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The two-support structure Schletter FS Duo was installed with extra-strong pile-driven foundations. Project development was carried out by SunPeak, based in Madison, Wisconsin. Kirchdorf/Haag (Germany), March 3, 2020. Schletter Group has supplied the mounting systems for one of the largest customer-sited projects in the American Midwest. On the grounds of a retired gravel pit near […]
Plant operators and facility managers now have real-time, remote access to their machines’ energy consumption data, with Phoenix Contact’s EMpro. This second generation of energy monitoring devices offers simple configuration and operation, so no special skills are needed to install or commission the device. The EMpro tracks energy parameters such as voltage, current, and power at […]
The fifth annual Solar Installer Survey from EnergySage, in partnership with the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), shows a solar industry still on the rise. Despite market and policy uncertainty, the percentage of nationwide installers expressing growing confidence in the industry doubled from 2016 to 2019 (among 770 respondents). /*** Advertisement ***/ At […]
The state government has partnered with the German energy storage company to offer 188 families locally assembled sonnenBatteries as they rebuild their homes. March 3, 2020Marija Maisch The trauma suffered during the bushfire season could at least lead to more resilient, lower-carbon homes as the state rebuilds. Image: pv magazine/Natalie Filatoff From pv magazine Australia. […]
This is an open letter to EU leaders at the European Commission, European Parliament and member states from 34 youth climate activists, including Greta Thunberg. The European Commission will release its proposal for the EU climate law on 4 March. Any climate law or policy that is not based on the current best available science […]
March 3rd, 2020 by Loren McDonald In advance of its “EV Day” show and tell event Wednesday in suburban Detroit, General Motors announced plans to expand availability of workplace EV charging for its employees. GM will add 3,500 new EV charging plugs throughout its US and Canadian facilities and will work with charging infrastructure companies […]
Built in partnership with Messe Düsseldorf and Energy Storage Europe, pv magazine’s annual Energy Storage Highlights 2020 special edition is hot off the press. Celebrate this year’s top five awardees at our Insight panel session with discussion among our Gigawatt winners and panel of expert jurors. Redox flow batteries are a well-known alternative to their […]
March 3rd, 2020 by Johnna Crider What would you desire in a self-driving car? This question was a core theme of a survey posed to 2,000 people by Auto Insurance Center. They asked survey takers what they would do in a self-driving car, what would provide comfort for those riding in one, and more. What […]
The commune of Châteauneuf-du-Rhône, in the French department of Drôme, has signaled its approval of a floating PV project submitted by the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône which still requires a permit from the planning authorities. March 3, 2020Catherine Rollet CNR’s floating solar plant on Lac de la Madone. Image: Quentin Péchoux/CNR From pv magazine France. […]
Eric Sprague, vice president for forest restoration at American Forests, says the threat to forests is just as important now as it was in 1875, when the organization was founded. “Climate change is really affecting our forests, degrading the ability they have to provide all the benefits that we rely on,” Sprague says. “American Forests […]
