Tag: News

  • First Solar expands perovskite R&D, acquires Sweden’s Evolar

    First Solar strengthened its position in thin film photovoltaics by acquiring Evolar AB, a European leader in perovskite technology. The purchase price is approximately $38 million paid at closing and up to an additional $42 million to be paid subject to certain technical milestones being achieved in the future. The acquisition will accelerate First Solar’s……

  • Solis S6 Advanced Power Hybrid: a versatile inverter that can connect a generator

    Solis launched an extremely versatile hybrid inverter this week — the S6 Advanced Power Hybrid Inverter — with an emphasis on generator connectivity and multiple input methods. It is capable of doing peak shaving control in both “self-use” and “generator” modes. Also crucial: The S6 offers automatic UPS switching and up to 10 seconds of……

  • OMCO Solar’s fifth U.S. manufacturing facility opens with new torque tube line

    OMCO Solar, a provider of factory-direct solar trackers and fixed-tilt solutions, announced its fifth manufacturing facility in Warsaw, Indiana and a new, state-of-the-art torque tube line at their Pierceton, Indiana plant. The company now maintains over 500,000 square feet of domestic manufacturing capacity across five factory locations, and currently produces torque tubes in Phoenix, Arizona and Pierceton,……

  • OMCO Solar’s fifth U.S. manufacturing facility opens with new torque tube line

    OMCO Solar, a provider of factory-direct solar trackers and fixed-tilt solutions, announced its fifth manufacturing facility in Warsaw, Indiana and a new, state-of-the-art torque tube line at their Pierceton, Indiana plant. The company now maintains over 500,000 square feet of domestic manufacturing capacity across five factory locations, and currently produces torque tubes in Phoenix, Arizona and Pierceton,……

  • Anza spun off from Borrego, nets new investors to expand solar + storage procurement platform

    Anza, an innovative solar and storage procurement marketplace launched within Borrego Solar, that we profiled in the 2023 Q1 issue of Solar Builder, has completed its separation from Borrego, a leading O&M provider. An Energy Capital Partners led consortium of investors that included ECP’s–Energy Transition Opportunities Fund, Angeleno Group, and other investors provided funding to……