Category: Solar Power & Energy
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VOTE: 2016 Ground-Mount Project of the Year (utility)
Town of Stafford Location: Stafford, Conn. Size: 3.45 MW Completed: July 2016 Challenges: Building this PV system on a rocky, steep terrain required special drillers just to install the piles. Some boulders pulled out were bigger than a pickup truck. Developer Standard Solar did a formal study and used innovativeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nevada makes good, grandfathers early rooftop solar adopters
When the state of Nevada decided to lower its net metering rate last year, the solar industry was understandably unhappy, but the biggest uproar was over the decision to retroactively alter the rates of early adopters, who installed solar (at the government’s encouraging) under the premise of a different rateRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet ProHarvest, the new inverter collaboration from OutBack Power, HiQ Solar
At Solar Power International, OutBack Power Technologies announced the next milestone in its partnership with HiQ Solar, an innovator in 3-phase power-conversion technology for commercial and industrial solar applications: ProHarvest by OutBack Power. The new brand will be offered by OutBack’s direct sales group through selected distribution sales partners, whileRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Adara Power introduces battery, inverter control solution for commercial solar customers
Adara Power is expanding its portfolio with the launch of its iC3 platform — a system that integrates battery and inverter controls with cloud-based software and a robust IoT connectivity solution. The platform will initially launch with a scalable 125-kW, 250-kWh inverter and battery suitable for commercial-scale applications. Leveraging itsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NEC Energy Solutions launching a distributed energy storage solution with Ideal Power conversion system
NEC Energy Solutions selected Ideal Power to supply its power conversion systems for select configurations of NEC’s newly launched DSS distributed energy storage solution. This new distributed energy storage platform targets commercial & industrial customers and includes lithium-ion batteries, advanced software controls and Ideal Power’s power conversion systems. The DSSRead More — Solar Builder magazine