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Corban Commons Solar Project - 436kW Solis C&I Grid-tied Projects
For Corban Commons, the challenge was to secure a renewable energy solution that would provide long-term cost savings for its low-income senior residents without burdening the facility with initial capital expenditures.
Optimizing Tantalum Sheets for Sputtering Targets in Optical and Solar Applications
From advanced optics to next-generation solar cells, engineers across the United States are turning to high-quality tantalum sheets and tantalum plates to ensure durability and efficiency in demanding environments.
Nextpower Opens Southeast Operations Hub and Doubles Manufacturing Capacity in Tennessee with Partner MSS Steel Tubes USA
Expanded capacity and regional presence strengthen U.S. supply chains and support increasing solar power demand across the Southeast
Renewable Grid Integration
Ensuring grid stability with high levels of IBRs is a growing technical challenge. Traditional grids derived strength and inertia from big spinning generators, but when those are replaced by solar inverters and wind turbines, the system behaves differently.
Recent Advances in Solar Cell Technology for Transportation Applications
VIPVs are seen as a viable environment- and nature-promoting transportation source, as solar energy is provided onboard, along with batteries, so that vehicles do not have to depend entirely on external charging resources.
Printed, Placed, Powered: Can Robotics Close the Gap in Flexible Solar Manufacturing?
This article takes a look at what flexible solar actually is, along with its challenges, and the technical steps needed to make it a practical reality.
Terrasmart Launches In-House Ground Screw Production for Solar Sites
The move is the latest in the company’s vertical integration strategy to strengthen supply chain resilience
Solar Power - Featured Stories
Connecting distributed energy resources to central control
For more than a century, electricity has flowed in one direction: from large central power plants, down transmission lines and into homes and businesses. That model is breaking down.
Mon Power Brings Solar Grazing to West Virginia Site
Hundreds of sheep kept vegetation trimmed at 80-acre solar facility in Monongalia County. This method of natural lawnmowing is currently being used at 506 solar sites in 30 states, according to the American Solar Grazing Association.
PolyU research drives commercialisation of energy-efficient solar cell technology towards 40% efficiency milestone
The team hopes to accelerate the commercialization of perovskite/silicon TSCs through industry-academia-research collaboration, while aligning with the Nation’s strategic plan of carbon peaking and neutrality.
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Case Study - KST-1P Solar Tracker Powers Mexico's Clean Energy Transition
KST-1P is one of the most widely recognized trackers in the KST Series, and it has been chosen once again for this exciting solar project in Mexico, standing out for its exceptional cost-effectiveness and high energy efficiency.
Global Solar Tracker Market Report 2030 - Size, CAGR, Leading Players & Regional Insights
Solar Tracker Market demand continues to rise with growing renewable energy capacity and government incentives. The industry benefits from automation, IoT integration, and advances in single-axis and dual-axis tracking systems, helping utility-scale projects achieve higher power output and investment returns.
Solar Photovoltaic Glass Market Growth Driven by Smart Buildings and Solar Roads
The solar photovoltaic glass industry is booming as governments promote renewable energy and green buildings. Valued at $17.1 Billion in 2023, it is projected to reach $243.7 Billion by 2033, driven by BIPV, smart infrastructure, and rapid technological innovation.
Solar Power - Featured Product
OMCO Origin® Factory-Direct Trackers
OMCO Origin® Factory-Direct Trackers
A One-In-Portrait (1P) solution that support a wide range of solar projects (utility scale, distributed generation (DG), & C&I markets). Manufactured and factory preassembled in the USA at one of OMCO Solar's 5 US plants (AZ, IN, AL, OH), OMCO makes all structural components with domestic steel and now can offer a 100% domestic tracker. OMCO Origin® Factory-Direct Trackers include universal module mounts with options for all commercially available modules, labor-saving bearings with 6 adjustable ways to compensate for posts and terrain issues, and foundation solutions for every terrain including OMCO C Piles.
Solar Power - Featured Company
Morningstar Corporation
With over 4 million products installed and sold since 1993-in some of the most extreme environments and mission-critical applications in the world-Morningstar Corporation is the world's leading supplier of solar controllers and inverters. The US-based, privately-owned company is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania, with an engineering research and development center in Maryland, and a global network of dedicated, best-in-class distribution and manufacturing partners. With some three decades of consistent, independent ownership and management behind it, Morningstar today enjoys stability and staying power unique in the industry- a result of the high morale, independent culture carefully cultivated by its founders and their original vision.
