solar energy system manufacturer News
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DOE Awards $45 Million to Advance Solar Manufacturing and Grid Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced $45 million for projects that will help seamlessly integrate clean energy sources onto the grid, supporting the Biden Administration's goal of a decarbonized power sector by 2035. As solar and other renewable energy are rapidly deployed throughout the country, these projects are developing new technologies and capabilities to bolster the ...
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Power Distribution Center for Battery Energy Storage
SPS built and integrated a 50 ft power distribution center for a battery energy storage system (BESS), including installation of battery racks for LG Chem batteries, fire suppression system, DC bus, HVAC system, and battery disconnect switches. The BESS was commissioned to determine how energy storage can be used to increase the productivity solar photovoltaic facilities, specifically a 1 MW PV ...
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Robots Saving Labor Costs At Solar Energy Plants
A team of robots in California is hard at work installing and cleaning 45-pound solar panels. The robot named Spot moves along rows of panels cleaning off the entire months’ worth of dirt and grime, and then dries them off with a squeegee. Cleaning and installing solar panels is monotonous work, and it is rather hot out there all day in the sun. Not to these workers, they are not too hot ...
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Optical Properties Measurement
The last ten years has seen a surge in technology for solar and other alternative energy forms. This revival has led to the revision and reinstatement of a previously withdrawn ASTM standard, E903, Test Method for Solar Absorptance, Reflectance and Transmittance of Materials Using Integrating Spheres. E903 is now under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E44.20 on Glass for Solar Applications, part ...
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New Microgrid System in Flinders Island, Tasmania
Electro Power Systems S.A. (EPS), a technology provider of energy-storage systems and microgrids, recently announced the commissioning of the new system microgrid connected in Flinders Island, northeast of Tasmania, will start in Q1 2017. EPS, in partnership with Toshiba, realized a hybrid storage system sired to Flinders Island's microgrid for Hydro Tasmania, Australia's largest producer of ...
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NRG Energy to Bring Solar Power to MetLife Stadium
NRG (NYSE: NRG) and New Meadowlands Stadium Company today announced a new sponsorship agreement that will bring sustainable solar power to MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and New York Football Giants, two iconic National Football League franchises. NRG Energy and New Meadowlands Stadium Company today announced a new sponsorship agreement that will bring ...
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Trina Solar Donation Promotes Clean Air Partnership with American Lung Association in California
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Leading solar power provider Trina Solar (U.S.) Inc., a subsidiary of Trina Solar Ltd. ("Trina Solar" or "the Company") joined the American Lung Association in California today to announce its intention to donate 10.5 kW of its solar modules for the organization's San Diego offices. This announcement comes as the Lung Association released ...
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Minnesota Commerce Department Offers Incentives to Install Solar
January and February may be the coldest months in Minnesota, but they’re also a time when the state’s commerce department focuses on promoting something much warmer: Energy from the sun. Through its Made in Minnesota Solar Program, the North Star State offers incentives to consumers who agree to install solar modules and collectors built by local manufacturers. Such parts are added ...
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Array Technologies announces a 1GW purchase agreement with RP Construction Services
Array Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) (“Array”) today announced it has entered into an agreement to supply 1GW of DuraTrack® HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers to RP Construction Services, Inc. (“RPCS”). RPCS provides design-build services for small and medium-sized ground-mounted solar energy projects across the U.S. and is the leading contractor for solar energy ...
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How clean is Green Energy?
Environmentalists discover that the World’s largest Solar Thermal Farm launched in California this February, is actually killing birds that fly around its extremely hot towers. This ‘Greener and Cleaner’ farm is alleged for hampering the survival of many other species –and this is where it sparks controversy in certain cautious corners. The above would probably screen out ...
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Solar Internet In The Air
Both of the social media giants Facebook and Google want to expand their audiences, particularly in the developing world. Both the companies are trying to provide fast internet facility around the globe wherever it is required. Facebook Solar-Powered Drones Facebook has planned to connect the world that has no internet access, via drones, lasers and satellites. The founder of Facebook, Mark ...
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Has your business discovered your energy efficiency incentives?
Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company One of the most significant ways to reduce business environmental impact is through managed energy consumption. As a sustainability consultant, we advise clients on ways to incorporate energy efficiency and source control as part of a comprehensive energy management plan. Driven by operating cost and risk ...
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Macy`s Goes Solar in 26 California Stores
SAN FRANCISCO, California (ENS) - Macy's plans to install solar power systems and reduce energy consumption in 26 stores throughout California in partnership with SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley manufacturer of solar power equipment, the retailer announced Tuesday. SunPower's subsidiary PowerLight will install rooftop solar power systems on the selected Macy's stores. 'The move to ...
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SunPower Appoints Lisa Bodensteiner Executive Vice President and General Counsel
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced today that energy veteran Lisa Bodensteiner has been named SunPower's executive vice president and general counsel. She will lead the company's global legal organization effective June 25. Bodensteiner comes to SunPower from First Solar where she ...
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Frost & Sullivan picks SolarEdge for hot investment opportunity award in European Solar Photovoltaic Market
The 2009 Frost & Sullivan European Solar Photovoltaic Hot Investment Opportunity Award is presented to SolarEdge Technologies Inc. (SolarEdge). The company has a strong focus on Germany, United States, France, Italy, Spain and Japan, all of which have displayed the largest growth potential for solar photovoltaics (PV). With its groundbreaking distributed direct current (DC) system ...
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AE-AMD Renewable Energy And Tenesol/SunPower Begin Work On Two Solar Projects In South Africa
AE-AMD Renewable Energy, a joint venture between the Spanish AMDA energia and the South African Alt-E Technologies, and Tenesol, a SunPower company (NASDAQ: SPWR), today announced two South African ground-mounted solar power projects totaling 33 megawatts (MW). Both projects, which Tenesol will construct, are located near Douglas, South Africa in the Northern Cape Province. Herbert, a 22-MW ...
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Array Technologies Awarded ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Array Technologies (NASDAQ: ARRY) (“Array”), a leading provider of tracker solutions and services for utility-scale solar energy projects, today announced it has obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification from DQS Inc. as of January 22, 2021. “We are proud of our commitment to producing products of the highest quality,” said Stuart Bolland, Chief Operations Office at Array ...
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Public-Sector Group-Buy Program Speeds SolarWorld Panels to Local Governments
Beginning tomorrow, solar panels and complete solar systems from SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, will be available through the only group-purchasing program to offer renewable-energy products and services to U.S. state and municipal government agencies. SolarWorld was selected as an approved vendor by HGACBuy (Helping Governments across the Country Buy), a ...
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Saudi Arabia and Softbank Sign MOU to Create World's Largest Solar Energy Plan
The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) recently (3/28) announced the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Softbank Vision Fund LP (SBVF) to create the New Solar Energy Plan 2030, the world’s largest project of its type, following the launch of the concept in October 2017. PIF and SBVF intend to complete due diligence by the end of May 2018. The Kingdom ...
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Diverse Coalition Signs Statement of Principles on Modernizing the Electric Transmission Grid
WIRES, the international trade association that promotes investment in the high voltage grid, and several other organizations in the electric power space announced this week a Statement of Principles for advancing development of a modern electric transmission grid. The Statement was agreed to by a diverse coalition of 10 U.S. and Canadian organizations following the International Summit on the ...
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