Residential solar a market 'whose time has come'
Baltimore-based Constellation Energy is making an equity investment in residential solar-energy firm Astrum Solar. The investment, specific terms of which
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Historic NJ building adds 1MW of solar power to grid
A power purchase agreement (PPA) is allowing a New Jersey-based organization to add solar energy to its historic headquarters without
China solar firm plans 1GW production expansion
China’s aggressive push into the world’s solar energy markets is taking another jump forward with China Sunergy’s
Tucson utility aims for 7x more solar energy by 2014
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is on track to add what will be its largest single source of solar energy yet.
Project Amp will be largest rooftop solar project in US history
An effort known as Project Amp aims to install solar panels on industrial buildings across the US and feed the
120,000 new solar modules go up in Bavaria
Construction has started on what will be one of the largest solar energy parks in Bavaria, Germany. Set for completion
Petra Solar's tech marries sun energy, smart grid
A technology that combines solar energy generation with smart-grid communications has won the top title in two categories of TechAmerica
$359m US loan paves way for unique solar plant
A $359 million conditional loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DOE) will pave the way for a unique
In a sluggish US economy, solar is king
Retail and real estate markets in the US might still be sluggish, but the solar energy industry is one of
Largest ever solar curtain wall graces PV factory
A company that makes lightweight plastic solar panels is practicing what it preaches by installing its technology at its own
New Jersey envisions 'Solar 4 All'
New Jersey’s Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) aims to develop 80 megawatts (MW) of solar
Coming soon to Arizona: 150MW of new solar power
Construction of a 150-megawatt (MW) solar plant — a greater capacity than any photovoltaic plant (PV) in operation today — is set