Tag: inverters

  • Copper Mountain Solar (94 MW) in Nevada goes with SMA inverters

    SMA inverters were recently selected by Amec Foster Wheeler for Sempra Renewables’ 94 MW Copper Mountain Solar 4 project in Boulder City, Nev. This is the fourth phase of the Copper Mountain Solar Complex, one of the largest PV solar facilities in the U.S. When Copper Mountain Solar 4 isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Arc fault detection is still a problem for PV systems – meet a possible solution

    Arc fault events are a pain point in the solar industry for the threat they pose to PV systems and, maybe more so, for the detection headaches they cause. Everyone reading this is nodding along, thinking of the times a system they installed was falsely tripped or, even worse, whenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Enphase now shipping its sixth generation microinverter system

    You may remember first reading about this around SPI last year, but now you can officially install them: Enphase Energy is shipping its Enphase IQ Microinverter System — its sixth generation of microinverters. Like all previous generations of their technology, the Enphase IQ System is a complete AC solution thatRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PV Pointers: How to future-proof PV systems with a storage-ready inverter

    You don’t need to install a battery (yet) to give solar customers a next-gen solar-plus-storage system. Your customer wants reassurance Solar-plus-storage is finally ready for mainstream adoption, thanks to technology enhancements in DC-coupled inverters and continued cost reductions in smart battery technology. Batteries with grid-tied PV will soon be theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Get hands-on with OutBack Power Technologies at one of these roadshow stops

    OutBack Power Technologies is going to be hitting the road with its Energy Express van this spring to showcase several of its energy solutions to help solar installers grow their businesses. Its first stop was this week at the 2017 NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) Continuing EducationRead More — Solar Builder magazine