Solar Equipment Articles & Analysis

Surging power demand from data centres, reshored manufacturing and electrification of the economy is set to strain capacities of utilities and transmission operators and could lead to higher prices and a dirtier grid, a new report by research consultancy Wood Mackenzie warns. Electricity demand is set to grow between 4-15% through 2029, rates “not seen since the 1990s”, WoodMac notes ...

By Recharge AS

This week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced California has surpassed 150,000 public and shared private chargers installed statewide, including 137,648 Level 2 chargers and 14,708 fast chargers. This announcement comes just weeks after California posted its second highest ever market share in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales. “When it comes to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, California has ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Who doesn’t want to save 100% on their electricity bill? Everyone does, but how? Generating electricity through alternate ways like solar PV system can ultimately reduce the electricity bill by up to 90%. But what Solar components like solar inverters and batters should common man select? This is a commonly asked question. And we have come up with the solution. FoxEss Pakistan ...

By Alpha Solar

The U.S. Department of Energy this week (April 19) released details for 35 projects across 20 states that voluntarily shared with DOE they received a total of $1.93 billion in allocations of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C). 48C is an allocated tax credit funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda through the Inflation Reduction Act, aimed at accelerating clean ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Today, the US Department of the Treasury unveiled initial guidance on one of the highest-value tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit, which incentivizes the domestic production of solar, wind, inverter, and battery components. This guidance provides certainty to investors on the specific technologies and production conditions that qualify ...

By Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Glass and glazing system supplier Nippon Sheet Glass Co. (NSG Group) recently announced it would invest in additional transparent conductive oxide (TCO) glass production capacity at its plant in Rossford, Ohio, to support the solar market. The float line at Pilkington North America, a member of NSG Group, will begin shipping TCO glass for solar panels by Q1 2025. Pilkington will supply glass to ...

By Solar Power World

Odyssey has been working on scaling distributed renewable energy in emerging markets since 2017. Every year since, we’ve seen dramatic increases in interest, investment and growth across the industry. With the worst impacts of COVID in the rearview mirror, we know that 2023 will be a banner year; here are a few of our predictions for what’s to come. Finance Public and private ...

By Odyssey Energy Solutions

Nexamp, together with National Grid, is addressing increased energy demand at the Coffeen substation in Watertown, New York with the construction of a new solar + storage facility that will eliminate the need for additional transmission lines or substation upgrades through a Non-Wires Alternative (NWA) approach. NWA projects are designed to reduce cost and complexity by using distributed energy ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Ensuring a secure transition to net zero emissions will require increased efforts to expand and diversify global production of solar panels whose global supply chains are currently heavily concentrated in China, the IEA said in a new special report released this week. Chinese industrial and innovation policies focused on expanding solar panel production and markets have helped solar PV become the ...

By Smart Grid Observer

EcoPhi Renewables Engineering GmbH won the prestigious ‘Solar Company of the Year: Monitoring Solutions’ award at KENYA SOLAR WEEK LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2022. The event focused on utility-scale solar, grid-connected rooftop solar, and off-grid solutions. There were exciting discussions and debates about the latest regulatory frameworks, current and future technology and business ...

By EcoPhi Renewables Engineering GmbH

Gurugram-based renewable energy company ACME Solar has successfully commissioned a 300 MW solar power project for MSEDCL. The project is situated at village Badiseed in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan. The electricity generated from this plant is supplied to Maharashtra. This project can light up over 6 lakh homes. “This is the largest single-location project for the Company so far,” ...

By ACME Cleantech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

SunPower Corp., a leading solar technology and energy services provider, recently announced it is teaming up with Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle charging solutions, to make the switch to an electric lifestyle more convenient, affordable, and sustainable. Through the strategic alliance, new SunPower customers can opt to install a Wallbox home EV charger at the same time as their ...

By Smart Grid Observer

Hydro-Québec and the city of Lac-Mégantic are inaugurating the energy microgrid in Lac-Mégantic's new downtown. In the wake of the July 2013 rail disaster, the city of Lac-Mégantic looked to the future and chose to rebuild its central district by positioning itself as a leader in the energy transition. The microgrid is the outcome of a collaborative effort initiated ...

By Smart Grid Observer

EcofinConcept GmbH – specializing in renewable energy projects – is successfully marketing two solar power plants to an institutional investor. The solar parks with a total nominal output of around 6.9 megawatt peak (6,900 kWp) and an investment volume of around EUR 6 million were put into operation between December 2020 and May 2021 on commercial properties in Thuringia and ...

By EcofinConcept GmbH

The wait is over and the SolarStop from Lumos has arrived. Our newest product is a freestanding, solar-powered transit shelter equipped with integrated LED lighting and wireless mobile device chargers. This cutting-edge modern, aluminum solar-powered structure is topped off with our bifacial GSX Module System, providing shade and protection from the elements while also producing more than enough ...

By Lumos Solar

Congratulations to Clayton Korte and BK Architects on their 2021 GREEN GOOD DESIGN award-winning solar canopy! This prestigious award is for their design of the Saxum Vineyard Equipment Barn solar canopy in Paso Robles, CA. Awarded by The European Centre for Architecture Art, Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum, the GREEN GOOD DESIGN’s goal is to bestow international ...

By Lumos Solar

Soltec, leading firm in the manufacture and supply of single-axis solar trackers and part of Soltec Power Holdings, launches its first technical document about the gain that its Backtracking algorithm, TeamTrack, can generate in a photovoltaic plant. According to this study, Soltec’s TeamTrack is capable of increasing the gain of a photovoltaic solar plant by up to 6.2% on regular ...

By Soltec

Lightsource bp has entered into a purchase agreement with Array Technologies (NASDAQ:ARRY) that will supply Lightsource bp’s newly developed solar portfolio of 1.4GW across the world with DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers equipped with plant optimizing SmarTrack technology. Once constructed and connected, this newly added solar capacity will generate enough combined renewable ...

By Array Technologies Inc

Lightsource bp has entered into a purchase agreement with Array Technologies that will supply Lightsource bp’s newly developed solar portfolio of 1.4GW across the world with DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers equipped with plant optimizing SmarTrackTM technology. Once constructed and connected, this newly added solar capacity will generate enough combined renewable electricity to ...

By Lightsource BP

Soltec, leading manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers worldwide, presents its new SF8 tracker. Under the slogan “engineered for greatness”, the SF8 tracker aims to revolutionize the photovoltaic market with its new minimum 2×60 configuration and 4 to 6-strings. This elegantly designed tracker reinforces its structure to facilitate installation and favors high ...

By Soltec