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Main Street Power Company Wins Photovoltaic Project of Distinction Award
A 3-MW solar installation built on a capped landfill in the town of Scituate, Mass., received one of four 2014 “Photovoltaic Project of Distinction” awards from the Solar Energy Industries Association...
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SolarEdge Updates: NEC Requirements And Engineering Change
Section 690.12 of the 2014 NEC applies to solar PV systems installed on building roofs and requires that a rapid shutdown function exists to de-energize PV source circuits from all sources to less than...
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Harvard Solar Garden Is MA’s First Community-Shared Solar Project
When Harvard, a small town in central Massachusetts, participated in the Solarize Mass program in 2011, more than 400kW of solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels were installed in the town of Harvard alone....
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Photoblog: PV America 2014
Solar Power World staff attended PV America 2014 in Boston earlier this week. We took the opportunity to join other solar organizations, including AllEarth Renewables, SEIA and Yingli Solar, on the...
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REC Solar Begins Construction On 12MW Hawaiian Project
REC Solar, commercial solar electric system designers and installers, recently began construction on a 12 MW solar array for Hawaiian utility Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). With 57,624...
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Project Of Distinction Award Winners Announced At PV America
Back by popular demand, the Photovoltaic Project of Distinction Award was presented yesterday by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) during...
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The Solar Revolution Comes To Boston As PV America Shines
The proximity of the Intersolar show in San Francisco (only two weeks away) could easily have made PV America the forgotten show. But installers and manufacturers alike descended on this revolutionary...
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Mounting Frameless Thin-Film Modules On Solar Trackers
Article courtesy of Array Technologies, Inc. Mounting thin-film solar panels is a growing trend in the solar industry. Although these panels are typically installed on fixed-tilt racks, they are also...
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Conergy To Design And Build 8MW Solar Plant In Phillippines
Conergy, a PV solution and service provider, will design and build an 8 MW solar power plant in the Philippines, its second major contract in the Pacific archipelago. The deal will enable Conergy to...
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Trina Solar CEO Elected As First President Of CPIA
Jifan Gao, chairman and CEO of Trina Solar, was recently elected for a 5-year term as the first president of the newly-established China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) during its inaugural...
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Financing Approved For First Solar’s 141MW Plant In Chile
First Solar recently received board approval from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group,...
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Solar FlexRack Tracker Installed On Difficult Terrain At California Cheese...
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals, says its Solar FlexRack Tracker mounting system has been installed as part of a recently completed PV solar installation at the Sierra Nevada...
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Canadian Solar Closes Canada’s Largest EPC Agreement For 140 MW DC Farm
Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions, has entered into an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC)...
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Design Solar On The Go With This App
The new app EasySolar allows solar professionals to work on the go, while staying in touch with their team. The EasySolar app also allows managing sales, providing financial analysis, preparing and...
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Detecting Arcs While Minimizing Nuisance Trips
The Sensata PVAF family of solar arc fault detectors allows PV solar inverter and combiner box manufacturers to develop National Electric Code (NEC) 2011-compliant equipment. The PVAF family is a...
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eGauge And Generaytor Partner On Solar
Solar monitoring company eGauge Systems will partner with Generaytor.com, an online community that helps people adopt solar technology. eGauge power meter users can now freely and easily join the...
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Yingli Solar, FIFA World Cup Plan Solar Legacies
Yingli Solar recently hosted a press conference in Rio de Janeiro to announce the company’s plans to leave a sustainable legacy in Brazil. These plans include becoming the first ever carbon neutral...
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Nine Fasteners Will Exhibit At Intersolar
Over the last few months, Nine Fasteners has worked with major solar-industry suppliers to improve and expand its offering of wire management clips. The company has worked with Enphase Energy and...
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ILSCO Expands Aluminum Compression Connector Line
ILSCO, an electrical connector manufacturer, recently added new configurations to its Aluminum Compression connector line, 1-hole standard tang (Type ALNS), 2-hole standard tang (ALND) and narrow tang...
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Patriot Solar Group Says Spider ST, Polymer-Based Roof Mount, Lowers Soft Costs
Patriot Solar Group (PSG), a solar mounting systems manufacturer, is seeing success with its most recently launched Spider ST roof mount system. The Spider ST is a polypropylene polymer-based roof...
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