Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Here’s a community solar solution for investor-owned utilities

    Clean Energy Collective (CEC), the pioneer and national leader of roofless community solar, announced the launch of the first shared solar program that provides investor-owned utilities (IOU) with the ability to rate base a community solar program while offering their solar customers an immediate economic benefit, without non-participant subsidization. CEC’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • HULKet’s CIGS solar module passes IEC, UL tests

    The CIGS-3000 Series module from Hulk Energy Technology Co. (HULKet) officially passed both IEC and UL certification tests and is now ready for shipping to major markets worldwide. In addition, the German Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) confirmed in July that the 3000 Series module achieves 324 WRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • WATCH: APsystems EMA and ECU monitoring system basics explained

    From system setup to performance tracking, a robust monitoring package is essential to installers and end users alike. The Energy Communication Unit and EMA software from APsystems offer this powerful but easy-to-use monitoring and analysis at every step. Chris Barrett, APsystems director of technical services, demonstrated the advanced user interface at thisRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • UCLA promotes advances in perovskite solar cell commercial viability

    UCLA professor Yang Yang, member of the California NanoSystems Institute, is a renowned innovator of solar cell technology whose team in recent years has developed next-generation solar cells constructed of perovskite, which has a decent efficiency converting sunlight to electricity. Despite this success, the delicate nature of perovskite — a veryRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Fronius names new director of solar energy division

    Fronius USA recently announced the promotion of Tristan Kreager, national sales manager to director of sales and marketing at the Fronius United States subsidiary. Kreager will be in charge of all sales and marketing efforts in his new role at the leading inverter manufacturer. “Tristan brings a wealth of solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine