Member News

EVERGREEN SOLAR TO EXPAND DEVENS FACILITY
Evergreen Solar announced the beginning of an 80 megawatt expansion of its Devens Massachusetts facility.

SOLARWRIGHTS REACHES ONE MEGAWATT INSTALLED THRESHOLD
SolarWrights announced that the completion of the 10.25 kilowatt installation at a residence in Stonington, CT brings their total installed residential solar electricity in the Northeast to over one megawatt.

SOLARONE ANNOUNCES SECOND FINANCING ROUND
FreshTracks Capital and TSG Equity Partners completed a second round investment in SolarOne.

SATCON TECHNOLOGY APPOINTS STEVEN RHOADES CEO
SatCon Technology announced that Steve Rhoades has joined the company as President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors.

FAT SPANIEL MONITORS SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT SOLAR SYSTEM
Fat Spaniel Technologies is providing remote monitoring and reporting services for a new 445-kilowatt solar electric system at San Francisco International Airport.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LEADS BY EXAMPLE
Sebane Members Aid State-wide Effort
Governor Deval Patrick highlighted a year's worth of progress with state agencies adopting renewable energy under the Governor's "Leading By Example" Executive Order.

MIT AND GERMAN PARTNER TO OPEN SOLAR RESEARCH CENTER

MIT and Fraunhofer, a German research organization, to establish a research center in Massachusetts focused on significantly reducing the cost of solar energy over the next five years.

NABCEP EXAM

Applications are available for the September 13, 2008 Solar Electric and Solar Thermal exams for installer certification. Click here for more information.

Clean Energy Design is a full-service renewable energy systems designer, developer and installation contractor offering wind, solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies. The company is located in North Falmouth, MA.

Gloria Spire Solar is a full-service provider of solar electricity solutions for commercial, government and utility customers. The firm's offices are in Bedford, MA.

National Grid is an investor-owned utility based in Westborough, MA. Through its recently acquired subsidiary KeySpan Energy, National Gird offers programs for solar thermal installations.

Porter and Chester Institute is a vocational school with multiple locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Porter and Chester offers a program in electrical training.

Solterra Renewable Energy designs and installs renewable systems for residential and commercial sites. Solterra is based in York, ME.

Synepex Energy designs and installs solar hot water and space heating systems for commercial and residential customers. The firm is located in Somerville, MA.

TSC Construction is a full service design/build, sustainable construction solution provider, offering photovoltaics and solar thermal solar installations. The firm is located in Newburyport, MA.