Tag: sunpower
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Solar coaster news roundup: SolarCity layoffs, SunPower exits utility-scale, Enphase in trouble?
The solar installer base has strengthened across the country, but the largest companies still loom largest. When they sneeze, the industry catches a cold. Here are some of the latest comings and goings at the top of the market following first-half earnings calls. SolarCity cut backs Tesla closed a dozenRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower’s highest efficiency solar panels to debut at Intersolar Europe this week
SunPower will formally introduce its highest efficiency X-Series residential solar panel this week during Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany. At 370-watts and 22.7-percent efficiency, it is the most efficient solar panel that customers can buy for their home today. “By engineering greater efficiency solar panels, we can fit more wattsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Rolling Large: Roll-forming leader OMCO rolls out its new factory-direct racking
In this uncertain #TrumpTariffs market, many investors have less appetite for newer, less proven systems, seeing that as another avenue of risk in projects where pennies and seconds count more than ever. This puts the spotlight on companies and products that can deliver the most certainty in terms of upfrontRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower buys SolarWorld Americas to ramp up P-Series panel production
In the latest episode of As the Solar Industry Turns, SunPower is acquiring 100 percent of SolarWorld Americas. You may recall SolarWorld Americas being one of the companies that hit a rough patch and filed a 201 trade petition that launched the #TrumpTariffs now in place. SunPower plans to injectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NREL promotes new solar tool to accurately calculate PV module degradation rates
How long a product can be expected to perform at a high level is a fundamental indication of quality and durability. In the solar industry, accurately predicting the longevity of photovoltaic (PV) panels is essential to increase energy production, lower costs, and raise investor and consumer confidence. A new softwareRead More — Solar Builder magazine