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AET unveils solar racking system for bifacial panels
Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a preferred supplier of commercial and utility-scale racking systems and one of the top 10 solar racking companies in the United States, announces today the expansion...
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The effective solar grounding conundrum
Utilities are increasingly requiring effective PV-plant grounding to limit risk of temporary overvoltage, but their regulations don’t necessarily translate to the solar inverter market. By Emily Hwang,...
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1.1-MW SunPower solar carport planned for California high school
Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) and SunPower Corp. announced plans for a 1.1-MW SunPower solar carport to be installed at Valhalla High School in El Cajon, Calif. GUHSD will not own the...
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AlsoEnergy introduces new ‘zero export’ PV SCADA solution
AlsoEnergy, a leading international provider of solar monitoring and SCADA systems, has developed a new fully automated PV SCADA solution specifically designed for solar PV systems with “zero export”...
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Soltage completes solar on Quinsigamond Community College in Massachusetts
Soltage, a full-service renewable energy company developing, financing and operating solar power plants across the United States, today announced it has completed and placed online the West Brookfield...
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SEIA CEO Rhone Resch to step down after 12 years of leadership
Rhone Resch has announced his decision to step down as President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on May 31, 2016. SEIA will name an interim leader and begin the executive...
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Buenavista Renewables, OCI Solar Power complete Mexico’s first private...
On April 14, 2016, Buenavista Renewables (BVR), OCI Solar Power (OCISP), the La Salle educational network and Leoni Cable celebrated construction of Mexico’s first private solar park with a ceremonial...
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DCE Solar’s Contour selected for 1.38 MW solar project
After exceeding expectations on their first solar installation, a recent client selected DCE Solar’s highly-adaptable Contour DB (Driven Beam) racking system for their second installation. The original...
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Solar Frontier to supply CIS modules for 16 California projects
Solar Frontier, the world’s largest CIS solar energy solutions provider, announced its CIS modules will be installed at 16 solar project sites ranging in size up to 522 kW by Staten Solar, a leading...
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SunSpec Alliance receives DOE funding to develop open solar data exchange...
The SunSpec Alliance today announced that it has secured $1.64 million in federal funding to develop data interoperability standards for the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative’s Orange...
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Fronius USA releases rapid shutdown box-multi
The NEC 2014 section 690.12 requires new photovoltaic systems to have a rapid shutdown functionality, which de-energizes the array to less than 30 V within 10 seconds in order to enhance rooftop and...
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JuiceBox Energy rebrands as Adara Power
Interest in residential energy storage technology has grown dramatically worldwide as consumers search for a method of capturing self-produced solar energy, reducing their carbon footprint, and...
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Michigan utility shuts down 7 coal plants, unveils community solar plant
Days after it closed seven Michigan coal plants, Consumers Energy today started operations at its first large-scale solar project on 17 acres at Grand Valley State University. Courtesy Consumers...
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Ecolibrium Solar is now a Certified Partner Lab of TÜV Rheinland PTL
Ecolibrium Solar, a leading supplier of solar racking systems for commercial and residential applications, announces that the Ecolibrium Boulder R&D Laboratory is now a Certified Partner Lab by TÜV...
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New world record for fullerene-free polymer solar cells
Polymer solar cells manufactured using low-cost roll-to-roll printing technology, demonstrated here by professors Olle Inganäs (right) and Shimelis Admassie. Polymer solar cells can be even cheaper and...
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Third-party testing validates Ideal Power technology to improve efficiency
Ideal Power Inc., a developer of innovative power conversion technologies, reported its semiconductor fabricator successfully tested Bi-Directional Bi-Polar Junction TRANsistor (B-TRAN) silicon dies...
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OnGrid explains utility bills with an in-depth video
OnGrid, a developer of financial modeling and presentation software for the solar industry, as well as various educational resources and live workshops, has created an in-depth video explaining utility...
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sonnenBatterie offers upcoming solar webinars
As sonnenBatterie’s storage technology becomes increasingly popular, the company is offering a variety of free webinars for solar installers to learn more. Register for these upcoming events by...
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Tigo achieves TUV certification for its TS4-R (retrofit/add on)
Tigo, the Smart Module market leader, today announced that the newly released TS4-R platform for the retrofit/Add-on solar system received the European standards EN 62109-1:2010 certification by TÜV...
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SMA releases rapid shutdown system for residential PV applications
SMA’s much-anticipated Rapid Shutdown System is now available for immediate shipping to the North American residential PV market. Engineered for use with SMA’s Sunny Boy inverter line with Secure Power...
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