March 12, 2024 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Inventory insight: 7 keys for solar companies crafting logistics RFPs

Between the rapid acceleration in demand and stubborn supply chain snarls, the solar industry is facing unprecedented challenges in delivering its products to its end customers. The gaps between solar equipment manufacturers and project developers and contractors have always been high – and now they sometimes seem insurmountable. To help bridge these gaps, solar companies …

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Weidmuller USA adds battery connectors to ESS portfolio

Industry / By Staff

Weidmuller USA has unveiled rugged battery connectors for its energy storage system portfolio. Battery connectors are critical components and come in a variety of sizes to cater to different industry sectors. Battery connectors from Weidmuller USA are engineered to handle high currents, designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions and are user-friendly with mechanisms that prevent …

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Longroad Energy installing U.S.-made First Solar modules in Arizona solar-plus-storage plant

Installation / By Staff

The 220 MWdc solar and 214 MWac / 855 MWh Serrano solar-plus-storage project will also feature Powin’s BESS, Sungrow inverters, and Nextracker trackers. March 12, 2024 Longroad announced the financial close of the 220 MWdc solar and 214 MWac / 855 MWh Serrano solar-plus-storage project in Pinal and Pima Counties, Arizona. Construction is now underway, …

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Panasonic adds 15.2-kW hybrid inverter to EverVolt lineup

Industry / By Staff

Panasonic has unveiled a hybrid inverter within its EverVolt home battery and solar offerings. The new EverVolt hybrid inverter allows up to 15.2 kW of DC input with three MPPTs. The inverter is compatible with pre-existing brands of solar panels, including Panasonic’s line of EverVolt modules. The inverter is weatherproof and NEMA-4X-rated and can be …

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Gray skies over Californian solar

Markets / By Staff

From pv magazine 3/24 In California, which represents half of the United States residential solar market, the third iteration of net energy metering (NEM) rules has reduced the payments made for electricity fed into the grid from new residential solar arrays by 75%, drastically changing return-on-investment calculations. The “NEM 3.0” rules took effect on April …

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Decarbonized aviation attracts venture capital

Finance / By Staff

Since 2016, some $2.4 billion worth of venture capital flowed to companies developing electric aviation and other air travel decarbonization technologies with a strong start in investment volume in 2024, according to Dealroom.co, a Dutch data and intelligence firm. March 12, 2024 From pv magazine Global Since 2016, there has been $2.4 billion worth of …

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New report shows steel solar module frames are greener than aluminum

Industry / By Staff

A new report has determined that emissions from domestically-produced steel solar module frames are 90.4% lower than current aluminum frames manufactured in China. The independent report by Boundless Impact Research & Analytics was commissioned by steel frame startup Origami Solar. The data aligns Origami Solar’s steel module frames with the mission of the Ultra Low-Carbon Solar …

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Biden Budget Lays Out Economic Battle Lines Against Trump

News / By Staff

President Biden in his budget this week staked out major economic battle lines with former President Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. The proposal offers the nation a glimpse of the diverging directions that retirement programs, taxes, trade and energy policy could take depending on the outcome of the November election. During the …

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Group challenges anti-renewables messaging of 50-state policy network

Policy / By Staff

The pro-renewables Energy and Policy Institute has challenged the state-level energy policy work of the State Policy Network, which reports annual revenues of $24 million and combined annual revenues across its 150 think tank members of $188 million. March 12, 2024 The State Policy Network (SPN) maintains that the adoption of “more intermittent energy sources such as …

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Shoals patent infringement complaints continue way through courts

Industry / By Staff

Electrical balance of systems solution provider Shoals Technologies Group filed patent infringement complaints in 2023 against Hikam America and Voltage, alleging that the two companies were importing infringing products into the United States under Sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Shoals said the companies were infringing on patents for solar panel connectors (U.S. …

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