Articles Tagged with ''solar power''

Service Finance Co. (SFC), a service provider that originates, underwrites, and services financing for the purchase of HVAC, solar, insulation, and more, announced that it has closed a significant minority equity investment from Flexpoint Ford LLC, a private equity firm.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has introduced its new Affordable Solar program to increase access to solar for low- to moderate-income homeowners.

IKEA has announced plans to install a solar power system atop its Las Vegas store opening summer 2016. Panel installation will begin this winter, with completion expected in spring for what will be the largest single-use rooftop solar array by a retailer in the state of Nevada.

This year has brought a significant shift in the generating cost comparison between renewable energy and fossil fuels, according to an analysis by technology and region published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Driven by lower installed costs, improved project performance, and a race to build projects ahead of a reduction in a key federal incentive, utility-scale solar project developers have been negotiating power sales agreements with utilities at prices averaging just 5 cents/kWh.

Aldelano Corp. has announced its Solar ColdBox™, an industrial-grade, portable, solar-powered cold storage mini-warehouse that provides refrigeration, freezing capacity, water, ice, and a renewable auxiliary power source, designed for developing nations.

Dominion Foundation has presented the University of Maryland (UMD) with a $50,000 educational grant to support its project, “Design of Efficient Solar Cooling System with High Coefficient of Performance.” 

The United States solar industry surpassed 20 gigawatts (GW) of total operational solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity during the second quarter of this year, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) Q2 2015 U.S. Solar Market Insight Report.

SolarCity has announced a smart energy homes demonstration project in partnership with the SunSpec Alliance and Southern California Edison, where SolarCity will install rooftop solar PV, batteries, controllable thermostats, and smart inverters on 50 homes in the Southern California Edison territory.

The Veteran Asset, a nonprofit whose mission is facilitating solar training and placing its graduates into jobs within the renewable energy industries, has announced its first female graduate.