As the Ivanpah project nears completion, the team continues to move full steam ahead. During the months of February, March and April, more than 1,250 construction workers advanced the project to more than 92 percent complete! To date, more than 153,990 of the project’s total 173,500 heliostats have been installed. In April, the Ivanpah team
Fronius Provides Solar Service Program
May 21, 2013 : 0 Comments
Fronius now offers a service program to help photovoltaic system installers maximize customer energy yields by certifying them to complete board-level replacements in the field, reducing system downtime to minutes instead of days. Launched by the Fronius USA Solar Electronics Division in March 2013, the program will offer training sessions frequently throughout the year for
Program Helps Colorado Go Solar And Save Money
May 21, 2013 : 0 Comments
REC Solar, a solar electric system design and installation company, has completed a 500-kW community solar project in Boulder, Colorado. The Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array is the first community solar project completed under Xcel Energy’s Solar Rewards Community program, under which any utility ratepayer can directly purchase energy from a “solar garden” and immediately
Canadian Solar Donates To Whale Research Center
May 14, 2013 : 0 Comments
Canadian Solar Inc has donated solar modules to the OrcaLab Whale Research Centre located on a remote island off the British Columbia coast near Alert Bay. OrcaLab has been recording the Johnson Strait whales for more than four decades. Founder, Dr. Paul Spong and his wife Helena Symonds have spearheaded global research which confirms orca
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
OutBack Power Offers Solar Installers NABCEP Certificate Training
May 2, 2013 : 0 Comments
OutBack Power Technologies, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced power electronics for renewable energy, backup power and mobile applications, today announced the OutBack Power Certificate Training Program, a three-day class covering everything from solar photovoltaic (PV) system fundamentals to system specification and sizing, design, installation, testing and commissioning. Program participants will earn continuing education
Solar And Algae, Green Energy
May 2, 2013 : 0 Comments
As a part of the International Building Exhibition IBA Hamburg, the Bio Intelligent Quotient (BIQ) House is the world’s first building to have a bioreactor façade. The façade of the five-storey BIQ House comprises a vertical algae farm with an integrated bioreactor, turning the building into a Plus Energy House. This weekend, the house became
Unirac Helps Power up Volkswagen’s Largest Solar-Energy Complex
May 2, 2013 : 0 Comments
Unirac, Inc., a provider of mounting solutions to the solar industry in North America, is playing a large role in powering up the biggest solar park of any car manufacturer in North America today. The project involves Europe’s biggest carmaker – Volkswagen, and its recently-constructed 33,600 panel solar park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The solar park,
Installation Practices: Don’t Short-Change Solar Storage
May 2, 2013 : 0 Comments
Selecting the right battery for commercial solar projects can mean the difference between success and failure By: Michael R. Kulesky is the director of commercial marketing for telecommunications, utility and new technologies at EnerSys As renewable installations increase worldwide, so does the need for reliable cycling batteries for energy storage. Correctly designing a power-and-backup system
127-MW AV Solar II Project Opens In Arizona
May 1, 2013 : 0 Comments
Kyocera Solar Inc. today joined LS Power and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to officially open the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AV Solar II) utility-scale installation in southwest Arizona. Kyocera is providing 25* megawatts (MW) of solar modules for the 127MW photovoltaic (PV) installation; all Kyocera modules included in the project were U.S.-made. Block 1
