Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Sierra Nevada Brewery Installs Kyocera Solar Modules in 650-kW System

    Nearly everyone enjoys a good beer now and again. A delicious beer sustainably brewed with renewable energy that pours down from the sun might make that happy hour indulgence even more enjoyable. Kyocera Solar Inc. announced today that Sundance Power Systems Inc. has installed 650 kWdc of high-quality Kyocera solar modules onRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Inovateus Solar Develops 10-MW Ground Array on Indiana Superfund Site

    Inovateus Solar LLC, a worldwide developer and installer of commercial and industrial solar power systems, has participated in the development of a ground-based solar array project installed on the newly operational Maywood Solar farm located on 43 acres near the Vertellus Specialties Inc. headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. The land isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vista Solar Installs 153-kW SunPower System for California Church

    Vista Solar today announced the completion of a 153-kW solar power system for WestGate Church in San Jose, Calif. The system, which was designed and installed by Vista Solar, is expected to offset WestGate’s electricity bill by nearly 95 percent, and generate more than 250,000 kilowatt-hours of clean energy eachRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Direct Energy Acquires Astrum Solar to Enter U.S. Residential Solar Market

    Direct Energy, one of North America’s largest energy and energy-related services companies, has acquired Astrum Solar, a leading full-service residential solar installer, for $54 million. The acquisition of Astrum Solar launches Direct Energy’s entry into the U.S. residential solar market and expands Direct Energy’s product offerings to new and existingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower Starts Construction on 135-MW Solar Project in California

    SunPower Corp. today announced it has started construction on the 135-MW Quinto Solar Project in Merced County, Calif. The system will generate power for Southern California Edison’s customers, under a long-term power purchase agreement.  In accordance with the company’s recently announced holdco strategy, SunPower expects to own and operate the solar powerRead More — Solar Builder magazine