Tag: News
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Solar has a labor shortage. Digital enablement of frontline workers can help.
This perspective was sent in via Juan Muldoon, Energize Partner. In the U.S., 100,000 new clean energy jobs have emerged in the past six months, yet low unemployment rates, labor costs, and job hopping are complicating renewable energy companies’ ability to hire, develop, and retain needed workers, such as production-line staff, electricians, mechanical engineers, and……
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Elexity piloting commercial building storage + loads control system with CPS America
Elexity, a provider of virtual power plant software for commercial buildings, received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to integrate energy storage with its advanced load control and solar optimization software. All together, Elexity will be able to provide a whole-building solution. Elexity will begin testing and……
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DOE guarantees over $3 billion in solar loans tied to Sunnova’s Project Hestia
It is official: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) signed an historic agreement last week to partially guarantee over $3 billion in loans originated by residential solar + storage installation company Sunnova via its new solar loan channel, “Project Hestia.” We first reported on this conditional agreement in April. The aim……
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New solar tracker wind tunnel research solves for aeroelastic forces (and why that matters)
The solar industry — an emerging industry with rapidly evolving technology — is often, unfortunately, in learn-as-you-go mode. This is especially true when it comes to solar trackers, and understanding how they perform in various terrains and weather conditions. Traditional wind tests based on standard building codes often fail to capture the nuances of how……
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Boviet Solar Vega Series Bifacial modules a top performer in PVEL hail tests
Climate is indeed changing all over the world, resulting in both more “extreme” weather events, and just non-historical weather events on certain areas. Hail, for example. The cost of hail damage has been rising due to the increased severity and frequency of hailstorms. Thus, Hail damage is becoming a bigger problem for solar projects. Luckily,……