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Solar-Log and Kitu Systems announced a collaboration to offer expert solar plant monitoring, control and communication solutions that meet the new California Rule 21 mandate. Starting on March 22, all smart inverters deployed with solar and energy storage installations in California are required to be capable of communications with the utility and provide a set […]
Enphase Energy announced that the company has forged an alliance with Amicus Solar Cooperative to become a supplier-of-record for its membership of values-driven, independently owned solar energy developers, EPCs and installers. An alignment of values around building sustainable, long-term partnerships, high-quality solar products and a commitment to in-depth customer support drove the engagement between Enphase […]
Sungrow, a global supplier of inverter solutions for renewables, announced that the 200-MW utility-scale Wright Solar project used Sungrow SG2500U-MV turnkey inverters. The project has been operational since early this year in California’s Central Valley, making another milestone for the company’s involvement in the utility-scale segment in the North American solar market. Notably, the project […]
This week the Washington State House and Senate passed a bill that will update the state’s solar recycling policy. This bill will inform the final design and adoption of a comprehensive solar recycling program that is data-driven and considers the lifespan of modules that can last up to 50 years in the field. “This week HB […]
Large scale solar is starting to enter relative old age for the first time. Specifically, many 600-volt PV plants are now reaching five to 10 years of operation or more and are starting to show signs of their age. One of the primary, particularly debilitating symptoms they are presenting: The central inverters that were initially […]
During the annual SunPower Dealer Conference this week, the company recognized seven of its installation dealers for exceptionally designed and deployed solar projects commissioned last year. SunPower’s installing dealer base of more than 550 small and medium-sized businesses provide localized sales, installation and support to residential and commercial customers across 49 states. “Installing Dealers are […]
Canadian Solar announced its technology team set a world-record of 23.81% conversion efficiency for n-type large area multi-crystalline silicon solar cell. The record-setting n-type P5 cell conversion efficiency was recently tested and certified by Germany’s Institute für Solarenergieforschung GmbH (ISFH). This is the third time within a span of nine months that the company has set […]
A new report from Navigant Research provides a database of global energy storage projects along with a regional analysis of technology choice, capacity and market share for deployed projects and projects in the pipeline. Regulatory policy, government incentives, deployment mandates, grid modernization programs, and declining technology costs created market conditions in which hundreds of energy storage […]
Faced with extreme weather events and unexpected and planned power outages, flexible energy storage solutions provide solar array owners with backup power from batteries when the lights go out. Recently, OutBack Power released an AC coupling firmware update to its SkyBox hybrid inverter. AC coupling is ideal when users have an existing solar PV system […]
Aurora Solar is the first — and currently only — solar software platform to formally receive the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) certification as an approved solar assessment tool for solar access verification for new home construction. As of January 1 of this year, California’s updated 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6) requires […]
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