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U.S. Senators propose 100% clean energy by 2050
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley. A bill introduced in the Senate aims to “transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050.” The bill was introduced by Senators...
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Dominion plans to purchase North Carolina solar facility
Dominion announced that it plans to purchase a 79-megawatt solar energy facility under construction in Anson County, North Carolina, from Cypress Creek Renewables. A power purchase agreement is in...
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PetersenDean to deliver Sunverge energy storage systems to homeowners
Leading energy storage developer Sunverge Energy and national solar installer PetersenDean Roofing & Solar today announced a partnership to provide energy storage systems to homeowners in...
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EnterSolar system to cover 65% of custom printing facility’s annual consumption
TigerPress, an award-winning, ISO 9001 & FSC certified custom printing facility, along with EnterSolar, a New York-based provider of solar solutions to commercial enterprises, announced the...
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Trina Solar reaches 24.13% efficiency with n-type mono-c-Si cell
Trina Solar announced that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) has set a new record of 24.13% total-area efficiency for a large-area (156 x 156mm²) n-type...
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Utility-scale solar has grown rapidly over the past five years
Utility-scale solar installations—including both photovoltaic (PV) and thermal technologies—grew at an average rate of 72% per year between 2010 and 2016, faster than any other generating technologies....
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Enphase looks to elminiate networking headaches with its 4G cellular solution
Fleet monitoring ensures the reliable performance of residential PV systems, but what happens when the Wi-Fi password changes or the kids unplug the solar gateway to connect their Xbox? Enphase poses...
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SEIA applauds Senator Ron Wyden’s energy tax incentive legislation
Senator Ron Wyden, D-OR. Photo courtesy of Joe Frazier Photo. SEIA commended Finance Committee Ranking Democrat Ron Wyden (D-OR) for reintroducing his legislation to provide a technology-neutral...
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Ensure your solar microinverter system is storage ready
When we host training for installers, we often hear, “Yes, our customers want battery storage, but haven’t budgeted for it,” or “Can storage be added later?” Make a point to ask your customers if they...
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Comply with solar rapid shutdown requirements
NEC 2014 PV rapid shutdown requirements were added to NEC 2014 (690.12) to improve electrical and fire safety hazards for first responders. System conductors may remain energized even after the...
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What is solar inverter clipping?
David Bromberg, senior scientist at Aurora Solar By: David Bromberg, senior scientist at Aurora Solar This blog was originally posted on Aurora’s blog As you likely know, solar cells produce direct...
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Follow the rules when installing solar AC cabling
ACPV systems use microinverters, which fully convert DC power to grid-compliant AC power at each PV module. One of the benefits of an ACPV system is that there is no high-voltage DC present. This...
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Consider location first when installing a solar string inverter
Location Choosing a proper location is a crucial step in a successful installation. Today’s solar equipment should last up to 20 years, and location plays a role in that lifetime. Although many...
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Solaria PowerXT solar module selected as Intersolar Solar Industry Innovation...
Solaria Corporation announced that its flagship solar module, Solaria PowerXT, has been selected as a finalist for the 2017 Intersolar Solar Industry Innovation Award by an esteemed panel of industry...
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WED Kingstown Solar to add solar to Rhode Island farm
WED Kingstown Solar will install 4.5 MW of solar on Richmond, Rhode Island’s Harvest Acres Farm, according to The Westerly Sun. The installation will cover 23 acres of land at the farm, divided into...
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Solar Design Associates win SunPower design award
Solar Design Associates, a Harvard, Massachusetts-based solar engineering firm, has received the SunPower “Intelegant Award for Excellence” for an exceptionally well designed and installed commercial...
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Nautilus Solar breaks ground on 5-MW commercial solar portfolio in California
Kilroy Realty Corporation, a West Coast real estate investment trust, and Nautilus Solar Energy announced the ground-breaking for a portfolio of commercial solar developments spread across nine of...
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The PV junction box: An overlooked, yet important part of a solar panel
The junction box is often an overlooked piece of the solar panel. Usually pre-installed on the backside of a solar module, installers pay it little mind until connecting panels. The PV junction box has...
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Panasonic launches 25-year product workmanship warranty for HIT solar modules
Panasonic Eco Solutions North America took a big step forward in guaranteeing the long-term viability of its HIT high-efficiency photovoltaic module, with the introduction of one of the longest product...
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NextEra Energy breaks ground on largest solar project in Arkansas
Local leaders joined executives from NextEra Energy Resources and Entergy Arkansas to break ground on Arkansas’ largest solar energy project – the Stuttgart Solar Energy Center. “We are pleased to...
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