Global information and analysis company IHS has released a news flash to journalists with updated solar PV forecasts from IHS analysts speaking at the SNEC 9th (2015) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition in Shanghai. Specifically, IHS is now forecasting global solar demand to grow by as much as 30% in … [continued]
The China-based ICT solutions company Huawei recently expanded its presence in the European solar energy market via the utilization of its string inverter solutions technology at a 7.8 MW solar energy power plant located in Germany, according to recent reports. This solar facility was built with Huawei’s SUN2000 string inverters, … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. SunPower has been a leading solar panel manufacturer for some time, so when it makes an acquisition there is always interest. SolarBridge, an Austin, Texas-based startup is its latest. The price was not revealed, but Solarbridge had taken in about $105 million from investors prior to … [continued]
Ampt’s new Solar Power Optimizer creates an increase in power delivery from an array’s inverters, allowing for increased efficiency from solar hardware.
Originally Published in the ECOreport Last week, Schneider Electric’s MicroGrid Lab opened in Burnaby BC. It is one of the world’s largest grid support and solar inverter test labs. The MicroGrid was built to support the design and testing of Schneider Electric’s revolutionary SE1 1500V platform. This lab can test inverters of … [continued]
Called the Little Box Challenge, Google announced recently that it will be offering a $1 million prize for inventing much smaller solar power inverters. The challenge will be launched this summer, so currently few details have been released to the public. Note that Google Ventures is an investor in Transphorm, … [continued]
As I shared less than one week ago, ABB is making a strong solar power push that it is looking to sustain in the long term. The company is well aware that solar power has a very bright future, and that the industry is still very young. After the presentation … [continued]
A new capacitor design which can better handle the temperatures in electric vehicles has been developed as part of the Advanced Capacitors for Energy Storage (ACES) project, a technology strategy board project. According to National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the goal to get electric vehicles an automobile market share of more than 50% … [continued]
Check ’em out: 34.5 GW Of Solar In 2013, Mercom Capital Projects. In the ballpark of other 2013 projects. Sees 2013 being better than 2012 due to growth in China, India, and Japan. European Photovoltaic Industry Association Sets 2013 Priorities. Hint: nothing to do with stopping the rooftop revolution; a … [continued]
According to the recent announcement, leading solar inverter manufacturer SMA is all set to acquire a majority stake in Chinese inverter company Jiangsu Zeversolar New Energy Co., Ltd. SMA will get 72.5% stake in the Jiangsu Zeversolar New Energy Co., Ltd. which will provide opportunity to SMA to get … [continued]
