Tag: software

  • AutoGrid nets ARPA-E funding to scale its virtual power plant management software

    AutoGrid was awarded $2.25 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to increase the scalability and electric vehicle (EV) management capabilities of its Flex Virtual Power Plant (VPP) platform. The expanded Flex capabilities include scaling real-time co-optimization up to 100,000 assets, and expanding theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • If you’re not concerned with utility-scale shrinkage, you should be

    As greater numbers of utility-scale solar projects are built on challenging topography that includes hilly terrain, shrinkage in utility-scale layouts is becoming increasingly common and more problematic. Shrinkage can be best described as the amount the total length of a tracker or fixed-tilt row is shortened in a top downRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Gibraltar Industries acquires TerraSmart and Sunfig

    Gibraltar Industries, a leader in the renewable energy, conservation, residential, industrial and infrastructure markets, announced the further expansion of its solar energy portfolio through the acquisitions of TerraSmart and Sunfig. TerraSmart, the leading provider of screw-based, ground-mount solar racking technology, particularly used for solar projects installed on challenging terrain, wasRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • RatedPower adds dynamic Comparison Tool to compare CAPEX, LCOE of solar plant layouts in pvDesign

    RatedPower is a collaborative and cloud based software committed to enabling and empowering its users with the processes and tools to help them optimize their work. pvDesign, its a Software as a Service (SaaS), can be accessed from anywhere in the world, including the U.S. After months of engineering andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • CleanSpark, Symmetric Energy team up to build residential, commercial microgrids in California

    Advanced software and controls company CleanSpark partnered with Symmetric Energy to target new microgrid projects in Northern California. The objective will be to provide reliable back-up energy or off-grid power using a combination of solar PV and energy storage for both commercial and estate-level residential microgrids. Symmetric is designing solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine