Trina Solar Sets New Efficiency Records for Silicon Solar Cells
Trina Solar announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has set new world records for high efficiency p-type and n-type silicon solar cells. The p-type...
View ArticleWhat Would Your Ideal Solar State Look Like?
The Solar Electric Power Association is releasing guidelines and opening up the website for its 51st State Initiative to kick off a three-month submission period. Launched at Solar Power International...
View ArticleEnphase Adds New Features To Mobile App
Enphase Energy recently announced new features for the Enphase Installer Toolkit, a mobile app designed to help solar installers improve overall business productivity by making installations faster and...
View ArticleAdditional Quick Mount PV Products Gain ICC-ES Certification
Quick Mount PV has announced that its full line of Classic Composition, Classic Shake and E-Mount products have now earned ICC-ES (International Code Council – Evaluation Services) certification, the...
View ArticleInstalling Solar On Tile Roofs: Don’t Forget The Base Flashing
The following article comes from “Rooftop Review,” a solar roofing blog by Quick Mount PV. One of the most common code violations we see in tile roof PV system installations is the failure to install a...
View ArticleFord, SunPower, Sierra Club Partner On National Drive Green For Life Program
The Sierra Club is joining Ford Motor Company and SunPower’s Drive Green for Life program to help more Americans move toward emissions-free driving. Drive Green for Life offers Ford customers who own...
View ArticleSolarWorld And Enphase Energy Enter Global Partnership
SolarWorld and Enphase Energy announced today that they have signed a global strategic partnership agreement. Enphase is the world’s largest provider of microinverters, devices that convert direct...
View ArticleNew Wide MPPt Range Utility Solar Inverter
Power Electronics introduces its Freesun HE Gen II. The powerful air cooled indoor utility-scale inverter has a wide MPPt window. The 5.2m model can power 1.7MW solar power stations, with its built-in...
View ArticleCanadian Solar Supplies Modules For Georgia Solar Project
Canadian Solar modules will power a series of projects in Georgia totaling 5.1 MW with Atlanta-based solar developer and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) provider SolAmerica Energy. As...
View ArticleArray Technologies Showcases 120° Solar Tracker In California
Array Technologies (ATI) and construction company, White Construction Inc. (White), signed a tracker supply agreement for more than 28 MW of Array Technologies’ DuraTrack HZ single-axis solar tracking...
View ArticleSMA Training Tour Coming To California And Arizona
Greater success through greater know-how: the SMA Solar Academy provides expertise and advanced training tailored to participants on SMA products and photovoltaics. Courses take into account the latest...
View ArticleTop Contractor Presents Cloud Workspace
Southern California-based Sullivan Solar Power, a Solar Power World 2014 Top Solar Contractor has shined bright as an industry leader for its innovative adoption of Google Glass, and having developed...
View ArticleSolarCity, SunEdison Announce New Solar Projects With Walmart
SolarCity, a Top 400 Solar Contractor, has entered into contract with Walmart for the installation of new solar projects at facilities in up to 36 states over the next four years. SolarCity has...
View ArticleA Call For Big Data For Better Quality Products
A basic tenet of any introductory philosophy course teaches two critical questions for life; how do we know what we don’t know, and can we really know anything? Solar component manufacturers, investors...
View ArticleCanadian Solar Completes Sale of 28.4-MW California Solar Plant
Canadian Solar has completed the sale of the 28.4MWp West Antelope Solar Park to Dominion. The 263-acre Project is located in Los Angeles County on the outskirts of Lancaster, California. The...
View ArticleGet A Home Solar Quote At The Mall
Sunrun offers its BrightPath Station, an interactive, multi-touch kiosk that enables consumers to pinpoint their home on a map and within minutes assess if they are suited for solar and get a quote. As...
View ArticleAPS Lets Installers Register Inverters In The Field
APS is making its microinverters even more installer friendly. The manufacturer’s new ArrayApp mobile application from allows installers to map a PV array and complete the microinverter registration...
View ArticleProject Playhouse Program In Massachusetts Goes Solar
New England Clean Energy and Canadian Solar are collaborating with Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester to provide Maple Solar energy systems for Habitat’s Project Playhouse program....
View ArticleSolar Power World Users Recognize “Leadership in Solar” Winners
Solar Power World’s yearlong print and online event recognizes solar companies, teams and individuals for innovation renewable energy excellence. Solar Power World Magazine and online network...
View ArticleEnphase Energy Announces Philanthropic Partnership With SolarAid
Enphase Energy has announced a charitable partnership with SolarAid, a leading London-based international nonprofit that provides access to clean, affordable solar lights. SolarAid’s goal is to...
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