Solar & Wind - Articles, Stories & Interviews
The Future of Organic Photovoltaics
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At this time, OPVs are applicable only in limited markets that require lightweight, flexibility, and variable angle performance.
Best Practices: Installing PV on Tile Roof
The use of either hanger bolt assemblies or standoffs mean that you’ll need to drill, grind or cut the tile when installing, which is not an ideal solution, and will make the time you spend on the roof more time consuming as well as more frustrating.
Wind powers forward to reach 30 percent in four states
Wind power, the largest source of U.S. renewable electricity generating capacity, now supplies more than 30 percent of the electricity in four states, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, after strong growth in 2017.
The Energy Transformation Has Arrived
Decentralized energy resources like solar PV, batteries and electric vehicles are transforming how we trade and transfer energy.
Art and Design Collide with Tech at Solar Startup
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Not only do we think that aesthetics is not a niche market, we think it will come to dominate the solar market in a few years time. With a presence in less than two percent of households today, residential solar is still in its infancy.
Solar & Wind - Featured Stories
EnergySage Releases Its Latest Solar Marketplace Intel Reportâ„¢ at Bloomberg's Future of Energy Summit
According to new report, consumer interest in energy storage has never been higher, and solar quotes with high-quality panels are the most likely to be selected
Federal study sees PACE driving solar growth
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory analysis offers evidence that innovative financing mechanism prompted thousands of California homeowners to go solar
Visually appealing solar modules as architectural elements in building façades
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences together with the industrial partners are investigating opportunities to extend integration of visually attractive solar modules into architecture of building façades.
NextEra Energy and JinkoSolar announce deal for millions of solar panels; JinkoSolar to begin manufacturing solar panels in Florida
In conjunction with this agreement, JinkoSolar is opening its first U.S. factory in Jacksonville, Florida, which is expected to create more than 200 direct jobs in Florida and support hundreds of additional local jobs in shipping and other related industries.
Solar & Wind - News Headlines
SEPA CEO JULIA HAMM: Blackouts underline fragility of Puerto Rican grid -- and urgent need to 'build back better'
Hamm will be presenting on the importance of having a transparent roadmap for transformation at the Puerto Rico Grid Revitalization and Investment Summit, May 8-9, in San Juan.
Sungevity Brand Returns One Year After Bankruptcy
In April 2018, the Sungevity rebrand was made official, and Solar Spectrum and Horizon Solar Power began working together under the Sungevity brand to enhance growth.
Conti Solar Sponsors Rutgers University School of Engineering Solar Car Team
Once the functioning battery-electric vehicle (BEV) is complete, the team will race its car in the American Solar Challenge.
Solar & Wind - Featured Product
Edf Renewables Offers Asset Management Solutions With An Owner's Perspective
EDF Renewables offers the same innovative solutions that maximize the performance of our own 5.2 GW of installed projects. Because we're not an equipment manufacturer, our recommendations are transparent and data-driven. We cover the entire project lifecycle: from pre-commissioning support, through warranty and post warranty operation, to late stage and decommissioning.
Solar & Wind - Featured Company
Solar FlexRack
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals, is an integrated solar company that offers custom-designed, fixed tilt ground mount and single-axis tracking systems in the commercial and utility scale, solar mounting industry. Solar FlexRack also offers full turnkey packages, including engineering, geotechnical, pullout testing, field, layout, and installation services to address the actual site conditions of an installation, providing a full scope of services from design to delivery and installation. Solar FlexRack has completed more than 1 GW of solar racking installations in 32 states across America and five countries globally.
