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Innova Solar Colombia to Build the First Floating Solar Project in the Caribbean

January 31, 2019 Anand Gupta

NEW YORK: Innova Capital Partners (“Innova”), through its subsidiary in Colombia, Innova Solar Colombia (“ISC”), will develop and build the first floating solar project in the Caribbean islands, specifically on the island of Providencia, San Andrés, Colombia. The Project includes the installation of a 74 kWp floating solar photovoltaic system on the Fresh Water Bay […]

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E.ON breaks ground on major solar project in Texas

January 31, 2019 Anand Gupta

AUSTIN, Texas: E.ON today announced it has started construction on its West of the Pecossolar project, located in Reeves County, Texas, approximately 75 miles southwest of Midland–Odessa. The 100 megawatt (MWac) project is expected to come online in December 2019 and consists of more than 350,000 photovoltaic panels built over a 670-acre area. E.ON expects approximately 300 jobs will be created […]

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Leyline Renewable Energy Raises $12.5M fund to accelerate development of solar and biogas projects

January 31, 2019 Anand Gupta

The company’s first fund, Windstar Fund I, will provide development-stage loans for clean energy projects like solar farms, anaerobic digestors and landfill gas. DURHAM, N.C.: Leyline Renewable Energy, a renewable energy finance company, announced today that its first fund, Windstar Fund I, L.P. has raised $12.5 million in equity funding to provide development-stage capital for renewable energy infrastructure […]

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Ubiquitous Energy Demonstrates First Large-Area Window Façades Incorporating Truly Transparent Solar Technology

January 31, 2019 Anand Gupta

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.: Ubiquitous Energy, the leader in transparent solar technology, has produced the first demonstration commercial window façades using over 1 square meter of the company’s truly transparent solar technology, ClearView Power™. The fiberglass-framed ClearView Power™ window units demonstrate the transparent photovoltaic technology’s aesthetic beauty, high transparency, and color neutrality. “These window demonstrations are […]

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Standard Solar to Integrate 4.2 MW PV System into the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Growth Program

January 31, 2019 Anand Gupta

ROCKVILLE, Md.: Standard Solar, Inc., a leading solar energy company specializing in the development and financing of solar electric systems nationwide, today announced an agreement with the Town of Burrillville, Rhode Island, to build a 4.2 MW system that will be integrated into the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Growth Program (REG Program). The ground-mount project, […]

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Panasonic Solar Group Launches “Green Living” Blog to Help Consumers Go Solar

January 30, 2019 Anand Gupta

NEWARK,N.J.: Panasonic Eco Solutions of North America today announced the launch of the company’s new “Green Living” blog, featuring content that highlights the benefits of solar technology for consumers interested in making the switch to solar power. The blog is designed to educate consumers on the benefits of solar energy, the savings they can achieve […]

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FPL’s solar generation surpasses 1,000 megawatts for the first time ever

January 29, 2019 Anand Gupta

JUNO BEACH, Fla.: Florida Power & Light Company’s solar power plants achieved a major new milestone – generating more than 1,000 megawatts of energy from the sun. FPL has 14 solar plants in commercial operation today and four more solar plants that are just days away from completion. During the early afternoon of Friday, Jan. […]

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Innova Solar Colombia to Build the First Floating Solar Project in the Caribbean

January 29, 2019 Anand Gupta

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JinkoSolar and GRID Alternatives Renew Partnership to Make Solar Power and Job Training Accessible to Underserved Communities

January 29, 2019 Anand Gupta

SAN FRANCISCO: JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), a reputable solar module manufacturer, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc., renewed its partnership with GRID Alternatives, a national leader in making solar technology and job training accessible to low-income communities. JinkoSolar has donated 600kW of high-efficiency solar modules […]

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RGS Energy Revives Dow’s Solar Roof, Claiming Better Efficiency and Lower Costs

January 28, 2019 Anand Gupta

A new vendor says it has fixed key problems that plagued the notoriously difficult solar roof business. RGS Energy, an old-school rack and panel company that installed its first rooftop solar panels in 1978, entered the solar roof market by licensing the Powerhouse brand from Dow Chemical, which stopped production in 2016. After the third-generation […]