Solar-Log offers solar monitoring solution at Intersolar North America
Solar-Log, the global provider ofresidential and commercial monitoring*, will be presenting its solar monitoring and management solution at Intersolar North America – the new Solar-Log WEB Enerest....
View ArticleIdeal Power provides solar+storage solution for U.S. Virgin Islands
Ideal Power , a power conversion technology company, today announced its products will serve in a collaborative hybrid microgrid project that will provide power to a commercial facility on the island...
View ArticleHorizon Solar Power completes installation on Homes For Our Troops project
Horizon Solar Power (Horizon), a marketer, seller, designer and installer of residential and commercial solar systems in California, announced today the completion of a solar energy system installation...
View ArticleSUNation Solar Systems celebrates 14th anniversary and 2,500th solar...
Ronkonkoma-based solar design and installation company, SUNation Solar Systems, is celebrating their 14th anniversary as a company this month, which coincides with their 2,500th solar photovoltaic (PV)...
View ArticleTrending in solar software: More software sprouts helping reduce solar soft...
Reducing the soft costs of solar installation has been a big industry topic for years. Though software isn’t the be-all, end-all solution, industry experts believe it has the potential to assist with...
View ArticleTrending in solar storage: Storage in solar is revving up
More than 336 MWh of storage was installed last year, double what was installed in 2015, according to GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association’s U.S Energy Storage Monitor 2016 Year in Review....
View ArticleContractors Corner: SunEnergy1 uses auto racing sponsorships to bring more...
SunEnergy1 might be one of the most recognized solar companies that you’ve never heard of. On any given weekend, upwards of 4 million people see the SunEnergy1 logo as it zips around various...
View ArticleTrending in solar storage: Flow battery technology improving, but lithium-ion...
Energy storage currently represents a tiny portion of the electricity and power industry—21 GW of capacity and about 2% of the nation’s peak demand, according to the Energy Storage Association (ESA)....
View ArticleUS Solar secures financing for Minnesota community solar projects and more
United States Solar Corporation, a leading community solar developer, announced today it has secured a project financing facility from the Alliance Fund II, LP, an affiliate of North Sky Capital which...
View ArticleTabuchi Electric invests $3 million in Nuance Energy for ground-mount DG...
Nuance Energy, manufacturer of the Osprey PowerPlatform and a developer of distributed ground-mount solar projects, has received a $3 million investment from Tabuchi Electric Co. LTD. The two companies...
View ArticleSolaria expands Silicon Valley manufacturing line of 330-W solar modules
Solaria has greatly expanded its PowerXT solar cell and module manufacturing line at its headquarters in Fremont, California. Solaria’s high-efficiency PowerXT modules are rated at 330 Wp. “We’ve...
View ArticleDuke University report shows air pollution hurts solar energy production
Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air pollution and dust. According to a new study, airborne particles and their accumulation on solar cells are cutting energy output by more...
View ArticleWhat’s driving energy storage system development?
In a webinar earlier this year, Bryan Whitton, product manager at Darfon America, presented on what’s driving the development of efficient, low-cost storage systems. His comments are summarized below....
View ArticleSEPA names PSE&G 2017 Investor Owned Utility of the Year for solar initiatives
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has named Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) its 2017 Investor Owned Utility of the Year. In announcing the award, SEPA recognized PSE&G...
View ArticlePcVue to debut new solar monitoring solution at Intersolar
PcVue, Inc., the North American affiliate of ARC Informatique and HMI/SCADA software automation solution provider, will be presenting at Intersolar North America a new solar solution to easily and...
View ArticleREC Solar installs carport solar for Pacific Marine Credit Union headquarters
Pacific Marine Credit Union (PMCU) has completed a 422-kw carport solar system at their Oceanside Headquarters. The system was designed and built by REC Solar, a leading provider of commercial, public...
View ArticleS-5! relaunches website with new metal roofing features
S-5! has relaunched its website to provide an easy-to-navigate center showcasing the increasing applications of its products. The updated site (www.s-5.com) contains S-5!’s new Master Snow Retention...
View ArticleEcoFasten Solar to debut four new mounting systems at Intersolar NA
EcoFasten Solar will present four new solar roof mount and rail-free racking systems to the solar industry at booth No. 9433 at Intersolar North America next month. Rock-It System 4.0 is a rail-free...
View ArticleREC Solar completes 646-kW solar array at new Southern California IKEA
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it has plugged-in a solar panel array atop the new IKEA Burbank, a larger, roomier store that opened in February in Burbank,...
View ArticleBoston Solar donates 8.12-kW system to Massachusetts church
Boston Solar has donated a 8.12-kWdc solar panel system to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Natick, Massachusetts. This donation was promised to the Town of Natick as part of Solarize Mass Natick, a...
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