Solar Installation News

The 2009 solar round-up from the (American) Solar Energy Industries Association reports that additions to U.S. capacity (both photovoltaic and thermal) came to 481 MW, up 37 percent from 2008, bringing cumulative capacity to nearly 24 GW. Even so, the United States trailed world leader Germany by a large margin, as well as other siginificantly smaller countries.

IRVINE Design challenges may force school leaders to scale back an innovative solar power initiative on local campuses that was expected to save millions of dollars in energy costs. Irvine Unified trustees who last year agreed to partner with Sun...

Credit availability coming back and the decrease in price for solar installations spurred by the glut have led to a market shift, report from Pike Research shows.

Treasury Grant and Solar Manufacturing Tax Credit cited as key drivers for jobs, installation of 10 gigawatts of solar capacity read more

Yesterday, the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) unveiled its third-annual top ten utility solar rankings. The organization said that overall growth in solar integration by utilities defined 2009, but named many of the usual suspects to its list.

One of the best things about Solar Photovoltaics (PV) is that they can be installed close to load but need not take up open space. Now public company Envision specializes on solar shading for parking lots that not only produces power, but also shade where it's needed most.