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Category: Green & Clean

  • Sungevity Launches Solar Services for the Commercial Market

    OAKLAND, Calif. – Sungevity, Inc., a leading global provider of residential solar services, has expanded its solar solutions to the commercial market, a new channel for the company. In partnership with the solar energy finance and investment firm, Sol Systems, Sungevity will focus on the underserved small business sector consistingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Global Solar PV Capacity to Reach Nearly 500 GW in 2019

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Total global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is forecast to reach 498 gigawatts (GW) in 2019, which is 177 percent higher than 2014, according to the industry analyst group IHS. While total global solar PV demand is projected to grow steadily, the large number of discrete countryRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sol Voltaics Produces World-Record GaAs Nanowires for Solar Energy

    SAN FRANCISCO – Sol Voltaics, a developer of nano technology for the solar industry, has doubled its previously reported world-record for photovoltaic (PV) conversion efficiency using a gallium-arsenide (GaAs) nanowire array (NWA). As independently verified by Fraunhofer-ISE, Sol Voltaics has demonstrated a 1-sun conversion efficiency of 15.3% in a GaAsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • U.S. Bancorp, ORIX USA Create Renewable Energy Tax-Credit Syndication

    U.S. Bancorp and ORIX USA announce the closing of U.S. Bancorp’s first renewable energy syndication, which is expected to enable SolarCity to install approximately 2,500 solar power systems at homes and businesses in nine states. The transaction will allow first-time and experienced investors to tap into the renewable-energy tax credit market. The syndicationRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • APS America Offers Microinverter Training in California

    CALIFORNIA – APS America, CFM Equipment Distributors and US Solar Distributing are offering in-depth installation and setup training for solar installers on March 25 and 26 in northern California. The course will focus on photovoltaic (PV) system installation and cost savings associated with an APS microinverter line. Participants who attend the training courseRead More — Solar Builder magazine