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50 MW CSP Project Goes Online In South Africa
Trade ministers from South Africa and Saudi Arabia have jointly inaugurated the 50 MW Bokpoort concentrating solar power (CSP) project, developed by a consortium...
Utility Execs Weigh In On Energy Storage And Solar
A new survey gauges how utility leaders from around the world feel about the ever-changing grid and the possible benefits of energy storage for distributed generation.
PSEG Touts $1 Billion Solar Investment Made Over The Years
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) says it has invested more than $1 billion over the last seven years in solar technology. The energy company,...
AlsoEnergy Unveils PowerPortal For Community Solar Projects
AlsoEnergy, a Colorado-based solar monitoring solutions provider, has announced its new PowerPortal displays for community solar projects.
The company says it designed PowerPortal to provide...
Microsoft Joins Public-Private Solar Project In Virginia
The government of Virginia, Microsoft and Dominion Virginia Power, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion Resource Inc., announced a partnership to construct a new...
South Mississippi Electric Enters The Solar Generation Business
South Mississippi Electric (SME) has cut the ribbon on two solar projects located next to the headquarters of the Coast Electric Power Association in...
SDG&E Seeks Renewables And Energy Storage
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is seeking up to 140 MW of new “preferred energy resources,” including energy storage, renewable energy, distributed generation,...
Nonprofit RE-volv Launches Solar Project Crowdfunding Platform
With support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), nonprofit RE-volv has launched a new Web-based crowdfunding platform for community-serving solar projects.
The first three...
Companies Partner On Clean Energy For Low-Income Families
NewWorld Capital Group LLC and Constellation Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of Exelon Corp., have partnered with PosiGen Inc., a provider of fully...
Tendril Announces Marketing Solution For Solar Providers
Tendril, a provider of energy services management solutions, has announced a new marketing solution designed specifically for the solar industry.
According to the company, its...
100 Mass. Reps Rally Behind Solar NEM
Massachusetts House members have requested that the legislature lift the state’s net-metering cap, as well as warned against what harm rate cuts would have on the solar sector.
Nonprofits Launch Low-Income Solar Policy Guide
National nonprofits GRID Alternatives, Vote Solar and the Center for Social Inclusion have launched the Low-Income Solar Policy Guide, a new online tool offering...
Conveyor Belt Manufacturer Embraces Solar
With two solar thermal systems and a 150 kW photovoltaic rooftop array, Londonderry, N.H.-based Wire Belt Company of America has made solar power an...
ET Solar, Capital Dynamics Partner On 14 Projects In N.C.
ET Solar announces that Capital Dynamics, a global private asset manager, has selected the manufacturer’s solar panels for 14 solar projects in North Carolina...
SMUD Is On The Lookout For Solar PPAs
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has released a request for offers (RFO) for cost-effective photovoltaic project power purchase agreements (PPAs). Proposals are due...
AET To Supply Racking For 4.7 MW Florida Solar Project
Applied Energy Technologies (AET) has announced that its Rayport-G ECO ground-mount solar racking system was selected by commercial solar contractor Advanced Green Technologies (AGT)...
Fairchild Releases SiC Diode Primed For Solar Inverters
Semiconductor solutions company Fairchild has released its first 1,200 V silicon carbide (SiC) diode, the FFSH40120ADN, in its series of upcoming SiC solutions.
According to...
Oregon Gov. Signs Anti-Coal, Pro-Renewables Bill Into Law
As expected, Gov. Kate Brown, D-Ore., has signed into law S.B.1547-B, the Clean Electricity and Coal Transition plan. The utility-backed legislation aims to significantly...
New Hampshire Reps Pass Bill To Double NEM Cap
The New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed H.B.1116, a bill that would double the state’s current net energy metering (NEM) cap from 50...
Minnesota To Surpass Renewables Goal, See ‘Dramatic Growth’ Of Solar
Minnesota, which generated 21% of its electricity from renewable energy - wind, solar, hydro and biomass - in 2015, is well on pace to...