Tag: PV modules

  • Nine major solar PV manufacturers standardize on module size

    The size of PV technology is a point of innovation and frustration. PV manufacturers pursue larger cell, wafer and/or frame sizes to pack in more power; balance of system suppliers, EPCs and installers adjust their product offering and system designs accordingly. Industry-wide standardization across the board isn’t likely, but representatives from nine leading module manufacturers……

  • Benefits (and tradeoffs) of large-format PV modules

    This is an excerpt from the Q2 2023 issue of Solar Builder magazine, written by Cherif Kedir, president and CEO at the Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC), an accredited testing laboratory for solar photovoltaic and energy storage products. Subscribe to Solar Builder magazine for free (print or digital) right here. Lowering costs, improving performance, and……

  • How to evaluate solar module PAN files (and why it matters)

    This is an article from the Q2 issue of Solar Builder magazine, co-authored by Aaron Hall, president of Anza Renewables and Scott Meredith, product owner of the Anza Engine — a model designed to emulate PVsyst’s accuracy with significantly improved runtime over PVsyst. Subscribe to Solar Builder magazine for free (print or digital) right here….…

  • Maxeon expands solar panel manufacturing in Baja California, Mexico

    Maxeon Solar Technologies expanded and renovated a manufacturing plant in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, an investment of around $70 million. Maxeon is the largest solar panel manufacturer in Mexico, and this increases Maxeon’s cumulative investment in solar manufacturing in the country to over $260 million. The company produces its shingled-cell Performance line solar panels in……

  • Inxeption seeks smaller solar installers for Solar Installer Advocacy Program

    Inxeption is welcoming solar installers doing less than 500 KW of solar installs per year to join its new Solar Installer Advocacy Program (SIAP). Installers that enroll in the SIAP are listed on the Inxeption Energy webpage and benefit from a 10% discount on each Inxeption Marketplace purchase over $50,000. The Inxeption Marketplace is a digital……