Tag: PV modules

  • Meet Panasonic’s top solar and storage installers from 2022

    Panasonic Corporation of North America announced recipients of its 2022 Customer Appreciation Awards that highlight the national Installer of the Year as well as regional recipients in the following award categories: Residential Installer of the Year, EverVolt ESS Installer of the Year, Fastest Growing Installer of the Year and Fastest Growing EverVolt ESS Installer of……

  • Trina Solar starts 2023 with production of i-TOPCon cells for Vertex N modules

    P-type PERC solar cells are nearing their efficiency limits, which means production of n-type cells is stepping up across the industry. As 2022 drew to a close, Trina Solar‘s 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cells rolled off its 8 GW factory production lines in the Suqian, Jiangsu province. These n-type cells will be used to produce the……

  • SunPower secures Maxeon 6 solar panel supply through 2025

    Not sure there was any doubt in this case, but it never hurts to secure solar module supply these days: SunPower Corp. extended its supply relationship with Maxeon Solar Technologies through 2025. “This supply agreement solidifies our long-term relationship with Maxeon and further secures the supply of premium panels for our expanding customer base,” said……

  • Increased solar panel row spacing can improve site economics

    We’ve written a lot about “energy density” over the years, and strategies for packing more panels into constrained areas and rooftops. But new research indicates that, over the longer term, in certain cases, wider spacing may be the better play for increasing solar module efficiency and solar plant economics. The reason is greater airflow, which……

  • Solar PV field safety tips for all weather conditions

    When it comes to safety practices working with solar PV technology in the field, judgement and awareness are key principles. “In the field” means in the environment, and the weather can change rapidly from day to day, as well as through each season. It will always affect your work. The safety rules and procedures at……