Telecommunications company Switch and Capital Dynamics have broken ground on the next phase of the Gigawatt 1 solar + storage project in Nevada. The system is poised to generate 555 MW of solar power and 800 MWh of energy storage upon completion. “In the midst of this unprecedented moment in our state’s history, Switch and its Read more…
Trina Solar has announced the launch of two next-generation Vertex series modules with power output of up to 600 W. The company expects to realize the mass production of a 550-W series in the final quarter of this year. Several representatives of upper, middle and lower streams of the industrial Read more…
Canadian Solar today launches the super-high power Series 5 and Series 6 PV modules to celebrate Canada Day. These new modules will join the HiKu, BiHiKu and HiDM portfolios, expanding the range of high-power, high-efficiency monofacial and bifacial solar modules.HiKu6 Series 5 portfolio – HiKu5, BiHiKu5: HiKu5 and BiHiKu5 use LeTID (light- and Read more…
SunPower has released a new roof-integrated solar system, called OneRoof. KB Home is the first homebuilder to offer the product in a new-build home community in the San Francisco Bay Area. KB Home is using the solar product in California to meet the state’s mandate that all new homes be equipped Read more…
LG Chem has announced that it has partnered with joint forces with SolarEdge to bring compatibility with the LG RESU10H (400V, 9.8 kWh) home battery. This is the second time they’ve partnered with SolarEdge Technologies, who are a global leader in smart energy. They are planning to bring compatibility with Read more…
Clean Power Alliance, a local power purchasing authority, or “community-choice aggregator,” for 1 million customer accounts in the greater L.A. region, signed the deal with independent power producer sPower Thursday. The signing ceremony took place over a GoToMeeting video chat, because it’s April 2020. Southern California’s grid has become a hot Read more…
Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS) is one of the leading companies for pv monitoring, smart energy and feed-in management. Solar-Log™ hardware and software products are used all over the world in 125 countries for monitoring PV plants, optimizing self-consumption and managing energy fed into the power grid. Since August 2015, SDS Read more…
Researchers at Cambridge, Imperial and Singapore have developed a method to print ultrathin coatings on next-generation solar cells, allowing them to work in tandem with silicon solar cells to boost efficiencies. Photovoltaics, or solar cells, work by absorbing sunlight to produce clean electricity. But photovoltaics can absorb only a fraction Read more…
India’s Vikram Solar Ltd. is planning to invest 54.32 billion rupees ($726 million) to make solar energy equipment in the South Asian country, which is encouraging domestic manufacturing to reduce imports. The company will build a factory in the southern Tamil Nadu province, the state government said Monday. The 3-gigawatt plant, expected to be Read more…
Raigad: The first 2-MegaWatt solar power plant of the Indian Navy was inaugurated at the IN Karanja Station near Uran in Raigad district on Tuesday, officials said. Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, inaugurated the advanced plant set up on a sprawling area within the station. Costing around Rs 14 crore, it is Read more…