Tag: News

  • Solaria sues Korean solar module manufacturer for breach of license agreement

    Solaria Corp., a global provider of solar module technologies, filed suit against Genesem, Inc., a Korean equipment manufacturer licensed by Solaria, on March 1, 2018 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit seeks damages and injunctive relief for breach of contract, misappropriation of tradeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Meet the new Fronius Commercial Rooftop Solution (inverter, MC4 connectors, shade cover)

    The commercial and industrial (C&I) space is one of the most challenging environments for solar installations because of high ambient temperatures, high irradiance, obstructions, setbacks or pathways add to the complexity and cost of design. But the segment increased 20 percent in the third quarter of 2017 and may be readyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • LONGi Solar breaks own PERC solar cell efficiency record (now 23.6%)

    Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd. held a press conference in Japan this week to announce a new record 23.6% conversion efficiency with its monocrystalline passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) solar cells, as certified by China’sNational Center of Supervision and Inspection on Solar Photovoltaic Product Quality (CPVT). TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • EnSync, J. Walter Cameron Center sell 20-year solar-plus-storage PPA

    EnSync announced the sale of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) it arranged on behalf of J. Walter Cameron Center (JWCC) to an undisclosed investor. The PPA will bring the nonprofit incubator space nearly half a million dollars in savings during the terms of the agreement. EnSync Energy’s project engineersRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • IBISWorld: Post-tariff solar market fundamentals remain favorable for buyers in short term

    It’s been about a month since the #TrumpTariffs officially went into place, and while the long-term economic and pricing implications of the tariff remain to be seen, analysts at IBISWorld say procurement professionals shouldn’t panic since the market’s fundamentals remain favorable for buyers, at least in the short term. IBISWorldRead More — Solar Builder magazine