Tag: News

  • GRID Alternatives rebrands solar installation program Energy for All

    GRID Alternatives, a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low-income communities and communities of color, announced the rebranding of its solar installation program. The new Energy for All Program will continue to help low-income households, multifamily housing providers and utility partners across theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • ABB releases 60-kW TRIO-TM smart solar inverter

    The newest addition to ABB’s three-phase, commercial product line is the TRIO-TM-60 with immediate availability. This three maximum power point tracking (MPPT) version features power ratings up to 60 kW and has been designed with enhanced flexibility in mind to maximize the ROI in large systems. “The TRIO-TM-60 is aRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarEdge launches new web-based PV system design tool

    SolarEdge Technologies is launching a new Designer tool to enable faster, easier planning of solar energy system designs. The new web-based tool with an intuitive graphical interface helps installers lower PV design costs and increase conversion rates by creating compelling customer proposals. The free Designer tool is part of SolarEdge’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Saving costs with large-scale string inverter design, part 2

    During this first week of Attack the Tariff, we are looking at all of the efficiencies to be gained and costs to be saved through large-scale string inverter design. In part 1, we looked at the main economic argument for deploying string inverters in large-scale PV projects. Basically, now thatRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Research finds solar PV systems attached with adhesives actually improve building heating and cooling

    Attaching solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to roofs with high-performance adhesives can not only substantially reduce the cost and complexity of installing solar it can keep buildings cooler and reduce air conditioning expenses in the summer as well says new research from the Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE, anRead More — Solar Builder magazine