Shows & Conferences
German Engineering Perspective on PV Market Shifts
12 July 2012POSTED IN Editors Blogs
Sales of German manufacturers of PV components, machinery and equipment fell in the first quarter of 2012 by 54 percent over the same quarter last year, the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) reported on the sidelines of the Intersolar North America in San Francisco this week.
Intersolar NA 2012: SPG Solar releases its latest SunSeeker tracker
12 July 2012POSTED IN New Products
SPG Solar today launched the next generation of its All Weather SunSeeker tracker at Intersolar North America 2012, taking place this week at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco, California, US. This updated single-axis tracker technology has been engineered by SPG Solar to cost less over its lifetime, deliver more solar energy over its lifetime and to last in all weather conditions. The SunSeeker is an automated single-axis tracker that follows the sun through the course of the day and produces up to 25% more solar energy than a fixed-tilt system.
Intersolar NA 2012: Leviton enters zero-money-down rooftop solar market
11 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
Leviton Solar, at Intersolar North America booth 8547, has entered the zero-money-down home rooftop solar market.
Intersolar NA 2012: Locus Energy’s LGate 350 data acquisition system
11 July 2012POSTED IN New Products
Locus Energy today announced its LGate 350, a plug-and-play data acquisition system designed to collect performance data from commercial- and utility-scale solar PV installations. The standard configuration combines a revenue-grade power meter and Modbus-enabled datalogger pre-wired in an outdoor-rated enclosure. The LGate 350 can also be specified to collect data from a variety of peripheral devices and meteorological sensors.
The company will demonstrate LGate 350 at Intersolar North America, booth 8500.
Intersolar NA 2012: CFV Solar Test Laboratory awarded IS0-17025 accreditation
11 July 2012POSTED IN Applications News
PV module testing facility CFV Solar Test Laboratory (CFV) has been awarded the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO-IEC17025 certification, CFV today announced.
This ensures CFV’s customers that testing will be done to the highest possible quality standards and enables CFV to test PV modules for listing with the California Energy Commission (CEC) program, required to get incentives in California.
Intersolar NA 2012: Record-setting numbers in San Francisco
11 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
Intersolar North America has drawn record-setting numbers of attendees to its fifth annual show, and organizers expect about 22,000 visitors from 80 countries to visit 800 exhibitors this week.
Intersolar NA 2012: Attaining a renewable future
11 July 2012POSTED IN Editors Blogs
Intersolar North America 2012 opened this week in San Francisco with a ceremony that culminated in the signing of a memorandum of understanding among the three leading solar research institutes in the world: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE, Germany), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL, US), and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST, Japan).
GCube and Assurant Partner with Solar Insurance Programs
06 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
GCube Insurance Services, Inc., a provider of insurance for the renewable energy industry and Assurant, Inc., a provider of specialty insurance, announced that they have signed a distribution agreement to provide US commercial solar project developers’ greater access to a comprehensive insurance bundle and warranty management program at affordable prices.
Intersolar NA 2012: ReneSola Virtus high-efficiency PV modules and wafers
10 July 2012POSTED IN New Products
ReneSola Ltd., a manufacturer of high-efficiency polysilicon solar wafers and photovoltaic (PV) modules based in Jiashan, China, introduces its next-generation Virtus V-grade wafers and PV modules today at Intersolar North America 2012 on 10-12 July at the Moscone Centre (booth 7523) in San Francisco, California, US. Virtus modules and wafers are now available in both North and South America.
Intersolar NA 2012: Trina Solar debuts Trinasmart in North America
10 July 2012POSTED IN New Products
Trina Solar today announced the availability of its newest line of high-performance solutions: Trinasmart. Trinasmart combines the company’s modules with new maximizer and monitoring technology to maximize roof space and overall power output, resulting in better project economics for customers and installers alike, the company says.
The system will be on display at Intersolar North America, booth 7511.
Intersolar NA 2012: CyboEnergy offers CyboInverter at less than $0.70/W
10 July 2012POSTED IN New Products
CyboEnergy, a subsidiary of CyboSoft, General Cybernation Group Inc., announced today that it is showing CyboInverter, a solar power mini-inverter, at Intersolar North America 2012 on 10-12 July at the Moscone Centre (level 2, booth 8336) in San Francisco, California, US.
Intersolar NA 2012: SolarEdge and Zep Solar announce power optimizer
10 July 2012POSTED IN New Products
SolarEdge Technologies and Zep Solar today announced the Zep Compatible power optimizer at Intersolar North America, booth 8223.
The new power optimizer is integrated with the frame of any Zep Compatible solar module. It can be installed without the need to run grounding wire.
Intersolar NA 2012: OutBack Power announces communications AXS Port
10 July 2012POSTED IN New Products
OutBack Power Technologies today announced its communications AXS Port Modbus/TCP Interface, which allows users to remotely communicate and control their renewable and backup energy systems for optimal performance and management, at Intersolar North America.
Intersolar NA 2012: ABB partners with GreenVolts, enters solar market
10 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
Power and automation technology company ABB today announced its debut in the solar market with concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system powered by GreenVolts technology at Intersolar North America.
The CPV system is a result of ABB’s investment and strategic partnership with GreenVolts, which was announced in December 2011. The systems are modular and scalable for a variety of commercial and industrial applications including distributed loads of less than 1MW or for multi-megawatt utility-scale installations.
More than a dozen systems are installed and operating throughout the US Southwest.
Intersolar NA 2012: Dunmore's SmoothStart program provides free engineering services
10 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
Dunmore Corporation is introducing its SmoothStart program at Intersolar North America 2012 on 10-12 July at the Moscone Centre (booth 5377) in San Francisco, California, US. SmoothStart is a PV engineering services program available at no additional cost with purchases of Dunmore's high-performance engineered film or foil products.
Intersolar NA 2012: TSR introduces solar production guarantee
09 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
True South Renewables Inc. (TSR), an operations and maintenance (O&M) company for solar electric facilities and a wholly owned subsidiary of Solarrus Corporation, today announces that it has entered into an agreement with the AmTrust Group of insurance carriers to provide a comprehensive insured service maintenance warranty that financially guarantees system performance, providing financial security for solar investments.
Intersolar NA 2012: Solectria Renewables announces SGI 500XT 600VDC Inverter
09 July 2012POSTED IN New Products
Solectria Renewables, LLC, a US photovoltaic (PV) inverter manufacturer, is exhibiting the SGI 500XT, a 500 kilowatt (kW), 600 volts direct current (VDC) inverter at Intersolar North America 2012 on 10-12 July at the Moscone Centre (booth 8211) in San Francisco, California, US. The SGI 500XT is a 208 volts alternating current (VAC) transformerless, direct-to-medium voltage, utility-scale inverter with high inverter efficiency.
Intersolar NA 2012: REFUsol and Obvius announce partnership, Modbus monitoring solution
09 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
REFUsol and Obvius today announced they have partnered to create a Modbus monitoring solution.
Intersolar NA 2012: SolarBridge announces new products, partners
09 July 2012POSTED IN New Products
SolarBridge Technologies, a provider of integrated microinverters for certified AC modules, today announced the launch of the company’s next-generation AC Module solution, including the Pantheon II microinverter and enhanced SolarBridge Management System, at Intersolar North America.
In addition, the company announces new partnerships with ET Solar, Mage Solar, NESL and Talesun Solar, all of whom will begin offering certified AC modules powered by SolarBridge microinverters to the North American market in Q3 of this year. These new partners, along with SolarBridge’s existing partners, represent a combined module capacity of over 3.5GW worldwide.
Intersolar NA 2012: Suniva names AEE Solar distribution partner
09 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
Sunvia, a manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced its partnership with US Solar Power Wholesale Distributor, AEE Solar, a wholesale distributor of solar products and equipment. The partnership will broaden Suniva’s distribution channel and advance high-quality module offerings within the residential market, according to the two companies.
