Solar Residential News

United States residential solar platform raises US$ 375m for business expansion
Clean power industry as well as technology services platform Palmetto has raised US$ 375 million to support its business expansion as it wants to drive uptake of rooftop solar and increase to offer brand-new items.
Feb 28, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, North America, marketplace, software platform, fundraising, palmetto, Chris Kemper
LG Electronics to exit solar module company mentioning supply chain concerns
LG Electronics has actually confirmed it is to leave the solar module production organization and shutter its setting up plant in Alabama, US.
Feb 23, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Residential, USA, manufacturing, North America, LG Electronics, module assembly
Solar marketplace Otovo increases $34m to fund entrance into six European markets
Norwegian start-up Otovo has actually protected NOK300 million (US$ 33.7 million) through an exclusive placement to sustain the growth of its solar marketplace right into six brand-new European countries.
Feb 22, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Portugal, UK, Europe, Austria, Otovo
New off-grid solar panel from China
Chinese supplier Bslbatt has revealed a modular lithium-ion battery that can be utilized for the off-grid storage of solar energy. The tool has a storage capacity ranging from 5.1 to 30.7 kWh as well as is asserted to provide constant procedure for approximately 6,000 charge cycles.
Feb 18, 2022 // Technology, Residential, Storage, Chine, Bslbatt
SunPower's Q4 profits plummet as a result of cracked connectors charge
United States solar installer SunPower's backlog has actually reached its highest ever degree, however the company claimed its Q4 earnings were struck by a distributor quality charge in addition to installation delays because of COVID and poor weather condition.
Feb 17, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, financial results, North America, Maxeon, connectors, cracking
LONGi launches new Hi-MO 5 solar module for residential, C&I systems
LONGi has increased its Hi-MO 5 product line with a new solar module developed for residential as well as commercial and also industrial (C&I) roof applications.
Feb 16, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Commercial, Residential, Rooftop PV, LONGi, rooftop solar, hi-mo 5
Australia passes 25GW of set up PV
Australia has actually hit a historic milestone-- it has gotten to 25GW of set up solar capacity. As the Australian PV Institute kept in mind on Monday, that's more solar per head than anywhere else in the world.
Feb 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania
Virtual power plant professional Swell Energy reveals software application platform ahead of 80MW Hawaii project
Swell Energy, a United States firm being experts in virtual power plant (VPP) projects accumulating property solar PV and also battery storage, has introduced a distributed energy resources administration system (DERMS) software application platform.
Feb 14, 2022 // Plants, Residential, Storage, Software, VPP, virtual power plant, utility, Swell Energy, aggregation, algorithmic optimisation
Maxeon expands warranty for IBC modules to 'industry-leading' 40 years
PV maker Maxeon Solar Technologies has revealed its SunPower Maxeon variety of interdigitated back call (IBC) modules are to be offered with a prolonged 40-year warranty.
Feb 3, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Residential, C&I, SunPower, modules, IBC, Maxeon Solar Technologies, interdigitated back contact, warranty
Sunnova as well as Generac broaden tactical partnership with energy storage space consisted of for the very first time
Sunnova Energy and also Generac Power Systems are increasing their tactical partnership, with Sunnova currently able to supply its clients Generac's energy storage units for the very first time along with standby home generators, microinverters and load managers.
Feb 2, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Sunnova, North America, generac, William Berger, Aaron Jagdfeld
Sunrun upsizes loan facility to US$ 425m to show higher evaluation
Leading US solar installer Sunrun has actually upsized its loan facility to US$ 425 million from US$ 250 million at "boosted terms and longer tenor", to mirror the firm's higher evaluation as well as strong performance.
Jan 27, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, Sunrun, vivint solar, North America, Tom vonReichbauer
ADT Solar aiming to come to be 'biggest residential solar installer in the US' as it advances into clever home business
Home safety titan ADT is progressing from a security company to a smart home firm, with around 80% of its income coming from its smart home based business, stated its president as well as chief executive officer John DeVries throughout a ROTH Capital webinar held recently (19 January).
Jan 27, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, North America, ADT, sunpro
Mississippi updates PV net metering rules in increase for low-income households
Mississippi authorities have broadened the state's net metering programme to enhance complete payment rates for solar consumers and prioritise the fostering of distributed PV for low- to moderate-income (LMI) households.
Jan 21, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, SEIA, Mississippi, North America, distributed solar, net metering
Distributed PV led the way to China setting up 53GW of PV in 2021
Distributed PV setups in China covered 29GW last year, contributing over half of total solar installments in the country for the very first time.
Jan 21, 2022 // Plants, Residential, Markets & Finance News, NEA, China, CPIA, Asia, installations, distributed solar
Net metering expert slams California's 'regressive' rooftop solar policy proposals
Proposed net metering (NEM) rules in California that would certainly add a US$ 8/kW per month grid access fee for domestic solar systems have actually been described as "regressive as well as inaccessible with reality" by a NEM policy expert.
Jan 14, 2022 // Residential, Storage, Policy, Rooftop PV, California, USA, Elon Musk, NEM, CPUC, California Public Utilities Commission, North America, electric vehicles, Gavin Newsom