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SMA offers new central inverter for utility solar
SMA is now taking orders for its newest central inverter, which not only is ideal for 1,500 VDC applications but also is UL certified to the new UL 62109 standard. The Sunny Central 2500-EV-US provides...
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Enphase Energy and North State Solar bring 500-kW solar array to California...
Enphase Energy and North State Solar, a Northern California-based general contractor, announced their latest collaboration, a 500-kW solar photovoltaic system for the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas...
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Contractors Corner: Superior Solar’s 30-year history paves the way for...
Superior Solar Systems’ start in 1984 makes it one of Florida’s oldest solar companies still operating. Through the years, the company’s focus has shifted from installing solar thermal and pool...
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What kind of software do solar contractors need?
By Pamela Cargill, Principal at Chaolysti An update to last year’s software usage article “Will Software Eat the Solar Industry?” The primary functionality of many solar-specific software offerings has...
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Don’t eat your solar O&M costs—leave it to those with four legs
Using animals to keep vegetation control costs low may not be such a wild idea after all. Vegetation control on large ground-mount solar installations is often an overlooked cost. In the grand...
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Silfab to supply 12 MW of all-black solar modules to Vision Solar projects
Silfab Solar, North America’s leading PV module manufacturer, announced today a long-term partnership with Vision Solar, one of the fastest growing residential solar installers in the United States,...
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Boviet Solar introduces new 1,500-V polycrystalline modules
Boviet Solar USA, the North American arm of Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd., announced that the company is launching its new 1,500-volt polycrystalline solar modules. The new high-voltage solar...
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EDF Energy Renewables wins contract for 49-MW UK battery storage facility
EDF Energy Renewables has won a contract from National Grid to provide 49 MW of battery storage at its West Burton Combined Cycle Gas power station in Nottinghamshire. It will form part of a new [200...
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ViZn Energy Systems provides non-toxic flow batteries to remote African villages
ViZn Energy Systems Inc. (ViZn), a leading provider of zinc and iron chemistry-based flow battery energy storage systems for utilities and microgrids, announced today that they will be partnering with...
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Q&A: Learn about SunTegra solar shingles
Oliver Koehler, CEO and founder, SunTegra Solar shingles are a great option for installers seeking a sleek, integrated way to produce PV energy on residential roofs. Still, the technology hasn’t...
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Solar generators: A helpful tool for solar contractors working off-grid
By Victor Hill, owner, Trustworthypower.com For solar contractors working in remote locations or on property without an electric supply, a solar generator can be a must-have piece of equipment. Why?...
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NEXTracker acquires BrightBox Technologies
NEXTracker, a Flex company, today announced its acquisition of BrightBox Technologies, Inc., a leader in predictive modeling software and machine-learning technologies. This acquisition expands...
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SimpliPhi releases energy storage system with Schneider inverters, closes $2...
Plug-and-play energy storage system Developed in partnership with solar and energy storage installers to optimize equipment and streamline cost calculations, SimpliPhi Power has released a complete...
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Soltage installs 455-kW solar project for Connecticut hospital
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut, unveiled a photovoltaic solar power plant that will generate nearly 535,000 kWh expected annual electricity production along with...
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PERC, N-type technologies to put pressure on traditional solar cells in...
For the last decade, screen-printed Al-back surface field cells (Al-BSF) have dominated the photovoltaic (PV) cell technology market. IHS Markit forecasts that this technology will retain its...
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SunPower installing 4.8-MW carport at Cal State branch
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and SunPower Corp. announced that construction is underway on a 4.8-megawatt SunPower Helix Carport solar power system at two university parking areas....
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Energy Storage North America announces Innovation Award finalists
Energy Storage North America (ESNA), the largest gathering of policy, technology and market leaders in energy storage, today announced the finalists for the 2016 ESNA Innovation Awards, which recognize...
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Enphase now shipping AC batteries to Australia and New Zealand
Enphase Energy, a global energy technology company, announced today that it is now shipping AC batteries to its customers in Australia and New Zealand. Demand for Enphase AC batteries continues to...
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Draker and G&S Solar partner on solar monitoring
Draker Corporation announced an agreement with installer G&S Solar. Under the agreement, G&S Solar will be managing a complex portfolio of more than 50 sites ranging in size from 33kW to 8.5MW...
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Three flavors of multifamily solar at Seattle-area eco-development
Condos, apartments, townhomes – three flavors of multifamily construction, each with its own challenges for reaping the power, and financial benefits, of solar investment. Asani development company is...
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