Watch: Fronius releases solar design tool
The inverter provider released a free online platform for planning, design, and sales of solar PV systems.
250MW solar project planned for former West Virginia coal mine
The installation will be the largest in the state’s history by far, representing more than 10 times the capacity that the state has installed to date.
Recurrent Energy sells Gaskell West solar-plus-storage projects to Matrix Renewables
The Gaskell West 2 and 3 project is located in Kern County, California, and is fully contracted holding five long-term power purchase agreements with cities and utilities in California.
Sunrise brief: Array Technologies may be insulated from anti-circumvention, said ROTH
Also on the rise: Hot carrier solar cells could potentially breaking the Shockley-Queisser limit of silicon-based photovoltaics. Job moves at Nexamp, Algonquin Power & Utilities, and more. Photovoltaic cell harvests energy day and night. Power Factors selected to manage Vesper Energy’s development pipeline. New inverter from SMA for residential, commercial PV. Aluminum-nickel molten salt battery for seasonal renewables storage. Nautilus completes 24.9MW community solar portfolio in New York.
Power Factors selected to manage Vesper Energy’s development pipeline
Vesper said it will use BluePoint to track the progress and milestones of its 1.3GW solar and storage development pipeline, while the projects are in development, and support financial and commercial management of said assets once they’re completed.
Nautilus completes 24.9MW community solar portfolio in New York
New York State is the number one community solar market in the US, and the largest market for Nautilus, which now has over 87MW in operation in the state.
Array Technologies may be insulated from anti-circumvention, said ROTH
Array Technologies’ close relationship with First Solar, Hanwha, and Maxeon may be the reason for its strong revenue guidance, said an industry note from Phil Shen, managing director of ROTH Capital.
Photovoltaic cell harvests energy day and night
Stanford researchers develop a device that harvests energy from the temperature difference between the PV cell and the air.
Aluminum-nickel molten salt battery for seasonal renewables storage
US scientists have developed a battery that can retain 92% of its initial capacity over periods of 12 weeks, with a theoretical energy density of 260 W/hour per kg. It was built with an aluminum anode and a nickel cathode, immersed in molten-salt electrolyte.
SMA unveils new inverter for residential, commercial PV
SMA is offering a new line of four inverters with power ratings of 12kW, 15kW, 20kW and 25kW, for use in rooftop PV systems up to 135kW in size. It claims the inverters provide grid-compliant power control of entire systems and enable over-dimensioning of PV arrays by up to 150%.
