Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Green Street Power Partners buys up portfolio of community solar projects in New York via SunPower
Green Street Power Partners LLC (GSPP) has purchased a portfolio of community solar projects all in Con Edison’s service zone, from SunPower. A 918-kilowatt rooftop project in Maspeth, Queens, will be the first completed featuring SunPower Helix technology. The project was originated by SunPower dealer Accord Power, who is alsoRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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DC decisions: Large-scale PV wiring trends are leaving behind DC combiners, cables
All large-scale PV projects will involve a ton of modules and only one grid connection, so all of the aggregation decisions made in between comprise a big chunk of a profitable project pitch. We asked two major eBOS suppliers for the trends leading the way in large-scale PV wiring inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solaria sues Korean solar module manufacturer for breach of license agreement
Solaria Corp., a global provider of solar module technologies, filed suit against Genesem, Inc., a Korean equipment manufacturer licensed by Solaria, on March 1, 2018 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit seeks damages and injunctive relief for breach of contract, misappropriation of tradeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet the new Fronius Commercial Rooftop Solution (inverter, MC4 connectors, shade cover)
The commercial and industrial (C&I) space is one of the most challenging environments for solar installations because of high ambient temperatures, high irradiance, obstructions, setbacks or pathways add to the complexity and cost of design. But the segment increased 20 percent in the third quarter of 2017 and may be readyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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LONGi Solar breaks own PERC solar cell efficiency record (now 23.6%)
Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd. held a press conference in Japan this week to announce a new record 23.6% conversion efficiency with its monocrystalline passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) solar cells, as certified by China’sNational Center of Supervision and Inspection on Solar Photovoltaic Product Quality (CPVT). TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine