Tag: projects
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World’s largest solar PV peaker power plant uses DC-coupled storage design with Ampt optimizers
The Lāwa’i Solar and Energy Storage Project in Hawaii completed this month became the world’s largest operational solar PV+storage peaker plant and is responsible for delivering 11% of Kauai’s power while providing mission critical grid support during peak demand periods. The completion of this system allows the utility to deliver upRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nearly 1 MW solar canopy project in South Carolina completed in 28 days by Hannah Solar, Quest Renewables
Quest Renewables completed a 955-kW solar system in partnership with Hannah Solar for AVX Corp. in Fountain Inn, S.C. in just 28 days. The system features 10 QuadPod double cantilever canopies designed and engineered by Quest Renewables and contains 2,730 bi-facial modules from Trina Solar. Each double cantilever in theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Michigan’s first commercial-scale solar + storage system up and running via Consumers Energy
Michigan’s first ever rooftop solar array and battery storage system debuted last week in the growing area of Grand Rapids. Nearly 1,800 solar panels atop the Bridge Street Market and adjoining buildings between Bridge and First Streets within the Circuit West district are accompanied nearby by a 500-kilowatt battery. “Today, thereRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunpreme bifacial solar panels deployed at Sports Center project by JDS Power
JDS Power, a Calif.-based developer/installer, and Sunpreme Inc., completed a commercial rooftop and carport solar system at Sports Center in Escondido, Calif. The 650-kW PV system deployed Sunpreme’s GxB320 SM panels with bifacial technology and integrated panel optimizer. “There was only one panel design capable of meeting the energy productionRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How four Midwest states boosted residential solar installations via Solarize group buys
The Solarize programs included in the Midwest Renewable Energy Association’s Solar Group Buy have helped 482 property owners in four states add 3.8 MW of solar electric generating capacity to their homes, farms, organizations, and businesses, more than doubling the organization’s solar group buy results to date. How it workedRead More — Solar Builder magazine