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Ontario Reveals Winning Bids Under Large Renewable Procurement
The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), which manages Ontario’s grid, has released the list of 16 contracts that have been offered under the province’s...
Denver Will Host DOE’s Next Solar Decathlon Competition
Denver will be the host city for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) next Solar Decathlon competition in fall 2017. Dr. Franklin Orr, the...
Regulators OK Wisconsin Utility’s Community Solar Pilot Project
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has granted Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), the investor-owned utility serving Madison, Wis., approval to move forward with...
Solar Frontier’s Solar Panels Pass Large-Hail Test
Japan-based Solar Frontier has announced that its s-series solar panels have passed tests demonstrating the products can withstand the impact of 45-mm-wide hail. That’s...
Ontario To Convert Nanticoke Coal Plant Into 44 MW Solar Farm
As part of Ontario’s phaseout of coal energy and commitment to a clean energy economy, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and its partners, Sun Edison...
U.S., Canada To Combat Climate Change With Renewables
Through an agreement from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama, the two countries will work together to implement the Paris...
SunEdison Announces Leadership Changes, CFO Shifts To Yieldcos
SunEdison Inc., the renewable energy development company that, according to Vivint Solar, recently "breached" its merger agreement, has appointed a new chief financial officer...
Apparel Company Leads Consortium To Create $35M Residential Rooftop Solar Fund
Patagonia, an environmentally conscious retailer of outdoor clothing and gear, and a group of four other certified B-Corporations have invested $35 million into a...
Sunrun Introduces Solar Energy Storage Product For Homeowner Savings
Sunrun, a San Francisco-based residential solar installer, says it has launched its first solar energy storage offering for homeowners, Sunrun BrightBox.
According to the company,...
SEPA To Rebrand As Smart Electric Power Alliance
In response to the continuing evolution of solar and clean energy, the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) will undergo a rebranding as the Smart...
First Solar Reaches 5 GW Of O&M Assets In Solar Portfolio
Arizona-based First Solar Inc. says that its operations and maintenance (O&M) group, First Solar Energy Services, has reached 5 GW of assets in its...
The Solar Program, SunPower Partner To Offer SunPower Direct In NYC
The Solar Program, a New York-founded solar marketing and sales company, and SunPower Corp., a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar...
Florida Legislature Passes Solar Tax Abatement
Both chambers of Florida’s state legislature voted to place C.S./H.J.R.193 and C.S./H.B.195 on the August primary ballot on Wednesday, according to a release from...
National Grid To Provide Comparison-Shopping Platform For R.I. Solar Customers
Rhode Island electric customers of National Grid will soon have a convenient online tool to use in researching and purchasing solar energy systems for...
SolarWorld’s Bifacial Modules Produced For Testing At Va. University
SolarWorld, a U.S.-based crystalline silicon solar manufacturer, has begun producing bifacial Bisun modules at its U.S. manufacturing hub to compare their performance with standard...
U.S. Solar Market Poised For ‘Staggering’ Growth This Year
According to GTM Research's latest market insight report, U.S. solar is set to grow 119% in 2016, with installations reaching 16 GW.
IRENA: Renewable Energy Is ‘Crucial’ To Reduce China’s Carbon, Water Use
According to a new joint brief by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and China Water Risk, scaling up renewable energy and introducing improved...
Ascent Solar Brings High-Voltage, Low-Current Solar Products To Market
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a developer and manufacturer of flexible thin-film PV modules integrated into the company's EnerPlex series of consumer products, has introduced...
SunLink, RER Energy Build Iowa’s Largest Community Solar Project
More than 1,200 Cedar Falls Utilities' (CFU) customers have invested in a new 1.5 MW community solar project, located near Prairie Lakes Park in...
Hawaii Utilities Far Exceed 2015 RPS Goal For Renewable Energy
In its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) report filed with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc. is reporting record-high renewable energy...