Tag: News

  • VIDEO: Check out Iowa’s largest community solar project, built by SunLink and RER Energy Group

    More than 1,200 Cedar Falls Utilities (CFU) customers have invested in a new 1.5-MW DC community solar project near Prairie Lakes Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa, now completed by SunLink Corp. and RER Energy Group. The project utilized SunLink’s GeoPro mounting system and was installed by the company’s PowerCare installationRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • JinkoSolar supplies 80,000+ modules for two PV projects in New Mexico

    JinkoSolar Holding Co., a leader in the solar PV industry, sent word that it has supplied 24.5 MWp of solar modules to Gransolar, a specialist construction company focused on renewable energy projects. JinkoSolar has supplied 80,075 high-efficiency polycrystalline modules for two PV solar projects. Both projects will be managed byRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Mississippi Power discusses three new solar projects

    Mississippi Power’s commitment to renewable energy is on track after the March 2 groundbreaking ceremonies on one of the company’s three renewable energy solar projects. Mississippi Power, Hannah Solar and the U.S. Navy are partnering on a 23-acre, 3-4-MW solar project at The Naval Construction Battalion Center (Seabee Base) in Gulfport.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report: U.S. solar market to grow 119 percent in 2016

    The U.S. solar market is set to grow a staggering 119 percent this year, says GTM Research in its U.S. Solar Market Insight 2015 Year in Review, published in conjunction with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Led by the utility-scale segment, GTM Research forecasts 16 gigawatts of solar willRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PV manufacturers investing $5 billion in capacity, tech upgrades

    An obstacle in the way of massive solar growth around the world is having the capacity to meet the demand. The solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing sector is ready to meet this challenge as it looks to increase capital expenditure (capex) on new factories and technologies in 2016 by more than 60Read More — Solar Builder magazine