Category: Solar Power & Energy
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MiaSolé CIGS-based thin-film modules earn new certifications
MiaSolé announced that its CIGS-based, thin-film FLEX-02 solar modules are IEC 61646, IEC 61730, UL 1703 certified and UL 790 Class A fire rated. The MiaSolé FLEX module is the highest efficiency flexible, lightweight thin-film solar module on the market today, with production efficiencies of 16 percent. The FLEX module provides highRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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LCOE Heroes: How inverters drive down PV levelized cost of energy
Efficiency is a ubiquitous term in the solar industry and an important one — better efficiency means more power, which is what the world needs. But the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) is a truer measure of project value, and there are a variety of ways manufacturers up and downRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PanelClaw, PVComplete team up for commercial solar rooftop design software
In the effort to streamline solar project design while reducing the cost of PV deployment, PanelClaw, a commercial roof top solar mounting manufacturer, and PVComplete, a solar design software provider, have entered into a partnership to collaborate on design solutions that accelerate the design of commercial solar power systems. “PVComplete’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SonnenBatterie ready to push solar-storage system in U.S., inks partnerships with SolarWorld, PetersenDean
sonnen is really ready to push into and own the U.S. solar-storage market. The European market leader for smart storage systems, announces a partnership with SolarWorld, the largest crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer in the U.S. and PetersenDean, the nation’s largest residential roofing company with more than a million roofs under itsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Another solar win: California keeps net metering rates
Outside of Nevada, the solar industry seems to be winning contentious debates left and right. Maybe the most major of these debates was taking place in California and, of course, concerned net metering. The margin was narrow, but in a 3 to 2 vote, California’s Public Utilities Commission upheld the netRead More — Solar Builder magazine