- GTM Research as released its U.S. PV Leaderboard report. The Leaderboard tracks the top commercial and residential installers and module/inverter supplies in both national and state-level solar markets. The report is designed to help solar companies benchmark against PV competitors; optimize strategies in leading state markets; equip your team new sales channels; and find partners across the supply chain.
- Registration is open for the 2013 Cleantech Open Global Forum being held at the San Jose, California Convention Center November 20-21, 2013. The speaking lineup has been announced with the keynote speaker confirmed as Guy Kawasaki, a special advisor to the Motorola business unit of Google. He is also the author of APE, What the Plus!, Enchantment, and nine other books. Click here to see the full program and to register.
- The Delhi Metro will soon be partially fulfilling its power requirements with solar energy, officials said Tuesday. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to execute renewable solar power projects in its premises. As a result, the production of solar power will help DMRC partially fulfill its energy requirements as well as reduce carbon footprints. As per the MoU, the DMRC and SECI will collaborate for the development of solar projects which includes ground, rooftop and other possible mountings of solar panels at identified DMRC sites.
- Northwestern Michigan College is offering solar training classes in October for solar training month at the NMC Aero Park campus in Traverse City. The classes will vary from introduction classes to certificates and associate’s degree courses. The Solar Energy Industries Association estimated 1 in 230 new jobs created nationally are solar jobs.