Tag: software

  • The Uber of solar installation? Geostellar launches Solar Family program

    Online solar energy platform Geostellar is launching a new program — Solar Family — that recruits and trains independent solar professionals across the country to offer solar energy in their communities, to create an “on-demand” workforce. How does the program work? Solar pros are compensated on the total generating capacityRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunLink’s VERTEX platform gets an upgrade, expands monitoring capabilities

    SunLink Corp.’s next-generation, secure project optimization platform VERTEX now features expanded electromechanical monitoring capabilities that provide detailed operational alerts on inverters, trackers, communication networks, met stations and other project systems. In addition to informing stakeholders with real-time performance data, the platform’s new O&M module flags operational issues in need ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • G&S Solar selects Draker V7 as monitoring, control solution

    G&S Solar, a turnkey installer of PV power generation systems for business and government, signed an agreement with Draker Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueNRGY Group Limited, which specializes in monitoring and control solutions for optimizing distributed generation performance. Under the agreement, G&S Solar will be managing a portfolioRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NEXTracker acquires predictive modeling software company BrightBox

    NEXTracker has acquired BrightBox Technologies, Inc., a predictive modeling software and machine-learning technologies company. This acquisition will broaden NEXTracker’s capability for advanced diagnostics and real-time control of solar tracking systems. The added capability will deliver accelerated commissioning time and increased energy yield of NEXTracker systems globally. “This acquisition amplifies NEXTracker’s software engineering resources, includingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New system could improve solar power prediction models by 50 percent

    The only thing standing in the way of solar energy, on most days, are clouds. Until we can develop some sort of weather-controlling machine like villains in horrible movie adaptations of comic books, the best defense against a cloudy day is a better forecast of those clouds. Thanks to theRead More — Solar Builder magazine