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Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Low-income Nevada elementary schools adding solar thanks to Open Energy, Black Rock Solar

    More nice solar news from Nevada: Open Energy, a commercial solar debt finance provider, closed a construction solar loan totaling $500,000 with Nevada-based Black Rock Solar that will enable construction of a 550-kW project portfolio, consisting of four elementary schools serving low-income communities across northern Nevada. This project is supported by the LowerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PV system operators get precise energy regulation with WEB’log

    meteocontrol North America, Inc., a subsidiary of meteocontrol GmbH and a provider of solar performance monitoring software, services and hardware, has upgraded its WEB’log data logger with a new intelligent control algorithm that gives photovoltaic (PV) system operators a higher degree of flexibility in regulating what proportion of self-generated energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • What you need to know about 1500-volt inverters

    Seems like just yesterday that large-scale PV systems moved to 1,000 Vdc in the United States, but another sea change to the 1,500-volt system is imminent. The analysts at GTM Research believe the transition will begin in earnest this year, and so do many of the inverter manufacturers we surveyedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Panasonic’s new residential PV modules achieve 36 percent higher yield

      Panasonic Eco Solutions North America is launching its most innovative and efficient solar panels yet, PV module HIT N330 and N325. Ideal for use in virtually all residential applications, N330 and N325 achieve up to 36 percent higher yield per sq ft and helps lower the installation and BOS costs per kW than conventionalRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on the Texas’ Solar Club 60 program

    Texas homeowners now can get the benefits of a virtual rooftop solar array, including a low, fixed electricity price, for five years with TXU Energy Solar Club 60. This unique electricity plan, which doesn’t have the cost of installing a home solar system, gives Texans membership in a shared solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine