Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • AlsoEnergy tops list of solar monitoring providers in the Americas

    AlsoEnergy, a provider of monitoring and SCADA solutions for solar power systems, maintained its spot as the top-selling Independent Software Vendor (ISV) for commercial and industrial PV in the Americas according to the Global PV Monitoring 2016-2020 report published by GTM Research. AlsoEnergy is now the top selling solar monitoring ISV overall inRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Need stylish flame resistant, arc flash head protection? You’re in luck

    If you are in need of some better protective head gear for the solar jobsite, National Safety Apparel features a wide variety of flame resistant and arc flash stocked head protection that help against extreme temperatures or a multitude of hazards. National Safety Apparel offers a wide variety of complete head protectionRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report: Global PV market to grow 21 percent by end of 2016

    According to a new report from GTM Research and SoliChamba Consulting, 58 gigawatts of monitored PV will be added to the world’s total in 2016, bringing the cumulative PV monitoring market to 242 gigawatts. In addition to a growing installation base, the PV monitoring landscape is undergoing tremendous change asRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Commentary: Emerging markets need our help to facilitate clean energy generation

    The following commentary was sent our way by Dan Shugar, CEO of NEXTracker. With 27 GW of solar deployed in the U.S. alone, PV has arrived – making headway in the race to be a mainstream power resource. It’s rapidly outpacing coal as a source of new generation; it could becomeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • On the Scene: Caterpillar to deploy PV as part of turn-key microgrid solution throughout dealer network

    Solar technology is definitely not the niche energy category it used to be and there’s perhaps no surer sign of its current and future value than the leader in the power generation marketplace folding PV into its product offering, with plans to take it global — and fast. That leaderRead More — Solar Builder magazine