Tag: News
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SolarReviews 2023 module rankings: Qcells, Canadian Solar take top spots
Consumer solar marketplace SolarReviews released its annual solar panel rankings this week, elevating Qcells and Canadian Solar to the top spots. SolarReviews developed an objective ranking system to evaluate the top solar panels on the market each year, and in 2023, Qcells and Canadian Solar stand out for “product reliability in terms of solar performance……
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SolarAPP+ now streamlining solar permits in 27 communities
Residential solar permitting can be a pain point for installers, homeowners and local governments, if those local governments haven’t got up to speed on solar. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and UL Solutions launched SolarAPP+ in 2021 to help change that. It is an automated permitting solution for local governments……
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Patent Office invalidates two Tigo rapid shutdown patent claims, upholds nine others
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office invalidated two patent claims of Tigo Energy this week and upheld nine others, all related to rapid shutdown, following a challenge by the SunSpec Alliance, an open information standards and certification organization for the distributed energy resources (DER). Both SunSpec and Tigo seem to be pleased with the ruling:……
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Sunrun teams with Lunar Gridshare to operate VPP network
Sunrun, the largest solar and battery installer in the United States, is becoming synonymous with virtual power plants (VPPs) — tapping into its network of home solar + storage systems to export energy when the grid needs it. This week, Sunrun announced a partnership with Lunar Gridshare to operatethat nationwide VPP network. “We are thrilled……
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Module manufacturing moves this month show power of U.S. policy
The combination of the Inflation Reduction Act incentives, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) detentions and AD/CVD tariffs is resulting in new U.S. solar module manufacturing as well as a global supply network that is less reliant on China-based polysilicon and wafer supply. For its part of this cocktail, the IRA has two key……