Draker PV monitoring, control solutions gets California ISO certification

Saturday, 10.20.2012 - 12:30 (Solarserver)

On October 15th, 2012, Draker (Austin, Texas, U.S.) announced that it has expanded its solar photovoltaic (PV) site monitoring and SCADA control solutions to include an integrated California ISO (CAISO) validated Remote Intelligent Gateway (RIG) and CAISO-compliant weather stations. The expanded Draker solutions have been certified to meet or exceed CAISO requirements for meteorological data accuracy, data processing, data communications and network security, the company states. Read more

Yingli Green Energy hosts innovation day event for DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions

Saturday, 10.20.2012 - 12:15 (Solarserver)

On October 17th, 2012, Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (Baoding, China) announced that it has invited the DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions China team to an innovation day event at its headquarters in Baoding, China. The innovation day event was designed to further strengthen the relationship between Yingli Green Energy and DuPont. During the day-long event, two companies exchanged views on photovoltaic (PV) materials and technology roadmap, downstream marketing strategies and manufacturing process optimization. Read more

ET Solar signs MOU with Denmark-based EnergiMidt

Saturday, 10.20.2012 - 12:25 (Solarserver)

On October 17th, 2012, ET Solar Group Corp. (Nanjing, China) announced that it has signed a momentum of understanding (MOU) with Denmark-based EnergiMidt to supply solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. The MOU formalizes the strategic tie between ET Solar and EnergiMidt and will be utilized for EnergiMidt 2013 rooftop PV project requirements. Read more

Renusol America names West Coast director of business development

Saturday, 10.20.2012 - 12:22 (Solarserver)

On October 17th, 2012, Renusol America (Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.) announced that it has appointed Jeff Haas as a director of business development for the West Coast. Haas was formerly regional sales director for Schott Solar (Mainz, Germany) and the regional West Coast account executive for groSolar (White River Junction, Vermont, U.S.). Haas has spent six years in the solar industry and almost two decades in operations and management positions in the commercial construction industry. Read more

SolarMax to move into Riverside (California) location by end of 2012

Saturday, 10.20.2012 - 12:20 (Solarserver)

On October 17th, 2012, SolarMax Technology Inc. (City of Industry, California, U.S.) announced that the ground breaking ceremony for the company's new headquarters in Riverside, California, will be held in November 2012. The ceremony is scheduled for November 5th, 2012, at 10 a.m. Read more

Upsolar unveils "smart" PV modules with Tigo optimizers

Saturday, 10.20.2012 - 1:02 (Solarserver)

Upsolar (Shanghai, China) has unveiled a new line of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules that incorporate Tigo Energy Inc.'s (Los Gatos, California, U.S.) power optimization technology. The companies note that these are the first "smart" modules certified by TÜV Rheinland (Cologne, Germany) for European and North American markets. Tigo's optimizers are based on impedance matching technology to increase the power harvest of individual PV modules, as well as mitigating performance challenges related to soiling, shading, module mismatch and temperature differentials. Upsolar states that these smart modules are suitable for residential, commercial and utility-scale PV plants. Read more

Solarcentury donates GBP 35,000 to African solar light campaign

Saturday, 10.20.2012 - 0:58 (Solarserver)

On October 17th, 2012, Solarcentury (London, United Kingdom) announced that it has donated more than GBP 35,000 to SolarAid's Share a Light campaign. Solarcentury founded SolarAid in 2006 to tackle poverty and climate change with solar power. The donation comes as 5% of Solarcentury annual profit for 2011-2012. Read more

Clean Power Research launches SolarAnywhere system check

Saturday, 10.20.2012 - 0:56 (Solarserver)

On October 17th, 2012, Clean Power Research (Kirkland, Washington, U.S.) announced that it has introduced SolarAnywhere system check services that provide consistent, real-time photovoltaic (PV) performance baselines for cost-effective management of distributed PV fleets. The SystemCheck gives residential leasing companies, installer and financing networks, and monitoring companies a reliable, affordable alternative to onsite measurement equipment for comparing expected system performance to actual performance, the company states. Read more

Clean Energy Trust seeks applications for 2013 Clean Energy Challenge

Saturday, 10.20.2012 - 12:33 (Solarserver)

On October 16th, 2012, Clean Energy Trust (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) announced that it is accepting applications for the 2013 Clean Energy Challenge, which offers more than USD 300,000 in cash prizes. Midwest researchers, students and entrepreneurs with transformative clean tech business ideas are encouraged to submit their businesses and concepts through the Clean Energy Exchange. Read more