Tag: News

  • Silfab passes PVEL’s backsheet durability tests with flying colors

    North America PV module manufacturer Silfab Solar has excelled in the industry’s most rigorous test for backsheet durability – once again reaffirming the company’s top-notch manufacturing process. Results from PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) that subjected “real-world” stress tests on Silfab MWT modules showed no failures nor any evidence that the company’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Yotta Energy set to ramp up PV-coupled energy storage concept after seed funding

    Yotta Energy is a company we’ve been following for a while that has a patented thermal management system for batteries that would enable a decentralized solar-plus-storage format for C&I rooftops. After closing a $5 million seed funding round this week, they are going to finalize UL certification and commence commercial productionRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Utility-Scale Solar Project of the Year 2020: Turquoise Solar

    Sparks, Nev. | 61.17 MW Developer: Greenbacker Capital Contractors: McCarthy Building Companies, TerraSmart Mounting: TerraSmart Inverters: TMEIC Modules: ET Solar The project site for our 2020 Utility-Scale Project of the Year, as voted by the Solar Builder readers, is located in the Reno Technology Park, approximately 15 miles northeast ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Electriq Power readies PowerPod 2 residential battery system. Here’s what’s new

    Electriq Power has been expanding its operations and capabilities to meet growing demand for energy storage solutions. In September, the company announced definitive agreements with Emergent Microgrid, a provider of turnkey microgrids, and Lilypad Energy, a provider of data analytics solutions. Now comes word that Electriq Power is launching theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Tennessee Valley Authority and Origis Energy to solar power Google data centers

    The Tennessee Valley Authority has confirmed that the new 100-megawatt solar facility in Obion County, Tennessee, will supply carbon-free energy to Google’s data centers in Clarksville, Tenn., and Hollywood, Ala. Florida-based solar developer Origis Energy is using TVA’s nationally recognized Green Invest program to develop the solar farm. The GreenRead More — Solar Builder magazine