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GameChange Solar Projects Strong Demand For Genius Trackers
GameChange Solar, a manufacturer of fixed-tilt and tracker solar racking systems, says it expects to produce approximately 300 MW of Genius Tracker single-axis tracker...
World Leaders Celebrate Earth Day By Signing Paris Agreement
On Earth Day, leaders from about 170 countries converged in New York City to formally sign the Paris Agreement. According to the United Nations,...
Retail Giant Macy’s Highlights Commitment To Solar Power
Macy's Inc. and SunPower Corp. are celebrating a decade-long partnership between the two companies that has resulted in SunPower systems installed at or planned...
Swedish Start-Up Achieves Nanowire Milestone For Solar Modules
Swedish start-up Sol Voltaics AB says it has confirmed the successful alignment and orientation of nanowires in a thin film. The company claims the...
Illinois Utility ComEd Proposes Solar Rebate Program
Chicago-based utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has proposed a new rebate program designed to jump-start solar in Illinois by helping reduce the upfront costs of...
SolarWorld Supplies Four Projects For California Water District
SolarWorld has supplied the solar panels for four systems of about 1 MW each for the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) in California’s Riverside...
Service Provider Solarrus Acquires Power Factors
Solarrus Corp., an independent service provider in the North American solar, electric vehicle and battery energy storage industries, has acquired Power Factors.
Based in San...
RENVU And Wunder Capital Partner On Equipment Financing
RENVU Solar Equipment Distribution, a California-based equipment distributor, has teamed up with Colorado-based Wunder Capital to offer its customers flexible short-term equipment financing.
Wunder says...
U.S. Senate Passes Stalled Energy Bill Without Solar NEM Amendment
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed a long-stalled energy bill after lawmakers ended a partisan dispute over funding for the water-contamination crisis in Flint,...
Yingli Solar Modules For 1,500 V Projects Now Available In The Americas
China-based panel manufacturer Yingli Solar has announced its new utility-scale product line, the YGE-U 1500 Series, is available in the Americas.
Underwriters Laboratory recently certified...
Etsy Launches Solar Pilot Program With Geostellar
Etsy Inc., the popular e-commerce company that allows people to sell and buy handmade goods, has partnered with Geostellar, a U.S. online solar marketplace,...
Canadian Solar Adds Six More Projects To U.K. Portfolio
Canadian Solar Inc. has connected an additional six solar power plants totaling 39.4 MW to the U.K. grid. The company says this brings its...
SunEdison Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
With the giant renewable energy company facing financial and other troubles, the CEO says the filing is a "difficult but important step."
Pro-Solar Conservatives Make Interesting Case For Renewables
Some organizations argue solar is more about freedom and security, not climate change.
San Francisco Becomes First Major U.S. City To Mandate Solar On New Buildings
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation to require that solar panels be installed on new small and midsize residential...
Solar Companies And Utilities Propose NEM Compromise In N.Y.
With all the public debates between the two parties, it might seem like utilities and solar companies don’t often get along, especially when it...
Utilities Unveil Solar Project At Multi-Power Site In Kentucky
Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co., regulated utilities and subsidiaries of PPL Corp., were joined by local and state officials on...
TVA Partners With Silicon Ranch On Massive Tennessee Solar Project
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has awarded Nashville-based renewable energy provider Silicon Ranch Corp. a long-term power purchase agreement for a 53 MW solar...
U.S.-Israel Program Seeks Proposals For Collaborative Renewables Projects
BIRD Energy, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, has announced a new request...
Global Clean Energy Investment Drops In First Quarter
Global clean energy investment in the first quarter of this year (Q1’16) was $53.1 billion, down 22% from $68.1 billion in Q4’15 and 12%...