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Fronius USA and Tigo Energy have partnered to release the FE string inverter line, which incorporates technology from Tigo’s smart-module platform.
Product Launches
Design & Installation
The latest fire code editions include requirements pertaining to array layout on single- and two-unit residential dwellings that could have far-reaching implications for pitched-roof PV installations. This article provides background on the IFC and NFPA 1, the process that...
Finance & Economics
Project developers and engineering firms typically approach array shading according to rules of thumb that are based on low tolerance for shade or that seek to avoid it altogether. While it seems prudent to avoid array shading, an overconservative design approach may cost...
Design & Installation
Installation of solar water heating systems requires significant expertise in a number of trades. Each of these trades has a set of requirements that installers must follow to ensure code compliance. In many jurisdictions, this requires installers to be knowledgeable about...
Design & Installation
The new fire classification requirements for roof-mounted PV systems originate in Section 1509 of the 2012 IBC, “Rooftop Structures.” Subsection 1509.7.2 addresses fire classification: “Rooftop mounted photovoltaic systems shall have the same fire classification as the roof...
Project Profiles
Fairview Farms' owners met a Nexamp developer at a solar project ribbon-cutting at a local farmers’ co-op and became interested in leasing a portion of their underutilized land to host a solar project.
Project Profiles
When it made the decision to expand to a new East Coast location in Mills River, North Carolina, Sierra Nevada intended to make the new facility as sustainable as possible, with features including a solar component to offset a substantial portion of the site’s electrical...
Project Profiles
Moxie Solar took into account the building’s architectural features, including the roof system’s multiple surfaces, and worked with the clients to deliver a system that balanced form and function.
Design & Installation
I need clarification on the conductor size for a line-side tap. I read that they need to be sized as service-entrance conductors, but what would that be? Would the ground need to be the same size?
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Design & Installation
The utility-scale PV market has significantly transformed over the last 5 years. Whereas 1 MW–5 MW ground-mounted projects were considered large a few years ago, fixed-tilt and tracking systems are now deployed in projects exceeding 100 MW. To better understand the current...
Project Profiles
The Saint Louis Science Center tapped Microgrid Solar, a PV installer headquartered in Saint Louis, to add solar to its list of displays.
Project Profiles
When it made the decision to expand to a new East Coast location in Mills River, North Carolina, Sierra Nevada intended to make the new facility as sustainable as possible, with features including a solar component to offset a substantial portion of the site’s electrical...
Project Profiles
Jeff Spies, the senior director of business development at Quick Mount PV, contracted American Solar to install a PV system at his residence.
Project Profiles
Johnson Melloh Solutions worked closely with Fronius team members to design and install an R&D facility at Fronius’ US headquarters in Portage, Indiana.
Project Profiles
The LEED Silver–certified Oshman Family Jewish Community Center (OFJCC) is host to one of the largest PV installations in Palo Alto, California, and one of the largest projects to utilize Trina Solar’s Trinasmart dc-optimized modules.
Product Launches
LG Electronics USA officially introduced its LG Mono X ACe solar module in Las Vegas. The ac module fully integrates an LG microinverter with a high-efficiency LG Mono X module.
Industry Interviews
James and Andrew Worden operate distinct companies and apply their product development, manufacturing and business expertise to specific solar product classes and market segments.
Project Profiles
Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) is purchasing the solar energy that Indy I produces from General Energy Solutions USA (GES USA) via a 15-year power purchase agreement.
Project Profiles
Positive Energy NY installed a rooftop PV array on the Green Mountain Power utility’s equipment
maintenance building in Rutland, Vermont.