EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: First-Hand Views Of White House Solar Array Revealed
Yann Brandt, solar entrepreneur and proprietor of SolarWakeup.com (if you’re not receiving his daily wrap-up of news from around the solar industry in your inbox, shame on you) did a little first-hand...
View Article3 Solar Trends Will Fundamentally Change The Utility-Led Electric Grid
David Crane, president and chief executive officer for NRG Energy, reached out to Solar Power World and asked if we would be interested in getting his thoughts on the future of distributed generation...
View ArticleTwo Canadian Solar Farms Generate 2GWh In First Year
Microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy, and protection, control and SCADA systems company Virelec, reported Injasuti Development’s two Canadian solar PV farms have completed their first year of...
View ArticleAdaptive Microinverters Help Solar Adjust To The Future
While solar power strives to capture the sun’s inexhaustible and free energy, conventional processes of converting visible light into electricity through PV arrays have historically been expensive and...
View ArticleInverters Contribute To Sustainable Solar Growth
In the past year, solar industry growth has become more sustainable. After facing countless challenges over the past decade, the industry has created solutions to improve a photovoltaic (PV) system...
View ArticleSolar Power Helps Australia’s Aged
Australia has completed a large grid-connected solar power system at the Glenlyn Aged Care Facility in Glenroy, Victoria. This 100-kW installation is expected to generate over 392kWh of solar energy...
View ArticleAt Long Last: This Is One Of The Most Important Issues Facing Solar
What a concept: The U.S. government has finally recognized how important bringing down manufacturing costs is to moving the solar industry forward — and they’re putting their money where their mouths...
View ArticleSatcon is Back: SIC USA Acquires North American Exclusive Rights
Skwentex International Corp. (SIC) and its subsidiary, SIC USA, will offer Taiwan, North America and Europe inverter sales, parts, support and service on behalf of Perfect Galaxy International Limited,...
View ArticleThe Sun Shines On Llampos Plain: Ingeteam Brings Inverters To Chile
Ingeteam has already started to deliver its inverters to the Llano de Llampos PV plant in the north of Chile. This plant, located close to the city of Copiapó, in the region of Atacama, is to occupy a...
View Article3 Fearless Predictions For Solar In 2014
By Frank Andorka, Editorial Director 2014 is nearly as fresh as newly fallen snow, filled with seemingly endless possibilities. It’s also the time of year where people like me offer our predictions of...
View ArticlePre-assembled Skid Saves Labor Costs For Indiana Solar Projects
Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA), a wholesale electrical provider serving 60 municipally-owned electric utilities in Indiana and Ohio, plans two 1.2-MW DC solar projects for the cities of...
View ArticleWhy You Should Consider Smart Modules For Your Next Solar Project
In typical Silicon Valley fashion, if there is a way to make something “smarter” a team of engineers will do it. In recent years this has been an increasing trend in solar. As microinverters, and then...
View ArticleWhat To Expect From Fronius In 2014
Austrian inverter manufacturer Fronius is set to bring a host of product innovations to the market in the year ahead. A solution for short-term energy storage, a compact central inverter and an entire...
View ArticleYou Can Take It To The Bank: Solectria Renewables Breaks Records
Solectria Renewables, a U.S. photovoltaic (PV) inverter manufacturer, announced record results for 2013, including seven years of consecutive profitability, a 43% year-over-year growth in megawatts...
View ArticleTÜV Rheinland Forms Worldwide Inverter Testing Network
With an increasing importance of inverters as energy and data hubs, TÜV Rheinland has formed a worldwide network of testing laboratories for various power-level inverters called the Inverter Services...
View ArticleWhat Is A Smart Solar Inverter?
Smart microinverters can help meet advanced grid functionality and operations & maintenance requirements. By: Raghu Belur, SPW Contributor The growth of the U.S. solar market over the past five...
View ArticleWhy Choose A Central Inverter For Your Solar Project?
Central solar inverters have long been a prevalent choice among project developers, EPCs, integrators and other stakeholders engaged in large-scale solar development. They satisfy the demanding...
View ArticleSolar Power International: Inverter Roundup Day Two
During day two at Solar Power International 2013 in Chicago, our Solar Power World team sifted through solar inverters to find the most interesting and innovative products. Check out this quick recap...
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Chint Power Systems Shows Complete UL Inverter Product Line At Solar Power...
CPS (Chint Power Systems) to present new product families at SPI in Chicago, October 22-24, booth #1700. CPS expanded its investment in UL approved inverter solutions to address all market segments....
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Solar Unifies California School District
With nearly 200 schools, 16,000 employees, and 135,000 students, the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) needed a flexible, scalable technology to go solar. Now, thanks to developer Main Street...
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