Search



The Upgraded Alamo 1 Solar Becomes More Productive
The renovation of the San Antonio South-based OCI Alamo solar plant has greatly enhanced its performance. According to Jason Thompson- the company’s construction manager, the plant is now fitted with tracker technology as well as bifacial modules to be used for data gathering and field testing.
Dec 30, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Charles Kim, OCI Solar Power, Alamo I
The Top 4 Solar Stocks to Buy Now
Oil rates may remain in the dumps, but solar stocks are still uploading huge gains
Jun 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Enphase Energy, Brookfield Renewable Partners, Solaredge Technologies Inc, Vivint Solar Inc
Enphase IQ8 microinverters currently delivering in the U.S.
Enphase Energy introduced that it has started manufacturing shipments of IQ8 microinverters for customers in North America.
Dec 28, 2021 // Inverters, USA, Enphase Energy, North America, Badri Kothandaraman, IQ8 microinverter
Bifacial modules: The difficulties as well as advantages
Bifacial modules are among the older advancements in photovoltaic panel technology, going back to the 1960s. It is also among the current developments to take hold. According to many professionals, nevertheless, it is now on the right track as the current trend to sweep the solar industry as well as will quickly become the criterion.
Aug 19, 2020 // Opinions, PV module, bifacial modules, Nick Lusson
RES battery prevented complete blackout in the UK
On August 9, a thunderstorm caused 1.5 GW of generation capacity to go offline within seconds in the U.K. The incident caused millions of households to temporarily lose power but the situation could have been considerably worse if not for the country’s battery storage reserves.
Sep 9, 2019 // Storage, TESLA, UK, Australia, Europe, neoen, Oceania, RES battery
What are the advantages To Using Solar Panels?
With the proliferation of modern tech devices, the need to have a reliable power supply has been on the rise. Although most homeowners have connected their
Nov 12, 2021 // Blog
Battery trends in the PV and EV markets
The lithium ion battery market is experiencing growth on all sectors, including consumer and industrial applications, electric vehicles, and stationary energy storage systems (ESS).
Sep 24, 2019 // Storage, storage, solar-plus-storage, nmc, lfp, ev charging
PV ModuleTech: The need for accurate performance measurements
Recently, PV-Tech took the opportunity to catch up with Erik Bentschap Knook, Chief commercial officer at Eternalsun Spire and a key partner at the forthcoming PV ModuleTech 2019 in Penang.
Oct 20, 2019 // Manufacturing News, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, pv moduletech, eternal sun group, sun simulator, Erik Bentschap Knook
Will 2021 be The Year Solar Saves California?
California-- the largest U.S. state, residence to 1/8th of the country's population, as well as in charge of 14% of nationwide GDP-- is experiencing among its most challenging dry spells this year. the state had earlier experienced the most significant wildfire period recorded in its contemporary history in 2020 one reason being criticized for the damaging weather conditions this year.
Jun 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, California, USA, North America
ET Solar is back in the US market
Six months after settling claims in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of its U.S. distribution subsidiary, the Chinese PV maker says it has signed more than 500 MW of U.S. module supply contracts.
Aug 7, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, bifacial, ET Solar, Yuanfar and Wuxi Bardon Company, Alex Chen, mono-PERC, North America
Exterior solar screening possibly the IoT for Photovoltaics
A brand-new system for determining solar performance over the long term in scalable solar systems, established by Arizona State University scientists, represents an advancement in the expense as well as durability of interconnected power shipment.
Dec 7, 2020 // Technology, USA, PV module, North America, Alexander Killam, Stuart Bowden, Joseph Karas, Andre' Augusto
Balancing solar with agriculture in the US Midwest
Today we have heard of farmers in Australia unhappy at the approval given for three solar projects on agricultural land and also learned the benefits PV can bring for fish and shrimp farmers. In this op-ed for pv magazine USA, Stoel Rives LLP attorneys Sara Bergan and Thomas Braun discuss the balancing act to be made between solar and agriculture in the emerging Midwestern PV market.
Aug 29, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Australia, Oceania, North Dakota, North America, Sara Bergan, Thomas Braun, Stoel Rives LLP
Cutting-edge neighborhood solar in the United States
A 497 kW project on 5 roofings at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., uses SREC sales to give $1.50 in neighborhood advantages for each dollar of power produced. Call it area solar-plus.
Aug 10, 2020 // Plants, Commercial, Residential, USA, North America, Solar Project, Laura Recchie
The biggest solar farm in Israel starts operation
Shikun and Binui Renewable Energy will be the owner of the 120 MW Zeélim solar park in the south of Israel.
Nov 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Asia, Israel, Shikun and Binui Renewable Energy, Belectric GmbH, Belectric
The best battery for grid level power storage
A new paper released by researchers at China's Tianjin College analyzes the state-of-the-art in grid degree power storage, outlining the pros and cons of different battery innovations being released on grids around the globe, and staying obstacles that could be conquered if study is pushed in the right direction.
Feb 7, 2020 // Storage, China, Asia, lithium-ion