ATI finalizes solar tracker shipments to 191-MW Springbok 2 solar farm
Global solar tracking leader, Array Technologies, Inc. (ATI), has finalized DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis tracker shipments to 191 MW-dc Springbok 2 Solar Farm, located 70 miles north of Los Angeles,...
View ArticleWebinar: Large wattage PV modules are here, is your microinverter solution...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 2:00pm EST/11:00am PST Increasingly more powerful modules and microinverters can work together to lower cost and increase production of your systems. What was state of the...
View ArticleHonesty is a profitable policy for one Top Solar Contractor
After taking some time off to travel the country in a pink RV raising cancer awareness with his mom—a lung cancer survivor—Adam Rizzo was ready to get back to his contracting career. Hearing of solar’s...
View ArticleInstaller tries hand as equipment distributor
Kevin Good didn’t intend to start a business selling solar awning systems to other solar installation companies, but that’s the way his business is starting to move. The Good Energy Solutions solar...
View ArticleBe a consultant, rather than a salesperson, suggests one solar contractor
The solar salesperson has an especially important job, because he or she is the face of the installation company and therefore responsible for educating clients about how solar energy works and why it...
View ArticleModernize launches ModSun solar cost calculator for homeowners nationwide
Modernize, the online service that connects homeowners with contractors specializing in energy-efficient home improvement projects, today announced the launch of ModSun, an easy-to-use residential...
View ArticleTop Solar Contractors detail five years of change in the solar industry
The Solar Power World Top Solar Contractors list and the industry have grown at a similar clip. Solar Power World first published the list in 2012 with 100 companies. It grew to 250 companies in 2013,...
View ArticleSolar Power World releases 2016 Top 500 Solar Contractors list
Solar Power World, the industry’s leading business-to-business publication, today announced the release of its 2016 Top 500 Solar Contractors list. The Top Solar Contractors list is the most recognized...
View ArticleJuly 2016 issue: The 5th annual 2016 Top Solar Contractors
In this issue: 22 TOP 500 SOLAR CONTRACTORS LIST Honoring the best of the industry 85 CONTRACTORS BY STATE Recognizing local solar businesses doing the job right 100 5 YEAR CONGRATULATIONS How has the...
View ArticleHow can today’s solar software help residential installers?
Solar software helps solar installers accelerate and streamline their sales and design processes. In fact, with modern solar software, an installer can easily pre-design projects and develop a sales...
View ArticleCEO of ABB: Solar Impulse shows we can run the world without consuming the earth
Ulrich Spiesshofer, president and CEO, ABB By Ulrich Spiesshofer, president and CEO, ABB Solar Impulse has made history by completing the first flight around the world in a plane powered only by energy...
View ArticleThe four benchmarks of quality commercial solar sales leads
William Wickey By William Wickey, content and media strategy, LeadGenius Lead generation can be a loaded term—and an elusive one to define. But no matter how you define a lead, what will really matter...
View ArticlePublic relations expertise is a must-have for every solar company
Public relations might seem like an unnecessary addition to your company’s marketing repertoire, especially if you’re a five-person organization far too busy installing new solar arrays each week. But...
View ArticleSeaward releases new solar PV test instrument for commissioning and O&M
A brand new concept in solar PV test instrumentation combines accurate I-V curve analysis with essential electrical testing for the fast and effective commissioning, safety and O&M diagnostic...
View ArticleRock-It Systems from EcoFasten Solar receive UL 2703 First Edition certification
EcoFasten Solar’s Rock-It System and the newly launched Rock-It System 2.0, rail-free solar roof mount solutions, are now certified to UL 2703 First Edition. The Rock-It System and Rock-It System 2.0...
View ArticleFrom design to implementation: How a solar mounting supplier is going rail-less
Photo: Mounting Systems By Hannah Mirza, product manager, Mounting Systems Solar racking systems have evolved from bulky systems to simple designs, with fewer and fewer parts. More designs are...
View ArticleEaton solar combiner boxes help utility customers reduce costs and...
Power management company Eaton today announced the release of its new Crouse-Hinds series 1500 volt (v) direct current (DC) combiner boxes for large-scale solar photovoltaic applications. The combiner...
View ArticleGRID Alternatives, University of California lab partner to improve off-grid...
GRID Alternatives has announced a partnership with the University of California, Berkeley’s Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL), to integrate research into GRID Alternatives projects...
View ArticleCBS Solar installs PV project for third microbrewery in Michigan
Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently turned on its 58-kW solar PV system. This is now the third microbrewery in Michigan to go solar guided by CBS Solar’s design, engineering and...
View ArticleFronius, GRID Alternatives, Holy Cross Energy support community solar project
Fronius, a leading string inverter manufacturer, joined GRID Alternatives Colorado (GRID) and Holy Cross Energy in the Roaring Fork Valley this week to help install a community solar array that will...
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