PosiGen Solar Solutions marked the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by making a solar contribution to the city of New Orleans to help create a resilient City Hall. PosiGen, with partners SimpliPhi Power and Schneider Electric, is providing 25 kW of solar PV panels, energy storage, and an educational monitoring display.

The installed price of distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States continues to fall significantly. This is according to the latest edition of Tracking the Sun, an annual PV cost tracking report produced by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

On Aug. 26, 2015, Hot Water Products Inc. and AMS Steam Products LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary, will host a grand opening and training event at their new facility located at 7500 N. 81st Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a variety of events between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Following years of module oversupply and artificially low pricing, the solar photovoltaic (PV) market is expected to shift from a high-cost, subsidized source of energy to a growing market with the potential to displace other energy technologies, notes Navigant Research.

In the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles, stands a newly constructed 53-unit affordable housing complex called Sol y Luna Apartments. To maintain long-term affordability, the project includes solar photovoltaic and solar hot water systems designed and installed by Los Angeles-based solar company Promise Energy.

Green Street Solar Power, a solar financing and installation company, and Plymouth Rock Energy, an independent energy provider, have announced a joint venture created to bring solar power to homeowners and business owners in the Northeast.