Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Appalachian Power issues solar RFP for Virginia (head here to bid)

    Appalachian Power has issued pre-qualification documents for parties interested in bidding on an up-coming Request for Proposal (RFP) for up to 10 MW AC of ground-mounted solar energy resources located in Virginia. The RFP will seek proposals that allow Appalachian either to own one or more solar projects or purchase suchRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Group fights against ‘arbitrary solar cap’ in New Hampshire

    The solar advocate group TUSK (Tell Utilities Solar won’t be Killed) says that New Hampshire is crashing into an arbitrary cap on solar, and without swift measures before the next legislative session begins in January, New Hampshire’s competitive solar market and local jobs are in jeopardy. TUSK Chairman Barry Goldwater Jr.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • DC optimizer advocates: HDPV Alliance adds 14 big names to member ranks

    Have you head of the HDPV Alliance? It is an industry-wide alliance focused on lowering the cost and increasing the performance of PV solar systems — an alliance that just got a little bigger. HDPV announced the addition of 14 new members including: Arctech Solar, Array Technologies, Inc. (ATI), Bender, Bentek, ChinaRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Logistics power: AET delivers racking for 7-MW Calif. project in one week

    Applied Energy Technologies (AET) prides itself on its logistical capabilities, which played a big part in its selection by Swinerton Renewable Energy for a 7 MW solar PV installation in Mendota, Calif., currently under construction. Along with providing its Rayport-G ECO ground mount system, AET’s engineering team provided the fullRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunLink to develop 112.7 MW solar project in Southeast

    SunLink and Blattner Energy make a good team. Following their collaboration on a 148.5 MW utility-scale solar project earlier this year, Blattner has selected SunLink Corp. as the project partner for a 112.7-MW solar PV portfolio project under development in the southeastern United States. Blattner Energy is a diversified power generationRead More — Solar Builder magazine