Vikram Solar Expands Into 14 Additional Sub-Saharan Countries
Vikram Solar is partnering with Powertech Africa, thereby entering 14 new markets in sub-Saharan Africa, including Botswana, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Vikram already operates local offices in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa. Vikram Solar, with Powertech Africa as its official sales agent, expects to generate PV module sales of one megawatt in sub-Saharan Africa by May 2016.
Ygrene Energy Fund Partners With Solar Roof Dynamics To Bring Affordable Financing To Rooftop Solar In California
Ygrene Energy Fund Inc. announced today a strategic partnership with Solar Roof Dynamics LLC, a premier distributor of best-in-class solar solutions for California's roofing industry. Leveraging Ygrene's unique PACE financing model, YgreneWorks™, Solar Roof Dynamics can now offer consumers through its broad base of commercial and residential partners the ability to pay for their rooftop solar upgrades over time through property taxes.
Smart Energy Storage System, sonnenBatterie, Is Ready For Hawaii With HECO Approval
The sonnenBatterie, one of the world's most popular residential storage systems, is officially install-ready in Hawaii after meeting the advanced energy storage requirements from the Hawaii Electric Companies (HECO). After meeting HECO's energy storage requirements, the fully integrated sonnenBatterie smart energy storage systems are immediately available to residents and ready for installation across the Hawaiian islands.
This Software Reduces Soft Costs For Solar Installations
According to an NREL report, about half the cost of a residential solar installation is non-hardware soft costs. Reducing those costs is the mission of Sighten, a software tool set for solar installers. Co-Founder and CEO, Conlan O’Leary explains, “To date, most solar companies and financing providers have had to use horizontal software like Microsoft Excel or had to build software of their own. Those approaches were ultimately too unwieldy, inefficient and not scalable.” O’Leary says Sighten is on a mission to reduce the soft costs.
SolarEdge Holds The Lead In Module-Level Power Electronics
For now, in the fight for the solar module-level power electronics (MLPE) crown, SolarEdge's optimizers hold the lead over long-time MLPE champion Enphase, given both firm's respective performance over the past few quarters. SolarEdge just posted its fourth profitable, record-setting-revenue quarter. The company met its guidance and beat analyst consensus on revenue and gross margin.
SEIA Solar Newsletter | Feb. 2, 2016
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JA Solar Confirms All PV Module Series Meet PID Testing IEC62804 Standard
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JA Solar says its portfolio of PV modules have passed the 96-hour potential-induced degradation (PID) resistance test under the conditions of 85-degrees Celsius and 85% relative humidity at -1,000V of system voltage bias as required to meet the IEC62804 standard. JA Solar said that it was the first PV module manufacturer to guarantee the capability of ‘double 85’ anti-PID for all of its PV modules.
Imec And SunPower’s Parent Total Working On n-Type PERT Bi-Facial Cell Technologies
Nanoelectronics research centre Imec and energy giant Total, majority owner of US-based PV energy provider, SunPower, have extended an R&D collaboration to embrace a number of advanced technologies, including n-type PERT bi-facial solar cells and novel low-cost module interconnection concepts.
Product Review: SnapNrack Develops Adaptable Junction Box And Trunk Cable Clamping System
SnapNrack has launched a new Junction Box and Trunk Cable Clamp, which will further enhance the company’s wire management solutions that reduce solar installation times and lower installations costs.
SolarCity Chief: California Net Metering Decision Part Of New Energy Paradigm
California’s decision to continue its net metering programme has been hailed as part of the ongoing shift in the world’s attitude to energy by senior solar industry figures. SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive said the decision gave the industry the opportunity to demonstrate distributed energy’s benefits to the grid and all ratepayers, solar and otherwise, while cutting emissions and creating jobs.