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An ion-implant machine that would allow solar makers to produce super-thin PV cells from crystalline silicon is attempted to be commercialized by the VC-funded startup. It was a wildly ambitious bet, and the company went from unst...  more

SPI Solar announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. The company has completed the previously announced private placement of $21.75 million and entered into a new private placement agreement for an additiona...  more

SunPower has launched SunPower® Choice, a new pilot leasing program to help residential customers in Melbourne, Australia, finance a SunPower solar system for no money down. As part of the program, SunPower will install its so...  more

The world’s largest PV-diesel hybrid power plant with battery storage system is currently being built in the Bolivian province of Pando. SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) is not only supplying PV inverters for this project, but ...  more

Solectria Renewable has agreed to supply solar power inverters to Entropy Solar Integrators for seven projects in North Carolina. These projects are part of a portfolio being built by Entropy Solar Integrators and financed through...  more

The energy efficiency actions of California homeowners who installed rooftop solar electric systems are providing insights into the connection between solar adoption and energy upgrades that could help in the design of futu...  more