Tag: commercial

  • Solar trackers power metal refinishing company Sungen Circle Finishing

    Twenty-two solar trackers are now powering metalwork company Sungen Circle Finishing in Newburyport, Mass. The 186-kW solar project will help offset more than 65 percent of the electrical needs of the local metal refinishing company. Originally the company installed a fixed ground mounted system in 2010 that was damaged by 6Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PCI Solar awarded contract by Austin Independent School District (592 kW)

    PCI Solar has been awarded the contract to build solar arrays on four schools for the Austin Independent School District. The award was decided through a competitive RFP process and construction is slated to begin in the second half of 2016. The RFP called for a total of 592.8 kWRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New term financing for small commercial solar projects now offered by Wunder Capital

    Wunder Capital is starting to own the world of solar financing. The Boulder, Colo.-based financial technology company recently launched its third financing product for commercial solar PV projects, Wunder Term Loans. These new Term Loans are designed for businesses looking for an accelerated path to ownership of their commercial solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • What lies beneath: Mount a string inverter under an array with this integration

    PV systems are just a series of connections — modules to strings, panels to racking, inverters to the grid, etc. These pieces often all come from different places, and an installer can find real benefit in solutions that come ready to connect quickly and easily — like the integration SollegaRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solect Energy installs system at Thoreau Farm (for no charge)

    Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau, is collaborating with Solect Energy of Hopkinton, Mass., to install a 7-kW solar energy system on its Concord, Mass., property. Solect Energy, which provided the installation for free, will own the system and donate the power to Thoreau Farm at no charge.Read More — Solar Builder magazine