Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Three solar projects coming soon as part of Maryland’s community solar pilot program

      TurningPoint Energy and ForeFront Power are beginning construction of three fully developed Maryland-based community solar projects. These projects, which represent 6.57 megawatts (DC) of community solar capacity, are expected to be completed by the end of 2019. These projects were awarded to and developed by TurningPoint Energy as partRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Next Level Solar

    Tuesday, Sep 17, 2019 2:00 PM EDT The next generation of inverters will be responsible for grounding the industry into stability. When developing the new inverter generation, manufacturers should adapt three major requirements that a future technology will have to satisfy. Currently manufacturers, like Fronius, offer future flexibility, reliability andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Next year’s revived Intersolar North America will have NABCEP continuing education sessions

    Reminder that Intersolar North America moved from San Francisco in July to San Diego in February (the San Diego Convention Center from February 4-6, 2020, to be exact). That positions it as the first major solar + energy storage trade show event of the year, and a new partnership withRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Ginlong now ranks third among Chinese inverter exports

    According to EnergyTrend, China exported $1.3 billion (USD) in inverters during the first half of 2019, with the country’s top five inverter manufacturers accounting for 36 percent of total export value. Photovoltaic inverter manufacturing Ginlong Technologies and its Solis brand now rank third among all Chinese inverter exports. “Despite turbulentRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar panel-level energy storage developer Yotta raises another $1.5 million in funding

    Yotta, a PV panel-level energy storage developer, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding and an additional $300,000 in grants for the continued development and commercialization of the SolarLEAF. The new funding allows Yotta to expand its beta testing to several new installations with strategic partners. Yotta’s engineering has caughtRead More — Solar Builder magazine