Tag: Products

  • DOE offers $18 million to fund for Flexible Innovative Transformer Technologies

    The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an $18 million funding opportunity for Flexible Innovative Transformer Technologies (FITT). Through this funding opportunity announcement, DOE will select up to nine awardees that are able to research, develop and demonstrate advanced transformers across a range of distribution to transmission scale applications, improving grid reliability and easing transformer……

  • Qcells, Silfab, JA top SolarReviews 2024 solar panel ranking

    SolarReviews released its annual solar panel brand ranking list, and Qcells has been crowned the top solar panel brand for the second year in a row. “2023 was an interesting year for solar,” said Andy Sendy, president of SolarReviews, “with rising interest rates and changes to major state solar policies altering the industry landscape. It’s……

  • ‘Greener’ solar wafer production coming to the United States

    NexWafe is a solar tech company we’ve had our eye on. The German company promotes the “greener” production of solar PV wafers via its EpiNex manufacturing solution that simplifies polysilicon production and reduces energy use. “This results in drastically lowered production costs for n-type monocrystalline wafers used for the majority of high-performing solar modules,” we’ve……

  • Interplay Learning has an apprenticeship program startup kit for solar companies

    No skilled trade is more in need of uniform training programs right now than solar. The solar industry currently has a skilled labor shortage, as well as a need for more apprenticeship programs in order to meet the requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and earn the 30% investment tax credit (ITC). To qualify……

  • What to know about Supernova 180, the Wallbox EV fast charger for U.S. market

    Wallbox has a new dc fast EV charger (DCFC) entering production, Supernova 180, to serve the North American market. Supernova 180 is Wallbox’s third-generation DC fast EV charger, and it is based on the tech of Supernova 60 and Supernova 150 that were released in Europe. Supernova 180 has broad EV compatibility and will be……