Chile Rewrites Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On

SALAR DE ATACAMA, Chile — Rarely does a country get a chance to lay out its ideals as a nation and write a new constitution for itself. Almost never does the climate and ecological crisis play a central role.That is, until now, in Chile,…

ReneSola Signs Share Purchase Agreement for 12 MW Project Portfolio in Spain

Another ReneSola Power solar project, the U.K.-based Wedgehill project (6.4 MW) Connecticut-based ReneSola Ltd., a fully integrated solar project developer, is selling a 12 MWp portfolio…

What it means for the solar supply chain

By SPW | December 28, 2021By Amandeep S. Kahlon and Monica Wilson Dozier, attorneys, Bradley  On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed into law H.R. 6256, known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The act is intended to stem…

Metal roof manufacturer adds solar to commercial rooftop

McElroy Metal, based in Bossier City, Louisiana, has now added solar panels to four of its manufacturing sites. In addition to the most recent Sunnyvale project, McElroy has completed successful solar panel installations in Peachtree, Georgia;…

Meyer Burger Plans 400 MW Solar Module Manufacturing Facility in Arizona

Meyer Burger Technology AG is establishing a production site for high-performance solar modules in Goodyear, Ariz. The investment is an important step in meeting Meyer Burger’s commitments…

Enphase Energy Begins Shipping New IQ8 Microinverters

Enphase Energy Inc. has started production shipments of IQ8 microinverters for customers in North America. “We are pleased to deliver our customers the all-in-one Enphase Energy System…

Elevating worker safety in residential solar with the use of drones

By SPW | December 27, 2021By Katie O’Leary, Director of Product Marketing at DroneDeploy With growing demand for clean energy across multiple sectors, an increasing number of consumers are transitioning to solar power for their homes.…

How to simplify module-level rapid shutdown on huge commercial roofs

Summit Ridge Energy’s 9.2-MW rooftop solar project that was installed by PowerFlex. Adding module-level power electronics (MLPE) to residential rooftop solar projects to comply with the latest rapid shutdown requirements may not typically…

Infineon Expands Portfolio With New Bluetooth Solutions for Smart Home Devices – IoT World Today

Low-power smart home devices using the open source connectivity protocol Matter next year are in line for a performance boost following Infineon Technologies’ launch of two new Bluetooth solutions. Infineon announced the launch of its…

Enphase IQ8 microinverters now shipping in the U.S.

Enphase Energy announced that it has started production shipments of IQ8 microinverters for customers in North America. IQ8 is Enphase’s smartest microinverter yet and fundamentally changes the paradigm for solar technology, which otherwise…