Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Manitowoc’s Grove GHC55 used for new solar panel assembly technique
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Mortenson Construction is using a trio of Manitowoc Grove GHC55 telescoping crawler cranes to perform a new method of solar panel assembly and installation at the Alamo solar farms in Uvalde, Texas. Traditionally, solar panels have been constructed by adjoining several 2 ft by 3 ft modules, eachRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Alencon, AES deal aims to retrofit, improve utility-scale PV performance
As the solar industry marches forward, maintaining (and possibly improving) the performance of existing systems will be hugely important. Alencon Systems LLC and Austrian-based Alternative Energy Solutions GmbH (AES) have entered into a strategic cooperation for improving the performance of utility-scale PV power plants. The cooperation agreement brings together twoRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Texas solar deal: Provider offers rebate for installing SunPower system, net meter credit
Texas electricity provider TXU Energy is issuing a limited-time instant rebate for residential consumers who purchase SunPower rooftop solar systems through the company. At the same time, TXU Energy unveiled a new plan that increases the credit customers get for the electricity that their solar systems generate but they don’tRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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California regulators say they deny all legal challenges to their net metering rules
All states seem to have a problem with net metering except the one that has the biggest and best solar industry going — California. This commitment continues after the California Public Utilities Commission approved a resolution to deny all legal challenges to recently adopted net metering rules for solar customers.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar system costs continue to fall in U.S. in 2016
The way forward for the solar industry is still through proving its economic value, a big part of which is driving down costs. And for as many costs that have already been cut out of a system install the last few years, a new report shows that the downward trendRead More — Solar Builder magazine