Today’s Residential Solar PV Systems. Meeting the Needs and Challenges.

TORONTO and GUELPH, Ontario. Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”), one of the world’s largest solar power companies, recently announced the launch of its next generation ResidentialAC system. The Challenges of Today’s Residential Solar PV Systems Until now, PV system installers had to make use of first generation micro inverter technology. [...]

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U.S. First. Combined Solar Electric and Solar Water Heating Lease for New and Existing Homes

FREMONT, California & WASHINGTON, Jul 03, 2012 Solar Thermal Magazine. Today, WGL Holdings, Inc. announced an agreement to provide project capital to EchoFirst Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, WGSW, Inc., for the financing and nationwide deployment of up to $50 million of its revolutionary, whole home energy solutions. The arrangement will provide the nation’s first [...]

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Arizona. New Residential Solar Guide Available for Homewoners.

Scottsdale, Arizona. Arizona solar electric systems installer, American Solar, announces its newest resource guide for homeowners titled “Residential Solar: How Leasing Makes Solar Easy and Affordable.” This document continues the company’s educational series on residential solar power. The guide highlights what homeowners need to know about leasing a solar electric system. The document discusses how [...]

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Westinghouse Solar Launches First Fully Integrated Plug-and-Play Solar Panels

Westinghouse Solar, Inc. , a designer and manufacturer of solar power systems, has announced the release of Instant Connect, a new line of solar panels that makes rooftop installations faster and easier than ever before. Westinghouse Solar has a proven track record of innvoation including the industry’s first solar panel to integrate racking directly into [...]

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New Solar Power/ Carbon Revenue Project Launched in Southern India

A pioneering new initiative has paired one of India’s most respected names in business with one of the world’s leading carbon credit organisations in an effort to reduce pollution, create a healthier environment and improve the economy in southern India. CarbonSoft Corporation, the carbon credit aggregator, has signed an agreement with Eureka Forbes Ltd (EFL), [...]

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1,000th AllSun Tracker Installed

Just down the hill from the science center at Middlebury College, known nationally for its environmental mission and academic programs, AllEarth Renewables’ 1,000th AllSun Tracker was installed this week as part of the 143kW system. In a little over 2 years, more solar systems have been installed in Vermont using the AllSun Tracker than any other solar technology.  [...]

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UK Company Launches New Product That Uses Solar Power Day and Night

(London, United Kingdom). Engensa, a UK provider of solar and home energy solutions,  announced the availability of Solar24, a new, innovative way to store solar energy and increase the financial returns of a solar PV system, eliminating the need for expensive batteries. Engensa’s first smart home energy product, Solar24 automatically diverts excess electricity produced by [...]

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Consumers Energy Conducting Information Session for Residential and Business Customers Interested in Solar Energy in Michigan

Consumers Energy will be conducting an information session on March 5 in Saginaw, Michigan for residential and business electric customers interested in learning about customer-installed solar energy systems. The session will be held at Saginaw Valley State University. The session is free of charge, open to the public and will take place from 5:30 PM [...]

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Two Leaders in the Solar Industry Join Forces to Create Renewable Energy Power House

Real Goods Solar, Inc.and Alteris Renewables, Inc. have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine two leaders in the solar industry, each pioneers with more than 30 years of experience in their respective markets. The combined company will retain the Real Goods Solar name. Combining a premier commercial customer base, [...]

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Nautilus Solar Energy Nets $25 Million to Fund Solar Installations Across Key U.S. Locations

Nautilus Solar Energy (“Nautilus”), a leading independent solar power producer, has executed a financing agreement with De Lage Landen to fund a minimum of $25 million of Nautilus Solar Energy installations across key markets in the United States throughout 2012. The De Lage Landen facility will be used to fund several megawatts of photovoltaic generation [...]

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San Jose Project Demonstrates Potential for Solar Cooling With Hybrid Photovoltaic/Solar Thermal Panels

Industrial rooftop solar solutions company Chromasun today announced that it has extended its lead as a researcher and supplier of high performance energy solutions with the world’s first installation of a hybrid photovoltaic panel coupled with a solar thermal cooling system. The project was deployed in San Jose, CA in September 2011. “This project is [...]

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Budget for the California Solar Initiative Program Increased by $200 million

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week increased the budget for the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Program by $200 million in order to cover a budget shortfall. Thses  actions implement Senate Bill (SB) 585 signed by Governor Brown on September 22, 2011. The amount Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), [...]

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New Homes Come with Solar Power Systems as Standard in California

One of the U.S.’s premier homebuilders, today announced that it is significantly expanding its popular solar initiative by making solar power systems a standard feature of homes in nearly all of its communities across Southern California. Including the high-efficiency SunPower(R) solar power systems — now available at 28 communities — with a new KB home [...]

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