Washington Couple Wins $10,000 Home Energy Solar System

BELLINGHAM, Washington., Mar 21, 2012 — Puget Sound Energy recently announced that Lon and Susan Swan of Bellingham, Wash., won the utility’s Green Power Program Solar Power Sweepstakes and a free residential solar-power system worth $10,000. “Our Green Power customers join the Green Power Program because they believe in local renewable energy development,” said Cal [...]

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U.S. Bancorp and SolarCity to Fund Solar Power Installations in U.S. Military Housing Communities

New Funding Expected to Finance First Phase of What is Expected to be Largest Residential Solar Project in American History U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) and SolarCity, a national leader in clean energy services, today announced the creation of a renewable energy tax equity fund that will help to initiate the first phase of project SolarStrong, [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Installs Solar Thermal System At Brightly Farms in Hamlin, NY

Binghamton, NY – SunMaxx Solar, a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of solar thermal systems and components, is pleased to announce the installation of a solar thermal system at Brightly Farms. The project was contracted by Matt Beres at Simply Solar Systems who designed and installed the system after a faulty wood and fuel oil heating [...]

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Affordable Financing for Your Home Solar Power System

Vivint Solar(TM), a leader in simple, affordable solar solutions, is partnering with Clean Power Finance to bring more affordable financing options to homeowners interested in clean energy. As a leading provider of residential financing for the solar industry, Clean Power Finance will provide unparalleled support, enabling both organizations to expand into more markets throughout the [...]

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Early Texas Christmas Gift. Reducing the Cost of Home Solar by 70%

Longhorn Solar is encouraging customers interested in purchasing a solar system to beat the year end rush that usually happens as people scramble to get systems installed to take advantage of the 2011federal tax credit. Longhorn Solar also wants to make customers aware that the end of the year is when CPS Energy typically considers [...]

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Sky Power Solar Exhibits Concentrating Photo-Voltronic System with Heat Capture for Your Home

Sky Power Solutions Corp, an emerging leader in the development and marketing of next generation lithium-powered batteries worldwide, and a leading developer of residential Solar Concentrating, Electric Power Generation Systems able to produce in excess of 2 Kilowatts (kw) of electric power with ZERO emissions and sunlight as the only fuel including built-in heat capture [...]

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New Jersey Surpasses 300 MW of Installed Solar Capacity

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) announced this week that New Jersey’s installed solar capacity has surpassed 300 MW, and that there are more than 8,000 projects statewide. Solar installations in New Jersey are coming online at an unprecedented rate.

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New Solar Water Pumping System to be Shown at InterSolar Europe.Sneek Peek

Intersolar 2011: Off-grid specialist Phaesun GmbH presents the new stand-alone pump inverter PN-AP Memmingen, Germany. 29 April 2011. Phaesun´s new PN-AP is a three-phase, variable frequency pump inverter with a power output from 1.1 to 5.5 kilowatts. The PN-AP can power a wide range of standard pumps and makes a battery back-up unnecessary. Integrated MPP [...]

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Helping Home Owners Obtain Cash Flow From Solar Energy

EDMONTON, ALBERTA- Helping people become homeowners sooner, and making money from solar power are at the heart of new investment innovations that Adam Gant and Emanuel Arruda, Founding Partners of Victoria-based League Assets Corp., will be unveiling at Delta Edmonton South, 4404 Gateway Blvd., Edmonton, AB on Wednesday, April 13 @ 7:00 pm (Mountain).

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Solar Power System for Los Angeles

LADWP and SolarWorld Partner to Develop 11.6 Megawatt Project Will Power 85,850 Homes and Replace 290,000 Metric Tons of CO2 over 25 Years

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Residential Solar Power Dealer of the Year Awards go to Greenspring Energy and Nova West Solar

SAN FRANCISCO.- Schuco Solar USA’s dealer base has continued to grow quickly and with that growth Schuco has continued its commitment to focus support of our dealers in their growth and success. In working closely with our dealers, Schuco has identified two that have demonstrated a level of excellence and performance worthy of Schuco’s prestigious [...]

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Cheaper Materials Could be Key to Low-Cost Solar Modules Becoming Globally Significant

BERKELEY — Unconventional solar cell materials that are as abundant but much less costly than silicon and other semiconductors in use today could substantially reduce the cost of solar photovoltaics, according to a new study from the Energy and Resources Group and the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence [...]

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Popularity of Solar Energy in American Homes on the Rise

San Diego solar energy firm Solaire Energy Systems installed over 200 residential photovoltaic solar systems in 2010 – the highest sales in the company’s history. These increased sales reflect the increasing popularity of solar energy in American homes and Solaire’s unique financing options to make the switch affordable.

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