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Sonnen reduces U.S. residential energy storage system cost by 40% with new...
The U.S. residential solar energy storage market is experiencing unparalleled growth due to the increase in solar installations and the end of net-metering across numerous states. In order to meet the...
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SolarWorld debuts 1,500-volt solar panel ready for Q4 2016 delivery
SolarWorld, the largest crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer in the Americas for more than 40 years, announced it will release a 1,500-volt solar panel in time for this year’s fourth-quarter peak...
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Second-quarter corporate funding for solar drops 41% from Q1
Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in the second quarter...
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Open Energy closes $1.6 million loan for 1.85 MW offsite solar installation
Open Energy, an innovative provider of debt financing solutions for commercial solar projects, has announced the closing of a loan totaling $1.6 million to an affiliate of EnterSolar, a leading...
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Podcast: KACO gives an Ultraverter update
Jon Bonanno We spoke with Jon Bonanno, Ultraverter specialist at KACO new energy, to get an update on the system, which was released at SPI in 2014. You may have listened to our previous podcast on its...
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Four acronyms every solar salesperson needs to know
Article by Samuel Adeyemo, COO at Aurora Solar Solar is a dynamic, innovative market. Every few months there are new products, financing mechanisms, policies and organizations that affect how you...
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Solar Speaks: NEXTracker Intersolar preview with CEO Dan Shugar
In this Solar Speaks podcast, NEXTracker CEO Dan Shugar discusses what he’s looking forward to seeing and doing at Intersolar North America, happening July 12 to 14 in San Francisco. Shugar also...
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Eaton offers higher-power solar and storage inverter for utility projects
Power management company Eaton offers a new higher-power models of its Power Xpert Solar and energy storage inverters for grid-tied utility-scale projects. Eaton Power Xpert 2,000-kilowatt (kW) and...
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Partnerships build renewable energy lifestyles in Pine Ridge Reservation
Jeff Tobe (pictured above) and Johnny Weiss were the head solar installers but the heads of the main organizations are Richard Fox of TWP and Henry Red Cloud of the Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center...
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Boviet Solar USA to display newest commercial-grade solar modules at Intersolar
Boviet Solar USA, the newest leader in commercial and utility-grade solar technology in North America, will be displaying its line of solar panels and solar cells at Intersolar North America, to be...
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Solar inverters and clipping: What DC/AC inverter load ratio is ideal?
By Paul Grana, co-founder, Folsom Labs Pop quiz: What happens if you pair 6 kW of modules with a 5-kW inverter? How much energy will be lost due to “clipping?” We all know that the module rated power...
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APsystems introduces YC500i microinverter designed for high-output PV modules
APsystems extends its advanced microinverter line with the new YC500i with EnergyMax power handling and integrated ground, now available in North America. EnergyMax™ technology allows the dual-module...
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Why do batteries die?
Batteries should be regarded as a fuel. They are expendable and have a fixed amount of energy that they can discharge over their limited lifespans. “Understanding battery chemistry, the leading causes...
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ViZn Energy Systems and Alpha Energy announce partnership to use zinc redox...
ViZn Energy Systems, a leading provider of zinc and iron chemistry-based flow battery energy storage systems for utilities and microgrids, announced today that it has entered into a strategic...
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Open Energy closes loan for 1.2 MW solar facility
Open Energy, an innovative provider of debt financing solutions for commercial solar projects, has announced the closing of a loan with an affiliate of Guzman Energy, a specialty energy company that...
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Ideal Power’s “Solar First, Storage Ready” SunDial recognized as a top 20...
Ideal Power, a developer of innovative power conversion technologies, announced today that its new SunDial solar photovoltaic (PV) string inverter, which includes an optional bi-directional 3rd port...
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Roof Tech inspires Green Seal to expand residential market share
When Ryan Potter, vice president of renewable energy services for Green Seal Environmental, first saw Roof Tech’s products at the PV America tradeshow in Boston in February 2016, he knew he had found...
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General Cable joins NEETRAC expanding collaborative partnerships
General Cable is pleased to announce that it has joined the National Electrical Energy Testing Research and Applications Center (NEETRAC). A collaborative relationship with NEETRAC will create...
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Sonnen announces commercial energy storage solution in partnership with Ideal...
Sonnen announces their expansion into the commercial and industrial energy storage market with the launch of the sonnenBatterie prousing Ideal Power’s highly efficient power conversion systems. As a...
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Blattner Energy selected as contractor on solar project in California
Blattner Energy, a leader in renewable energy construction services in North America, has been selected as the EPC contractor for the 38.75 MWdc Portal Ridge solar project located in Lancaster,...
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