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TruSolar’s “Market-Driven Solution for Industry Growth”

Video: TruSolar’s “Market-Driven Solution for Industry Growth”

Staff: June 3, 2013

TruSolar's Co-Founder, Chase Weir, talks about how standards will help the solar industry reach trillion dollar opportunities in a post-subsidy market.

Google Buys into PV Solar in South Africa with SolarReserve and Partners

Google Buys into PV Solar in South Africa with SolarReserve and Partners

Herman K. Trabish: May 31, 2013

Google keeps finding budding renewables opportunities.

How Hannon Armstrong Got the IRS to Approve Its Renewable REIT

How Hannon Armstrong Got the IRS to Approve Its Renewable REIT

Herman K. Trabish: May 30, 2013

Energy efficiency was the key to the first REIT for renewables.

Lessons Learned From SolarCity’s First Home Energy Storage Installs, Updated

Lessons Learned From SolarCity’s First Home Energy Storage Installs, Updated

Eric Wesoff, Jeff St. John: May 30, 2013

Never mind the bollards. Updated with images.

The Microinverter-Optimizer Fight Moves to Commercial-Scale Solar

The Microinverter-Optimizer Fight Moves to Commercial-Scale Solar

Herman K. Trabish: May 30, 2013

A new SolarEdge architecture brings competition to an emerging market.

Grid-Scale Energy Storage on the Cusp of True Market Entry

Grid-Scale Energy Storage on the Cusp of True Market Entry

Eric Wesoff: May 23, 2013

The energy storage industry takes a noticeable step forward this year. We’re covering it in detail in a series of articles.

Solar Developer Tioga Energy Winds Down Operations

Solar Developer Tioga Energy Winds Down Operations

Eric Wesoff: May 22, 2013

Tioga Energy joins the List of Deceased Solar Companies.

Zep Solar’s Installation Hardware Goes Rail-Free

Zep Solar’s Installation Hardware Goes Rail-Free

Herman K. Trabish: May 22, 2013

With “previously unheard of levels of installation efficiency.”

Illustrating the Impact of Minnesota’s New Solar Standard

Illustrating the Impact of Minnesota’s New Solar Standard

Herman K. Trabish: May 21, 2013

“For every dollar of public money put in, Minnesota will get an enormous return.”

Why AE Acquired REFUsol, at The Solar Summit

Video: Why AE Acquired REFUsol, at The Solar Summit

Staff: May 21, 2013

Stephen Lacey speaks with AE's Tucker Ruberti about the recent acquisition of REFUsol and how the global market will affect the company's long term strategy.

Army, Navy and Air Force on Track to Reach 3 GW of Solar by 2025

Army, Navy and Air Force on Track to Reach 3 GW of Solar by 2025

Herman K. Trabish: May 17, 2013

From the battlefield to stateside bases, the U.S. military has proven that solar is reliable.

SolarCity Shifts Its Home Efficiency Strategy

SolarCity Shifts Its Home Efficiency Strategy

Eric Wesoff: May 16, 2013

How does SolarCity scale its energy efficiency business? Don’t do the work in-house.

SolarCity Raises $500M From Goldman Sachs to Finance Solar Roofs

SolarCity Raises $500M From Goldman Sachs to Finance Solar Roofs

Eric Wesoff: May 16, 2013

Looking to include customers with lower credit scores

Wind and Gas Giant NextEra Goes Solar, Buys Smart Energy Capital

Wind and Gas Giant NextEra Goes Solar, Buys Smart Energy Capital

Eric Wesoff: May 16, 2013

This savvy energy player has decided that now is the time to move into solar.

Solar Mandate Embraced by a Second California City

Solar Mandate Embraced by a Second California City

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: May 14, 2013

Sebastopol, in Sonoma County, Calif., joins Lancaster in backing a solar mandate for new construction, with an ordinance that is much stronger.