Updates to NEC 2020 that solar installers need to know

By Edgar Lim, managing director, UGEngineering As of August 2021, 13 states have already adopted NEC 2020 and eleven states are undergoing the process of adoption. For the solar industry, these updates to the electrical code will impact project…

Backless solar trackers maximize yield for bifacial projects

In this special edition of Contractor’s Corner, solar tracker and racking manufacturer OMCO Solar discusses the company’s latest innovations in bifacial trackers. Below is a portion of the company’s Solar Spotlight podcast with Solar…

Silfab opens second solar panel assembly facility in Washington State

Silfab Solar has announced the opening of its third solar panel assembly facility in North America. The new 400-MW capacity factory in Burlington, Washington, is just 24 miles south of its sister factory in Bellingham, Washington. Silfab…

Raptor Maps releases guide to solar inspections by manned aircraft

Raptor Maps has released a manual for solar PV inspections with manned aircraft, a supplement to the training materials the company has previously published for drones. The manual features step-by-step information for how to collect reliable…

California’s Plan to Make New Buildings Greener Will Also Raise Costs

But in other locations like San Bernardino, a far less affluent city east of Los Angeles, where the typical home sells for about $529,000, the cost of solar panels and batteries can be a bigger burden to home buyers.“If we push it and we…

What We Know About Climate Change and Hurricanes

Hurricane Ida intensified overnight, becoming a Category 4 storm over the course of just a few hours. The rapid increase in strength raises questions about how much climate change is affecting hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. While researchers…

Here’s How Ida Quickly Strengthened Into a Monster

Hurricane Ida, which struck the Louisiana coast on Sunday with winds of 150 miles an hour, gained power faster more than most storms. Because of climate change, such rapid strengthening is happening more often as hurricanes pick up more energy…

What We Know About Climate Change and Hurricanes

Hurricane Ida intensified overnight, becoming a Category 4 storm over the course of just a few hours. The rapid increase in strength raises questions about how much climate change is affecting hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. While researchers…

How Government Decisions Left Tennessee Exposed to Deadly Flooding

The floods that killed at least 20 people in Tennessee last weekend arrived with shocking speed and force — seemingly a case study of the difficulties of protecting people from explosive rainstorms as climate change gets worse.A closer…

Rivian, an Electric Truck Maker, Files for an I.P.O.

“Rivian is one of the best-positioned electric vehicle start-ups,” Asad Hussain, senior mobility analyst for PitchBook, said by email. “The company’s focus on the relatively untapped premium electric truck market should allow it to…