Is this sunny state trying to kill solar power?

Claudia Assis for MarketWatch:  Nevada has turned into a sunny battleground for the future of solar in the U.S., with regulators there moving to make solar power less attractive to homeowners and businesses and pitching utilities against solar-power companies. SunRun Inc. on Thursday said it was pulling out of Nevada, which the company said will result in “hundreds” of job losses. A day earlier, SolarCity Corp. announced the same move, saying that about 550 jobs would be lost. The Solar Energy Industries Association estimates that nearly 6,000 people in Nevada are employed in the solar industry. Besides affecting jobs, the new rules cut down on the savings that many homeowners count on from going solar.   Cont'd...

The Three Top Portable Solar Generator Companies

Off grid living will become more common place as energy storage & solar generation become more ubiquitous.

Siemens secures 53MW Scotland wind order

Siemens to supply 23 SWT-2.3-93 onshore wind turbines 20-year service agreement included

skytron® energy partners with Strata Solar in the U.S.

German-US partnerships aims to connect 1.4 GWp by mid 2016

Swinerton Renewable Energy Selects Applied Energy Technologies' (AET) Rayport™-G ECO Ground Mount System for 30 MW-DC Solar Project in North Carolina

AETs engineering team designs system for unique site characteristics, on flood plain

GE to Provide 1GW Wind Converters and Become Key Technology Partner to Sewind, One Of China's Largest Offshore Turbine Suppliers

• GE 's LV3 wind converters to become one of the key components of Sewinds offshore wind turbines, with a total installed capacity of 1GW • The LV3 converters will be manufactured in China for China, deepening GEs commitment to the region • GEs strong local presence and technological know-how in the renewables space makes it the ideal partner of choice for Chinese industry

SMA Reinvents Iconic Residential Inverter Line with Sunny Boy 5.0-US/6.0-US

New Models Offer Simplified Installation, Expanded Features and Secure Power Supply

Solar tracker helping to power, educate Middle School of the Kennebunks

An innovative Vermont-made solar tracker is now helping to power the Middle School of the Kennebunks in southern Maine.

EDF Renewable Energy Announces Commercial Operation of Roosevelt Wind Project

EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced today that the 250 megawatt (MW) Roosevelt Wind Project in New Mexico reached commercial operation on December 15, 2015.

Forum Equity Partners and United Wind Announce $200M Investment for Distributed Wind Projects

Investment in first of its kind wind turbine leasing program raises record amount of project capital towards development of over 1,000 distributed wind projects

Vivint Solar CEO Comments On Net-Energy Metering Rule In Nevada

Vivint Solar CEO, Greg Butterfield, responds to the net-energy metering rule adopted by the Public Utilities Commission in Nevada.

Solar Power PV Expo - Sensata Technologies to Introduce Magnum Energy Microinverter at Solar Power PV Conference & Expo in February 2016

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE: ST) ("Sensata"), is proud to introduce the Magnum Energy MicroGT 500 inverter, an optimized microinverter. Designed with energy storage in mind, the MicroGT 500 works with or without battery based inverters, and communicates seamlessly with Magnum Energy battery-based inverters when in AC-coupled mode to taper the battery charge based on battery condition.

Canadian Solar Subsidiary Recurrent Energy Closes Financing for 75 Megawatt Astoria 2 Solar Power Project

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, one of North America's largest solar project developers, closed on a tax equity investment commitment with GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services for the 75 megawatt (MWac) Astoria 2 solar power project. Recurrent Energy also closed a debt facility for the Astoria 2 project, currently under construction in California.

Introducing IREC's Updated Solar Career Map

A new resource for training providers

Solar3D Operating Divisions Open 2016 By Announcing Approximately $12 Million in Secured Solar Agreements

Company subsidiaries carry momentum from record-setting 2015 into the New Year by finalizing solar programs for a number of agricultural and commercial customers

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