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Google’s “Little Box Challenge” is now open for business and is looking to hand out $1 million prize. Read more »
Moves like SolarCity’s vertical integration of rooftop solar signal an industry that has actually matured. Meanwhile major players hinted at their respective smart-home strategies. Read more »
Frickin’ laser beams will power Sungevity’s new instant quote service. Read more »
While solar companies descend on San Francisco this week, it’s the batteries that everyone’s talking about. Read more »
The state is getting a third solar panel farm from Apple to power its huge data center in the region. Read more »
Happy birthday, old man solar. It’s time for you to shine now. Read more »
State-by-state mandates have helped drive the deployment of renewable energy — namely solar and wind power. All of this deployment requires energy storage, and so the grid battery storage market is… Read more »
SunPower gives a sneak peek of a battery pilot project it’s been working on in California. Batteries and solar panels could transform the edge of the power grid in some places… Read more »
A Virginia startup is using federal grants to develop a device that will cut solar home installation cost while helping the local utility monitor and even control electricity generation from the… Read more »
SolarCity has jumped solidly into solar manufacturing, becoming an even more vertically integrated company. Read more »