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Solar inverters get smaller, more efficient thanks to exotic semiconductors
Thanks to use of gallium-nitride power semiconductors, the Yaskawa Enewell-SOL V1 series PV inverter is about 40% smaller than its predecessor. The two inverters are shown here for comparison. The next...
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Contractors Corner: Collegiate Solar focuses on the everyday family
Collegiate Solar, a Buffalo, NY-based contracting company, was started in 2009 by company president Chris Jablonski after 15 years of experience in the roofing industry. With a growing number of...
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SunEdison becomes official solar energy partner of NASCAR
NASCAR and SunEdison jointly announced SunEdison as the Official Solar Energy Partner of NASCAR Green. This new partnership builds on the expanded use of solar technology across the sport, particularly...
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Beam Energy Group rebrands Crider Solar
Beam Energy Group has completed a recapitalization and rebranding of Crider Solar, effective June 30, 2015. Steven Crider, founder of Crider Solar, will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer...
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Brazil’s solar power auctions: A land of opportunity for the savvy and the brave
Article by Kevin S. Levey, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs LLP, and Sarah M. Farnham, Associate, Squire Patton Boggs LLP[1] Photo: SunEdison Brazil’s intention to further develop its solar power sector in...
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Battery storage in the U.S. today
In a recent webinar Bob Magyar, a senior business development executive for VARTA Storage Group, presented on the state of battery storage in the U.S. today. Here’s a recap of his presentation,...
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Largest solar install in Tampa Bay set to begin construction
Tampa Electric, subsidiary of TECO Energy, announced the utility will build the largest solar project in the Tampa Bay area. The 25-MW facility will feature more than 70,000 solar panels on 125 acres...
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California contractor finds valuable workforce in military veterans
Ambassador Energy (No. 190 on the upcoming Top 500 Solar Contractors list) isn’t the largest solar installer (21 employees and 2.2 MW installed last year), but the Murrieta, California-based...
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Strathcona opens new headquarters in Ontario, including new panel...
Strathcona Energy Group (SEG), a Canadian-based holding company specializing in vertically integrated solutions for the next generation of photovoltaics, announced it has established new headquarters...
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Lux Research predicts silicon module efficiencies to reach 24% in five years
High-efficiency silicon technologies are the next wave of solar innovation, raising module efficiencies as high as 24% over the next five years. These technologies will boost the ability of...
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Florida solar contractor expands into PV without incentives
Back when IQ Power (No. 397 on the 2015 Top Solar Contractors list) formed in Florida in 2007, solar PV wasn’t even on its radar as an install option. The state had no solar incentives, and there were...
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ILSCO updates offering of solar combiner nodes
ILSCO is excited to announce an expanded offering on our solar combiner nodes. Manufactured from high strength aluminum alloy for maximum conductivity and strength, the additional configurations offer...
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How important is an enclosure on a solar project?
Choosing the right panels and inverters might seem like the most important factor in assembling a great solar project. But equal attention should be paid to the enclosure housing all the important...
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First responder considerations for solar battery backup storage
Mark Iannucci In a recent webinar Mark Iannucci, founder of Emergency Management Consulting and Training, discussed concerns of first responders regarding battery backup systems. Here’s a recap of his...
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Illinois Uber drivers powered by solar
While electric vehicles don’t necessarily always rely on solar power, Chicago contractor Windfree (No. 339 on the 2015 Top Solar Contractors list) often makes the two work hand-in-hand. Working with...
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Conergy to build new solar farm in Philippines for PetroSolar
Conergy has recently been awarded a new contract by PetroSolar Corporation (PetroSolar) to build a solar power plant for the Tarlac Solar Power Project (TSPP) in Tarlac City, Tarlac, which will have a...
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Solar Power World releases 2015 Top 500 Solar Contractors list
Solar Power World, the industry’s leading business-to-business publication, announces the release of the 2015 Top 500 Solar Contractors list. This is the most recognized annual listing of North...
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NRG Energy brings solar power to New Jersey non-profit, HomeFront
NRG Home Solar employees volunteer during Global Giving Week to install solar panels atop New Jersey non-profit, HomeFront NRG Energy’s charitable giving program – NRG Global Giving – today joined...
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Ideal Power and Sonnenbatterie partner on commercial solar storage
Ideal Power, a developer of innovative power conversion technologies, and Sonnenbatterie, Europe’s leading smart energy storage provider, announced today that Sonnenbatterie has selected Ideal Power’s...
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Nextronex solar inverters selected for 2.5-MW Indiana Michigan Power (AEP)...
Nextronex is pleased to announce that its Gen 2 Power Podium solar inverter system has been selected by Inovateus Solar for a 2.5 MW AC, ground mounted solar array project for Indiana Michigan Power...
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