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  • Solar module tech company Solaria sues for misappropriation of trade secrets

    Solaria Corp., global provider of solar module technologies, filed suit against Jiangsu Sera-phim Solar System Co., Ltd., Seraphim Solar USA Manufacturing Inc., and Suzhou Autoway System Co., Ltd. in Federal District Court for the Northern District of California. In the lawsuit, Solaria contends that defendants misappropriated Solaria’s trade secrets regardingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SMA system selected for pilot storage program at NREL facility

    Renewable Energy Systems (RES) will utilize SMA technology for a 1 MW battery pilot project at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), the nation’s premier wind energy technology research facility. Using the proven RESolve energy storage system, the project will testRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Net-Zero Tiny Home Designed by Students

    How much space does a person need to live comfortably? Not that much, according to tiny home enthusiasts. And tiny homes are certainly one way to combat the increased demand for affordable homes in urban areas. The students of Laney College in Oakland, California, have designed and built a solar-powered net-zero tiny home to help…

  • Eos Aurora DC Battery System under new, lower pricing model

    Eos Energy Storage is moving its Eos Aurora DC Battery System to a forward-pricing model. The company is taking orders today for volume purchases at a price of $160 per usable kWh for shipment in 2017 and $95 per usable kWh for shipment in 2022. Eos says it is theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report: NEXTracker led PV tracker market share in 2016

    NEXTracker, a Flex company, has attained the number one global market share position for the second consecutive year among PV solar tracker manufacturers in 2016. According to GTM Research’s upcoming Global PV Tracker Landscape Report 2017, NEXTracker captured 30 percent of the global PV tracker market share by megawatts (MWdc)Read More — Solar Builder magazine