Category: Solar Power & Energy
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LONGi Green Energy mono PERC solar cell hits 22.71 percent efficiency
The Fraunhofer ISE CalLab of Germany certified the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 22.71 percent of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co.’s monocrystalline PERC cell, which is a new world record for this cell type. As the industry’s leading manufacturer of high efficient monocrystalline products, LONGi has always been committed to the improvement ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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On the Scene: We went to the Eaton Experience Center to see the grid’s future
Eaton is one of those companies that does everything without you realizing it, with innovations for industries as diverse as aviation, data centers, food and beverage, rail and, of course, utilities, just to name a few. The company recently expanded its Experience Center in Pittsburgh to show the latest advancesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Three takeaways from SEIA white paper on financing C&I solar with C-PACE
The commercial and industrial (C&I) sector remains the biggest opportunity for solar, but also the most frustrating to finance. We looked at some boutique financing concepts in our Sept./Oct. issue, and last week the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Alta Energy jointly released a white paper highlighting an underutilized financing tool: CommercialRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How OMRON reduces solar module PID potential through its inverter topology
Potential induced degradation (PID) of a solar module — you know it, and you hate it. We met with string inverter manufacturer OMRON at Solar Power International, which claimed its inverter can actually prevent PV degradation from PID. They explained it like this: Grounding module frames causes a voltage differenceRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Mosaic completes largest solar loan securitization to date
Mosaic, a leading U.S. provider of solar loan financing solutions for homeowners, completed its second term securitization of residential solar loans. The Mosaic Solar Loans 2017-2 transaction is the largest solar loan securitization issued to date, with $307.5 million in bonds sold across four tranches. MSAIC 2017-2 generated over $1.7Read More — Solar Builder magazine