TMEIC recognized for solar inverter
Based on its recent analysis of the solar inverter industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) with the 2014 Global Frost & Sullivan...
View ArticleRack 10 Solar completes first phase of 1.5-MW USDA project
Rack 10 Solar has completed phase 1 of a 1.5-MW federal solar project at the U.S.D.A. facility in Beltsville, Maryland. The installer, Amber Enterprises, is a 8(a) certified contractor that develops...
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The new age in solar inverter conversion efficiency: 99%
By Ray Saka, Sales Manager, TMEIC Why efficiency is so important to solar Power conversion efficiency has certainly been a very popular topic in solar industry. PV inverter manufacturers have invested...
View ArticleDCE Solar releases guidelines for ground-mounted arrays
With 2015 promising to be another big year for clean energy initiatives, DCE Solar recently published its comprehensive guide to successful installation of solar arrays across a variety of ground and...
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RBI Solar opens new location to better serve West Coast customers
RBI Solar, a solar racking manufacturer for ground mount and carport solar, has announced it will open an office in Temecula, California, on Feb. 10. The office will be dedicated to manufacturing solar...
View ArticleSunrun teams with iCrossing to increase consumer awareness of home solar
iCrossing, a global digital marketing agency, announced that it has been selected by Sunrun, a dedicated residential solar company, to manage its display and performance media and content marketing....
View ArticleSolarRoofHook.com creates new product installation video
SolarRoofHook.com has created a new installation video to instruct users how to install its flat tile roof hooks on residential roofs. Installing the flat tile roof mounts is simple – locate the studs,...
View ArticleEnphase Energy and Hawaiian Electric collaborate to improve grid stability
Enphase Energy has successfully upgraded the operating behavior of approximately 800,000 of its smart microinverters installed in Hawaii, better integrating the PV systems into Hawaii’s changing island...
View ArticleBorrego Solar closes 2014 with 40% growth
Borrego Solar Systems, a designer, developer, installer and financier of grid-tied solar photovoltaic systems (and Solar Power World Top Contractor) , today announced a record year in which it saw a 40...
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Three quick tips for solar mounting on a sloped roof
This article was authored by Jeff Spies, senior director of policy for Quick Mount PV and secretary of NABCEP Removing nails Nail removal is necessary on most flashings to position the upper edge of...
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Array Aflame: We saw a PV system fire test at Underwriters Laboratories
“If a roof with installed PV modules is exposed to a fire, will the solar array help or hinder the flames?” Until now, solar installers were left with less-than-perfect answers for this question. They...
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Mounting Systems tackles a rocky project with earth screws
The Desert Research Institute, the environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education, has installed a number of solar arrays to demonstrate what can be accomplished with renewable...
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KB Racking releases wire management solution
KB Racking’s product development team has been working closely with industry experts and leading installers to design the new EkonoRack Wire Management Solution. The system features pre-attached roof...
View ArticleJA Solar makes breakthrough in South Pacific market in 2014
JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. made a major breakthrough in the South Pacific market in 2014. JA Solar was the supplier for several national solar projects in countries such as New Zealand, Fiji and Papua...
View ArticleHanwha SolarOne and Hanwha Q CELLS officially merged
Hanwha SolarOne Co. has acquired 100% of the outstanding share capital of Hanwha Q CELLS Investment Co. from Hanwha Solar Holdings Co. (HSH) in an all-stock transaction. The transaction was approved by...
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Your next solar inverter could be a distribution transformer
The device sitting atop the utility pole outside your house could begin to look more like a switching power supply than a transformer in years to come. The result would be big changes in how...
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Fronius offers dual MPPT, transformerless solar inverter for residential and...
Fronius USA announced the availability of the Fronius Primo and the Fronius Symo to the US residential and commercial markets. The Fronius Primo, the residential segment of the two inverters, features...
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Artila releases new web-enabled remote I/O module
Artila Electronics, the leading designer and manufacturer of embedded device networking and computing, is proud to release RIO-2017, the new generation of Web enabled Remote I/O module. RIO-2017 is...
View ArticleApplied Energy Technologies kicks off 2015 with more than 200 MW installed
Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a supplier of commercial and utility-scale racking systems, kicked off 2015 with more than 200 MW installed across the United States and South America, and a robust...
View ArticleSwinerton, Scatec Solar to construct 104-MW PV plant in Utah
Swinerton Renewable Energy and Scatec Solar have started construction on a 104-MWdc photovoltaic solar plant in Iron County, Utah. Scatec Solar, the project’s developer and long-term owner, has awarded...
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