solar energy industry (companies and corporations)

Solar power is back on the S.C. General Assembly's radar as a clutch of pro-market senators and representatives — mostly conservative Republicans — push new legislation to prop up the industry as a hedge against utility monopolies. The most ambitious plan may be Sen. Tom Davis' bill, known as S. 890 ...

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said that the legislation will stabilise the solar market through 2021 by increasing the solar target, closing the current solar renewable energy credit trading programme in an orderly way and initiating a process for considering the next generation of solar ...

Vote Solar, Earthjustice, the Coalition for Community Solar Access, the Solar Energy Industries Association and Sunrun have also been strong advocates for the legislation. Sunrun's New Jersey branch manager, John Doherty, who helped advocate for the bills, notes, “This vote allows thousands of New ...

Speaking to company employees and the media, Smith said his bill would have protected 3,000 solar industry jobs and helped utility customers at the ... fair and balances the interests of all who call South Carolina home — solar providers, energy companies, and customers who use solar energy and those ...

Apple's spaceship-like headquarters in Cupertino, California, is adorned in solar panels, a testament to the company's pledge to power its facility with ... its data centers and retail stores in 43 countries, including the U.S., U.K., China and India, run on a mix of wind energy from its farms and solar energy it ...

Felkel said that big utility companies “out-maneuvered” local solar business. “I can't think of another industry that has benefited more from government support than perhaps the utility industry,” he said. “So, their business model is being threatened. They don't know how to deal with solar, they don't want to ...

Growing corporate demand for renewable energy in Georgia is contributing to growth in the state's solar industry, as major companies turn to cost-effective, ... It provided a green light for the construction of two solar energy plants in Albany and Camilla, Georgia through agreements with NextEra Energy ...

Saudi Arabia has been talking a big game about solar energy for years, setting a goal of building $109 billion of solar power plants as far back as 2014. But until recently, the ... In 2016, a sudden drop in installations in China led to industry oversupply and about a 30% drop in panel prices. Manufacturer ...

The bill sought to implement gross metering in Maine and block electricity utility companies from taxing people who generate certain amounts of electricity on their own. Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, who sponsored the bill, argued it is only a matter of time before Mainers demand the right to generate ...

Perhaps. And, alas, the solar tariffs are already hurting SunPower, one of USA's top solar panel companies, with 200 or so jobs getting cut. ... Shell rejoined the solar energy market, after a long hiatus, acquiring a $217 million stake in Silicon Ranch Corporation and then putting money into a UK solar PPA.

MFZ, the first free trade zone established on Libyan territory, has shown its desire to develop a solar energy industry, according to a iQ Power. As its partner, iQ Power, an American company established with the sole purpose of developing renewable energy in the Middle East & North Africa, is studying how ...

RALEIGH – North Carolina is second in solar power generation across the US, according to a new report. The state ranks second to California and rose from fourth place in 2016, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Solar providers boosted North Carolina's capacity by more than 1,200 ...

There have been major changes in the Indian scenario like change in the pricing of energy, private companies taking ownership in renewable energy ... Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious International Solar Alliance (ISA), a treaty-based alliance, is set to promote solar energy in 121 countries.

But a bigger threat to renewable energy companies and investors is what's happening at the Federal Reserve. Interest rates are on the rise, which will raise the cost of energy for every solar project across the U.S., making it harder for the industry to compete against fossil fuels. If the solar industry has a bad ...

All these projects used solar modules from American companies, mostly from First Solar. ... Not long ago there were media reports that the Indian government would allow the Solar Energy Corporation of India to open offices in other countries with a goal to enable quicker and easier implementation of solar ...

The state ranks behind only California for adding the most solar energy in 2017, according to a report out last week by The Solar Energy Industries ... Gallagher added the rooftop solar industry in the state has "traditionally lagged," but he expects "new rebates in effect in 2018 seek to expand that sector of ...

Sunrun, a Bay Area solar company, provided solar panels and solar batteries, while a local construction company called Aireko installed solar-powered water filtration units. “These communities need to rebuild using smarter, more resilient, diversified power sources,” said Moira Hanes, Empowered by ...

Both of those lawmakers have a long history of working with the power companies, and for years they've helped select the state's utility regulators who are .... The Solar Energy Industry Association, a trade group, said solar panels now represent more than 500 megawatts of capacity in South Carolina, ...

Growth isn't equally distributed in the solar energy industry and there are three companies that stand out from the competition, each in their own way. ... ahead of them in 2018 are SolarEdge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SEDG), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), and Vivint Solar Inc (NYSE:VSLR).

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has installed a photovoltaic (PV) system to harness solar energy in an effort to advance its sustainability. Solar technology company SMA has provided the photovoltaics to the US airport. The 7.9 MW project, using SMA's inverters, has been implemented across a ...

This bipartisan legislation is designed to ensure Pennsylvania solar companies benefit from expanding solar energy production. ... Several years ago, before the solar renewable energy credit market was flooded with out-of-state solar credits, our company had three times more employees than we do ...

Byrnes helped HCI win a $5 million ARRA grant to establish solar energy systems and began installing solar panels on the rooftops of buildings owned by the corporation, including 24 panels that were installed on the roof of HCI Distribution's headquarters. That project constituted the first solar energy ...

It can do anything from heating your house to running your car,” says James, who has been in the solar industry since 1977. “Having the ability to ... Green Energy Options holds regular workshops for people to learn more about the company and benefits from solar energy. These presentations help inform ...

"They're much more happier because they're getting training before they learn how to become a civilian again," said the president of Airstreams Renewables Inc. "We're teaching them all the road maps to safety so that when they go out in the industry and get the job and start working with experienced people they're able to ...

At the forefront of Crestmark's solar industry financing expansion, Joint Venture Division President Pearce said, “Solar energy is a quickly expanding ... into permanent debt for a 25-year term; and will be used to install a 9.99 megawatt (MW) capacity solar farm, which has a utility company as the offtaker.

That's around 1% of the total energy that Sunflower Electric and its sister company Mid-Kansas Electric produce. Sunflower selected the Southwest Kansas location because of its overall power-generating potential but also to generate electricity near where it's needed on the grid, which will reduce the load ...

Scott Hassell, Fifth Third's vice president and director of environmental sustainability, said Fifth Third has worked for years to become more sustainable by using energy more efficiently and by lending to the solar energy industry. "Today we take great pride in becoming the first Fortune 500 company and first ...

... considered ideal for solar-energy collection. Solar power, despite its weather-related challenges, is quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing energy sources worldwide. The price for installing commercial solar panels — those used by companies like Apple, Walmart, and Amazon — has fallen by over 58% since 2012, ...

Byrnes helped HCI win a $5 million ARRA grant to establish solar energy systems and began installing solar panels on the roof of buildings owned by the corporation, including 24 panels that were installed on the roof of HCI Distribution's headquarters. That project constituted the first solar energy project ...

The energy company is expecting that once they will go online, other companies will follow suit, making it a more affordable and profitable activity for local miners. Japan and Kumamoto-Energy are doing what is possible to improve the efficiency of the energy used in cryptocurrency mining activities.

Mobile chargers abound, but a new product from the Brooklyn-based off-the-grid energy company BioLite allows van-lifers (or any outdoors adventurers) to give their unelectrified home solar power. Called SolarHome 620, the product is a lighting system composed of a solar panel, battery, lamps, and ...

Microsoft is buying up solar energy from rooftops across Singapore to power its data centers. The US company on Thursday announced a deal with Singaporean solar firm Sunseap to purchase all the power generated by a planned rooftop solar project, which will be the largest of its kind in the city-state.

BOWLING GREEN — As Ohio's commitment to solar energy continues to grow, a new era of research is starting to emerge for this state — one that seeks better use of land and airspace in and around massive solar panel arrays. Following the lead of similar projects in Minnesota, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Since legislators liberalized solar energy laws in 2014, the state has added about 3,000 jobs in the solar sector, industry boosters say. ... Bill Sandifer, R-Oconee, said he is not opposed to solar power but the existing system is unfair to power companies and customers who don't use solar energy.

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