Author: LEED Blogger

  • Shape-Shifting Solar Cells

    The wider adoption of solar cells is largely being stalled by their cost. That’s why a lot of new research in this field has been focused on making solar cells more affordable. And now a group of engineers at MIT and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have made a breakthrough. They’ve created a…

  • Keep Watch: How the PV monitoring landscape is evolving

    Monitoring systems have become an integral and ubiquitous component to any well-functioning PV project for years now. As the industry has matured, monitoring ecosystems have evolved from OEM-provided, HMI-style interfaces reminiscent of traditional Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems to modern web apps slinging the latest tech buzzwords. However,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar FlexRack selected for Superfund solar site in Vermont

    The Elizabeth Mine Solar Project on the Superfund site in Strafford and Thetford, Vermont, selected Solar FlexRack’s FlexRack Series B3P-X fixed tilt system to support the 7-MWdc PV plant. The project is being developed by Greenwood Energy, Brightfields Development and Wolfe Energy and installed by Conti Solar (the turnkey EPC contractor).Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New stuff from Tigo: three Duo covers, partnership with SMA

    Tigo, a pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE platform, is always announcing new products and partnerships. Here are the latest: Three new Duo covers These three new “Duo” covers are  add-on / retrofit solutions for its TS4 platform: TS4-R-O-Duo (Optimization), TS4-R-S-Duo (Safety), and TS4-R-M-Duo (Monitoring). The TS4-R-X-Duo brings smart moduleRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vivint Solar signs deal with ChargePoint to offer EV charging solution

    Vivint Solar announced a strategic agreement with ChargePoint, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network, to offer ChargePoint Home charging solutions and custom installations directly to residential customers. This is only a few months after Vivint’s deal with Mercedes-Benz. Vivint Solar will work with ChargePoint and other strategic collaboratorsRead More — Solar Builder magazine