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Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • How optimizers bridge the gap to 1,500-volt PV systems

    The need to lower PV system costs is driving large-scale solar developers to consider changing from 1,000- to 1,500-volt DC systems. The United States PV market was able to lower the cost of PV systems by increasing the maximum system voltage from 600 to 1,000 volts a few years ago.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Big floating solar project underway in New Jersey

    Work has begun on one of the largest floating solar arrays in the nation, in the Borough of Sayreville, N.J. Partner firms that will execute the project’s design and implementation include: Power Grid Capital LLC (project developer), Monticello Energy Finance LLC (project financing) and RETTEW (Engineer and Designer). The $12Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Boviet Solar USA modules pass long-term reliability tests, exceeding IEC standards

    Boviet Solar USA, a solely owned subsidiary of Powerway Group Co. and manufacturer with the largest, state-of-the-art solar cell and manufacturing facilities in Vietnam, is starting to focus more on the U.S. market and is going to be a module to watch. The company just announced that its modules passedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on funding of new solar, grid technology awarded by Energy Department

    The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will play key roles in a variety of projects recently funded by the Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). NREL’s innovative approaches have received five awards across three different ARPA-E programs for advancing transformational technologies to generate, store, and use energy moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Constellation, PFMG Solar develop PPA solar deal for California’s Central School District

    Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.’s Central School District completed the first phase of an aggregate 1.5-MW DC solar generation project. The system is designed to generate more than 2 million kWh of electricity in the first year and meet 75 percent of the school district’s electricity needs. A celebration and ribbon cutting were held atRead More — Solar Builder magazine