SunWize In The Media
As one of the largest solar energy companies in the nation, SunWize is often featured in the news. You can find links to recent news coverage below.
When Does Solar Make Sense for Remote Sites?
Industrial users of solar quickly learned that it was an effective technology for powering small devices with modest energy consumption in remote locations, where access to commercial power or the operation of a fossil-fueled generator was prohibitively expensive. Read More...
Solar Industry Borrows a Page, and a Party, From Tupperware
The neighbors had gathered on the patio of a sun-baked ranch here, eager to hear the party’s hosts talk about their products and how they could enhance their lives. But in place of the timeworn arrangement of plastic storage containers or cosmetics on the coffee table, the couple was showing off an array of a different sort: the 32 solar panels on the roof. Read More...
Solar Companies Seek Ways to Build an Oasis of Electricity
In the storm’s wake, solar companies have been donating equipment across New York and other stricken areas to function as emergency power systems now and backups in the longer term.Read More...
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Bringing Solar to Water Districts
SunWize Technologies Inc. of San Jose, Calif., takes working with water districts one step further. Not a lot of land? No problem. Just use the reservoir roof. Read more...
Policy Outlook 2012: Don't Expect Much from Washington
Publication: Renewable Energy WorldPolitical turmoil has enveloped 2011, and it is expected to set the scene for the coming year. The late-August Solyndra bankruptcy news cast a dark mark on the Department of Energy (DOE) loan program, which is fueling an already fiery Washington D.C. climate. The heated political atmosphere has already affected a biofuels industry facing a $6 billion cut in tax breaks for ethanol producers. It also is poised to impact debates on the set-to-expire 1603 cash grant and the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for the wind, hydro, geothermal and biomass industries. Read more...
Solar Job Watch at SunPower, First Solar, ECD, and SunWize
Publication: Greentech MediaThe solar industry is going through its toughest sales year amidst some painful but necessary consolidation, contraction, and restructuring. At the end of this tunnel lies a healthier and leaner solar industry. Read More...
Solar equipment manufacturers put it all together
Publication: San Francisco Business TimesSolar manufacturers are marketing all-in-one solar packages that bundle solar system components to give installers everything they need to set up a solar system — and give manufacturers some of the margins they’ve lost as panel prices have fallen. Read More...
SunWize hires Scott Tonn as CEO, moves HQ to San Jose
SunWize Technologies Inc. said Monday it has hired Scott Tonn as chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors. Tonn replaces David Kulik, who worked for the company for 19 years. It is unclear why Kulik is leaving his position. Read More...
Changes cloud solar’s future in Oregon
Publication: Gazette Times"Demise of a popular tax credit forces companies to shift their focus" - A new state law that quietly went into effect last week is sending ripples through the state’s solar power industry, with some companies saying it will hurt their business, at least in the short term, and slow the state’s push for green energy leadership." Read More...
AUO next gen solar tech simplifies solar
Publication: Fierce EnergySunWize Technologies will distribute AU Optronics Corporation's (AUO) solar PV products in North America. AUO's product line includes the newly released AC Unison, a high-efficiency AC module with an integrated microinverter. AC Unison is designed for simple plug-and-play installation. Read more...
AU Optronics Enters North America Solar Market With SunWize Deal
Publication: BloombergAU Optronics Corp. (2409), Taiwan’s second- largest maker of liquid-crystal displays, signed a distribution agreement with SunWize Technologies Inc. to enter the North American solar market. Read More...
New "Plug 'n' Play" Solar Module Fits Almost Any Roof
Publication: ReutersA new fully assembled, plug-and-play modular rooftop solar power system was introduced at the Intersolar North America trade show last month, and it could be a low cost solar power solution for home owners and businesses that want to dip a toe into the clean energy pool. Read More...
AU Optronics, SunWize sign North America Distribution Agreement
Publication: PV-TechAU Optronics (AUO) will be combining its upstream manufacturing with SunWize Technologies’ downstream distribution under a new agreement that will see SunWize circulate AUO’s full line of solar PV products to solar installers in North America. Read more...
SunWize, AUO Enter Module Distribution Agreement
Publication: Solar Industry
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) and SunWize Technologies have entered an agreement for the distribution of AUO's solar PV products in North America. Read more...
SunWize to distribute AUO Modules
Publication: Solar Novus
AU Optronics Corporation and SunWize Technologies have reached an agreement for SunWize to distribute AUO's solar PV products in to its solar installer network in North America. Read more...
Commercial Solar is Oregon's BETC casualty
Publication: Sustainable Business Oregon
Oregon incentives largely gone, many of those same installers are being forced to shift their strategies for the Oregon market, if not look for business elsewhere. SunWize provides commentary. Read more...
Fair unveils solar energy technology
Publication: Corvallis Gazette TimesSunWize installed a solar array alongside an education center designed to teach fair visitors about solar power at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Read more...
SunWize Systems rooftop installation produces energy, educates public
Publication: Fierce EnergySunWize Systems has completed the installation of a roof-mounted solar project at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon, with the help of a $491,000 U.S. Department of Energy American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant. Read more...
DoE Goal: Dollar-per-Watt (Installed) for Solar PV By 2017
Publication: Renewable Energy FocusOne of the major challenges facing the solar photovoltaic (PV) research community is to bring costs down. In this first feature in a series following the progress of DoE’s dollar-per-watt program, SunWize contributes commentary from the installer's point of view. Read more...
BETC’s demise triggers concern for energy newcomers
Publication: Daily Journal of CommerceSunWize discusses the Oregon state legislature's decision in June to phase out the Business Energy Tax Credit program. Read more...
SunWize establishing distribution center in Orange County
Publication: Daily FreemanSunWize Technologies has begun leasing 63,800 square feet of industrial space in Orange County for use as a distribution center. Read more...
Kingston-based solar firm expands operations into Town of Wallkill
Publication: Times Herald RecordSunWize Technologies is expanding operations by moving its distribution center into new quarters in the Town of Wallkill. Read more...
SunRun enters Oregon's solar market
Publication: Sustainable Business OregonSunWize partnered with SunRun to offer a lease-like solar power service to homeowners designed to make solar energy more affordable. Read more...
SunRun Makes Solar More Affordable for Oregonians
Publication: Solar NovusSunWize partnered with SunRun, a home solar company, and announced the availability of a new option in Oregon that helps homeowners obtain more affordable solar power. Read more...
SunWize completes first stage of 4.45MW car park solar array
Publication: PV-TechSunWize Systems has completed the first stage of its 4.45MW car park solar array. The system, situated on top of a Veteran’s Affairs (VA) medical center in Phoenix, Arizona, is one of the largest of its kind in the U.S. and is expected to be completed in early 2012. Read more...
SunWize PV carport project expanded
Publication: PV MagazineSunWize Systems has finished the first phase of a photovoltaic carport project. Slated to be the U.S.’s largest when completed, its size has been expanded from 3.63 megawatts to 4.45. Read more...
First Phase Complete of Large Solar Carport Installation at VA Medical Center
Publication: Medical Design and ConstructionSunWize recently completed the first phase of one the nation’s largest solar carports at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Read more...
SunWize Completes Solar Carport at Veteran's Center
Publication: Solar NovusSunWize Systems announced it completed the first phase of the nation's largest solar carport for the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) at its Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Read more...
SunWize Systems Completes First Phase Of Carport Project
Publication: Solar IndustrySunWize Systems has completed the first phase of a PV carport for the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) at its Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix. Read more...
SunWize finishes solar parking covers at Phoenix VA Medical Center
Publication: Phoenix Business JournalSunWize Systems has finished the first phase of installation of one of the largest carport solar systems in the U.S., and announced the system will be bigger than planned. Read more...
Arizona medical center introduces solar carports to cut costs
Publication: Cooler PlanetIn an effort to provide shade for more than 1,600 cars and cut energy costs, the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Association Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, recently installed a massive solar carport. Read more...
Solar-powered Carport for VA
Publication: GetSolar.comThe Department of Veteran's Affairs has received a solar-powered carport at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, and the project is one of the largest solar energy carports in the U.S. Read more...
Solar carports to cut power costs at VA medical center
Publication: Arizona RepublicA federally funded $20 million solar-carport project will provide shade for 1,600 cars and save the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix an estimated $375,000 a year in energy costs. Read more...
The New Solar Middlemen
Publication: Bloomberg NewsIn California, the biggest U.S. market for solar energy, more than a third of residential installations this year have been financed by third parties. SunRun works with companies like SunWize who refer homeowners who need financing. Read more...
SunWize Systems, SunRun to Provide Cost- Effective Solar Installations for Home Owners
Publication: AzoCleantech.comSunWize Systems declared that it has partnered with SunRun, a home solar service company. The association will enable SunWize to provide cost- effective solar power options to residents of California. The option offered will work out to be cheaper than paying monthly payments to the utility companies. Read more...
SunWize, SunRun team up to offer US installation and service package
Publication: New Energy World NetworkSunWize and SunRun team up to offer US installation and service packages. Read more...
SunWize Partners With SunRun For Simpler Home Solar Power In California
Publication: Cooler PlanetSunWize Systems announced it has partnered with SunRun, the nation’s leading home solar service company. This partnership allows SunWize to offer California homeowners more affordable solar power options, often for less than they pay their utility. Read more...
SunWize Teams With SunRun On Residential Solar
Publication: Solar IndustrySunWize and SunRun will offer solar electricity service agreements to residential customers. With SunRun's solar power service, homeowners can qualify for no money up front or pay a small one-time system installation fee, and then low monthly bills for solar energy. Read more...
A Sun-A-Thon: SunWize Partners with SunRun
Publication: Solar FeedsSunWize Systems announced that it has partnered with SunRun, the nation’s leading home solar service company. Read more...
The Solar Social Network: Evangelists Required
Publication: ReutersSolar service providers are increasingly turning to social media tactics in an attempt to create engaged communities around the sunny clean power. SunWize Technologies encourages its customers to hold the solar version of a "Tupperware" party with neighbors to discuss benefits. Read more...
The Solar Social Network: Evangelists Required
Publication: Earth2TechSolar service providers are increasingly turning to social media tactics in an attempt to create engaged communities around the sunny clean power. SunWize Technologies encourages its customers to hold the solar version of a "Tupperware" party with neighbors to discuss benefits. Read more...
Carl Hayden VA Center in Phoenix goes green
Publication: KTAR.comThe Carl Hayden Veterans Administration Medical Center in Phoenix is going green in a big way. By next year, every covered parking structure at the center will be outfitted with SunWize solar panels. Read more...
Celebrate Corvallis Honors Leaders, Volunteers
Publication: Corvallis Gazette TimesSunWize Technologies Philomath, OR-based business, owned by David and Heidi Eveland, earned the Good Steward of the Planet award. Read more...
Looking Beyond the Treasury 1603 Cash Grant for 2011
Publication: Environmental LeaderSolar companies and a look at life past the Treasury 1603 Cash Grant for 2011. Companies who are taking advantage of this grant must think about not only how it will affect next year, but also the years beyond. Read more...
