Tesla introduces solar inverter
The Tesla Solar Inverter comes in 3.8 kW and 7.6 kW versions, and features two and four maximum power point trackers.
Solar, wind, storage superpower
In an interview with pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras, Tony Seba and Adam Dorr discuss their concept of “SuperPower”: by investing in even more solar PV and wind power than the lowest-cost system defined by the “Clean Energy U-curve,” the gain in additional energy, or “superpower,” is exponential to the money invested.
Sunrise brief: Renewables Forward publishes inclusiveness handbook
Also on the rise: Swamped with interconnection requests, Michigan updates its rules; and Tigo Energy closes an investment round.
Sunrise brief: 6 months and counting as renewables dominate capacity additions
Also on the rise: Moss Landing energy storage enters service, Duke Energy buys a 144 MW project, military housing gets rooftop solar, and researchers win a grant to study grid-forming PV inverter technology.
A no-brainer for U.S. job creation: Update solar permitting and inspections
Solar is big enough now that its soft costs are a real drag on local economic activity. Soft costs in the U.S. defy the example of other countries that install solar at one-third the cost because of how the steps that drive soft costs have been structured.
San Francisco company aims to boost solar access across Africa
A new partnership will involve selling ZOLA’s Infinity systems into nine sub-Saharan countries.
You picked ’em: Our most popular articles of 2020
Five articles (well, six, since news about Tesla made it twice) that captured the imagination of our audience during 2020.
This open source tool maps Canada’s solar potential
The tool allows users to collect data on single municipalities from a dataset of 3,500 places. Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan have the country’s highest solar radiation levels.
Sunrise brief: Congress passes solar ITC extension
Also on the rise: A simple safeguard for the growing danger of arc-fault events; EDF Renewables signs a PPA; Soltec will supply trackers to AES
Solar roundup: Lower export fees in Michigan and net metering takes a hit in Vermont
Consumers Energy cuts solar export fees in Michigan, while net metering takes a hit in Vermont. And TVA wants feedback on an environmental report for a planned 50 MW solar and 200 MWh storage project in Mississippi.
