Increases in distributed generation have resulted in challenges to the power sector’s traditional way of doing things, and could result in further disruption, according to Lux Research. A new report, Powering the Future: Evaluating the Contenders That Aim to Rule the Distributed Grid, published this week, makes the bold claim that … [continued]
SunPower won 39.1 MW of solar power and energy storage projects in the French West Indies and Corsica. These are French non-interconnected zones, and the government of France is considering sustainable electric systems for islands. “SunPower applauds the French government for promoting solar power development in the ZNI, and its forward-thinking approach to integrating … [continued]
The 2016 Environmental Leader Product of the Year award has been granted to SunPower’s Cradle to Cradle Certified Silver solar photovoltaic panels. SunPower has, since 2014, been manufacturing a share of its direct current E-Series and X-Series solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to meet Cradle to Cradle Certified Silver standards, it should … [continued]
More and more, people are looking for new construction homes to have energy-saving features, and California is leading the way, by requiring all new homes to be built to net zero energy standards by 2020. In an effort to help homebuilders continue to develop net zero homes, US solar company … [continued]
The New York City utility Con Edison has hooked up with leading rooftop solar provider SunPower in a massive virtual solar power plant experiment.
A society-wide transition to clean energy requires action on many levels. Private consumers, commercial-level consumers, institutions, and government need to aid the transition. Additionally, of course, the production side of the industry has to continually advance the technologies and improve their competitiveness. An exciting story out of California combined with a … [continued]
While a global copper glut may have helped the solar industry with reduced prices for the inter-connectors needed in solar modules, it may also hurt it in some areas, causing solar power be sold off to the grid for free. Solar power project developers in northern Chile are facing this … [continued]
The Metro of Santiago, Chile, will be the first public transport system to run mostly on solar energy, after a new agreement signed with Total and SunPower this week. According to an announcement from US solar manufacturer SunPower, in cooperation with Total, a global integrated energy producer and provider, the … [continued]
The top 10 commercial solar developers in the US only account for 42% of the total US commercial market, according to new figures published this week. According to figures published in GTM Research’s latest report, U.S. Commercial Solar Landscape 2016-2020, the US commercial solar market is much more fragmented than its … [continued]
The North American solar PV tracker market increased by 135% to 5.5 GW in 2015, led by California-based NEXTracker. According to IHS’ latest solar PV tracker rankings, the market grew by 135% year-over-year to see 5.5 GW shipped in 2015. This growth was led by NEXTracker, which saw its market … [continued]
