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What’s trending this year in solar O&M?
Operations separating from Maintenance GTM Research’s latest O&M report found that the O is starting to separate from the M. This may be because many of the larger asset owners self-perform...
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Protective barriers can eliminate trouble and save money on solar projects
By Bob Smith, Co-founder and President of SolaTrim Most residential systems are installed on home rooftops where there is efficient solar exposure and underutilized real estate. However, putting a...
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Private Puerto Rican academy selects Kyocera panels for 207-kW installation
Kyocera Solar Inc. and authorized installer Dynamic Solar Solutions announced the installation of 207 kW of Kyocera solar modules atop Academia Cristo de los Milagros (ACM) in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The...
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One way to move product to market faster: Become your own testing facility
A researcher uses new testing equipment at the Ecolibrium Solar R&D facility in Colorado. The solar industry changes fast, and smart companies will work to keep pace. The challenge, however, is new...
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Solar Speaks: JinkoSolar explains how new loan partnership with GreenSky pays...
We recently talked with Jeff Juger, director of business development for JinkoSolar, about the panel manufacturer’s new partnership with residential loan provider GreenSky. Announced earlier this...
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Delta introduces M80U, the first wall-mounted 80-kW string inverter
Delta’s M80U Photovoltaic (PV) inverter Delta, a provider of power and thermal management solutions, today announces the unveiling of its M80U Photovoltaic (PV) inverter, the first wall mount 80kW...
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DOE announces five new veteran training sites and $10 million for national...
Today, the Energy Department announced five additional military bases will join Solar Ready Vets, a solar jobs training program that prepares service members for careers in the solar industry when they...
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Beautiful machines: Using visible solar for client benefit and industry growth
Recently, the Orlando Utilities Commission added four prominent solar trees to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, making solar’s presence impossible to ignore and sending the...
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How to create valuable and engaging visible solar projects
In May, utility Alliant Energy opened its Madison Solar Demonstration Project. In collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the utility has integrated multiple solar and clean...
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100 solar trackers provide an education opportunity and more at a Vermont...
Vermont Technical College has flipped the switch on a new solar farm that is projected to produce nearly 1 million kWh of clean, Vermont renewable energy each year. The array of 100 locally...
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Signal Energy selects AISG for security systems on two solar projects
American Integrated Security Group (AISG), North America’s fastest growing full service security systems integrator, is proud to announce the completion of a high tech integrated security platform at...
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Soligent dealer network grows to cover all 50 U.S. states, 20 countries
Soligent is proud to announce that its dealer network, made up of independent home improvement companies and solar installers across the nation, is growing faster than ever, from coast-to-coast. As its...
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SunShot Initiative releases eight research papers offering progress reports...
Experts from the SunShot Initiative outlined for reporters yesterday the state of the U.S. solar industry and the progress it has made toward the goal of making solar energy cost-competitive with other...
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DNV GL releases 2016 Solar PV Module Reliability Scorecard
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of certification and energy expertise, has released the 2016 PV Module Reliability Scorecard, its second edition of a rigorous review of PV module performance. The...
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How to calculate solar LCOE—and understand its values
Article by Samuel Adeyemo, COO at Aurora Solar The Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) is one of the residential solar industry’s most commonly used metrics. However, it is also one of the industry’s most...
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Contractors Corner: Canadian EPC installs in the freezing Arctic Circle to...
Many in the solar industry claim to be green-minded and passionate about their jobs. The question is: Are they passionate enough to travel over 2,500 miles from their warm homebase into the arctic...
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Colorado flood-damaged dam to be replaced with 3.5-MW solar array
Namasté Solar, an employee-owned cooperative and leading provider of commercial and residential solar solutions in Colorado, California, and the Northeast will begin construction next month on a 3.5-MW...
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Soltec to supply 150 MW of single-axis trackers to U.S. utility solar project
Soltec, a leading manufacturer of highly innovative single-axis trackers, will supply 150 MW of its SF Utility Single-Axis Tracker in the United States. For this project Soltec has successfully...
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OneRoof Energy realigns business to focus on Solar 2.0 strategy
OneRoof Energy, a residential solar services provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of OneRoof Energy Group Inc. (ON), announced it is realigning its business operations to focus on Solar 2.0...
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Three ways to better your solar business
The following article is based on the Solar Power World webinar, “How to better your solar business.” The webinar is available for on-demand review here. The webinar, which first streamed March 30,...
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