Tag: NEP

  • Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2023

    The 2023 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide reflects a sea change in the market, as manufacturers debut models that meet the smart inverter standards of UL 1741 and the PV Hazard Control testing of UL 3741. Meanwhile, more and more microinverters are emerging that make their case via boosted power output, handling multiple modules and hardening……

  • Five takeaways from Intersolar North America 2023

    Last week we hit up Intersolar North America / Energy Storage North America in Long Beach. The trade show exhibit space was sold out, and it felt like it. Yes, Intersolar is officially back. We have plenty of notes to dig through still, but here are the highlights. Key updates making install, O&M easier Fluke……

  • Time to revisit standalone solutions to solve rapid shutdown system design

    Rapid shutdown probably feels like old news at this point, but the product market is just now hitting its stride. Initially, the NEC 2017 and 2020 code changes directly favored the technology of certain module-level power electronic brands, and early versions of inverter-agnostic rapid shutdown devices that paired with stringRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2021

    Our annual Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide is a chance to check in with all of the inverter manufacturers – from the market leaders to the up-and-comers – to get a sense of how their technology has evolved and what new products are now available for installation. This year weRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Aptos Solar, NEP team up on high-powered AC solar solution

    Aptos Solar Technology, a provider of high-efficiency solar module technology, and Northern Electric Power (NEP), a global manufacturer of microinverters, have joined forces to deploy high-performance AC solutions to the U.S. solar market. The two Silicon Valley based-companies have entered a collaborative partnership in which the design and engineering of theirRead More — Solar Builder magazine