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PG&E reaches 2.4GW Private Rooftop Solar Milestone

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has announced that the company will soon reach a milestone of 2,409 megawatts of installed private rooftop solar capacity on the energy grid, representing more than 275,000 solar customers in Northern and Central California. PG&E expects to reach this state-mandated limit for its current rooftop solar program this month. […]

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Bill Gates and other Top Elites commits $1 billion fund to fight climate change through energy innovation

When President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on his doubts about climate change, Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Jeff Bezos, Vinod Khosla, John Doerr and 15 other high-profile tech heavyweights have together come forward to form a new venture firm, Breakthrough Energy Ventures and announced a $1 billion fund dedicated clean energy innovation. Though the official announcement […]

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New Energy Solar Acquires Two large-scale solar projects of SunPower in California

New Energy Solar has announced that it has acquired a substantial majority interest in two large-scale solar projects of SunPower in California, totaling over 134 megawatts (MW). SunPower  will retain an ownership interest in the projects, which each having a capacity of 67.4 MWs, and provide ongoing operation and maintenance services. Stanford University has a […]

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String Inverter Market to Reach $3 Billion by 2021: Research and Markets

Research and Markets in its latest report “String Inverter Market – Global Forecast to 2021” forecasts the String Inverter Market to Reach $3 Billion by 2021 and grow at a CAGR of 8.29% during the time frame. The research firm notes that decrease balance of system cost, remove systems monitoring capabilities, and easy installation & […]

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Talesun Solar Supplies 96 MW of Solar Modules to ColGreen North Shore

Talesun Solar has announced that it has supplied 96 MW of solar modules from its Thailand factory to ColGreen North Shore LLC – for its project in California. Under an agreement with ColGreen North Shore, Talesun Solar will supply high-efficiency poly-crystalline modules approximately 96 MW in capacity to customer through January 2017. “We are proud […]

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Sunverge launches Advanced AC-coupled Energy Storage System

Sunverge Energy, a leading provider of intelligent energy storage systems for residences and small businesses has announced the immediate availability of an AC-coupled model of its industry-leading energy storage product. Offered to renewable energy installers and electric utility partners, this alternative method for connecting to rooftop solar systems provides superior backup power and easier installation […]

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NextEra Energy Resources and First Solar celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center

NextEra Energy Resources, the largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and the sun, and First Solar celebrated the commissioning of Silver State South, a 250 megawatt (MW)ac solar energy center capable of generating enough clean energy to power approximately 80,000 homes. “Nevada has plentiful sunshine, and with the Silver State South Solar Energy […]

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sPower Inks 105 Megawatt 20-Year Solar PPA with MCE

sPower has announced that it has been awarded a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with MCE, a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program serving Marin County, Napa County and the cities of Benicia, El Cerrito, Lafayette, Richmond, San Pablo and Walnut Creek. The PPA is for 105MWac of photovoltaic solar power. The power will be generated […]

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Scatec Solar secures 150MW of solar project in Brazil

Scatec Solar has signed an agreement with the Brazilian company Kroma Energia Ltda. and its partners (“Kroma”), securing four PV plants totaling 150 MW (DC) co-loated in the state of Ceará in Brazil. The projects were bid and won by Kroma in the auction process held by ANEEL, the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency, in November […]

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