Author: LEED Blogger
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Sungevity 2.0 continues to grow: Horizon Solar Power, Solar Spectrum acquire two more companies
Recently merged Horizon Solar Power and Solar Spectrum – a move that revived the Sungevity brand — have announced definitive agreements for two more acquisitions. Horizon has acquired BrightCurrent, a large retail marketing services provider for solar and other clean energy home services; Solar Spectrum has acquired the solar salesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nevados Engineering solar tracker system eliminates grading, excavation
San Francisco-based Nevados Engineering has developed an all-terrain, single axis tracking system and was just awarded $3 million in combined funds from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative and the California Energy Commission (CEC) through its Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program for its efforts. Nevados Engineering says itsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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TÜV Rheinland study explains reliability of Array Technologies’ Trackers
Reliability and reduced O&M costs are key metrics when choosing among solar tracking systems. At SPI, TÜV Rheinland reveals an in-depth study of Array Technologies’ DuraTrack HZ v3 that indicates the DuraTrack is “300 × less likely to experience catastrophic failure during wind events than single-row competitors that rely onRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on APsystems’ advanced microinverter (300 VA peak output power per channel)
APsystems introduces the YC600, a dual-module, utility-interactive microinverter with Reactive Power Control (RPC) technology and Rule 21 grid support functionality at Solar Power International in Las Vegas. See at booth #1745. The first of its kind, the YC600 was designed to accommodate today’s high output PV panels, offer enhanced capabilityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar industry sees best second quarter yet, up 8 percent year over year
As the solar industry awaits its uncertain ITC future, its present remains prosperous. The U.S. solar market continued its years-long expansion in the second quarter of 2017 as the industry installed 2,387 MW of solar photovoltaics (PV), the largest total in a second quarter to date. This tops Q1’s totalRead More — Solar Builder magazine