Tag: News
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Solar industry’s total 2015 corporate funding exceeds $25 billion
Mercom Capital Group LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in 2015. Total global corporate funding in the solar sector, including venture capital/private equity (VC), debt financing, and public market financing, raised by public companiesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar ag boom: Solar3D inks $12M in agricultural solar projects
Solar3D Inc., has secured approximately $12 million via several new agreements to provide agricultural and commercial customers in the Northern California region with comprehensive solar solutions. Solar3D is a provider of solar power solutions (with a big focus on agriculture and commercial) and the developer of a proprietary high efficiency solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PPA deal: Solect Energy, IGS Solar install 457-kW system for large steel manufacturer
Mass Tank, the largest steel tank manufacturer in New England, has partnered with Solect Energy of Hopkinton, Mass., and IGS Solar to install a 457-kilowatt (kW) system on the corporation’s 60,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility in Middleborough, Mass. The solar energy generated from the array will be sold to Middleborough Gas &Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solarize programs a boon to solar installers, local communities
One of the coolest parts of the solar industry, as far as an energy industry goes, is the collaboration it can create between suppliers, cities and citizens. Solarize is one ongoing example of this. Originally launched in Portland, Ore., in 2009, the Solarize approach allows groups of homeowners or businessesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SolarCity eliminates 500 jobs in Nevada after net-metering decision
Following the decision by Governor Brian Sandoval’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to drastically alter Nevada’s rooftop solar industry, SolarCity announced that it has been forced to eliminate more than 550 jobs in the state. Where possible, the company will relocate affected employees to business-friendly states. The PUC’s decision is makingRead More — Solar Builder magazine