(RIVERSIDE, CA) – While some of the industry’s largest solar companies have generated years of buzz over the promise of battery back-up power for the home, SolarMax Technology has become the first to develop and deliver an integrated, all-in-one-solution – all under one roof. The groundbreaking FLE... Read More
Solar jobs are currently at an all-time high. In the Solar Foundation recently released results from its sixth annual solar industry census of 19,000 businesses across the country, it found that there were around 209,000 solar company employees last year, far higher than 174,000 in 2014. This 20 p... Read More
Due to the rise in solar energy acceptance across the country and problems caused by the California drought, solar power moved ahead of both wind and hydropower in terms of the percentage it represents in the state's overall energy usage. Executive Director of the California Solar Energy Industrie... Read More
When many of us think about what it means to be a good corporate citizen, we typically point to philanthropic endeavors – and rightfully so. But, that’s just one, albeit critically important, dimension of leadership. A much less obvious – yet, often more enduring – demonstration is to pay tribute... Read More
The stars were definitely out on November 10, as nearly 740 business and community leaders from across the Inland Empire descended on the Riverside Convention Center. And none shone brighter than SolarMax – whose co-founders emerged as winners of a prestigious 2015 Spirit of the Entrepreneur Award!... Read More
What does excellence in entrepreneurship look like? Well, if you want to see it up close and personal, you might want to make plans to attend the 2015 Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards in Riverside on November 10. Some 28 Inland Empire company founders and their businesses will be feted that eveni... Read More
If you’re one of those folks worried about society’s collective future, particularly when it comes to the next generation of leaders, you would have been impressed by the innovation and thought leadership on display at the recent Science Technology Education Partnership (STEP) convention in Riversid... Read More
As long as they have been available for home use, solar panels empowered homeowners to reduce their carbon footprints and reliance on nonrenewable resources. The environmental impact of going solar is well documented. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average solar home can... Read More
Long established as the oil capital of the world, the Middle East doesn't come to mind quickly in conversations about renewable energy, unless as a contradiction. That's all about to change, with two massive solar energy projects currently under construction in the gulf region. Expected to become... Read More
Let's use our imaginations for a moment. With states like Hawaii and California pushing ever closer to full reliance on renewable energy, and more than half of all new U.S. energy sources coming online generated from solar, it's not out of the question to imagine a world completely powered using ene... Read More