Microinverters Aim to Improve Solar Efficiency


(06/29/2011)
Enphase Energy recently launched what it says is its most efficient and powerful technology to date.

NRG Announces Plan to Buy Yuma Solar Project


(12/20/2010)
NRG Solar announced plans to acquire First Solar’s Agua Caliente solar project in Yuma County. The 290-megawatt installation is expected to be completed by 2014 and will be operated under a 25-year power purchase agreement.

Arizona Joint Venture on Two New Solar Facilities


(12/15/2010)
Arizona Public Service Co. has signed contracts with SunEdison for the construction of two photovoltaic power plants near Yuma and Prescott, Arizona. The plants, which ownership of SunEdison will turn over to APS at completion, will produce a combined 37 megawatts of energy.

Audi Bringing Solar to German Manufacturing Plants


(12/15/2010)
German automaker Audi that it is expanding its rooftop solar electricity installation at its main plant in Ingolstadt, Germany and plans to charge its e-tron cars with electricity generated at the plant.

Tony Blair Visits Sonoma Winery for Solar Unveiling

By Nicholas Gosling
(12/14/2010)
A Sonoma County winery is one of the latest California winegrowers to begin generating a portion of its electricity from sun power.

Calif. Taco Bell Goes Solar


(12/13/2010)
The Taco Bell restaurant franchise in Albany became the first commercial facility in California to receive a PG&E rebate check earlier this week for installing a solar hot water system.

First Solar Completes Large-Scale Solar Project


(12/06/2010)
First Solar announced this week that it has completed construction on what it says is America’s largest solar photovoltaic plant, a the 48-megawatt Copper Mountain Solar facility in Boulder City, Nevada.

Independent Energy Solutions Gets Key GSA Solar Contract


(12/02/2010)
Independent Energy Solutions, Inc., a solar energy development and construction firm with business and military contracts, has been awarded a major contract by the U.S. General Services Administration to design and build a 914-kilowatt solar electric system.

Q&A: Gary Gerber, Sun Light & Power


(11/29/2010)
Sun Light & Power, based in Berkeley, Calif., was one of the first solar companies in the U.S. to earn B Corporation certification.

Endangered Animals Hinder Solar Development


(11/24/2010)
Solar power plant developers hoping to expand their operations in to the California desert are finding that endangered species such as the desert tortoise and the bighorn sheep are becoming a major obstacle in project licensing and construction.