Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • SnapNrack hits 1 GW milestone in residential solar space

    SnapNrack, a manufacturer of solar panel mounting solutions, officially eclipsed the 1 GW mark for total deployed solar mounting systems — a pretty big achievement in the residential side of the industry. This major milestone highlights eight years and more than 150,000 installations worth of knowledge and experience that SnapNrack hasRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Mission Solar Energy adds four new PV module lines to product offering

    Seen at Solar Power International this year: Mission Solar Energy, a San Antonio-based manufacturer of utility-scale, commercial and residential high-efficiency solar modules, added four new module lines to its product offering. The Apollo, Mercury, Gemini and Gemini Elite modules utilize advanced technology to provide best-in-class efficiency, reliability, power and aesthetics. Apollo TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on cool AC, DC nanogrid installation on Illinois Institute campus

    An innovative AC/DC nanogrid at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s (IIT) Keating Sports Center was just completed by a team of Aquion Energy, manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries and energy storage systems, Schneider Electric, specialist in energy management and automation, and Azimuth Energy, a solar-energy and energy-efficiency engineering and construction company.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Canadian Solar orders one of the largest single-project deployments of DC optimizers

    Canadian Solar is going to deploy Ampt LLC DC optimizers in a 33-MW PV system, which would make it one of the largest deployments of DC power optimizers in the world. The 33 MW installation capped off a six-month evaluation period by Canadian Solar, which began with a smaller demonstration project.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The HERO PACE program now available in select Missouri cities

    The HERO Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program is now available to homeowners in Jackson County and Kansas City, Missouri. HERO financing enables homeowners to make energy improvements and to pay for them over time through their property tax bill. HERO financing payments may have tax benefits, and many homeowners see immediateRead More — Solar Builder magazine