Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • NEXTracker opens project management, field operations office in Nashville

    NEXTracker is further expanding operations by opening a sales, project management and field operations office in Nashville, Tenn., to address growing regional demand for the company’s high-performance solar trackers. By placing key personnel and a warehouse in this additional location, NEXTracker is well-positioned to provide excellent, real-time customer service andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Midwest utility builds out center for solar research, education and collaboration

    Midwest utility Alliant Energy announced the opening of its Madison Solar Demonstration Project — an initiative that will study different types of technologies in a Midwest climate to provide the utility with valuable insights into the best-suited solar technologies for the region. In collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI),Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar Frontier modules selected for variety of agricultural, residential projects in Mexico

    Solar modules from Solar Frontier Americas are going to be installed in a pipeline of residential, agri-business and agro-industrial solar power generation projects in and around Sonora, Mexico, by Enilso. The solar projects range from 5-10 kW residential projects to 200-500 kW agricultural installations and are scheduled to be installedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Problem Solvers: Solar site issues solved by the right mounting solution

    ASSA ABLOY Location: Berlin, Conn. Size: 1.3 MW International door and hardware manufacturer ASSA ABLOY had been making significant strides in environmental stewardship and was ready for its own clean energy installation. But there was a problem — the selected site had difficult topography, with slopes as steep as 20Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SimpliPhi Power wins another award for its High-Output Battery

    SimpliPhi Power was named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the Energy Industry Innovation of the Year category for The 14th Annual American Business Awards. SimpliPhi’s new High-Output Battery was recognized by the Stevie Award committee along with the company’s evolution beyond the entertainment industry, leveraging its proprietaryRead More — Solar Builder magazine