Soltage developing 110-MW national solar project portfolio

Silicon Valley Bank is financing a 110-MW national solar project portfolio across six states that will be developed by independent power producer Soltage. Projects are slated for North Carolina, South Carolina, Maine, Illinois, Virginia and…

Mechatron Solar receives patent for gearless technology used in dual-axis trackers

Mechatron Solar has been approved for a U.S. patent for its dual-axis tracker design that uses a gearless technology with a double brake design to rotate the system’s 90-panel platform around the azimuth axis. The United States Patent and…

Mincon drilling equipment ready for use in US solar installation market

International rock drilling equipment manufacturer Mincon is releasing a series of compact modular drill mast and drilling rig systems that complement the company’s existing solutions. In addition to targeting existing markets for mining,…

Oregon officially commits to 100% clean electricity by 2040

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown celebrated the signing of a bill committing electricity providers to deliver 100% clean power to Oregon customers by 2040 into law at a ceremony on Tuesday. The move builds on a national trend, as it makes Oregon the…

Solar Operations’ myPV ClearSky units help Pine Gate project satisfy interconnection requirements

One of two myPV ClearSky Interconnection units from Solar-Ops at the Grissom Solar + Storage facility. Last month, Pine Gate Renewable’s Grissom Solar project went commercial. Grissom is a 6.9-MW solar + 10-MWh battery storage site. Pine…

Ingeteam’s hybrid inverter now compatible with BYD high-voltage batteries

Ingeteam and BYD have tested and certified in their respective R&D laboratories the compatibility of the Battery-Box Premium HVS and HVM high-voltage batteries from BYD with the hybrid inverter (photovoltaic + batteries) from Ingeteam…

SoCalGas Hydrogen Tech Projects Submitted to U.S. Energy Department

Maryam Brown Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has submitted several research and development initiatives designed to enable low-cost, clean hydrogen to the U.S. Department of Energy’s…

Contractor’s Corner: SolareAmerica

Big-name, multi-site contracts can increase a solar installer’s standing in the industry, but for SolareAmerica, a partnership with the Wawa convenience store chain only built on the 12-year-old company’s legacy. In this episode of the…

People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Sumit Bhatnagar, GreenBrilliance 

For the 10th anniversary of the Top Solar Contractors list, we’re sharing Q&A’s with the people who make the industry run every day. Read more interviews here. How’d you get started in solar? The solar journey of GreenBrilliance…

People of the 10th anniversary Top Solar Contractors list: Edwin Perkins, Moss

For the 10th anniversary of the Top Solar Contractors list, we’re sharing Q&A’s with the people who make the industry run every day. Read more interviews here. How’d you get started in solar? I was originally hired by Moss in 2007…