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Trina Solar’s Vertex Module Reaches 515.8 W Power Output
Trina Solar Co. Ltd. says its Vertex module is able to reach 515.8 W power output, based on test results from TÜV Rheinland's independent...
GAF Energy Launches DecoTech 2.0
GAF Energy, a provider of roof-integrated solar solutions, has launched an upgraded version of its solar roof product, DecoTech 2.0.
The redesigned product will deliver...
BayWa r.e. Secures Financing for U.S. Solar Development
BayWa r.e., a global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor, has secured tax equity and construction financing for its Fern Solar project in...
The Johnson Corner Solar Project Enters Commercial Operation
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. and Lightsource BP say the Johnson Corner Solar Project has entered commercial operation.
The $37 million project, which was financed and...
Standard Solar Completes Brownfield Solar Project
Standard Solar Inc., a company specializing in the development and financing of solar electric systems, has completed a 3.2 MW brownfield solar project in...
Geronimo Energy, Cargill Execute VPPA
Geronimo Energy, a North American renewable energy development company, and Cargill have executed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for the Prairie Wolf Solar...
EDF Designs Energy System for Cubic Corp.
EDF Renewables North America has reached an agreement with Cubic Corp. to design, build, own and operate an integrated energy system consisting of solar+storage...
Philadelphia Reopens Solarize Philly Program
The Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) has reopened Solarize Philly, a program to help all Philadelphians go solar.
Solarize Philly is the nation's largest program of...
SEPTA, Lightsource Sign Solar Contract
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), a transit agency that serves the greater Philadelphia region, and Lightsource BP, a developer of utility-scale solar energy...
Solar Adds More New Capacity than Natural Gas
Solar, wind and hydropower have provided 85.7% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity added during the first two months of 2020 - notably more...
sPower Closes on Tax Equity Commitment for Virginia Solar Project
sPower, a renewable energy independent power producer (IPP), has closed on a $350 million tax equity commitment for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in Spotsylvania...
SEIA’s National Affiliate Network Adds RENEW Wisconsin
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, says RENEW Wisconsin is now a formal SEIA...
Mass. DOER Adds 1,600 MW to SMART
Vote Solar and community-based solar advocates have commended the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) for the new regulations put in place by the...
Duke Energy, Colorado Springs Utilities Begin Operation on Palmer Solar Project
Duke Energy Renewables and Colorado Springs Utilities have started operations on a new solar energy generating facility, the Palmer Solar project.
Containing more than 220,000...
GameChange Solar Completes Wind Tunnel Testing on Fixed-Tilt Systems
GameChange Solar has completed wind tunnel testing for the east-west configuration for all GameChange fixed-tilt products.
The completion of this study adds to the repertoire...
Pearce Services Partners with Maintenance and Repair Providers
Pearce Services LLC, a provider of telecommunications infrastructure maintenance, repair and engineering, has acquired MaxGen Energy Services and World Wind & Solar (WWS), independent...
NREL’s Six-Junction Solar Cell Nears 50 Percent Efficiency
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have created a solar cell with an efficiency of nearly 50%.
The six-junction solar cell now holds...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall Despite Growing Economy
Since 2005, national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have fallen by 10%, and power sector emissions have fallen by 27% - even as our economy...
Standard Solar Elects New Senior Vice President of Structured Finance
Standard Solar Inc., a solar energy company specializing in the development and financing of commercial solar electric systems, says Peter Coleman has joined the...
Conway, Lightsource Partner to Develop Solar Project
The Conway Corp. board of directors has approved a 20-year purchase power agreement (PPA) with Lightsource BP. The agreement is for the development of...