Tag: News

  • HOLT Renewables installs solar system at HOLT CAT location

    HOLT Renewables completed a solar installation at the HOLT CAT location in Georgetown as part of the company’s multi-year rollout plan to incorporate solar power into their own facilities. HOLT understands energy is the largest expense for many companies, and solar power is one of the most cost-effective and environmentallyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Holy moly: Trina Solar unveils a 670-W module (here’s what we know about it)

    At the PV Module Tech Conference on March 11, 2021, Trina Solar officially unveiled a new generation of ultra-high power Vertex module with a single panel power of 670W. The series has obtained the IEC certification from the TÜV Rheinland after passing complete reliability test, and realized the mass production.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Snapshot of PG&E’s solar energy, battery storage portfolio at year-end 2020

    Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) reports that it exceeded California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) goal requiring energy providers to deliver 33% renewable energy by the end of 2020. PG&E estimates that it delivered over 35% from specified eligible-renewable resources to its customers last year, according to its recent FormRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The case for large-scale solar plant repowering-as-a-service

    Operations and maintenance (O&M) is mostly about keeping the status quo of a solar plant. Fix issues. Prevent failures. Hit benchmarks. But in a tech-driven industry, is maintaining the status quo of a decades-old legacy site the best strategy? Many plant owners and operators are facing this question as theirRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • ACE Controls debuts damper replacements for solar PV tracking systems

    ACE Controls has introduced a line of replacement dampers for PV solar tracking systems — the SOL-28 Series. These drop-in replacements offer the same great quality as original equipment (OE) dampers, with the same sizes and specifications, but might just offer better protection against the effects of vortex shedding andRead More — Solar Builder magazine