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September 22nd, 2010 | 
Author: | Sedona Energy Labs Develops InteliTrack Tracking System |
on 21 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com   |
| Sedona Energy Labs, based in Flagstaff, Ariz., has introduced InteliTrack, a new line of dual-axis solar tracking frames. The line includes the IT1500, which is designed for lightweight applications, and the IT2000, which is designed for commercial/industrial installations. “These new systems enable solar arrays to generate a 40 percent or [read more] |
| Martifer Solar Supplies 2.1 MW PV Plant |
| on 21 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Martifer Solar has signed an agreement with Sunflower Italy SRL, a subsidiary of Israel-based SunFlower, for the construction of a 2.1 MW solar photovoltaic plant installed on fixed structures near the city of Alessandria, Italy. Martifer Solar says it is currently building in Italy around 20 MW for different customers, [read more] |
| Quantum Receives CEC Funding For Manufacturing |
| on 21 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. says the California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved a low-interest loan for the amount of $4.4 million under the state’s Clean Energy Business Financing Program (CEBFP) for California-based manufacturers of solar products. The low-interest funds will go toward manufacturing equipment for the solar module [read more] |
| Scheuten Solar Supplies BIPV Modules For Tour Mozart |
| on 21 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Scheuten Solar BV has provided its building-integrated PV (BIPV) modules for a solar installation on the Tour Mozart (Mozart Tower) in Paris. The company says it produced and delivered 805 custom-made modules. The glass-glass solar modules are integrated in the roof of this building and cover the terraces above the [read more] |
| Krayden Introduces HumiSeal Solar Conformal Coating |
| on 21 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Krayden Inc., a distributor of engineered materials, is now offering HumiSeal’s UV40-250 SOLAR. Targeted for solar and related applications, the UV40-250 SOLAR is formulated for use under prolonged exposure to sunlight, and resists discoloring and degradation, according to Krayden. HumiSeal’s UV40 Solar has similar properties to those of the standard [read more] |
| Alteris Renewables Debuts New Residential Solar Finance Tools |
| on 21 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Alteris Renewables Inc., a solar integrator, has introduced new financing options available to homeowners throughout the Northeastern U.S. that offer solar power systems with no money down. The company serves residential customers in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. “By having [read more] |
| Campbell To Lead Robot Group At ABB |
| on 21 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| ABB, a provider of power automation technologies, has appointed Joe Campbell vice president of its U.S. robot products group. Campbell, who joined ABB Robotics in September 2008 as the vice president of sales and marketing, will lead the sales, market development, technical support and production delivery of ABB robots in [read more] |
| Moore Joins Pierce Atwood’s Energy Group |
| on 21 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Janice R. Moore has joined the Washington, D.C., office of Pierce Atwood LLP as a partner in the firm’s energy practice group. She comes to Pierce Atwood with more than 20 years of experience in the capital markets and energy industries, most of them as in-house counsel to major players [read more] |
| SolarReserve Opens Nevada Office |
| on 21 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| SolarReserve, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based solar energy technology and project development company, has opened a new office in Las Vegas for staff leading the development and construction of a 100 MW utility-scale solar thermal plant located near the town of Tonopah in Nye County. In addition to its work on [read more] |
| Keahole Solar Power Plans 5 MW CSP Project |
| on 20 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Keahole Solar Power LLC has signed a lease agreement with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for land in Kalaeloa, Hawaii. The land will be used for the 5 MW Kalaeloa Solar One, which the company says will be Hawaii’s largest concentrating solar power (CSP) project. “Kalaeloa Solar One will [read more] |
| Walmart Plans Additional Installations Using Thin-Film PV |
| on 20 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Walmart says it will expand its renewable energy efforts primarily through the use of thin-film solar technology at 20 to 30 sites in California and Arizona. When complete, the projects are expected to supply up to 20% to 30% of the total energy needs for each location and produce up [read more] |
| The Hartford Launches Renewable Energy Practice |
| on 20 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has formed a renewable energy unit to address the unique and evolving needs of the rapidly growing renewable energy industry. The new unit will provide specialized underwriting and a full suite of property and casualty insurance products and services for developers, builders and operators [read more] |
| LDK Solar Signs MOU With NREL |
| on 20 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| LDK Solar Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The MOU calls for collaborative research and development activities related to silicon materials and photovoltaic devices. The objectives [read more] |
| Sunvalley Solar Teams With GRID Alternatives |
| on 20 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Sunvalley Solar Inc., a leading solar power technology and solar system integration company, has entered into a statewide partnership with GRID Alternatives to provide solar systems to low-income families in California. GRID Alternatives became the program manager for the Single-family Affordable Solar Homes (SASH) Program, a California Solar Initiative program [read more] |
| Krempel Establishes Denver Subsidiary |
| on 20 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Krempel, a provider of solar module backsheets, has opened a subsidiary in Denver, near the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The company adds that it has entered into cooperative dialogue with NREL, similar to its partnerships with other PV research institutes, such as the Institute for Solar Energy Systems and [read more] |
| SEDIN Named EPC Contractor For SilicoTek JV Project |
| on 20 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| SilicoTek (a joint venture between Virasa Technologies Inc. and Calensia BV) and SEDIN have signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement designating SEDIN Engineering Co. Ltd. the overall EPC contractor for SilicoTek’s silane and polysilicon project in Suez, Egypt. A comprehensive selection process was conducted and was concluded in [read more] |
| ISO Study Affirms Grid Can Reliably Integrate A 20% RPS |
| on 17 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| The California Independent System Operator Corp. (ISO) has released a study examining the integration of renewable energy under a renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The ISO and its study partners, including GE Energy Consulting, gained insights about grid dynamics through the study, which assumes California will add 2,246 MW of solar [read more] |
| PV Market To Reach Nearly 17 GW This Year |
| on 17 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| The global PV market is forecast to exceed 16 GW in 2010, according to recently released projections from IMS Research. Demand for PV systems is predicted to more than double in 2010, with the top five markets accounting for more than 13 GW, although slower growth is predicted in 2011. [read more] |
| SEPA Introduces PV Technology Characterization Review |
| on 17 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), an educational and research nonprofit focused on helping utilities integrate solar into their operations, has released its Photovoltaic Technology Characterization Review. The review provides an analysis of technical metrics across commercialized PV materials, including manufacturing processes, efficiency and performance, market applications, and environmental characteristics. [read more] |
| Q-Cells, ATS Establish Ontario Joint Venture |
| on 17 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Q-Cells SE and ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. have established a joint venture for the development of large-scale renewable energy projects in Ontario. The companies are working with Photowatt, an integrated manufacturer and developer of solar systems. ATS and Q-Cells each hold a 50% interest in the project development company [read more] |
| Idaho PUC Approves Solar PURPA Project |
| on 17 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a sales agreement between Idaho Power Co. and Grand View Solar PV One, the utility’s first Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) agreement with a solar power project. The project, 16 miles west of Mountain Home, is a qualifying facility [read more] |
| Ellomay Capital Plans PV Projects In Italy |
| on 17 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Ellomay Capital Ltd. has entered into two additional engineering, procurement and construction contracts with an Italian contractor for the design, supply, construction, assembly and commissioning of photovoltaic plants of approximately 1 MW each, to be located in the province of Foggia, Troia, Italy, at an aggregate cost of approximately 6.9 [read more] |
| H.B. Fuller’s Solar Back-Rail Adhesive Receives TUV Certification |
| on 17 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| H.B. Fuller Co., a global adhesives provider, says its PV-RH275 back-rail adhesive for solar module manufacturing recently passed the performance and long-term durability tests of the IEC 61646 standard. H.B. Fuller formulated this reactive hot-melt adhesive specifically to meet the needs of customers in the solar market. TUV Rheinland recently [read more] |
| SunRun Introduces Services In Hawaii |
| on 17 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| SunRun says its solar power service is now available in Hawaii. The company allows homeowners to have rooftop solar panels installed for no money down and pay monthly for solar electricity. This launch is SunRun’s second expansion in two months. The company has partnered in Hawaii with local integrators RevoluSun [read more] |
| Applied Nanotech Receives DOE Grant |
| on 17 Sep 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Applied Nanotech Holdings Inc. has been awarded a $1.6 million Phase III SBIR grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a pilot production facility to manufacture and commercialize its proprietary ink materials for the application of metallic conductor layers on thin silicon solar cells. This Phase III [read more] |
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DuPont Launches New Ionomer PV Encapsulant
DuPont Launches New Ionomer PV Encapsulant
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by SI Staff on Tuesday 07 September 2010
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DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) has commercialized a new modified ionomer encapsulant sheet for use in photovoltaic module manufacturing. The new encapsulant material, branded as Himilan ES sheet in Japan and as DuPont PV8600 Series encapsulant for the rest of the world, was developed for amorphous silicon and other thin-film module technologies.
Unlike traditional ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulants, this new offering needs no cure step, resulting in shorter lamination cycles and increased productivity, thus helping reduce module cost, DuPont says. It also offers increased moisture resistance for improved long-term module reliability.
“Ionomer-based sheets are fundamentally more resistant to moisture intrusion, current leakage and discoloring,” says Steve Cluff, global business director of DuPont Encapsulants. “Their use in glass-glass module designs is well-established, but adhesion to polymer-based backsheets, such as DuPont Tedlar and PET, required modifications that we’ve introduced in the new DuPont PV8600 Series sheets.”
The sheets require no refrigeration or interleafing to prevent blocking, and their stiffer modulus is well-suited to high-speed automated manufacturing, according to DuPont. Melt flow and excellent sealing characteristics of the ionomer help protect sensitive electronic components, busbars and interconnects during lamination, the company adds.
SOURCE: DuPont
New FIT Program Could Blow California’s Solar Market Wide Open
New FIT Program Could Blow California’s Solar Market Wide Open
Vol. 2 | Issue 1 | September 2010
New FIT Program Could Blow California’s Solar Market Wide Open
By Michael Bates
On Aug. 24, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a proposal that would establish a 1 GW pilot program requiring Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. to procure electricity from renewable energy systems up to 20 MW in size. Industry observers say the plan could unleash a frenzy of solar power development in California.
“We have a hard mandate for a gigawatt pilot,” Adam Browning, executive director of the Vote Solar Initiative, tells Solar Industry. “This will be intensely competitive, with developers clamoring to get these deals done.”
The proposal, submitted by Administrative Law Judge Burton Mattson, would be backed by a feed-in tariff (FIT) based on market prices. These prices would be negotiated during biannual auctions – a procurement method the CPUC has dubbed the Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM).
California’s current FIT applies to projects up to 1.5 MW in size, and the procurement target is capped at 500 MW. Also, the standard contracts under the existing FIT program are priced against a market-price referent (MPR), which is determined by the cost of energy produced at combined-cycle natural-gas plants. California S.B.32, signed into law last October, would expand the FIT program to a 750 MW cap and a project size up to 3 MW, but the CPUC has not implemented it.
Although all renewable energy generation assets would be eligible for the new program, it seems likely that solar would be the key beneficiary. By increasing the eligible system size to 20 MW, the CPUC has hit a sweet spot for large-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants.
PV system costs have dropped precipitously over the past year, making the development of big installations economically viable for all stakeholders. And with those lower system costs have come lower solar energy prices – so low, in fact, that the lofty goal of reaching grid parity is in sight in California.
“This is a sea change in the solar industry,” Browning says.
He notes that the wholesale clearing price of solar is currently below retail rates, enticing utilities to scoop up solar power not only to help meet the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) mandate, but to simply procure energy at competitive prices.
The RAM appears to be a useful mechanism for doing that. Experience with the existing FIT suggests that utilities would resist the fixed-price contracts that would accompany the implementation of S.B.32. The RAM provides an option to avoid that unpleasantness. In essence, the CPUC has determined that renewable energy should be priced on its own merits – not against the price of fossil-fuel generation.
“The key thing is they have shown their hand, as far as what they think the value of solar is above the MPR table,” comments Dr. John Barnes, founder and principal partner of Solar Power Development Partners, based in Saratoga, Calif.
The CPUC has also expressed its desire to expedite RPS fulfillment, which is much easier to accomplish with midsized projects that can come online in a fraction of the time it takes a massive concentrating solar power (CSP) plant to be commissioned. While the output of a CSP facility can register in the hundreds of megawatts, large PV plants – while certainly complicated and expensive – are more nimble, the commission has reasoned.
The new proposal also helps stakeholders skirt thorny issues related to transmission. In most cases, the transmission infrastructure needed to move power from remote CSP plants to demand centers is not available. Building new high-voltage lines requires not only huge capital investments, but also Federal Energy Regulatory Commission involvement, which presents challenges related to jurisdiction and project timelines.
Midsized PV projects can integrate with the grid via existing electric-distribution networks. To one degree or another, all of the investor-owned utilities that would participate in the new program are currently engaged in upgrading distribution equipment. In turn, it is presumed that these systems will be able to handle the integration of distributed solar resources.
“The real way to get solar installed in California is through distributed generation,” Barnes says. “It allows you to connect these systems and get them done in a reasonable time frame without transmission upgrades.”
For its part, the CPUC has fortified the proposal with language that seeks to cut away the fat and ensure that only projects that are shovel-ready enter the RAM pipeline. For instance, the proposal recommends a RAM deposit of $20/kW for selected projects. Developments that are selected for the program would have 18 months from the date of contract execution to begin commercial operation – if not, the project deposit would be lost.
Although the proposal is not a final rule, Browning is confident that the major provisions of the plan will sail through the comment period and be adopted by the CPUC. In fact, he says the commission could vote on the proposal within a few weeks, potentially leading to “tremendous growth” in California’s solar market.
“It’s a very positive step toward higher levels of distributed solar generation,” Barnes adds.
(Please address all comments regarding this article to Jessica Lillian, at jlillian@solarindustrymag.com.)
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Performance Testing And Monitoring Shape PV Optimization By Laura DiMugno
The performance of PV systems will be driven not only by the quality of manufacturing processes and equipment, but also by the reliability of testing procedures and increased attention to performance monitoring, panelists stressed at the SolarTech Performance Symposium, held last month at the Intersolar North America Conference in San Francisco.
According to Doug Rose, vice president of technology strategy at SunPower Corp., improving manufacturing quality requires building quality into the process steps, including knowing the effects of every change made to each piece of equipment or process step. This due diligence goes beyond obtaining certification, he noted.
“Certification does not equate [to] high quality and reliability – though it is a necessary hurdle to be able to sell,” he said. In order for reliability testing to be a meaningful indicator of performance, he added, it must be extremely accurate.
A ubiquitous challenge in the industry, therefore, has been the uncertainty – and often inaccuracy – of performance predictions. Predictions of how modules respond to low irradiance can be off by as much as 10%, thus affecting the comparisons among different modules, Rose explained.
Michael Quintana, technical project lead for Sandia National Laboratories, also acknowledged this problem and stressed the urgent need to address it – and to do so in a cost-effective manner.
“Predictions – that’s everybody’s challenge,” he said. “We can’t wait 20 years to figure out if it works or not. We have to look into the future and be able to predict. We have to do that with very low cost – we can’t spend all our hard-earned dollars trying to figure out whether we can increase reliability and performance without increasing costs.”
Unreliable performance predictions affect not only product selection, but also payment of expected-performance-based incentives. Unlike performance-based incentives, which are paid based on the actual amount of energy produced, this payment method relies heavily on these prediction tools.
Molly Tirpath Sterkel, project supervisor at the California Public Utilities Commission, noted that the expectations are, naturally, higher for systems utilizing performance-based incentives, because this type of incentive drives design optimization.
“When policy focuses on performance – and it incentivizes performance – the systems will perform,” she stressed.
System monitoring will continue to play a key role in performance optimization, the panelists agreed.
“We are equally interested in monitoring from the standpoint that we believe there are still opportunities for optimization of systems out in the field – understanding what those systems are capable of and understanding what those systems are actually producing,” Rose said.
Monitoring provides the obvious benefits of quantifying energy production and identifying performance issues, but customers must be made aware of the availability of monitoring services, explained Smita Gupta, senior energy consultant with Itron Inc.
According to a phone survey conducted by the California Solar Initiative, only 25% of California’s residential systems and 44% of the state’s nonresidential systems are monitored. For third-party-owned systems, the rate jumps to 50%.
Of the customers who were not told that their system could be monitored, just 1% ended up seeking out the service themselves, Gupta noted.
“Awareness [of] monitoring had the biggest impact on its adoption, and the system with more financial vested interest tended to be more monitored,” she concluded.
System monitoring is currently required only for systems larger than 50 kW. According to Tirpath Sterkel, the obstacle to making it a requirement for all systems is the uncertainty of what it really costs. She cited a survey of monitoring-services providers in which half of the companies could not specify how much their monitoring services would cost.
“As a policy-maker, how can I require your product if you won’t even tell me how much it costs?” she asked.
Gupta agreed. “If you don’t know how much it will cost, how can you require it? Everybody knows the benefits of monitoring, but it’s the end customer who’s actually making the purchase,” she said.
Nevertheless, 10 years from now, all systems will be monitored, Tirpath Sterkel predicted. However, she recommended that the monitoring remain uncomplicated.
“We want to require the simplest, most basic – is it on, is it off, what’s it performing – form of monitoring,” she added.
Otherwise, SunPower’s Rose warned, the requirement may end up acting as a deterrent.
Ultimately, effective monitoring not only leads to system optimization, but also to customer satisfaction, Gupta said. When customers see that their system is effectively producing energy, they will portray solar in a positive light, leading to more systems being built – and that means proliferation of the industry.
(Please address all comments regarding this article to Jessica Lillian, editor of Solar Industry, at jlillian@solarindustrymag.com.)
the South’s First Parking Area Solar Array that Incorporates Electric Vehicle Charging
Solectria Renewables Powers the South’s First Parking Area Solar Array that Incorporates Electric Vehicle Charging
Lawrence, MA – August 4, 2010 – Solectria Renewables, LLC, the leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today the installation of its commercial inverters at the first photovoltaic (PV) system with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the Southern United States. Solectria Renewables, in partnership with Outpost Solar, provided two (2) 13kW PVI grid-tied inverters for the 20.16kW system installed at Richland, LLC in Pulaski, Tennessee.
Outpost Solar’s parking area solar arrays combine function and form by integrating electric vehicle (EV) charging. Outpost Solar strategically decided to incorporate the EV charging stations to accommodate the growing EV market. The solar array will generate over 24,000 kWh of electricity annually which will be used to charge the EVs. The parking area is 55′ long and 32′ wide and will accommodate 12 electric vehicles.
All components used for the parking garage system are American made, including Solectria Renewables’ high efficiency inverters. Wilson Stevenson, President of Outpost Solar stated, “We chose Solectria Renewables inverters because of their reliability, efficiency and being manufactured in the United States. Their proven technology addressed the necessary requirements for this project and we expect maximum performance from the system.”
At the commissioning ceremony held this morning, Scott Bowden, Business Development Manager for Solectria Renewables said, “We are extremely excited to be the inverter provider for this project. Outpost Solar is leading the way in converting parking areas into energy resources. This project exemplifies Outpost Solar’s vision of the future.”
The commissioning ceremony was attended by U.S. Congressman, Lincoln Davis, Pulaski Mayor, Dan Spear, and Pulaski Electric System President, Wes Kelly as well as representatives from Solectria Renewables and Outpost Solar. Congressman Davis is a strong supporter of renewable energy projects and was extremely proud to take part in the ceremony and activate the array.
Scott Bowden and Congressman Davis at the commissioning ceremony
California college is first to go ‘grid positive’
Dozens of colleges in the Mid-Atlantic and beyond have become community leaders in sustainability, producing alternative energy en masse and scaling back energy consumption dramatically.
American University, for one, says it will be carbon neutral by 2020. The University of Maryland made Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll for raising its recycling rate past 50 percent. Johns Hopkins University has pledged to halve its emissions over 15 years. The list goes on and on.
This release, though, caught my eye. Butte College in Northern California says it has become the first and only “grid positive” college in the nation, producing more clean energy than it uses.
Butte College is poised to become the largest collegiate producer of solar power in the world, generating enough electricity to power 9,200 homes.
(I think the shiny blue-metallic things in this picture are solar panels.)
The final phase of its solar project, to be completed in May, will “provide enough clean renewable energy to cover all of our electricity needs and generate slightly more than we use,” said Diana Van Der Ploeg, college president.
There are solar panels mounted on the ground and on rooftops, and more will be placed atop covered parking areas and walkways — solar power requires some serious square-footage.
Total funding for the project is $17 million, of which $13 million comes in low-interest bonds earmarked for clean energy. Once complete, the solar complex will actually earn the college a modest amount of revenue.
Gov. Jack A. Markell, D-Del., has signed into law four renewable energy bills that constitute the Clean Energy Jobs package, which is designed to expand employment in renewable energy and put protections in place for ratepayers. The bills will facilitate the potential installation of approximately 250 MW of new solar [read more]
| SolarReserve PPA Approved As Part Of NV Energy Integrated Resource Plan |
| on 29 Jul 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Las Vegas-based NV Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan for the company’s southern territory has been approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN). The plan outlines a number of energy efficiency, transmission and renewable energy initiatives, including Advanced Service Delivery, the One Nevada Line transmission project and seven renewable purchase [read more] |
| Chevron Energy Solutions Installing 1.8 MW PV Project |
| on 29 Jul 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Chevron Energy Solutions, a unit of Chevron Corp., and the city of Brea, Calif., have begun construction of a solar and energy efficiency project expected to save the city more than $13 million in net energy savings over the life of the project. According to Chevron Energy Solutions, Brea will [read more] |
| RSB Funds Introduces Nonprofit Solar Finance Program |
| on 29 Jul 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Renewable Social Benefit Funds (RSB Funds) has unveiled a solar energy financing program exclusively for nonprofit and tax-exempt entities in the U.S. that will guarantee solar power at a 5% savings compared to the cost of traditional power. RSB Funds has partnered with Pacific Edison, Golden Power Partners and Martifer [read more] |
| Scheuten Solar, Free-Power Complete Rooftop Solar Project In France |
| on 29 Jul 2010 by SolarIndustryMag.com |
| Free-Power, based in Clermont-Ferrand, France, and Scheuten Solar France have commissioned a roof-integrated PV system in the Auvergne region of France. The installation consists of over 1,800 solar modules and has a power output of 380 kW. The Scheuten Solar Multisol P6-54 modules integrated in the roof cover an area [read more] |