Working together: the pv magazine USA weekly news digest
This week saw collaborations between nations and companies, some numbers on the U.S. energy storage market and progress in the carving up of SunEdison, as the solar industry prepares for the Solar Power International trade show.
Edisun Microgrids Launches Solar Tracker for Rooftop C&I
Edisun Microgrids, based in Pasadena, has launched the first dual-axis solar tracker designed and built for the commercial and industrial flat rooftop solar market segment.
Burnt out, incompatible connectors
Quality control campaign: PV panel manufacturers selling plug connectors as MC4 compatible is nothing unusual. Two operators who have installed such modules are now struggling with lost insurance coverage and fires.
Residential Inverter Quality: An O&M Headache
Failures in residential solar systems can be the bane of an installer, who is often paid merely to install the system, not necessarily to back the various component warranties.
SunLink Launches TechTrack Distributed
SunLink has launched TechTrack Distributed, its distributed single-axis tracker, featuring dynamic design, site flexibility and total cost reduction.
NEXTracker acquires predictive modeling software firm BrightBox
U.S. tracker manufacturer NEXTracker has purchased software firm BrightBox Technologies in a move it says will augment its predictive modeling capabilities and expedite the commissioning process.
Sunlink expands installation business in New England
The company has contracted for over 20 MW of projects in Massachusetts and Vermont.
SMA to close Denver factory, lay off 280
The world’s largest inverter maker says the move is “unavoidable”, and is maintaining its sales and service operations in California.
Tesla: Gigafactory is “on schedule” to support 2017 Model 3 roll-out
Elon Musk gave scarce information on developments at the world’s largest battery factory in Tesla’s Q2 results.
Enphase reports third quarter of losses in Q2 2016
The microinverter maker has pursued price reduction to gain market share, but has not turned a profit since Q3 2015.
