NREL to develop solar performance database as tool for investors

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched an initiative to build an open-source database of real-world performance from solar facilities across the country. As part of DOE's SunShot Initiative, the Open Solar Performance and... Continue reading >>

SolarWorld introduces industry’s first all-American solar financing

SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, has launched the SolarWorld FreedomTM Plan, the solar industry’s first financing program dedicated exclusively to American-made solar products. The program is designed for homeowners seeking freedom from rising... Continue reading >>

The first generating facility in California to utilize the Siemens Flex-Plant 30 technology

Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) officially inaugurated the Lodi Energy Center (LEC). The new plant with an installed capacity of 300 megawatts (MW) is located in Lodi, California. For this natural gas-fired plant Siemens supplied the SCC6-5000F 1x1 Flex-Plant power island which... Continue reading >>