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America’s Top Cos Solar Investment Surge in Record Amount, says SEIA Report

Large corporations have found that going solar not only benefits the environment, but also their bottom-line, satisfying both shareholders and customers alike, said Abigail Ross Hopper. Highlighting America’s leading corporate solar installers, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in its report ‘Solar Means Business 2017’ said that America’s top companies are investing in solar in […]

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Arctech Solar Partners with IHS Markit for a Live Tracker Webinar on August 30

IHS Markit supply chain research manager, Cormac Gilligan, and Arctech Solar President, Guy Rong, will lead the webinar, providing expertise on solar trackers’ large market opportunity, insight into key markets for trackers in 2017, and providing real life examples of tracker installations. Arctech Solar has announced that it has partnered with IHS Markit, a global […]

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Georgia Power dedicates new 30-MW solar facility at Fort Gordon

Leaders from Georgia Power and the U.S. Army joined elected officials, community leaders and other dignitaries at Fort Gordon near Augusta, Ga. dedicated a new 30 megawatt (MW) on-base solar facility. The 30 MW alternating current, or 42 MW direct current, solar generation facility is the third completed by Georgia Power in collaboration with the […]

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Viking Cold Solutions’ Thermal Energy Storage system demonstrates over 30% energy savings in a 3rd party study and is recommended for adoption by utilities in California

Viking Cold Solutions, announced that a Southern California Utility, along with an independent 3rd party energy management firm, ASWB Engineering, completed a Field Demonstration Study of the Viking Cold Thermal Energy Storage (TES) system. The study verified a reduction in electricity consumption of 30% and 39% in two separate low temperature cold storage facilities in the San […]

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Vasari Energy Doubles Solar Project Development in Arizona to 140 MW

Vasari Energy has announces the expansion of its utility-scale solar project in Maricopa County and Gild Bend, Arizona, doubling the company’s solar generating projects within the state, and increasing capacity from 68 MW to 140 MW. The California based energy provider plans to construct and operate a solar facility on the 900 acre development site which will connect the Arizona transmission grid “The Maricopa […]

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Using New Laser-Based Technique, Natcore Achieves 19.4% Efficiency With Innovative Solar Cell Structure

By reducing resistance from laser-formed contacts, Natcore Technology Inc. has achieved an efficiency of 19.4% in its latest demonstration solar cell. The laser-formed base contact is critical in the Natcore Foil Cell, which is an all-back-contact cell.  Higher resistance at this contact, as well as damage from the laser process, has been limiting the performance of […]

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Cypress Creek Renewables and TriEagle Energy Join Forces to Make Clean Energy More Accessible and Affordable in Texas

Cypress Creek Renewables and TriEagle Energy, independent energy retailer based in Woodlands, Texas, today announced the launch of a new direct-to-consumer program that will make solar energy more accessible to thousands of Texas consumers. Through the new SunEagle program, residents in North Texas can instantly enjoy the benefits of solar energy—low, fixed rates for years and a 100% renewable energy […]

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Solar FlexRack Completes Independent Technical Assessment of TDP Turnkey Tracker to Underpin Its Bankability

Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and one of the innovative leaders in photovoltaic mounting and tracking solutions, has announced that Black & Veatch has performed a bankability study of its TDP Turnkey Tracker. The technical report covers the tracker’s design, reliability, durability, installation, operations and maintenance. According to GTM Research, over 70% […]

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Azure Power to Announce Results for Second Fiscal Quarter 2017, on November 22, 2016

Azure Power a leading independent power producer in the solar power sector in India, will report financial results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2016, on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. The Company will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss these results and updated outlook at 9:30 a.m. US Eastern Standard Time. Investors may access a live webcast of […]

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