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  • First Solar jumping to Series 6 module production, layoffs forthcoming

    First Solar is changing things up amid some uncertain times for large, industry leaders like themselves. In terms of production, the company announced the acceleration of its Series 6 modules into 2018, with approximately 3 GW of production expected in 2019. Over the course of 2017 and 2018 the company’s existingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Top Solar Projects of the Week (Nov. 14 – Nov. 18)

    Adhesives company shows solar commitment with display panel The 30 kW solar installation created by Velo Solar on the roof of Chemique Adhesives in Kennesaw, Ga., has begun operation. The array sits atop the North American headquarters of Chemique Adhesives, a company with revenues of about $17.5 million per year andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Check out this solar+storage microgrid housed in a shipping container

    Pure Power Solutions has completed a plug-and-play approach to solar+storage microgrids for remote locations with a system using standard shipping containers and energy dense, non-toxic battery technology from SimpliPhi Power. The first system is now operational at Vacherie Ranch, a 450-acre agricultural and recreational retreat located in Western Sonoma County,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Geostellar partners with a national Baptist church to ramp up community solar sales

    Geostellar continues in its quest to change the way solar systems are sold, this time with a unique partnership involving Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), a Baptist denomination with an estimated membership of 2.5 million people, and Together Solar, a developer of shared-solar energy generation projects. The goal here isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar FlexRack completes Black & Veatch bankability study of its Turnkey Tracker

    Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and tracking solutions, announced today that Black & Veatch has performed a bankability study of its TDPTM Turnkey Tracker. The technical report covers the tracker’s design, reliability, durability, installation, operations and maintenance. According to GTMRead More — Solar Builder magazine