Mexican pipeline of solar projects to use Solar Frontier CIS modules
Solar Frontier Americas, U.S. subsidiary of the world’s largest CIS solar energy solutions provider Solar Frontier, announced its solar modules have been selected to be installed in a pipeline of...
View Article10 questions solar installers should ask when buying a battery
By Dean Middleton, vice president of sales at SimpliPhi Power With new storage options frequently coming to the market, understanding and comparing them can be confusing. But contractors can learn a...
View ArticleBusbars: A solar panel necessity or hindrance?
Busbars. When the largest debate in the last few years has been whether it is one word or two, it may come as a surprise that the solar cell component is suddenly a popular product buzzword. The...
View ArticleQ&A: How do inverters and batteries collaborate in solar storage?
With more solar inverter manufacturers announce storage solutions, we connected with Lior Handelsman, SolarEdge’s vice president of marketing and product strategy, to tell us more about why the...
View ArticleTen sunny states with poor solar policies
Alissa Jean Schafer This blog was written by Alissa Jean Schafer, solar communications and policy manager at Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, originally published here. What do you call a super...
View ArticleRenusol America provides solar mounting for 12 projects in hurricane-prone...
As the June to November hurricane season in the Caribbean approaches, Renusol America today announces that its solar panel mounting solutions have been installed in twelve rooftop systems across the...
View ArticleInovateus Solar joins forces with IndyCar diver Stefan Wilson for Indy 500
IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson announced a solar advocacy partnership with Inovateus Solar, a leading Midwest solar developer, contractor and supplier, in support of Wilson’s entry into the 100th...
View ArticleEnSync and OATI partner on distributed energy resource control to utilities
EnSync Energy Systems and OATI are pleased to announce a strategic alliance that brings together decades of experience and next generation Modernized Grid solutions to provide utilities with a seamless...
View ArticleRosendin Electric shows students a day in the life of an electrical contractor
Rosendin Electric, one of the nation’s largest private electrical contractors and an employee-owned company, recently hosted students from Desert Hills High School in Gilbert, Arizona, to help them...
View ArticleNew rated current values for SCHURTER’s UMT-H Fuse
SCHURTER expands its UMT-H series, adding new current ratings 20 A, 25 A and 30 A. The addition of the higher current ratings provide the widest range of currents in its compact SMD form factor,...
View ArticleKipp & Zonen acquires Black Photon’s Airshield for pyrheliometers
Kipp & Zonen announces the acquisition of Black Photon’s Airshield DNI for pyrheliometers. The technology has been transferred to give Kipp & Zonen the exclusive rights to manufacture and offer...
View ArticleWhat are the most solar-friendly states?
By: Brooke Nally, Solar Power Authority Solar power is a booming industry, but some states are more friendly to solar energy businesses than others. Many factors influence the business climate for...
View ArticleSolar kudzu: How Rule 21 is shaping solar’s growth in California and beyond
Harumi McClure By Harumi McClure, managing director of Tabuchi America California has long been a leader in solar policy. And as history has shown us time and time again, global trends– from Facebook...
View ArticlePodcast: Finding funding for small commercial solar
Bryan Birsic We spoke with Bryan Birsic, CEO of Wunder Capital to give us some insight into challenges of and solutions for financing small commercial solar projects. Podcast sponsored by Wunder...
View ArticleWebinar: How to Simplify Solar-Plus-Storage Installations: A...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 2:00pm ET/11:00am PT Learn how to offer a single-inverter solution for grid-tie solar with battery backup and smart islanding. This webinar provides details on the Pika...
View ArticleGreatWall and Ampt partner to lower solar PV system cost
China Electronics GreatWall Energy, one of the world’s largest solar inverter manufacturers, today announced the availability of the Satcon Equinox 750-kW inverters with Ampt Mode. Using these...
View ArticleTranscript: Power Anytime: Using Battery Backup with a Microinverter PV System
This is the transcript for webinar Power Anytime: Using Battery Backup with a Microinverter PV System. Click here to watch on demand. Kathie: Hi, everybody. I’m Kathie Zipp, managing editor of Solar...
View ArticleTranscript: How to better your solar business
This is the transcript for How to better your solar business. Click here to watch on demand. Kathy: Hi everyone. I am Kathy Zippe, managing editor of Solar Power World Magazine and I would like to...
View ArticleSolarrus Corporation changes name to MaxGen Energy Services
Solarrus Corporation, a leading independent service provider in the U.S. solar, electric vehicle and battery energy storage industries, announced this week that it is changing its name to MaxGen Energy...
View ArticleRoof Tech enters the commercial solar market
By Milton Nogueira, senior business development manager, Roof Tech It’s official: Roof Tech is now a player in the commercial solar market and the loyalty of one dedicated customer made it happen. Luke...
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