Tag: News

  • Bay4 Energy Services brings on new president of technical services

    Bay4 Energy Services LLC welcomes William Richardson as the new President of Technical Services overseeing operations & maintenance, field services and a unique testing and development group known as LABS. Founded in 2008, Bay4 Energy Services optimizes the value of energy assets for owners and operators of energy production facilitiesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • MegaCell touts 25% bifacial efficiency of solar cell

    MegaCell is an innovative Italian-based photovoltaic bi-facial high-efficiency cell and module manufacturer, part of Mega Group, which was recently established by Franco Traverso. Traverso is considered a pioneer of the Italian photovoltaic cells technology, given his extended experience of more than 30 years in photovoltaic (PV) sector since 1981, whenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report: Average residential solar prices $3 to $4 per watt, commercial $2 to $3

    The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) completed a new state-level analysis of close to 11,000 solar price quotes and found that, despite some outliers, average residential solar prices in 2014-2015 clustered around $3-$4 per watt, while prices for nonresidential and utility-scale projects came in lower at $2-$3 per watt. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vermont Technical College to install 500-kW solar farm

    Vermont Technical College will further its use of renewable energy and help reduce its operating costs while providing the institution new educational opportunities with the installation of a 500-kW solar farm. This month, the 500-kW project was awarded its Certificate of Public Good by the Vermont Public Service Board, green-lightingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower to install 5.2-MW PV systems across UCSB campus

    SunPower Corp. and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), announced plans for 5.2-MW (DC) of SunPower systems to be installed on rooftops and in parking lots on the university’s campus. UCSB will buy the electricity produced by the systems at a competitive rate under a long-term power purchase agreement withRead More — Solar Builder magazine