NREL creates solar PV competitive test site
The test arrays will initially feature modules from three manufacturers, and NREL will publish the resulting performance and degradation rates online.
IKEA to install 1.2 MW solar array on Columbus store
The Swedish retailer continues its march to energy independence using renewable sources, as it sets out plans to install its 46th solar array in the U.S., with a 1.21 MW PV system for the rooftop on its Columbus, Ohio, store that will be installed by REC Solar.
TerraForm Power, Global forecast continued losses in 2016
While TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global are making progress in their separation from SunEdison, the two yieldcos continue to be plagued by losses and report that available cash for payouts to investors will be substantially reduced from previous estimates.
Soltec America supplies 38 MW of trackers to Kayenta Solar Plant
Soltec will supply its SF Utility Single-Axis Tracker for the project in Kayenta Monument Valley, AZ, being developed by Isolux Corman Group.
HECO sees significant uptick in self-supply applications
After protracted wrangling over solar adoption in Honolulu, the state’s citizens are taking matters into their own hands — joining a self-supply program that could show the way to NEM 2.0
GameChange cuts BOS install time with rivets
GameChange Solar has begun using rivets to mount PV modules in order to speed installation. Rivets are now being used on Max-Span pile driven systems, as well as with ballasted fixed-tilt and tracker systems.
Mercom Capital forecasts 13 GW of U.S. solar installations for 2016
Solar industry analyst Mercom Capital has reported encouraging annual solar installation forecasts of 76 GW across the globe for 2016, driven by record-breaking installation figures from China, while the anticipated slow-down in 2017 is now expected to be less dramatic than originally thought, with forecasts of 70 GW.
Coal-plant closures bring opportunities for solar
A new report documents that most U.S. utilities remain firm on plans to eliminate coal plants on the already-announced schedule, offering the prospect of enormous business opportunities for the solar industry — as well as a glimmer of hope for displaced coal miners
The fourth act of Connecticut RPS melodrama to close soon
A coalition of environmental groups filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in effort to bat away the fourth challenge to Connecticut’s solar subsidy program
Is SEIA PAC out of step with the industry?
The solar industry’s primary political-action committee gave 60 percent of its money to Republicans in 2016 — including at least five well-known Climate-Change deniers
