Photovoltaic Design News
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DuraTrack HZ v3 Solar Tracker Receives Internationally Recognized Certification
Array Technologies, pioneers of solar tracking, have achieved both IEC 62817 and UL 3703 certifications. IEC 62817 is the international standard related to photovoltaic systems, specifically the design qualification of solar trackers. During the evaluation process, Array Technologies worked directly with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to meet their criteria, for areas such ...
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Co-organized by GS-Solar, the “Conference of Water Surface Photovoltaic Power Plant of the Second Leadership Plan” Successfully Ended
On July 13th, Hosted by China Photovoltaic Industry Association and China Investment Association and co-organized by GS-Solar, the “Conference of Water Surface Photovoltaic Power Plant and Seminar for Water Surface Photovoltaic Power Plant Design and Equipment Selection of the Second Leadership Plan” was successfully completed in Nanjing. The conference has a scale of more than 500 ...
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Eos Energy, PSE&G Commissions Battery Storage System in New Jersey Solar Microgrid
Eos Energy Storage has announced the installation and commissioning of a 250 kW | 1 MWh Eos Aurora® DC battery system at the wastewater treatment plant in the Borough of Caldwell, NJ. The batteries are a central component of Public Service Electric and Gas Company’s (PSE&G’s) on-site solar-plus-storage microgrid that will help keep the facility operating during extended power ...
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Energy Department Announces More than 90% Achievement of 2020 SunShot Goal, Sets Sights on 2030 Affordability Targets
November 15, 2016 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy yesterday announced a commitment for its SunShot Initiative to cut the cost of solar-generated electricity by 50% between 2020 and 2030. This new target is a reflection of the SunShot Initiative's leadership in helping the industry reach more than 90% of its established 2020 goal in five years. ...
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NREL Helps Establish New PV Quality Standards for Manufacturers
Working with partners around the world, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have completed five years of work toward helping establish an international quality standard for manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) modules. PV manufacturers will use the new standard to increase the level of confidence investors, utilities, and consumers have in solar ...
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Call for proposals extended to 19th August: beauty and power of designed photovoltaics
In conjunction with the 31st EU PVSEC, the European Commission JRC and ENEA with the assistance of ETA-Florence Renewable Energies are organising the 5th edition of the special event Photovoltaics | Forms | Landscapes to highlight how: architects and researchers, project and product developers take up the challenge of letting photovoltaic systems interact with buildings and landscapes The event ...
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Phoenix` lightweight remote CSP system awaits Stirling engine revival
Lebanese engineering firm Phoenix Energy has developed a dish Stirling CSP system for off-grid use but its mass production is being held back by the lack of competitively priced 1-5 kW Stirling engines, Dany Kaddoum, project manager at Phoenix Energy, said. By the time Phoenix Energy decided to market a commercial version of its system, Stirling Energy Systems had filed for bankruptcy. Stirling ...
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Eaton Helps Kentucky Power State’s Largest Solar Installation at Fort Campbell to Advance Sustainability and Energy Security
Power management company Eaton today announced multiple contracts to provide engineering services, a solar inverter, and electrical distribution equipment for a 1.9-megawatt (MW) solar project at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. The project is the first phase of a planned 5 MW solar array that will help the U.S. Army installation reduce operating costs while contributing to the renewable energy goals ...
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K&S developed a simulation software to optimize energy output for battery buffered PV systems
The secured feed in of energy from photovoltaic systems in the available electricity networks is no longer possible without restrictions. This trend begins world wide and will hit Germany in near future. In this area, the keyword energy storage will not soon be indispensable. In international markets, such as Japan, requirements for the photovoltaic feed in behavior become reality and confront ...
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EasySolars-Design-On-Image Feature is a Good Solution for Pitched Roof Design
EasySolar (Poznan, Poland) has activated a new tool in its solar photovoltaic (PV) design app. The Design-on-image feature allows users to place PV modules on 3D objects quickly and simply, which makes it a good solution for pitched roof design and residential solar sales, the company emphasizes. “It takes just few clicks to select a roof outline, adjust dimensions and add or remove ...
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NREL Releases Report Describing Guidelines for PV Manufacturer Quality Assurance
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released an updated proposal that will establish an international quality standard for photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing. The document is intended for immediate use by PV manufacturers when producing modules on an industrial scale so they can increase investor, utility, and consumer confidence in PV system performance. ...
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Eaton Offers Versatility and Long Service Life in PV Systems with New High Amperage Solar Combiner Boxes
Power management company Eaton recently introduced a series of third-party certified high-amperage solar combiner boxes from its Crouse-Hinds business. An extension to its broad balance of system (BOS) offerings, the latest combiner boxes improve photovoltaic (PV) systems and provide significant labor and material savings. “These high-amperage solar combiner boxes are essential components ...
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Eaton to Showcase Game-Changing Solar Solutions at Intersolar North America 2014
Power management company Eaton will showcase a broad range of critical solutions at Intersolar North America 2014, from July 8-10, in booth #8321, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Eaton’s solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage electrical balance of system (BOS) solutions are making cost-effective, safe and reliable solar generation a reality for utility and commercial customers. ...
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Eaton presents class-leading solutions at Solar Energy UK
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton will be presenting, at this year’s Solar Energy UK exhibition, a comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions that have been specifically developed to facilitate the grid connection of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sources. Eaton will be on stand F34 at the exhibition, which is the UK’s largest dedicated solar energy event, where the ...
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Biltmore Estate Expands Solar Field with Smart Modules from Upsolar
Upsolar, a leading international provider of solar PV modules, today announced the completion of a 500 kW solar electric system at Biltmore in Asheville, N.C. Constructed by local firm Phillips and Jordan, Inc. (P&J), the PV system features Upsolar’s smart module technology powered by Tigo Energy to maximize system performance. The solar electric system is an expansion of the ...
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SolarEdge Unveils New Line Of Products For The Commercial North American Market
FREMONT, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SolarEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of end-to-end solar power optimization systems and monitoring solutions, today unveiled a new line of products for commercial applications in the North America market. The new offering includes: a line of 3-phase solar inverters from 9kW to 20kW in size; a 600W capable power optimizer enabling a ...
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Eaton to Demonstrate Solutions for Maximising Solar Power Harvest at Intersolar Europe 2013
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton today announced it will be presenting its portfolio of electrical solutions for the safe, efficient harvest and grid connection of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy at Intersolar Europe 2013, one of the world’s leading exhibitions for the solar industry, from 19 - 21 June in Munich, Germany. Eaton and recently acquired Cooper Industries will ...
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US Embassy Tokyo Embraces Solar Power; ABC Solar Japan Partners with Suniva to Deliver Creative Energy Solution
The US Embassy in Tokyo has selected ABC Solar Japan to provide expert leadership with solar integration services for research, design, automated documentation generation, application processing and submission for FIT revenue from the sunshine landing on every square meter of rooftop in the Central Tokyo complex, announced Tetsuro Nishida, ABC Solar Japan’s President and Co-Founder. ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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Linzer Products Corporation Reduces Energy Costs with Mitsubishi Electric Photovoltaic System
Linzer Products Corporation, one of the world’s largest manufacturers, importers, and exporters of paint tools and accessories, is replacing all the company’s electricity needs with clean, solar power at its paint brush factory in San Fernando, California. The recent installation of a 614kW DC photovoltaic (PV) system includes 2,730 Mitsubishi Electric solar modules, installed by Sun ...
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The Principal Solar Institute Publishes White Paper Outlining Industry’s First and Only Independent Ratings System for Creating, Testing, Monitoring Solar PV Modules
Principal Solar, Inc (PSI; OTC Pink: PSWW), a publicly traded solar energy holding company executing a unique roll-up strategy to create the world's first distributed solar utility, today announced the release of “Solar Industry Goes Mainstream: New PV Module Rating System Empowers Solar Professionals,” authored by Ken Allen, Rick Borry, Dan Bedell, Kirk Blankenship and Matthew A. ...
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