Tag: utility-scale

  • First Solar alumni form REPlantSolutions to provide plant controls, trunk bus products

    REPlantSolutions, an Arizona start-up founded by First Solar alumni, launched this week to support the needs of solar developers and asset owners with field-proven solutions under license from First Solar. “We have brought together some of the most experienced technologists in the industry to lead the transition to dispatchable, cost-optimizedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Geronimo Energy starts construction on two Michigan solar projects (40 MW total)

    Geronimo Energy, a National Grid company, is starting construction activities for two Michigan solar projects expected to begin operations by the end of this year. The projects, Bingham Solar and Temperance Solar, are part of a solar portfolio called MiSolar Portfolio and are located in Clinton and Monroe counties, respectively. ForRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Nextracker is rebranding and here’s why that matters

      You may have noticed Nextracker didn’t get the all caps NEXT treatment in the headline (no? just us copy editors?). It is part of a big rebranding the company is undergoing — I was going to say “the solar tracker company is taking,” but the message behind the rebrandRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New SolarEdge optimizers support higher wattage solar panels, more modules per optimizer

    SolarEdge is expanding its power optimizer portfolio with options to reduce install time (doing more with fewer components) and accomodate higher module powers. Here’s the details sent our way: • The new multi-input M1600 power optimizer for ground-mount installations has two MPP trackers, connected to four panels in multiples ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Longroad Energy selected by HECO to develop two utility-scale solar, storage sites

    Longroad Energy was selected by Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) to begin developing two utility-scale solar and battery storage projects for completion in 2023. The proposed projects include the 120 MWac/480 MWh Mahi Solar in Kunia, O’ahu, which would be the state’s largest solar project to date, and the 40 MWac/160Read More — Solar Builder magazine