Trump trade announcement offers hope of breakthrough
The president last night announced he is hoping to arrange a meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to bring an end to the long-running trade stand-off between the two nations, provided further progress can be made in negotiations.
SunCast with PanelClaw CEO Costa Nicolaou
The latest episode of SunCast brings an interview with the CEO of one of the leading racking companies in the world, PanelClaw’s Costa Nicolaou.
pvMB 1/31/19: 50 States of Solar Q4 review, An alternative to carbon taxes… and more!
Hello and thanks for spending your last day of January reading the pv magazine morning brief. Today we’ll take a gander at Atlas Renewable Energy’s deployment of NEXTrackers TrueCapture Control System in Latin America, APA Solar Racking launching the TITAN Series Racking System, Delta complying with rapid shutdown requirements using Tigo and all else that came across our desks in the world of solar.
Single axis trackers go to court
NEXTracker has sued Sunlink for infringing on a patent for a balanced solar tracker clamp, and a separate patent describing the broader support system of a single axis tracker.
In case of hurricane, apply Enphase, tighten bolts and mind your wind codes!
FEMA’s recommendations for solar system hurricane preparedness focused on structural engineering, installation competence, plus simply tightening the bolts regularly, along with microinverters to mitigate individual panel damage.
Europeans buying colonies back one solar racking company at a time
Esdec has acquired EcoFasten Solar, which it says gives it access to a large ecosystem of installers and distributors. The European racking manufacturer launched its US offensive earlier this year.
Solar powered single-axis trackers and the algorithms that love them
SmarTrack by Array Technologies, looks to optimize solar electricity production using machine learning algorithms in complex terrains.
Commercial rooftop solar racking with one drill bit
Esdec has launched FlatFix, its commercial flat-roof product, into the U.S. marketplace with a goal of minimizing installation parts and labor.
RBI goes more vertical with Solar BOS
The combination of these companies offerings shows that one plus one sometimes equals three.
Unprecedented landfill solar project completed in Maryland
An 18 MW project developed by Building Energy has turned otherwise unusable land into enough generation to power 12% of the city of Annapolis.
