New solar panels for U.S. market on exhibit at RE+
Highlighting new solar panels on display at the annual RE+ conference in California, one of the nation’s largest clean energy events.
Sunrise brief: Navisun and Ampion partner on community solar in four states
Also on the rise: Solis launches 60 kW and 125 kW string inverters. Solar cell makers can learn from giant clams, claim Yale researchers. And more.
In case you missed it: Five big solar stories in the news this week
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Solis launches 60 kW and 125 kW string inverters
Solis has developed new 125 kW and 60 kW string inverters for the U.S. and Canadian markets, both with a maximum efficiency of at least 98.5%
Startup offers AI-based software solution to predict component failure in utility-scale inverters
Infinrel says its Energy Kardio Graph solution can sample small electrical perturbations on the input and output of the inverter at MHz scale and enable insight into the actual operation of the inverter on its switching cycle basis.
Solar cell makers can learn from giant clams, claim Yale researchers
Yale University scientists are seeking industry collaborators to explore stretchy material for panels and growing algae on modules, as well as other efficiency-boosting possibilities inspired by giant clam behavior.
Navisun and Ampion partner on community solar in four states
Navisun is planning to design, construct, own, and operate five community solar projects in Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Illinois, and Ampion will handle the subscriber acquisition, billing, customer care, and the long-term subscription management.
Sunrise brief: Maxeon solar modules detained at border
Also on the rise: U.S. clean energy installations grow 91% year-over-year in Q2. Flexible interconnection at far lower cost and nearly twice the speed. And more.
Enphase product enables California solar upgrades without bump to NEM 3.0
Enphase Energy introduced a power control feature that allows customers to expand their solar and storage without triggering a transition to the less lucrative NEM 3.0 billing system.
U.S. clean energy installations grow 91% year-over-year in Q2
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released its quarterly report, noting that U.S. developers installed 11 GW of utility-scale clean power in Q2 2024.
