On the floor at RE+ NE 2024: Concrete racking, no caulk needed, basketball, and more
RE+ Northeast 2024 showcased a plethora of solar innovations and industry advancements, from concrete ballast racking systems to cutting-edge battery technology, as 3,500 industry professionals gathered in Boston despite the cold weather.
Four O&M strategies to boost solar asset efficiency
People, equipment, construction and technology best practices to optimize performance.
Sunrise brief: California to grant $52 million for vehicle-to-grid home energy stations
Also on the rise: EcoFlow battery generator can back up a house for up to a month. Nautilus invests in community solar in the Midwest. And more.
Rain insufficient for removing tree pollen from solar panels
An analysis by NREL in North Carolina reveals that various types of tree pollen can reduce solar panel efficiency by over 15%. Unlike the immediate improvements assumed to follow heavy rain, recovery of performance post-pollen season is gradual. Manual cleaning post-rain can boost performance by 5% to 11%.
Sunrise brief: Qcells inks its largest module and EPC agreement
Also on the rise: Auxin Solar files antidumping lawsuit against U.S. government, a Maine town bans commercial solar, and more.
Borrego Energy rebrands its O&M business
Newly-branded Cleanleaf Energy will focus on providing operations and maintenance services to utility and commercial solar and battery energy storage projects.
How to convert IEC standards into actionable procedures for your team
Solar workflow management systems provider illu provides perspective on best practices and procedures.
Longroad Energy starts construction on 377 MW Arizona solar project
Sun Streams 4 is the company’s largest project to date. The facility is expected to ease grid congestion during peak hours and stimulate over $100 million into Arizona’s economy.
Maintaining quality, reliability and durability in the solar supply chain
At the pv magazine Roundtables US 2023, four experts weighed in on the importance of testing, inspection, standardized data and more, in the never-ending quest to build a reliable and resilient solar industry.
Solar O&M contract prices averaged $7.90/kW in 2022, says WoodMac
According to a report by Wood Mackenzie, O&M contract prices for US utility-scale project averaged $7.90/kW in 2022, underscoring the growing fragmentation of the solar O&M segment. However, the rankings of the top three vendors have remained unchanged from 2021.
