SoloPower Systems technology selected by Direct Group Africa for Green Living...
SoloPower Systems, a photovoltaic technology company specializing in the design, manufacture and deployment of CIGS flexible thin-film solar technology, announced that Direct Group Africa, a pioneer of...
View Article6-MW solar brownfield installation completed in Massachusetts
Syncarpha Capital LLC, Borrego Solar Systems Inc., and Renewable Energy Massachusetts LLC (REM) announce the completion of a 6-MW solar array located on the former Palmer Metropolitan Airfield in...
View ArticleGestamp Solar becomes X-ELIO after KKR acquisition
Gestamp Solar, a leading global developer and operator of solar photovoltaic plants, has changed its name to X-ELIO following the successful completion of KKR’s acquisition of an 80 percent stake in...
View ArticleFour points to know about the growing community solar market
An installation professional builds a community solar array. Photo: Clean Energy Collective Article by Tim Braun, director of public affairs, Clean Energy Collective Though solar is becoming more...
View ArticleSolarBOS features wire harness and rapid shutdown products at PV conference...
SolarBOS, a developer and manufacturer for BoS products in solar, is excited to return to Boston, MA, where the 2016 Solar Power PV Conference & Expo will be held on February 24th and 25th. The...
View ArticleGTM reports that 20 states are at grid parity for residential solar
As installation costs continue to decline and retail electricity rates climb, residential solar economics have become increasingly attractive across the United States. According to the latest report...
View ArticleFebruary 2016 issue: Business tips, impact of snowfall, CIGS + more
In this issue: 14 INVERTER INSIDER Inverters and storage Q&A, plus smart inverters coming to a utility near you 18 PANEL POINTS CIGS: Solar’s black sheep finding its feet 20 MOUNTING This...
View ArticleGTM’s Solar Summit back for ninth year this May in Arizona
Solar Summit 2016 is the premier conference for defining industry needs and creating new business opportunities. Now in its ninth year, Solar Summit is GTM’s flagship annual solar conference that...
View ArticlesPower, Salt River Project unveil 45-MW solar array
sPower and Salt River Project announced the opening of sPower Sandstone Solar, one of the Valley’s largest photovoltaic facilities. SRP is purchasing all 45 MW of the solar energy produced at the...
View ArticleRoof Tech breaks into the Carolinas solar market
Jamie Brown had been doing basic electrical work for many years until 2007, when one day a customer needed someone to install a PV system on his home. Jamie did the job, and since then has installed...
View ArticleWebinar: Grow Your Business with Direct Pay: Tips from the Pros – March 16, 2016
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:00pmET/11:00am PT Join us for an in-depth look into the DirectPay program and how it can help your business reach its growth goals. We’ll share everything you’ll need...
View ArticleHow to deal with thermal expansion and contraction of rooftop solar systems
Figure 1 Article by Jeremy Taylor, product system engineer, SunModo It’s easy to think about solar systems getting hot—their potential is realized when the sun beats down on them. Temperatures on roofs...
View ArticleNellis Air Force Base opens second major solar array
SunPower Corp. joined NV Energy, U.S. Senator Harry Reid, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Miranda Ballentine and 99th Air Base Wing Commander Colonel Richard Boutwell in dedicating a new 15-MW...
View ArticleFirst-of-its-kind solar+storage project inked in Delaware
SUNVAULT ENERGY INC. and Edison Power Company announced they have signed a solar energy generation and large scale battery storage project in Delaware. The total size of the project is 484 kW with...
View ArticleIngeteam commissions hybrid solar storage system in Brazil
Ingeteam began the year 2016 by commissioning the first hybrid plant in Brazil to be connected to the public grid, combining PV energy and battery storage. The power generated by the rooftop PV panels...
View ArticleSolar Speaks: Saft talks solar batteries and storage
Energy storage, though currently in its infancy, is predicted to be crucial to the growth of solar. To learn more about the market and technology, we spoke with Laurent Mahuteau, Saft’s Technical Sales...
View ArticleEnvironmental boots protect connectors from the elements
Anderson Power Products (APP), a leader in high power interconnect solutions, now offers Environmental Boots to protect their dual pole SB 50, SB 120 and SB 175 connectors from water, dirt, chemicals...
View ArticleJuiceBox Energy and Simmitri offer solar storage to Silicon Valley
JuiceBox Energy, a privately-held Silicon Valley company committed to providing safe, reliable, intelligent, and connected energy storage, and Simmitri Inc., a provider of sustainable energy solutions,...
View ArticleMidwest Solar Expo expands NABCEP workshops, Storage Symposium and more
The 3rd annual Midwest Solar Expo is returning to the greater Minneapolis region May 17-19, 2016. The highly-anticipated conference attracts hundreds of solar executives from across the country and is...
View ArticleGiga Solar modules pass environmental, mechanical stress tests
Giga Solar high-efficiency crystalline-silicon, lightweight PV modules have successfully completed a series of environmental and mechanical stress tests at the CFV Solar Test Laboratory in...
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