules for solar inverters utilizing its SP3 package. The...
New Report Predicts Growth For TFPV Market
The world thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV) market is forecast to reach $7.2 billion by 2015, compared to just over $1 billion today, according to...