By Peter Lynch, SPW Contributor The photovoltaic (PV) industry needs to aggressively develop new truly disruptive PV technologies to dramatically accelerate the industry’s growth. This will enable solar to play a significant role in worldwide electricity production (significant meaning more than 25% of worldwide electricity generation) and have a significant positive impact upon climate change. Solar is
Solar Speaks: The State Of The Solar Inverter Segment Is Strong
May 16, 2013 : 0 Comments
Welcome to another edition from Solar Speaks, Solar Power World’s podcast series that gives you the opportunity to hear from the industry’s biggest newsmakers — in their own words. In this chapter of the series, we speak with Tucker Ruberti, director of strategic marketing for Advanced Energy, to get his perspective on where the inverter currently is —
Paying Homage: 23 Solar Pioneers Whose Names You SHOULD Know
May 16, 2013 : 5 Comments
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, aka George Santayana, was an American philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist. One of his most famous quotations was this: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This is one of Editorial Director Frank Andorka’s favorite quotations of all time (as a former history major, this
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4 Questions: If You Don’t Keep Your Solar Panels Clean, Shame On You
May 14, 2013 : 0 Comments
From everything we’ve heard, operations-and-maintenance is the hottest issue in the solar industry. So Solar Power World went to a company that is developing an automatic cleaning mechanism, with the goal of helping array owners and investors cut their labor costs and monitor what their panels are doing. We approached Kyle Cobb, c0-founder and CFO of
8 Everyday Solar Installations — Power For The People
May 8, 2013 : 1 Comment
A few months ago, Solar Power World asked its readers to provide us with photos of everyday solar installations. The goal was to show that solar power is the electricity source of the people and that it is not out of anyone’s reach. We present these photos to you now to share with the rest of the
11 Must-See Art Installations, Inspired By Solar Panels
May 7, 2013 : 3 Comments
We all know that solar is a practical, smart investment. It’s good for the environment, frees people to control their own electricity production and is one of the fastest-growing industries (read: JOB CREATORS) in the country. But one of the complaints (often heard from homeowners’ associations) is that solar panels are ugly. We beg to
Sobering Solar Summit Confuses The Heck Out Of Me
May 6, 2013 : 3 Comments
Greentech Media’s Solar Summit, which I attended two weeks ago, offered the most sobering view of the industry I could imagine. For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you got a pretty good idea of what the attendees — all high-level solar-industry leaders whose words carry great weight (and should) — were saying.
Don’t Be Fooled By AC Solar Module Pretenders
May 3, 2013 : 0 Comments
By Steve Wurmlinger and Terence Parker Editor’s Note: With the proliferation of ACPV systems in the United States, installers today must know how to tell the difference between true AC modules and DC modules with field-attached microinverters. As is often the case in the solar industry, the devil is in the details — so here’s
Solar Panels Pass The Test
May 3, 2013 : 0 Comments
Comet Solar is an established solar installation company based in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. With some of the best beaches in the world, the local economy is largely focused on tourism. Comet has been successful in encouraging local hotels, resorts, property owners and businesses to invest in solar installations to offset the effects
SPW Exclusive: Don’t Let These Five Pitfalls Derail Your Solar Deal
By Conor McKenna, SPW Contributor You hear this story pretty regularly in the U.S. market: a solar sponsor develops a ‘good’ project with all the necessary boxes checked: Site control, a signed PPA, an interconnection agreement and permits well under way. The developer has found a buyer at a given acceptable price, and the developer