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DOE Announces $105 Million in New Funding for Solar R&D

April 18, 2018 Anand Gupta

The latest funding opportunity puts an emphasis on early-stage research and improving solar integration on the grid. The U.S. Department of Energy announced $105.5 million in new funding on Tuesday to support innovativesolarresearch in four core areas. The latest funding opportunity, offered under the DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), reflects a priority shift from […]

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U.S. to spend $105.5 mln to advance solar technologies

April 18, 2018 Anand Gupta

Technologies that focus on integrating solar onto the grid, like power electronics, energy storage and sensors, will receive the largest share of the funding at $46 million. New Delhi: The U.S. Department of Energy will spend $105.5 million to fund 70 projects aimed at advancing solar energy technologies and smoothing their integration into the electricity […]

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Ystrategies Announces $100 Million+ in Strategic Opportunities for Infrastructure Finance Partners

April 18, 2018 Anand Gupta

–– Partnerships to focus on developing disruptive, market-ready cleantech solutions — SAN FRANCISCO: Ystrategies Corp. (“Ystrategies” or the “Company”) (OTC: YSTR), a publicly-traded venture capital firm focused on technology startups with disruptive intellectual property in the software and cleantech sectors, today announced that it is soliciting investment from private equity funds and investment banks for […]

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WGL Energy Joins Mayor Bowser in Celebrating Completion of 11.8 MW Solar Project

April 18, 2018 Anand Gupta

DC DGS solar project is among the largest municipal onsite solar energy projects in the country At a solar project ribbon cutting ceremony, WGL Energy joined DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and project partners to commemorate the completion of a 11.8 megawatt solar system project with the DC Department of General Services (DC DGS). The DC […]

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First Community Solar Plus Storage Project in Massachusetts Dedicated Today

April 18, 2018 Anand Gupta

Sterling Municipal Light Department and Origis Energy USA head “Community First” Celebration for 1 MWAC solar rooftop installation and 2 MWh energy storage system in Sterling, MA Sterling, MA residents, elected officials and solar and energy storage professionals joined Origis Energy USA and Sterling Municipal Light Department at today’s Sterling Community Solar + Energy Storage […]

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Duke Energy’s $62 million solar rebate program approved for North Carolina residential, business and nonprofit customers

April 17, 2018 Anand Gupta

– Savings potential of $4,800 for a typical residential solar array – Program resulted from collaborative solar law in North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Duke Energy’s $62 million solar rebate program – which will help North Carolina customers with the upfront cost of installing solar panels on their property – was approved this month by the […]

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Green Street Power Partners and Swinerton Renewable Energy complete 315 kW solar array for Gann Academy

April 14, 2018 Anand Gupta

STAMFORD, Conn.,: Local solar project developer, Green Street Power Partners, LLC (“GSPP”), and California-based partner Swinerton Renewable Energy, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning to celebrate the completion of a 315 kilowatt rooftop solar system at Gann Academy. GSPP also presented Gann Academy with a donation to the school. Gann Academy is buying the power […]

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Dominion Energy Hosts Solarbrations, Announces Expansion of Its Solar for Students Program

April 14, 2018 Anand Gupta

— On-site solar arrays and learning programs launched at six new locations — Solar for Students now offers hands-on solar learning experience at nine schools and a children’s museum — Eight additional schools in Southwest Virginia will participate during 2018-19 schoolyear RICHMOND, Va., : Dominion Energy is expanding its Solar for Students program in Virginia […]

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SolarEdge Wins Edison Award

April 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

SolarEdge’s Inverter with HD-Wave Technology Recognized Innovation in the Renewable Energy Category NEW YORK: SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, was voted the Gold Winner for its HD-Wave inverter technology in the Renewable Energy Category by the Edison Awards™, one of the premier awards program in the United States […]

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CANADIAN SOLAR AND EDF RENEWABLES WIN IJGLOBAL LATIN AMERICA MULTISOURCED DEAL OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR PIRAPORA I SOLAR PROJECT

April 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

GUELPH, Ontario: Canadian Solar Inc., (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ:CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar power companies, and EDF Renewables, a global market leader in renewable energy, today announced that their jointly-owned 191.5 MWp Pirapora I solar power project was named by Infrastructure Journal Global (IJGlobal) as the Latin America Multisourced Deal of […]