Innovators and Influencers: Jane Weissman, emphasizing the importance of...
Jane Weissman, former president and CEO of IREC By Andrea Luecke, president and executive director of The Solar Foundation A pioneer in the renewable energy arena, Jane Weissman has played an...
View Article2016 Innovators and Influencers
The names and faces of history’s greatest innovators are permanently woven into our collective memory. Leonardo da Vinci depicted a solar concentrator in drawings more than 500 years ago. In the 18th...
View ArticleVaisala provides low-cost online tool to cut model uncertainty, reduce solar...
Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has launched an innovative Solar Time Series Tool that will allow solar project developers, operators, and engineering teams to...
View ArticlekWh Analytics launches insurance-backed solar production guarantee
kWh Analytics, the leading risk management platform for the solar industry, announced today that it has launched PowerLock, a financial product aimed at addressing one of the most pressing challenges...
View ArticleThe U.S. is on pace for another historic year in storage
According to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor, a quarterly publication from GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association (ESA), the U.S. deployed 41.2 megawatts of energy storage in the second...
View ArticleSEPA and Nexant roll out new way to value distributed energy resources
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), in partnership with Nexant, announces the release of a new report entitled: “Addressing the Locational Valuation Challenge for Distributed Energy Resources.”...
View ArticleSolarWorld joins forces with REC Solar to spur commercial project development
SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar technology manufacturer for more than 40 years, is partnering with REC Solar, a California-based leading provider of commercial solar and energy...
View ArticleExosun relocates headquarters from France to San Francisco
Frédéric Conchy, President and Chairman of Exosun Group Exosun, a worldwide supplier of advanced, cost-effective solar tracking solutions for ground-mounted photovoltaic plants, announces that Exosun’s...
View ArticlePodcast: APsystems talks new microinverter and mobile tool
We spoke with Jason Higginson, senior director of marketing for APsystems, about the company’s new microinverter, the importance of its FPGA chip and how its mobile installer tool helps contractors on...
View ArticleRBI Solar unveils next-generation solar gound mount
Utility-scale and commercial ground mount solar projects, while worthwhile investments, often come with high upfront costs. To combat this hurdle, RBI Solar developed a solution to make ground mount...
View ArticleSolar Data Systems announces new and enhanced features for Solar-Log...
Solar Data Systems, Inc. has announced the launch of the new enhanced design of the Solar-Log Commercial Revenue Grade Meter, providing the ultimate turnkey solution for measuring solar PV plant...
View ArticleSharp introduces financing program for commercial SmartStorage+solar hybrid...
Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group (Sharp) is pleased to announce it is now offering financing for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar PV systems coupled with its...
View ArticleSoltec increases solar tracker manufacturing and supply capacity by 50%
Soltec, a leading manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers, has increased its manufacturing capacity of the SF Utility tracker equipment by 50%, reaching more than 2 GW of annual...
View ArticleEdisun Microgrids launches PV Booster rooftop solar tracker
Edisun Microgrids, a company created at Idealab, the technology incubator behind innovative solar companies, has announced the launch of PV Booster, the only dual-axis solar tracker strategically...
View ArticleSchneider Electric showcases solar innovations at Solar Power International 2016
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, will showcase recently unveiled offerings for utility-scale power generation, cementing the company’s global leadership in...
View ArticleFive companies taking new approaches to solar
By: Brooke Nally, SolarPowerAuthority Despite being primarily marketed for residential and commercial energy supply, the solar power industry is brimming with other potential applications. From water...
View ArticleSolarWorld to unveil AC solar panel at SPI
SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar technology manufacturer for more than 40 years, announced today that the company will debut an integrated alternating-current (AC) solar panel at...
View ArticleS:FLEX develops low-ballast pitched roof system for non-penetrative...
Non-penetrative installations of PV systems on pitched roofs with composite shingle and other roofing materials places high demands on the substructure, especially on commercial buildings with low...
View ArticleHanwha Q CELLS releases monocrystalline solar module Q.PEAK for SPI
Hanwha Q CELLS Co. will unveil a complete series of new monocrystalline solar modules and prototypes based on the company’s proprietary Q.ANTUM technology at Solar Power International (SPI) in Las...
View ArticleSentinel Solar releases energy storage system for plug-and-play installs
Sentinel Solar, a Canadian-owned and operated solar products manufacturing and distribution company, will unveil its new energy storage system (ESS)–the AHI Wave–at this year’s Solar Power...
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