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  • Delta debuts wall-mounted 80-kW solar inverter

    Delta, a provider of power and thermal management solutions, unveiled its new M80U PV inverter — the first wall mount 80kW string inverter in the world. The M80U is a grid-tied, 3-phase and transformerless inverter that converts DC output from a PV system into AC with 98.8 percent efficiency, allowing it to be seamlessly usedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Swinerton Renewable selects Sungrow inverters for 30-MW PV, wind project in Arizona

    Inverter manufacturer Sungrow provided its SG1000MX central inverter to Swinerton Renewable Energy for its 30 MW Red Horse 3 solar project, which is a massive solar and wind project in Arizona. Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE) offers engineering, procurement, construction, and SOLV services for solar PV plants throughout North America to a diverse range of clients.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarCity debuts utility-scale services amid Q1 earnings crisis

    SolarCity, the large solar installer best known for its leasing model, turned in disappointing earnings results from Q1 2016, lowered expectations in its outlook for the next quarter and has caused a panic among investors and a slew of sky-is-falling analysis from financial onlookers. Seems like nothing has gone right (exceptRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Midwest utility builds out center for solar research, education and collaboration

    Midwest utility Alliant Energy announced the opening of its Madison Solar Demonstration Project — an initiative that will study different types of technologies in a Midwest climate to provide the utility with valuable insights into the best-suited solar technologies for the region. In collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI),Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarWorld supplying panels for Valley Electric Association project

    SolarWorld is supplying 17.5 MW of its high-efficiency 72-cell solar panels for a project that the Valley Electric Association (VEA) is undertaking in the Mojave Desert town of Pahrump, west of Las Vegas near the Nevada border with California. The project will comprise 51,562 340-watt modules made in SolarWorld’s expanding factoryRead More — Solar Builder magazine