Hot spots: Causes and effects
Hot spots in PV modules can have a variety of causes, and can point to deeper problems.
HelioPower emerges from Chapter 11
Six days ago, a judge in Nevada approved the company’s reorganization, saying the company had met all its obligations. The approval gives HelioPower the green light to resume doing business.
First Solar sells another 280 MW-AC solar project
The thin film maker is unloading projects to third parties as it increasingly focuses on module manufacturing.
The future of solar in MISO
MISO plans to conduct a multi-year study of how increasing amounts of solar and other forms of renewable energy will impact its territory and how to manage expected growth.
And the grid shrugged: North Carolina, Georgia see little effect from solar eclipse
Let’s hope Secretary Rick Perry was paying attention: Today’s eclipse across two of the country’s most solar states yielded almost no disruption – meaning solar does not inherently weaken the grid.
California’s grid passes eclipse test with flying colors
California ISO reports that it did not even have any minor challenges on its system as the eclipse passes over the state.
Battery maker Alevo files for bankruptcy, lays off 290 in N.C.
Russian-backed firm goes belly up, leaving an old Phillip Morris factory in Concord, N.C., empty and its entire workforce search for answers about why.
Mississippi gives the go-ahead for another 53 MW of utility-scale solar
Silicon Ranch will build, own and operate the SR Meridian project, as part of a boom in large-scale solar in the Southern state.
International renewables firm buys 194 MW utility-scale portfolio
Heelstone Energy Holdings, which sold the portfolio to Sammons Renewable Energy, will continue to manage the portfolio, including operations and maintenance.
Technical challenges of the eclipse
In this interview with pv magazine, Energy Innovations Power Sector Transformation Expert Mike O’Boyle talks about what it will take for U.S. grids with large amounts of solar to deal with the eclipse – and how he thinks this will pan out.
