Sunrise brief: What salary and benefits can I expect in solar development?
Also on the rise: 50 states of solar incentives–Hawaii. Is your project underperformance caused by trackers? And more.
Is your project underperformance caused by trackers?
In a perfect world, trackers in solar installations track the sun and perfectly minimize row to row shading; however, this is not always the case, as described in examples in which trackers deviate from the idealized tracking angles, go offline and stow down due to high wind speeds.
Sunrise brief: California targets over 400% growth in clean energy by 2045
Also on the rise: New standard for ultra-low carbon solar modules released. Terrain-following tracker with a pneumatic twist. And more.
Terrain-following tracker with a pneumatic twist
Sunfolding’s new TopoTrack rows are 10 times shorter than traditional trackers, and they can provide 20 degrees of variation between trackers, thus improving slope tolerance between rows.
Polar Racking adds two U.S. solar mount manufacturing facilities
The company said the sites will add over 1 GW of capacity, serving increased demand for domestically produced solar components.
Sunrise brief: Domestic content guidance loses sight of goal to invest in American energy independence
Also on the rise: Hot topics at RE+ Southeast renewable energy conference. Electrification could cost California up to $50 billion if loads are not managed. And more.
Nextracker manufacturing low-carbon steel components in Memphis
In collaboration with MSS Steel Tubes USA, the operation will provide low-carbon steel components to support the company’s recent 3 GW multi-year agreement with Silicon Ranch for its projects in the Tennessee Valley and greater Southeast.
Solar earnings recap: Tigo Energy, Nextracker and FTC Solar
pv magazine USA’s recap of notable upstream solar, integrated solar, hardware, finance and rooftop installers that reported quarterly or fiscal year earnings over the last week.
Canadian Solar subsidiary plans 100 MW solar project on tribal lands
Aspen Solar formed an agreement with the Lower Nicola Indian Band to build a solar-plus-storage facility on 827 acres in British Columbia.
Sunrise brief: Senate votes to resume solar tariffs, threatening clean energy supply
Also on the rise: Average silver price expected to drop 2% to $21.30 per ounce this year. Solar Earnings Recap–SunPower, Sunrun and SolarEdge. And more.
