Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Solar3D secures two ag solar contracts worth $3 million
Solar3D Inc., a provider of solar power solutions and the developer of a proprietary high efficiency solar cell, just secured a $2 million contract for the design and installation of an agricultural solar project for Payne Brothers Ranches in Woodland, Calif.; and an approximately $1 million contract to design and install a PV systemRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Xcel Energy denied solar power proposal by North Dakota regulators
This doesn’t happen often, but Xcel Energy was denied application for an ADP by the North Dakota Public Service Commission, after the utility regulators ruled that Xcel Energy’s proposal wasn’t cost effective enough – that it would raise costs without delivering clear benefits. This is the first time the commissionRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solectria adds experienced applications engineer
Solectria – A Yaskawa Company, and a U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced that Emily Hwang, Senior Applications Engineer, has joined Solectria’s west coast team. Hwang brings over 8 years of experience in the solar industry with various companies such as SMA, RefuSol, Wirsol Solar Americas, EmPower Solar and Arian Solar, working asRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower starts work on 102-MW project in Kings County, Calif.
SunPower Corp. has started construction on the 102-MW (AC) Henrietta Solar Project in Kings County, Calif. The system will generate power for Pacific Gas and Electric’s customers under a long-term power purchase agreement. SunPower expects the plant to be operational by the end of 2016. “With more than 5.8 gigawattsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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AET to provide racking system for Massachusetts Highway Corridor Project
Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a supplier of commercial and utility-scale racking systems, will be providing one of those racking systems — the Rayport-G ECO ground mount racking system — for an innovative 282 kW highway corridor solar project along Route 44 in Carver, Mass. The project is in phase II,Read More — Solar Builder magazine