Category: Solar Power & Energy
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IKEA to Double Current Rooftop Solar Installation at Maryland Distribution Center
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced plans to nearly double the solar array completed in April atop its Perryville, Md.-distribution center, the state’s largest such solar energy system. Installation of the new panels will begin this month […] — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower Installs 20 MW+ at California Community Colleges
At the Community College Facility Coalition Annual Conference in Sacramento today, SunPower Corp. announced it has installed approximately 20 MW of solar power systems at 12 community college districts in California. The systems are generating enough clean, renewable solar electricity to […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Standard Solar Installs Solar at Two Maryland Wastewater Treatment Plants
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) unveiled two fields of solar panels today, which will provide power to two of its wastewater treatment plants. The two 2-MW ground-mounted installations, each with nearly 8,500 solar panels spanning several acres, are located […] — Solar Builder magazine
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WEBINAR: AC Modules and Distributed Electronics: Are they really the future?
AC Modules and Distributed Electronics: Are they really the future? Power electronics are enabling a much more distributed architecture for solar PV systems. ACPV systems in particular are one of the fastest growing segments in the solar industry. Microinverters are […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Microinverters, DC Power Optimizers Annual Revenue to Reach $2 Billion by 2020
Microinverters and DC optimizers, commonly referred to as module-level power electronics (MLPEs), increase the energy harvested by solar PV modules and reduce the levelized cost of electricity by converting or conditioning power at the module level. As a result, microinverters […] — Solar Builder magazine