Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Get to know NEXTracker’s Energy Storage Solutions offering
Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts the global energy storage market will “double six times” by 2030, growing from less than 5 gigawatt-hours in 2016 to more than 300 gigawatt-hours. An estimated $103 billion will be invested in energy storage over that time period. All of those numbers mean a bigRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How Dominion Energy went from zero to 1.3 GW of solar in Virginia, North Carolina in two years
Backed by an ongoing $1 billion investment, Dominion Energy has grown its solar fleet in Virginia and North Carolina over the last two years from near zero to approximately 1,350 MW in service, in construction or under development. That is enough clean energy to power nearly 340,000 homes during peak sunshine.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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First Solar to provide warranty service for Power Electronics inverters
First Solar and Power Electronics have finalized an agreement to utilize First Solar’s PV Operations & Maintenance (O&M) team to provide Power Electronics warranty service on inverters installed throughout the United States. This unique relationship enables tangible owner value by reducing response time and repair time. The arrangement allows PowerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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HelioScope updates functionality within its PV project overlay tool
HelioScope updated its program to provide its own enhanced overlay tool and is no longer compatible with SketchUp or dependent on KMZs. Users can upload any jpg, jpeg, or png via its new overlay tool (as well as still being able to upload KMZ and KML), which also makes it possibleRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New Jersey ups renewable portfolio standard, chance to solidify solar jobs
New Jersey has been one of the leading solar states in the country, and the state’s legislature looks to keep it that way, passing Senate Bill 2276 to raise the state’s solar energy goal. New Jersey’s solar market is at risk of coming to a halt in mid-2018 after the stateRead More — Solar Builder magazine