Tag: News

  • Details on the next generation Home Energy Solution from Enphase

      At Solar Power International we got an upclose look at the complete Home Energy Solution with IQ that Enphase Energy, Inc. is excited to push to the market in 2017. The plan for the Home Energy Solution is ambitious, as Enphase is trying to move past selling pieces andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Ideal Power, EnerDel create solar+storage microgrid at U.S. Air Force base

    Power conversion company Ideal Power Inc. and EnerDel, a leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and energy system integrator, have teamed up to create a mobile hybrid solar plus battery energy storage system for the United States Air Force aimed at reducing the diesel fuel used to power forward operating bases (FOB). ResearchersRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on Sungrow’s two 1,500-volt inverters (string and central)

    Sungrow showcased two new 1500 VDC inverters at Solar Power International last week. The Sungrow’s SG125HV puts 125kW of capacity in a suitcase-sized cabinet weighing just 130 pounds. At a higher rated voltage, the SG125HV will significantly reduce installation and balance of system costs, and is an example of why 1,500 VDCRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Pika Energy awarded SunShot Initiative funding to expand Islanding Inverter capabilities

    The U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative has been an extremely successful program that has funded a ton of renewable energy innovation. Under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) SunShot Initiative, the Department will fund 40 projects with a total of $42 million to improve PV performance,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • VOTE for Solar Builder’s 2016 Projects of the Year

    The nominations are in, and now it’s time for you, the reader, to choose the best of the best for our fourth annual Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards. Because of the big influx of ground-mount submissions this year, we’ve divided up the voting into three categories: roof-mounted, C&I ground-mounted andRead More — Solar Builder magazine