Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Solar microinverter market to increase 15 percent over next decade

    The global solar microinverters market is expected to witness a CAGR of 15.3% and reach nearly $2 billion by 2026 according to the Global Solar Micro Inverters Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2026. The increasing awareness toward the benefits of energy storage devices and enhanced regulatory structuresRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar projects out perform estimates, while wind projects under perform, says Fitch

    Fitch Ratings‘ analysis of rated wind energy projects across EMEA, the US and Latin America, as well as solar photovoltaic (PV) energy projects across EMEA and the US shows electricity production from solar projects has tended to exceed initial independent estimates, while wind projects have more often underperformed against expectations.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Watch the solar eclipse on SolarEdge’s monitoring platform

    SolarEdge Technologies says it will be sharing a live broadcast tracking the total solar eclipse from its monitoring platform. The live view is possible with the company’s PV monitoring platform, which leverages its nearly 300,000 monitored solar energy systems across the United States to track the path of the totalRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • EnSync shares insight on Hawaii solar + storage market

    The Hawaii solar +storage market is its own unique beast. Hawaiian Electric Company, the state’s energy utility, faces many modern grid challenges. It has the largest proportion of renewable and distributed energy out of any other utility in the country. In 2016, 26 percent of customer’s electricity demand came from renewableRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Energy regulation news round up: Massachusetts, Montana, Rhode Island and Idaho

    Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and the Department of Energy Resources updated the final regulations in the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program, which was mostly met with praise from the solar industry. Specifically, DOER eliminated the hard cap on adders, increased the competitive procurement ceiling price and made positive changesRead More — Solar Builder magazine