SMA expands residential portfolio by adding new Sunny Boy models with Secure...
SMA has added four new models to its redesigned Sunny Boy inverter line with Secure Power Supply, expanding its portfolio of residential inverter solutions. The UL-listed Sunny Boy 3.0-US, 3.8-US,...
View ArticleWebinar: Battery Storage inverter compatibility to PV solar string inverters...
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Thursday, September 8, 2016 2:00pm ET/ 11:00am PT With a growing interest in battery storage systems for use with today’s PV solar systems, homeowners and businesses are...
View ArticleIHS names PV module leaders for 2016
In a new scorecard reviewing the solar photovoltaic (PV) module sector, Trina Solar, SunPower, First Solar, Hanwha Q CELLS and Jinko Solar were all identified as this year’s industry leaders. Each of...
View ArticleCase Study: Solar Frontier CIS modules installed on two Indiana utility-scale...
Located just 30 minutes apart are two of the largest solar power generation plants in their respective counties of Indiana. They make up almost 10% of the total install capacity of the state which was...
View ArticleWebinar: Solar PV Plants: Moving to 1500Vdc – September 6, 2016
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT In an effort to keep and make Solar PV more competitive, Developers, EPCs are moving to systems with higher voltage, 1500Vdc to reduce the overall...
View ArticleBaltimore Ravens training facility powered by SolarWorld panels
SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar technology manufacturer for more than 40 years, announced it has supplied about 400 kW of solar panels for Constellation’s solar installation at...
View ArticleVaisala and IRENA enable free global resource data downloads
Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement and provider of industry-leading renewable energy consulting services, has partnered with the International Renewable Energy Agency...
View ArticleNew report from SEPA shows huge community solar potential
Community solar projects could give millions of U.S. households access to clean energy, according to a new report from the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and Shelton Group. The potential market...
View ArticleIREC hosting 3iForum at SPI 2016
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) is hosting their annual 30-minute insight sessions at SPI 2016 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This year, they’ve wrapped their full 3iForum into one...
View ArticleFire fighters use new interactive video-based online solar training
With one million homes and businesses nationwide now producing energy through solar roof panels, the likelihood that fire fighters and other professionals will encounter solar electric systems in the...
View ArticleFronius initiates industry standard for NEC 2017 Rapid Shutdown
Fronius USA has recently initiated a working group to define an open industry standard for NEC 2017 Rapid Shutdown communication. The standard is now established together with several industry leaders...
View ArticleSolar Speaks: Alltec engineer discusses the threat of lightning strikes on...
Damage from direct and indirect lightning strikes on solar arrays can vary from explosive destruction to less apparent, yet accumulative, effects on sensitive electronics. Jim Grasty, engineering...
View Article3.1-MW solar system installed for California oil production field
BAP Power Corporation (dba Cenergy Power) announced the completion of a 3.1-MW photovoltaic system for Seneca Resources Corporation’s North Midway Sunset oil field located in Kern County, California....
View ArticleRevoluSun Smart Home urges solar customers to reserve grid-supply space now
RevoluSun Smart Home, Hawaii’s premier solar and Smart Home solutions provider, is urging Hawaii homeowners getting solar to make sure to reserve their space for the grid-supply program now. The Hawaii...
View ArticleNamasté Solar to build 1.3-MW solar array for Southern Ute Indian Tribe
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 1.3-MW...
View ArticleSunLink’s PowerCare installation services expand into Northeast
Highlighting the demand for its solar engineering, installation and O&M services for EPCs in the mid-range fixed tilt and tracker market nationwide, the PowerCare team from SunLink has expanded...
View ArticleSolar Speaks: Roof Tech discusses its rail-less mounting system
In this Solar Speaks custom podcast, Milton Nogueira, senior business development manager at Roof Tech, a PV mounting solutions provider, discusses the company’s rail-less PV mounting system, which you...
View Article1366 develops 3D wafer that will lower crystalline silicon PV supply chain costs
1366 Technologies unveiled the first of a series of R&D achievements that have the potential to change the way the solar industry thinks about wafer features. The company’s proprietary Direct Wafer...
View ArticleCalCom Solar ranks third on the 2016 Inc. 500 list of America’s fastest...
Photo: CalCom Solar CalCom Solar, a solar project developer and engineering procurement construction (EPC) firm, ranks third on the 2016 Inc. 500 list of America’s fastest growing privately-owned...
View ArticleRoss Solar Group to install solar on iconic former Coca-Cola factory in...
Ross Solar Group has secured funding to complete an upcoming solar installation for Mike’s Famous Harley-Davidson, located at the historic Coca-Cola factory in New London, CT. This project will...
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