Chinese suppliers continue to lead solar PV module market
According to a new report from IHS, with shipments of 23.7 GW the top 10 solar photovoltaic (PV) module suppliers grew their combined market share slightly last year, from 48 percent in 2013 to 49...
View ArticleSMA invests in Hawaiian market with HECO-compliant solar inverters
SMA’s residential and commercial inverter solutions now comply with the Hawaiian Electric Company’s (HECO) new guidelines for grid interaction. The Sunny Boy TL-US with Secure Power Supply and Sunny...
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Solectria introduces its PVI 36TL transformerless, three-phase solar string...
Solectria – A Yaskawa Company, introduces its PVI 36TL, adding to its three-phase, 1000 VDC, transformerless string inverter line. The PVI 36TL sets the standard for the industry with 98.6% peak...
View ArticleSan Francisco non-profit goes solar with crowd-funded project
ODC, the San Francisco-based contemporary arts institution will be generating more than applause in the coming years. They will be generating their own electricity. Through a new crowd-lending campaign...
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Is standardized solar permitting the next industry breakthrough?
By Andrew Savage Cutting costs has been the key to solar’s rapid expansion this decade. The lion’s share of cost reductions in the solar industry has come from reductions in module prices. The $4 per...
View ArticleNREL estimates market potential of shared solar
Analysis from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that by making shared solar programs available to households and businesses that currently cannot host on-site...
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Solar shines in Arizona with 35-MW project
The future of the solar industry looks promising as the number of projects across the commercial, residential, municipal, industrial, and utility markets continues to expand. Everyone from facility...
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DuPont introduces new PV metallization pastes
DuPont Microcircuit Materials (DuPont) has introduced DuPont Solamet PV19x photovoltaic metallization pastes as the newest family of advanced materials designed to help increase the power output of...
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Seven ways to sell with solar design software: the personalized sale
Advanced software tools help enable new sales techniques that were not available in the past. In this series, we will describe the most common sales techniques and show how software tools can help you...
View ArticleApplied Energy Technologies (AET) and juwi complete 3.6-MW solar project in...
Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a supplier of utility-scale racking systems, and juwi Inc. (juwi), a leading renewable energy company based in Boulder, Colorado, have completed a 3.6 MW solar...
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SEPA announces top 10 solar utilities
Pacific Gas & Electric claimed the top spot in the Solar Electric Power Association’s (SEPA’s) Top 10 rankings of U.S. utilities that put the most megawatts of solar on the grid in 2014. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleZNSHINE SOLAR modules recognized as Tier 1
ZNSHINE SOLAR, a global manufacturer of mono- and polycrystalline photovoltaic modules, has been upgraded to Tier 1 manufacturer status according to the prestigious Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)...
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US Solar advanced PV training sells out again
For the third class session in a row, attendance for US Solar Institute (USSI) hands-on, in-person, advanced solar training has sold out. The class is filled with local soon-to-be solar pros, as well...
View ArticleWINAICO unveils HeatCap technology and 300-W modules
WINAICO, a global PV module brand by the semiconductor company, Win Win Precision Technology Co. Ltd., officially opened its new global HQ Feb. 11 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The occasion was marked by the...
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Caterpillar, First Solar partner on microgrid and PV development
Basic human needs–including access to clean water, health care and education–rely on one critical element: energy. However, today, more than 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity and billions...
View ArticleWhat Tesla’s big announcement has to do with solar
Last night, Tesla Motors held a live presentation at Tesla Design Studio in Los Angeles. During the event Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel unveiled a new...
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Pika Energy provides complement to home solar batteries
Following Tesla Motors, Inc.’s announcement of its Powerwall battery storage solution for homes, Westbrook, Maine-based Pika Energy, Inc. has unveiled details around a forthcoming product that would...
View ArticleNEXTracker supplies 70-MW project in Australia
NEXTracker, manufacturer of single-axis PV trackers, announced that it has substantially completed a 70-MW shipment to Australia’s largest tracking solar installation. The 70-MW solar project on the...
View ArticleSolarWorld transitioning to solar cells with five busbars
SolarWorld is following its groupwide conversion to high-power PERC technology with adoption of even higher-efficiency cells featuring five busbars. Taken together, the innovations will extend the...
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Antaira Technologies launches high gigabit 12-port unmanaged switches
Antaira Technologies, a global developer and supplier of industrial networking devices and communication solutions for harsh environmental applications, has announced the expansion of its industrial...
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