Tag: eBOS
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Ampt configures i50 string optimizer to boost solar tracker ROI
The DC optimizer experts at Ampt released the i50 String Optimizer earlier this year. The i50 features enhanced capabilities for utility-scale solar power plants that use high-power PV modules and solar trackers to lower the total cost of PV power plants. Ampt String Optimizers are DC/DC converters that deliver full available power from the PV……
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Solar Data Systems, Kitu Systems offer telemetry gateway for PG&E customers
Solar Data Systems, of Connecticut, has enlisted the expertise of software developer Kitu Systems, of California, in building a Customer-Owned Telemetry (COT) Remote Secure Gateway (RSG) product that meets the requirements of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as per California Rule 21. According to 2017 updates to CA Rule 21, all production data from 1……
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Bidirectional EV charging is a big deal, but is it ready to roll?
When Ford unveiled the Lightning F150 in May of 2021, it revealed something fundamentally different: it was not just an EV, it was a battery on wheels. As someone who has sat through power outages with the equivalent of four Powerwalls-worth of batteries parked in my driveway, useless, Ford did what seems obvious now: it……
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Stäubli makes bet on robotics to reduce large-scale solar O&M risks
Solar connections often make headlines for all the incorrect ways they can be installed. It is clear the industry’s status quo for inspection is not good enough. So, where do we go from here? Stäubli, the leader in solar PV connection solutions, is putting a sizable investment on a combination of Computer Vision, AI, and……
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Installers explain how SoftPaw eliminates wire clips, zip ties from solar PV wire management
Wire management within a solar array is a consistent pain point for solar installation crews. Whether it is zip ties or wire clips, the process can be time-consuming, involve awkward angles, and still result in unreliable or aesthetically unpleasing results. True innovation in this space would simplify everything — can’t this all be integrated on……