Lufft offers free webinars
WS510-UMB Smart Weather Sensor Solar measurement and control technology company Lufft offers free webinars to share expert knowledge on topics from measurement technology to new products. Here’s a look...
View ArticleSiva Power raises $5 million, will build CIGS solar module pilot line
Siva Power, a leader in advanced solar energy, today announced it has secured $5 million in Series D financing and will use these funds to build a solar-module manufacturing pilot-line at its new...
View ArticleMidwest utility Alliant Energy unveils solar research and education project...
Midwest utility Alliant Energy has announced the opening of its Madison Solar Demonstration Project. In collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the utility has integrated...
View ArticleBuilt Well Solar celebrates 15 years installing on Long Island
Built Well Solar started in 2001 when its founder, a 9/11 first responder concerned about our dependence on foreign oil realized solar energy was the perfect energy-saving, cost-cutting solution for...
View ArticleDesign tools on solar mounting manufacturers websites simplify the ordering...
A screenshot of Unirac’s U-Builder tool. In the old days, ordering a solar mounting system was a manual process. Systems were designed by hand. Costs were calculated on spreadsheets. Purchase orders...
View ArticleHow economic theory can help maximize profits from solar projects
Article by Samuel Adeyemo, COO at Aurora Solar A well-established concept in economic theory is the idea that profits are maximized when the marginal revenue earned from selling a good equals the...
View ArticleIntroducing a new series about economics and solar from Aurora Solar
New sections of a multi-part series on residential solar financial analysis, and how it affects the design and sale of residential solar systems, will be published here, on Solar Power World, once a...
View ArticleSolar-Log 370 nominated for Intersolar Award
The new Solar-Log 370 has been selected as a finalist for an Intersolar product award in the “Photovoltaics” category. The Intersolar AWARD is presented each year by the organizers of Intersolar to...
View ArticleSolarCity looks to enter utility-scale market with launch of new grid services
SolarCity, best known as a provider of rooftop solar to consumers and businesses, has introduced a new set of services for utility and grid operators. SolarCity’s new services include installation,...
View ArticleSolar industry will get down to business at the 2016 Midwest Solar Expo
The 3rd Annual Midwest Solar Expo is returning to the Twin Cities. This year, like last, will bring together hundreds of industry business leaders, investors, developers, manufacturers, distributors,...
View ArticleThe Solar Foundation and EnergySage collaborate to empower the solar consumer
To advance a shared commitment to helping people make informed energy decisions, The Solar Foundation (TSF), an independent nonprofit research and education organization, today announced that they have...
View ArticleBorrego selects Trimark SCADA for National Grid Massachusetts solar test bed
Trimark Associates, has been selected by Borrego Solar Systems to provide supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA) for a test bed of 14 photovoltaic (PV) generation sites owned by...
View ArticleHanwha invests $10 million into 1366 Technologies silicon wafer manufacturing
Silicon wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies announced it has received a $10 million investment from the Hanwha Investment Corporation, one of Korea’s leading private equity/venture capital firms with...
View ArticleSchools showcase clean energy strategies at Stanford symposium
Nancy Skinner, former CA State Representative who is also running for office this fall, leads a discussion of how schools can benefit from energy policies to pay for retrofits and renewable energy....
View ArticleSanta Monica City Council votes to require solar on all new construction
The Santa Monica City Council voted to approve an ordinance requiring rooftop solar systems for all new construction in the City of Santa Monica—both residential and commercial. The ordinance goes into...
View ArticleString inverters replacing central for increasingly larger projects
1-MW installation on California Goodyear Rubber Manufacturing Facility by REP Solar with Yaskawa – Solectria Solar inverters. More installers are choosing string inverters over central models in solar...
View ArticleCalCom Solar completes 2.2 MW solar system at D’Arrigo Bros. Co.
CalCom Solar, a leader in design-build solar projects for agribusinesses and water districts, has installed a new 2.2 MW solar power system at D’Arrigo Bros. Co., of CA, a premier grower, packer, and...
View ArticleEnergy Toolbase, always tracking utility rates, offers timely financial analysis
Thousands of utilities run power grids across the country, and each has its own electricity rate structures and rules for customer-sited solar power generation. Regional and national solar developers,...
View ArticleH.B. Fuller leverages TONSAN acquisition to fast-track engineering adhesives...
In a world that demands rapid innovation, manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to gain a competitive edge. H.B. Fuller, a global leader in adhesives, aims to fill that need when it comes to...
View ArticleAdvantages and disadvantages of a solar tracker system
A version of the article first appeared in a blog by mounting provider Solar FlexRack. Read the company’s blog here. The Solar FlexRack Series TDL solar tracking system. Solar trackers are rising in...
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