Palomar Solar Gives Back
Palomar Solar, with the support of our partners Enphase Energy and LG Solar, will be giving away one home rooftop solar system to a local San Diego County Military family that will be specifically designed to their needs. Palomar Solar wants to show their deep appreciation to our local troops that year after year continue […]
Is the standalone residential solar inverter obsolete?
In this guest post for pv magazine USA, Enphase co-Founder and VP of Products and Strategic Initiatives Raghu Belur looks at the future of residential solar inverters versus AC modules, drawing parallels from the personal computing industry.
Olivier Jacques Named APsystems Executive Vice President of USA & EMEA
APsystems, the global leader in advanced microinverter technology for the solar PV industry, today announced Olivier Jacques has been named Executive Vice President, USA & EMEA. Jacques is based in Lyon, France, and most recently served as APsystems’ Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa. He will report to Dr. Zhi-Min […]
SMA holds firm as inverter revenue leader, with Huawei topping shipment charts, says IHS Markit
Latest market data from analysts shows that Huawei shipped the most inverters last year, followed by Sungrow, while SMA, Huawei and SolarEdge pulled in the most revenue worldwide.
Wide landscape of solar loan providers in EnergySage market report (w/ charts)
As loans increasingly replace third party solar as the dominant business model for residential solar, the landscape of loan providers is also growing more diverse.
Solar+storage helps avoid CA post-net metering program costs
GRID Alternatives and Enphase have partnered on solar+storage project in California’s Imperial Irrigation District (IID) territory that may help new PV customers avoid higher costs as they are moved into new billing programs, following fullfillment of the utility’s 5% net metering mandate.
Report: Broadband users will drive solar in 2017
According to a new analysis by research firm Parks Associates, 15% of U.S. broadband households say they will purchase solar panels in 2017.
Industry Veteran John Berdner Joins Silicon Valley Inverter Innovator HiQ Solar
HiQ Solar is pleased to announce that John Berdner has joined HiQ Solar, Inc. as Vice President of Regulatory Compliance. In this role Mr. Berdner will oversee all regulatory compliance activities as well as provide significant input into the product definition process. This follows a strong career track record with leadership roles at companies such as SMA […]
Installer survey finds robust competition in the U.S. market
Energy Sage’s annual survey conducted in collaboration with pv magazine also finds third-party solar options to be relatively unpopular
Global inverter shipments to contract 5% in 2017 before steady recovery, says GTM Research
Consolidation of top 10 suppliers continues as Chinese inverter firms Huawei and Sungrow top shipment chart, while SMA’s U.S. strength sees it cling on to top spot for revenue, report shows.
