Tag: PV

March 15, 2023

The North American Electric Reliability Corp. ( NERC) warned that disturbances to the electric power grid due the loss of inverter-based resources warrants a handful of actions that generator owners must take before the end of June. NERC issued the […]

March 1, 2023

US utility-scale solar and energy storage developer Savion LLC has placed an order with thin-film solar manufacturer First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) for 2.6 GW DC of its Series 7 modules. The photovoltaic (PV) equipment is planned to be delivered between […]

March 1, 2023

US thin-film photovoltaics (PV) maker First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) swung to a net loss in 2022, mainly due to increased costs, but projects positive earnings in 2023. The company announced on Tuesday that capital expenditures related to its expansion in […]

November 16, 2021

A group of anonymous U.S. solar manufacturers is evaluating options after the Dept. of Commerce rejected its antidumping tariff petition against solar modules and components imported from three Southeast Asian countries. In a statement issued through a media relations firm, […]

September 27, 2021

The evolution of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic (PV) string inverters is driving a shift toward higher AC voltages in utility-scale solar applications. Using string inverters in solar plants rated at 20 megawatts and below can be extremely beneficial. With output voltages […]

March 25, 2021

Missouri utility regulators have approved construction plans for what will be Ameren’s largest-ever solar power farm in the state. Ameren Missouri will build the new energy center in Montgomery County about 70 miles west of St. Louis. Once completed, the […]

March 5, 2021

Australia has the highest proportion of household photovoltaic (PV) systems in the world, with more than 21 percent of homes — or around 2.59 million — now possessing a solar energy system. It is estimated more than 100,000 tonnes of […]

February 18, 2021

The US renewables industry overcame headwinds in 2020 to post record deployment figures and continue a decade-long growth trend, a joint report from BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) has revealed. The ninth edition of the […]

April 3, 2020

Spain’s PV players broke their own records in a month when the country ground to a halt under quarantining measures over the COVID-19 crisis, according to new official figures. Spanish grid operator REE said the technology is “lighting the path” […]

February 7, 2020

Major PV inverter manufacturer, SMA Solar Technology surprised with better than guided 2019 financial results as a surge in shipments and sales tool place in the second half of the year. Having previously guided only modest growth from a loss […]

February 21, 2019

A personal perspective on why a solar company could take on its rivals and thrive in a year full of disruptions to the industry but report record results and revenue growth that is unlikely to be topped by any other […]

August 10, 2018

Beijing’s move to curtail solar power subsidies is far from terminal for the global market. China’s suspension of approval for new subsidised grid-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar projects has led to sharply reduced forecasts for global capacity expansion in 2018. But […]

October 30, 2017

Historically, PV monitoring vendors developed fully-integrated solutions, including both on-site hardware to acquire the data and remote software to collect, process, and present it. While this one-stop-shop approach to data acquisition and presentation remains dominant, it is increasingly getting challenged […]

February 9, 2016

Nations worldwide are increasingly embracing solar power as an alternative electricity source for homes, buildings, and even the grid. Since 2008, installed solar capacity in the United States alone has grown 17-fold, from 1.2 to 20 gigawatts (GW), according to […]