Solar Power World accepting applications for 2016 Top 500 Solar Contractors list
Solar Power World is now accepting applications for its 2016 Top 500 Solar Contractors list, the most recognized list of U.S. and Canadian solar contractors. Entering its fifth year, the list...
View ArticlePowin to install Ideal Power conversion systems on upcoming energy storage...
Ideal Power Inc., a developer of innovative power conversion technologies, has signed a Master Purchase Agreement with Powin Corporation, a leading provider of commercial and industrial (C&I)...
View ArticleSilfab Solar debuts new double-sided module
Silfab Solar will debut this week its most advanced and competitively priced PV solar module – the Silfab X series. Silfab’s latest PV module series feature an 18.4% efficiency rating, as well as...
View ArticlePika Energy Island system provides simplified solar-plus-storage
Pika Energy, Inc. will begin shipping its new Pika Energy Island systems in Q2 of 2016, the Maine-based power electronics firm announced Wednesday at the Solar Power PV Conference & Expo in Boston....
View ArticleSEPA and SEIA name PV Project of Distinction winners at the Solar PV...
The Hopewell Valley Central High School solar project was implemented as a part of PSE&G’s Solar 4 All program. Four innovative and forward-looking photovoltaic (PV) solar projects were named...
View ArticleSEPA releases resource guide for utility solar asset management and O&M
As large-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar projects become an integral part of utilities’ generation portfolios across the country, managing these assets for optimum performance — physical and financial —...
View ArticleSolarReviews.com and Solar Power World again partner for Top Solar...
SolarReviews.com, the leading site for customer-generated reviews of solar installations and solar equipment, has again partnered with Solar Power World, the leading print and online resource covering...
View ArticleSUNAGE SA integrates Tigo on its solar modules
SUNAGE SA., a Swiss leader in monocrystalline photovoltaic modules manufacturer, today announced the immediate availability of the Tigo TS4 Platform on their PV modules. The TS4 Platform replaces the...
View ArticleDOE SHINES projects use intelligent inverters and storage
Earlier this year, the Energy Department announced its Grid Modernization Initiative to improve the resiliency, reliability and security of the nation’s electrical power grid. As a means of achieving...
View ArticleKipp & Zonen extends warranty on solar radiation instruments
Kipp & Zonen announces an increase of the warranty period on the majority of their instruments from two to five years. Backed by the quality and stability of Kipp & Zonen, the new 5-year...
View ArticleJuiceBox Energy and ReVision Energy install solar storage at historic Maine...
JuiceBox Energy, a privately-held Silicon Valley company committed to providing safe, reliable, intelligent, and connected energy storage, and ReVision Energy have embarked upon a unique installation...
View ArticleSMA redesigns commercial solar inverter racking
SMA has released the second generation of its ReadyRack all-in-one inverter, rack and disconnect solution for commercial rooftop PV. Specifically designed for the world’s top-selling three-phase...
View ArticlePCI Solar installs carport array at California police headquarters
PCI Solar has announced the completion of a solar carport array for the City of Woodland, California. The solar project, part of a 2.5-MW portfolio that PCI Solar is building for Woodland, was part of...
View ArticleClean Energy Collective and Xcel Energy reach agreement on community solar...
Colorado’s electricity customers will gain greater access to local clean power production after another boost to the state’s burgeoning community solar market. Clean Energy Collective (CEC), the...
View Article46 states took policy action on solar in 2015
The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center, in conjunction with Meister Consultants Group, Inc., announced the release of a special annual review edition of the quarterly report, The 50 States of Solar....
View ArticleThe smart module market is gaining momentum
Smart modules—essentially solar panels with “smart,” module-level power electronics—have seen a slow rise in popularity. But that could change fairly quickly, according to GTM Research, which is...
View ArticleChina, U.S. and Japan to lead global installed PV capacity in 2016
By the end of 2016, cumulative global installed PV installations will surpass 310GW, compared to just 40 GW at the end of 2010. The five countries accounting for 70 percent of this capacity are China,...
View ArticleIngeteam extends range of three-phase string inverters up to 40 kW
Ingeteam has just launched onto the market its new PV string inverter models, delivering output powers of up to 40 kW in a single inverter. In addition to the 40 kW model, a further three models have...
View ArticleNREL collab boosts potential for CdTe solar cells by improving maximum voltage
A critical milestone has been reached in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technology, helping pave the way for solar energy to directly compete with electricity generated by conventional energy...
View ArticleDelta’s solar tracking solution contributes to Crescent Dunes solar project
Delta Group today announced its participation in SolarReserve’s Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, the world’s largest concentrating solar power plant with integrated molten salt energy storage. A...
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