Sunrun + Investec Announce Close Of $195 Million In Financing For Residential...
New financing totaling $195 million was recently closed by Sunrun + Investec — financing that will be used to support the continued growth of Sunrun’s residential solar business, as per recent reports....
View Article2013 Renewable Energy Data Book Exploring US + Global Statistics Released By...
A new report was just released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), on behalf of the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, exploring and illustrating US +...
View ArticleDividend Solar Joins Climate Bonds Initiative
The Climate Bonds Initiative now has its first partner that’s focused completely on the US distributed solar market — Dividend Solar. Dividend Solar, for those that don’t know, is a lending institution...
View Article$2 Billion Solar-Powered Command Center For Apple
One of the largest tech companies in the world, Apple, will be constructing a $2 billion data “command center” powered entirely by renewable energy in Mesa, Arizona, according to recent reports. The...
View ArticleFirst Solar Breaks Solar Cell Efficiency Record For CdTe Solar Cells… Yet Again
A new world record conversion efficiency for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) solar photovoltaic cells was recently achieved by researchers at First Solar’s Research & Development Center in Perrysburg,...
View ArticleReport: Solar PV Could Stop Shale “Revolution” Dead In Its Tracks
A new report from a noted international energy research company has put forward the argument that solar PV could potentially disrupt the US energy markets in the same sort of way, and to a similar...
View Article1st Wave Of Veterans Trained In Solar Power All Hired By Vivint Solar
You probably remembering hearing a couple of months ago about a new first-of-its-kind program to train veterans for jobs in the solar energy industry, while at military installations. That pilot...
View ArticleSolarCity Now Operating In Reno, Sparks, & Carson City, Nevada
SolarCity is now operating + offering its services in the area of Reno, Sparks, and Carson City, Nevada. The rooftop solar services provider will be opening a Reno operations center in a couple of...
View ArticleSungevity Enters Tricky North Carolina Residential Solar Market — First...
Those in North Carolina interested in dealing with a nationally recognized brand when going solar now (finally) have that option, thanks to the recent announcement that Sungevity is entering the market...
View ArticleConergy UK Splitting Operations To Include Separate Solar Rooftop Division
Conergy UK, one of the largest solar project developers in the UK, has just split its operations into separate divisions. The company will now host a new division dedicated solely to the solar...
View ArticleReport: Solar Industry In North Carolina Boosting Overall Economy
The overall economy of North Carolina is being “boosted” significantly thanks to the state’s growing solar energy industry, according to a new report from Duke University. To be more specific, the...
View ArticleSunPower Nearing Completion On 579 MW Solar Star Project —“World’s Largest...
One of the top solar energy companies in the world, SunPower, is close to completing what will be the “world’s largest solar power plant” in Southern California, according to recent reports. The 579...
View ArticlePanasonic N285 Solar Module Launching In European Market
Panasonic recently announced the launch of its high-efficiency N285 solar module into the European market, with an official presentation at the currently ongoing Ecobuild show in London (March 3–5,...
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UK Solar Electricity Sees 153% Growth In 1 Year
Solar energy generation surged by around 153% over the last year in the UK, based on the most recent figures from the analyst company EnAppSys — with average daily electricity generation being around...
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11+ GW Of Solar Projects Approved To Compete In Brazil Solar Auction
The current renewable energy auction (First Energy Reserve Auction), which took place yesterday, August 28, 2015, was a crowded one. It included the competition of more than 11.26 gigawatts (GW) of...
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California Sets Another Solar Power Record
The state of California has achieved a new electricity generation peak record for utility-scale solar energy, according to recent reports. The new record of 6.391 gigawatts (alternating current, not...
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New Bifacial Solar Module Coming From Silfab Solar
The Canadian company Silfab Solar is reportedly now aiming to add 50 new jobs in 2016, bringing the number of employees added in 2015–2016 up to 80, according to recent reports. In addition to the...
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Largest Solar PV Manufacturing Facility In Brazil Now Up
The 180-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Valinhos, São Paulo — now the largest such facility in the whole of Brazil — was recently inaugurated in a service put on by Globo...
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SolarCity Silevo Solar Module Aim: 50¢/Watt, 24% Efficiency
SolarCity’s goals for the Silevo solar module manufacturing facility under development in Buffalo, New York, are certainly not unambitious ones — based on the company’s recent SEC filing detailing the...
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REC Now #3 In US Residential Solar Market
The Norwegian company REC Group is now the third-biggest solar photovoltaic (PV) module supplier in the US residential market, according to recent reports. This follows a 5-fold increase in market...
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