Tag: News

  • Maxeon 7 solar panels earn efficiency, hail-resistance benchmarks

    Maxeon Solar Technologies achieved another efficiency rating benchmark for its solar panels. The company announced a module aperture efficiency measurement of 24.9% for its Maxeon 7 panel, as confirmed by testing conducted at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Maxeon also confirmed that their back-contact (IBC) panels are IEC-certified for impact resistance from hail……

  • Solar Power Systems debuts ‘Find Solar Installers Near Me’ service

    Solar Power Systems is a source of solar U.S. solar installers reviews that helps help users find an optimal solar company based on their location and specific requests. The company just launched a new “Find Solar Installers Near Me” service, for a more straightforward process of getting an online offer for solar panels with an……

  • UL Solutions adds Frequency Regulation Modeling to battery system design tool

    UL Solutions released the new 1.0 version of HOMER Front software, adding expanded performance and financial forecasting capabilities for designing complex utility-scale energy storage, solar, wind and hybrid systems. Battery energy storage system (BESS) stakeholders can model most electricity markets worldwide, including frequency regulation, capacity markets, real-time energy markets, and contractual power purchase agreements with……

  • Takeaways from NABCEP 2024 CE: Crucial code insight, solar installer ethics

    The NABCEP CE conference is the best annual info dump and networking event for solar nerds. Last week, I wandered around the 2024 edition in Raleigh, N.C., ingesting an overwhelming amount of code updates, product info, and coffee. Lots to relay from my notebook over the coming weeks and months in more depth, but here……

  • Milestone decision by Calif. regulators approves DER schedules to avoid interconnection upgrades

    The California Public Utilities Commission just issued a significant decision allowing renewable energy systems to be approved to interconnect to the electric grid using an energy export schedule (known as a Limited Generation Profile or LGP) that is designed to avoid grid impacts. This approach, which leverages California’s public grid data, can reduce the need……