Category: Solar Power & Energy
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2017 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide
Inverters are the brains of the PV system, and if you want to tease out this metaphor (and I do), the comparison is deeper than just “the part that does the thinking.” Really, looking at the latest studies in neuroscience, you could flip the cliché — brains are maybe theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Putting advanced energy economic impact in perspective — equal to pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics
National business group Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) released the latest industry data that shows advanced energy is a $200 billion industry in the United States and $1.4 trillion worldwide. To put this in perspective, U.S. advanced energy revenue for 2016 is nearly double beer sales, equal to domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Schletter Group completes three solar projects in the Dominican Republic
The Schletter Group has completed three further solar projects in the Dominican Republic: in collaboration with the market leading local project developer Trace Solar SRL, Schletter installed three ground-mounted plants with a total capacity of more than 2.2 MWp. The largest solar power plant in the entire Caribbean region hadRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solect Energy acquires Northeast division of solar provider Brightergy
Two big-time solar installers have entered into a transaction to allow both to focus more on their core markets and strengths. Solect Energy, a leading commercial developer and installer in Massachussets, acquired the Boston operations of Brightergy, a solar and energy services provider based in Kansas City. Solect acquired Brightergy’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Case study: A better energy projection leads to more financing for Pacifico Energy
When developing a utility-scale solar PV project, accurately projecting the site’s power output is crucial. For its 33 MW Kumenan PV project in Japan, Pacifico Energy experimented with publicly available data before seeking a more precise measurement solution. After implementing SRA Systems from Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG)—a leading designer andRead More — Solar Builder magazine