EDF Renewables North America and distributed generation solar solutions provider EnterSolar have signed off on a strategic partnership that will see EDF acquire a 50% interest in EnterSolar. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Major solar PV materials firm Heraeus Photovoltaics has teamed with PV ribbon manufacturer Ulbrich Solar Technologies to produce a new line of Heraeus’ patented advanced ‘Selectively Coated Ribbons’ (SCR) for module manufacturing customers. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
The MIP is no longer with us but some European manufacturers did manage to outlive it. Happily, a culture of innovation and a political will to support the sector could breathe new life into it. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
A new initiative in the US will take aim at the country’s US$1 per Watt soft costs for residential solar. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Finlay Colville summarizes the updated analysis by our in-house research team at PV-Tech, when we have adjusted our models and forecasts for the 20 companies active in Taiwan today producing ingots, wafers, cells and modules in Taiwan. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Kelsey Misbrener sPower recently acquired the operating 55-MWdc Idaho Solar 1 project. Located in Kuna County, ID and placed in service in late 2016, the PV system will continue to operate and sell all output to Idaho Power Company under a 20-year contract. This is sPower’s first operating project acquisition since becoming an AES/AIMCo…
By Kelly Pickerel JinkoSolar and Edisun Microgrids, a solar technology company that develops patented, distributed solar and energy storage technologies, today announced a partnership to develop the Eagle PowerTrack, a performance bundle for commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftops. The new performance bundle will feature JinkoSolar’s high-efficiency Eagle G2 modules in combination with Edisun’s PV Booster…
By Kelly Pickerel SunSystem Technology, a provider of commercial and utility-scale PV solar O&M services, announced a collaboration with Heliolytics, a global provider of solar PV aerial inspection services, to expand SST’s suite of technologically advanced customer services. Heliolytics is the global leader in aerial infrared inspections and analytics for PV systems, having serviced 15…
By Lisa Rosen Wednesday, October 24, 2018 2pm ET / 11am PT This presentation will detail out the structural and financial benefits of properly installed commercial PV systems. A general synopsis, from a roofing perspective, will be provided on the problems associated with traditional installations. Participants will receive an overview of commercial roof identification, attachment…
By Jesper Berggreen Solarplaza has its roots in the solar industry. Since 2004 it has been organizing conferences and trade missions about different aspects of this industry. In the past 14 years, it has organized over 100 events in over 30 countries. From Solar Asset Management conferences in Tokyo, San Francisco, and Milan, to trade…
By Sara Carbone Selling a solar PV system is not always easy. Prospective solar customers have concerns about everything from ROI and how to finance it to how it will affect the aesthetics of their house. And they’ll likely want to know what having a PV system will do to the value of their home–now…
By Sophie Vorrath University of Queensland-run research hub to be more than 80% solar powered, via 500kW PV and 600kWh vanadium flow battery system. The post Solar + flow battery to power Barrier Reef research station appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Kelsey Misbrener Yaskawa Solectria Solar, the leading U.S. commercial PV inverter manufacturer, confirms that its new SOLECTRIA XGI premium quality inverters are designed and manufactured in the U.S.A., and exempt from Section 301 tariffs. The tariff will add up to 25% additional cost to most other PV inverter options by January 1, 2019. In…
By Kelly Pickerel Silfab Solar, North America’s leading PV module manufacturer, today announced it is extending its product warranty to 25 years and power output guarantee to 30 years. Silfab has now more than doubled its warranty period based on recent favorable product testing results combined with more than 30 years of actual module performance…
By Kelsey Misbrener KDC Solar announced that it has begun construction on a 23.5-MW solar photovoltaic system in Jackson, New Jersey. This system will supply Six Flags Great Adventure with clean renewable energy and virtually all its electrical load at the park. When completed, the project will be the largest net metered solar installation in…