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Tag: PV modules

  • Analyst: ‘Anyone’ can get into solar module manufacturing

    With so much talk about the global module supply these days, and the merits of Suniva’s petition for domestic trade protection, this perspective from investor website Seeking Alpha is worth noting. The impetus for the post is Poland-based plastics manufacturer Hanplast jumping into solar panel manufacturing with a 100-MW panelRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar tracking system advances: What’s the impact over the life of a PV plant?

    The goal of a solar tracking system is to boost the lifetime energy production of a given site, somewhere between 20 to 30 percent over a 30-year period. But this is not a “set-it-and-forget-it” proposition. Today’s tracker systems are more advanced than ever before, but they require an operations andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Panasonic names its first group of Premium Solar Installers

    Several authorized installers of Panasonic’s HIT solar modules were just promoted to the exclusive “Premium Installer” status. Panasonic unveiled this program last year to provide valuable assets to partners who meet Panasonic’s high standard of excellence. “The growth of Panasonic HIT modules across North America has allowed us to partnerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • CertainTeed boosts rated power of its Apollo solar systems

    CertainTeed Solar has increased the rated power in its Apollo II and Apollo Tile II solar roofing systems. Apollo II now offers 63 watts of rated power, improving on both the performance and the economics of CertainTeed Solar roofing systems. “The power increases to our Apollo II line reflect CertainTeed’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarWorld Americas launches new Warranty Protection Program, receives cash infusion

    Despite word of significant layoffs, and the ongoing insolvency proceedings of its Germany-based parent company (which the company says doesn’t affect them), SolarWorld Americas Inc., one of the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar manufacturers, continues to make moves. New Warranty Program SolarWorld also announced more customer protections, which would be crucialRead More — Solar Builder magazine