Home Builders Choice for Residential Solar Provider

Louisville, CO, February2013 Real Goods Solar, Inc, a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions, has been selected by a leading production home builder to deploy solar in certain of its new communities, beginning in California and with an eye towards broader deployment to other solar friendly states. Home buyers in participating solar communities will [...]

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Educational Solar Kiosks being Installed at 30 Arizona Schools

PHOENIX, Jul 31, 2012. As part of the APS Solar for Schools Program, students at more than 30 K-12 Arizona schools will come back from summer break to find their classrooms powered by solar energy. In addition – and perhaps more importantly – the students will have the opportunity to learn about solar power thanks [...]

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Sunport Phase III Solar Project Completed in Albuquerque

Today Mayor Richard J. Berry and representatives from Affordable Solar, PNM and the Albuquerque International Sunport officially turned on Phase III of a solar array mounted on the airport’s parking structure.

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Solar Electric Light Fund Completes Installation of 12 Solar Systems to Power Health Care Facilities in Haiti

The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit working to eliminate energy poverty through the use of solar power, today announced the successful installation of solar electric systems at 11 health care facilities and one hospital along the southwest coast of Haiti

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Chinese Solar Panels Slapped with Huge Tariffs by the U.S.

In a decision that will surely infuriate the Chinese and cause more friction in a trade relationship that has been less than cordial of late, the United States will impose antidumping tariffs of more than 31 percent on solar panels from China.

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Three Solar Projects Commissioned for City of Somerton, Arizona

Chosen from a competitive bidding process that considered all renewable technologies, GreenVolts systems provide 416 kW of power required for Somerton’s water treatment, public safety and water supply applications.

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Trina Solar Announces 2.1MW Off-Grid Project in Tibet

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) announced that it has entered into a supply agreement with Longyuan (Tibet) New Energy Co., Ltd. (“Longyuan (Tibet)”) to supply an off-grid solar system project in the Northern Tibetan region of Naqu.

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Pro Pel Recycling Energizes a 257 kW Solar System

Pro Pel was the first solar project in Massachusetts to receive a Green Loan from Mass Development, an economic development organization that works with businesses, nonprofits, and local, state, and federal officials. Mass Development awarded Pro Pel the loan in order to finance the construction of the solar project.

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Solar Power, Inc. Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Year 2011 Financial Results

Solar Power, Inc. (“SPI”) (OTCBB:SOPW)  announced results for a record fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. SPI is a vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) solar developer that designs, engineers and constructs complete PV solar energy facilities (SEF). The company develops SEFs to provide onsite electricity production for industrial and commercial enterprises. It also develops utility-scale [...]

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Noribachi Patents Hybrid Solar-Grid Power Management System

Noribachi, an LED and solar smart energy products company,  has announced the issue of U.S. Patent 8,138,630 for a proprietary hybrid solar-grid power management system. Noribachi has developed and now patented a complex control system designed to regulate power supply between photovoltaic batteries, traditional grid energy and end use electronic applications. This system can be [...]

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Largest Solar Water Heating System in the State of California Completed in Fruit Processing Plant

Stapleton-Spence’s fruit processing and co-pack facility has the largest solar water heating system ever installed in California, saving the company 37,584 therms of natural gas annually. 37,500 therms is equivalent to 1 million kWh or a carbon footprint offset of 1.4 million pounds of CO2, the equivalent to 2,000 cars annually, sources say. The new [...]

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Biggest Solar Storm in Decades is Racing Toward Earth- Update

UPDATE: NASA is measuring the the changes in the earth’s magnetic fields today indicating the onset of a geomagnetic storm as a result of the solar flares.  NASA as inidcated that as of this time (early afternoon EST on March 8th) this was still a minor storm rated a G1 on a scale of G1 [...]

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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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