Solar Speaks: Solar-Log monitoring assists with power curtailment
We chat with Stephen Condon, east coast sales director of Solar-Log, about a Connecticut solar project that uses Solar-Log monitoring systems for measurement and feed-in management. Stephen also tells...
View ArticleViZn Energy Systems expands capabilities of its flow battery storage system
ViZn Energy Systems Inc. (ViZn), a leading provider of energy storage systems for microgrid, commercial & industrial and utility applications, announced today that it has built upon its...
View ArticleSolar SpeedRack is crowdfunding the development of a new technology, Solar...
Many have heard of Solar Roadways, the viral IndieGoGo campaign promising technology that would turn roads into power generators (though the feasibility of such a concept has been debated). The...
View ArticleMinnesota’s largest solar project now online at MSP airport
A 3-MW solar installation is now complete on the top deck of two Terminal 1-Lindbergh parking structures at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) – Minnesota’s largest solar generation site....
View ArticleCSUN/SST and Tigo partner on smart solar module
CSUN’s sub company SST has announced today the introduction of a new Smart solar module to its product portfolio. Officially unveiled in November, SST’s Smart DC modules integrate Tigo’s modular TS4...
View ArticleU.S. surpasses 100 MW of storage
The United States has experienced its largest quarter for energy storage deployments (total, not just in solar) since the fourth quarter of 2012. According to GTM Research and the Energy Storage...
View ArticleLG and Enphase partner on AC solar modules
LG Electronics and Enphase Energy, have agreed to integrate Enphase’s microinverter technology into LG Electronics’ new generation of AC solar modules (ACM) for the global solar market. The LG...
View ArticleSoltage and Tenaska announce investment in solar
Leading independent energy company Tenaska and Soltage, a full-service renewable energy company developing, financing and operating solar power plants across the United States, today announced the...
View ArticleSolar Speaks: Trina Solar hits 15 GW shipped worldwide
We spoke with Jing Tian, head of global marketing for Trina Solar, about the company’s recent milestone of 15 GW of solar modules shipped globally. We also learn about the company’s future plans and...
View ArticleWhat does solar O&M 2.0 look like?
Gone are the days when a solar power plant proprietor could treat operations and maintenance as annoying afterthoughts. The outdated mentality of “the arrays are generating energy” has given way to...
View ArticleSolar Canada promises solar business opportunities
Canada’s provincial governments and consumers are focusing more on renewable energy in an effort to lower greenhouse gases and utilize more renewable sources of energy. This has created a tremendous...
View ArticleOhio’s largest solar/energy storage project ready to go online
Construction on one of Ohio’s largest solar projects with a 7-MW/2.8-MWh energy storage facility is expected to be completed in the next several weeks. Though it is a single solar/storage project,...
View ArticleSEIA’s CEO sends updates on ITC fight on Capitol Hill
Rhone Resch, SEIA President & CEO As industry voices continue to express opinions on the possible effects of extending or losing the solar ITC, SEIA President & CEO Rhone Resch put a jolt in...
View ArticleAlectris wins second facilities management award for solar ERP software, ACTIS
Alectris, a leading global solar asset care innovation firm, today announced its Solar ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) tool, ACTIS, has won again at the annual Facilities Management awards...
View ArticleEcoFasten Solar will relocate to Phoenix, hire staff
EcoFasten Solar, a leader in the solar roof mount manufacturing industry, will relocate its headquarters to Phoenix, Arizona, in January 2016. The company’s growth has driven it to a point of needing...
View ArticleSolar Asset Management North America will be held March 2016
Solar Asset Management North America is the largest event entirely dedicated to Solar Asset Management and O&M in North America. The 3rd edition of the 2-day conference and compact exhibition will...
View ArticleVermont Governor announces completion of fifth state corrections solar project
Gov. Peter Shumlin today announced the completion of a 500 kilowatt solar net metering project at the Southern State Correctional Facility, the fifth of seven state correctional facilities to be...
View Article31 California jurisdictions launch PACE programs
Twenty six cities and five counties across California launched the HERO Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program today. HERO PACE financing enables homeowners to make energy- and water-efficiency...
View ArticleSolar Speaks: Gridtential’s technology could help standardize solar storage
How will storage be important to solar’s long-term success? Do contractors know enough about storage? How have utilities responded to solar-plus-storage? We spoke with Ray Kubis, in light of his recent...
View ArticleIKEA Las Vegas goes solar with Yaskawa – Solectria Solar inverters
Yaskawa – Solectria Solar, a leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that its SGI 500XTM three-phase, central inverters have been chosen by Helix Electric for IKEA in Las Vegas, Nevada....
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