Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Details on Sungrow’s two 1,500-volt inverters (string and central)
Sungrow showcased two new 1500 VDC inverters at Solar Power International last week. The Sungrow’s SG125HV puts 125kW of capacity in a suitcase-sized cabinet weighing just 130 pounds. At a higher rated voltage, the SG125HV will significantly reduce installation and balance of system costs, and is an example of why 1,500 VDCRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Pika Energy awarded SunShot Initiative funding to expand Islanding Inverter capabilities
The U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative has been an extremely successful program that has funded a ton of renewable energy innovation. Under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) SunShot Initiative, the Department will fund 40 projects with a total of $42 million to improve PV performance,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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VOTE for Solar Builder’s 2016 Projects of the Year
The nominations are in, and now it’s time for you, the reader, to choose the best of the best for our fourth annual Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards. Because of the big influx of ground-mount submissions this year, we’ve divided up the voting into three categories: roof-mounted, C&I ground-mounted andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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VOTE: 2016 Ground-Mount Project of the Year (C&I)
Grenada Elementary & Delphic Elementary Location: Grenada & Montague, Calif. Size: 22 kW & 7.3 kW DC Completed: May & June 2016 A major project goal of these school installations was to demonstrate and measure the investment benefits of renewable technologies for schools. All funding for the PV Tracker projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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VOTE: 2016 Rooftop Solar Project of the Year
Polebridge Mercantile Off Grid Solar + Storage Project Location: Polebridge, Montana Size: 30 kW (57.8 kWh storage) Completed: August 2016 Polebridge Mercantile, located 45 miles from the Utility Grid on the western edge of Glacier National Park in Montana, has always had to rely on a diesel-powered generator and leadRead More — Solar Builder magazine