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Tag: Residential Solar

  • The Pitch: How carbon improves flooded lead-acid batteries in off-grid solar with Rolls Battery

    On this edition of The Pitch, we look at how applying a carbon additive in traditional flooded lead-acid batteries significantly improves their performance in off-grid solar applications. Here to give us the details is Jeff Myles, marketing manager for Rolls Battery. First we get into the science behind the carbonRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • AutoGrid nets ARPA-E funding to scale its virtual power plant management software

    AutoGrid was awarded $2.25 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to increase the scalability and electric vehicle (EV) management capabilities of its Flex Virtual Power Plant (VPP) platform. The expanded Flex capabilities include scaling real-time co-optimization up to 100,000 assets, and expanding theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Swell Energy virtual power plant deal with Hawaiian Electric approved by PUC

    The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Swell Energy‘s $25 million contract with Hawaiian Electric for the delivery of various grid services through an aggregated “virtual power plant” (VPP) on three islands. Swell Energy, a California-based energy and smart grid solutions provider, will deploy behind-the-meter solar-powered home batteries to approximately 6,000Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Panasonic promotes 13 installers in Residential Solar Installer Program

    As mentioned in our Guide to Partner Programs this month, solar installation contractors who join partner programs can build a stronger business by taking advantage of benefits from preferred pricing and stronger warranties to advanced training and marketing support. Panasonic Corporation of North America has one of the best programs out thereRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Tigo Energy raises $20 million in huge investment round

    Tigo Energy, Inc., one of the top brands in module level power electronics, announced a $20 million round of investment, led by Energy Growth Momentum. The investment will be used to improve upon existing products and develop next generation solutions that maximize returns for PV customers. A portion of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine