Tag: News
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California commission grants $1.5M to Salient Energy to develop zinc-ion residential battery system
Salient Energy is developing novel zinc-ion batteries as an alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries, and the California Energy Commission (CEC) is into it, awarding a grant worth over $1.5 million to support the design and assembly of its zinc-ion residential energy storage systems. Salient will utilize the grant funding toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Schneider Electric debuts DER-focused functions of smart home energy center at CES 2021
As part of Consumer Electronics Show 2021 this week, Schneider Electric expanded its Wiser smart home ecosystem, furthering discussion around the smart and sustainable Home. Anchored by the Square D Energy Center, these industry-first products enable unprecedented residential insights and monitoring capabilities for homeowners to control and lower their home’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SPI Energy acquires customer contracts from Petersen-Dean (filed for Chapter 11 last year)
SolarJuice American, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SPI Energy Co., acquired the consumer contracts of Petersen-Dean, Inc., one of the largest full-service, privately-held roofing and solar companies in the US. Petersen-Dean was generating $300 million to $400 million in sales annually with favorable profit margins prior to COVID-19. “OurRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PV module procurement: Common mistakes made and issues to consider
As part of our 2021 Solar PV Modules Buyer’s Guide, we asked solar PV panel manufacturers what they considered to be common mistakes made in the procurement process by solar installers and EPCs. Here is what they had to say. Peak power vs. production One of the factors that isRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GameChange Solar debuts albedo-boosting tech for its bifacial trackers
GameChange Solar today announced BifacialReflector, a patent-pending new technology that they think will provide a big increase in power production for the GameChange Solar Genius Tracker when paired with bifacial modules. What is it? The technology is a highly reflective (.95 albedo), permanent solid surface up to 4m wide, whichRead More — Solar Builder magazine