Sungevity is back from the dead
The merger of Solar Spectrum and Horizon Solar Power is expected to create the nation’s fourth-largest residential solar installer.
SolarWorld Americas is up for sale
As part of the insolvency process of the U.S. solar cell and panel maker’s parent company, the Oregon factory is now for sale.
Could The Solar Trade Petition Destroy The Industry? Not If It Fights Back
In this op-ed for pv magazine, Tony Clifford of Standard Solar argues that the solar industry must mobilize politically to fight the Section 201 investigation initiated by Suniva.
69 legislators pressure USITC to reject trade petition
A bipartisan group of House and Senate members cited the possibility of devastating job losses as the reason to reject the Suniva/SolarWorld Section 201 trade case, one day before the commission hears testimony on the case.
SolarWorld supplier shutters Oregon factory
Ulbrich Solar Technologies, a longtime supplier for the struggling module supplier, closed the doors on its plant in Hillsboro, Ore., citing fierce foreign module competition as the reason.
Vivint Solar quietly prepares to raise up to $200 million
The residential solar company has opened the door to raise the funds through a variety of means including a follow-on offering.
SMA’s results affected by price declines
The German inverter manufacturer reports that shipments remained stable in the first half of this year, while revenues were down year-over-year. The company has raised its outlook for 2017.
Salesforce steps up its clean-energy game with San Francisco CCA
In joining CleanPowerSF, San Francisco’s community choice aggregation program, to power buildings at its headquarters, Salesforce hopes to set an example for other local businesses while helping San Francisco meet its renewable energy goals.
Vivint moves towards short-term profit
The residential solar company’s Q2 results show a smaller Vivint that is emphasizing direct sales versus the third-party model.
Sunrun continues market share gains in Q2 2017
While other large distributed solar companies are pulling back from the third party model and the U.S. residential market contracts, Sunrun is continuing to grow.
