Dominion Virginia Power installing state’s largest solar array at Philip Morris
Philip Morris USA (PM USA), an Altria company, is the latest company to partner with Dominion Virginia Power under the Solar Partnership Program by hosting what will become the largest solar...
View ArticleGRID Alternatives partners with Clean Power Finance to finance home solar...
GRID Alternatives (GRID), the nation’s largest non-profit solar installer, has become a channel partner to Clean Power Finance (CPF) to help more low-income homeowners save money on their electric...
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Global solar PV capacity to reach nearly 500 GW in 2019
Total global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is forecast to reach 498 GW in 2019, which is 177 percent higher than 2014, according to IHS, the leading global source of critical information and...
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SolarReviews.com and Solar Power World partner on the 2015 Top Solar...
SolarReviews.com, the leading site for customer-generated reviews of solar installations and solar equipment, has partnered with Solar Power World, the leading print and online resource covering solar...
View ArticleSPI plans to develop floating PV projects in Southwest U.S. and Mexico
Solar Power Inc. announced its partnership with Aqua Clean Energy (ACE) for the co-development of floating PV projects in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico. Under the terms of the...
View ArticleBosch leads team to develop California commercial solar microgrid with $2.8...
The California Energy Commission has announced a proposed award to Robert Bosch for $2,817,566 to demonstrate a high-penetration, renewable-based microgrid. With this award, Bosch will include its...
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Solectria’s residential solar inverters compliant with NEC 2014 rapid shutdown
Solectria – A Yaskawa Company, a U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced the introduction of its Rapid Shutdown (RSD) Combiner for single-phase inverters. This RSD Combiner option offers a complete...
View ArticleREC Solar installs AET ground-mount system in 2-MW solar array in Vermont
Applied Energy Technologies (AET)’s Rayport-G ECO racking system was installed to support a 2-MW solar project in Vermont. AET was selected by REC Solar, a national provider of comprehensive commercial...
View ArticleSolar Speaks: Why site assessment is so important for solar projects
Site assessment is often discussed as an important step in planning any solar project, but what exactly do you need to look for? We spoke with Gwendalyn Bender of Vaisala to tell us more. She even...
View ArticleJinkoSolar to supply 75 MW of panels to Swinerton’s Arizona project
JinkoSolar will supply 75 MWdc of its PV solar modules to Swinerton Renewable Energy for the Red Horse 2 Wind and Solar project in Cochise, Arizona. This large project, which was acquired by an...
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Atlantic Wind & Solar completes 500-kW solar install in Ontario
Atlantic Wind & Solar Inc. is pleased to announce it has completed construction on a 500-kW solar power plant in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The $3 million commercial rooftop installation,...
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ILSCO Neutral Bars approved for grounding applications
Already UL recognized for power applications, ILSCO’s broad offering of Neutral Bars have now been approved for grounding applications. ILSCO, an industry in mechanical and compression connectors, is...
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Ideal Power announces collaboration with LG Chem to enable integrated battery...
Ideal Power Inc., (NASDAQ: IPWR), a developer of a disruptive power conversion technology, has announced a multi-year alliance with LG Chem Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of lithium-ion...
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What is a solar pyranometer?
Global irradiance is the amount of radiant energy (electromagnetic radiation from the sun) on a flat surface. It’s important to measure irradiance to know how much power a solar project could...
View ArticleJA Solar modules passes TUV high-grade hail test
JA Solar Holdings Co. announced that all of its PV modules have passed the high-grade hailstone impact test conducted by TÜV Rheinland. During the high-grade hailstone impact test, hailstones with a...
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Solar Monitoring: Critical data for critical systems
In our first article, we took a general overview of solar monitoring and why it is far more than just watching the energy production meter “spin” and counting dollars of revenue. Yes, production is...
View ArticleSolar Speaks: Why you should consider adding off-grid services to your business
As the off-grid solar market grows, many solar professionals are considering offering services to this segment as a smart business move. But off-grid projects have different considerations that are...
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Global single-axis tracker revenues expected to reach nearly $2 billion in...
Global single-axis tracker revenues are expected to grow 120%, to reach nearly $2 billion in 2019, according to IHS, a global source of critical information and insight. For the first time, single-axis...
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Tariffs 101: Why solar module customers should care
The article was authored by Jeffrey Juger, Director of Marketing & Strategy, Hanwha Q CELLS When you have a long-term relationship with someone, you begin to associate things with them—restaurants...
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Everybody Solar reaches crowdfunding goal for Wildlife Associates project
Everybody Solar has raised enough funds to build a solar array on the headquarters of non-profit Wildlife Associates. Everybody Solar, an award-winning solar energy nonprofit, has announced that...
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