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NEXTracker Achieves 10 Gigawatts of Solar Tracker Sales Worldwide

September 11, 2017 Anand Gupta

FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 11, 2017 — Today, NEXTracker™, a Flex company, announced an industry-first milestone of ten gigawatts (10 GW) of trackers sold to hundreds of projects across five continents. NEXTracker’s success is a direct result of the company’s dedication to delivering innovation that reduces the levelized cost of solar energy, providing an exceptional level […]

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Locus Energy Announces Active Monitoring & Clarity Fleet Analysis Offerings

September 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

HOBOKEN, NJ SEPTEMBER 08, 2017 : Today, Locus Energy announced the launch of a comprehensive, low-cost monitoring, analytics, and fleet management solution for residential solar sites. The offerings, Active Monitoring and Clarity Fleet Analysis, separate out addressable issues, such as capacity losses, from non-addressable issues, such as shading and snow losses, in order to increase […]

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Array Technologies’ Trackers Shown to have Lowest Cost of Ownership Driven by Highest Reliability per Independent Report

September 9, 2017 Anand Gupta

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 8, 2017 — Array Technologies, the world’s most trusted name in solar tracking, recently announced results of an independent analysis by TÜV Rheinland PTL LLC (TÜV). The in-depth study indicates that Array’s flagship tracker, the DuraTrack® HZ v3, delivers 4 Cents/Watt DC higher Net Present Value (NPV) and 6.7% lower Levelized Cost […]

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Advanced Solar-Log® Monitoring Platform on Display at Solar Power International 2017

September 7, 2017 Anand Gupta

Solar Data Systems, Inc. will present Solar-Log’s latest solar PV monitoring technology and product features at Solar Power International 2017, including the NEW Solar-Log WEB Enerest™ portal and the Solar-Log WEB Enerest™ App. The new Solar-Log WEB Enerest™ was first introduced in the U.S. at Intersolar North America. High market demand has since validated the need […]

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Rapid spread of electrification across rural Asia will require increase in online transformer monitoring

September 5, 2017 Anand Gupta

Rapid spread of electrification across rural Asia will require increase in online transformer monitoring Predicted growth in Asian transformer fleet will necessitate adoption of online transformer monitoring technology to alleviate pressure on monitoring and servicing teams. Vaisala, the global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has highlighted how continuous online transformer monitoring will play a […]

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BIG SUN’s iPV Tracker builds further & stronger momentum

September 1, 2017 Anand Gupta

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Aug. 31, 2017 — By 2021, solar tracker installations will grow to an amount of 37.7 gigawatts and account for nearly half of all ground-mount solar systems, according to GTM Research. The booming of this niche market is self-evident since Warren Buffett is also taking the lead in investing in the Dual Axis […]

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Locus Energy Offers Solar Monitoring Hardware Flexibility with New “Bring Your Own Logger” Service

August 30, 2017 Anand Gupta

August 29, 2017, Hoboken, NJ – Today, Locus Energy announced new, advanced hardware flexibility, with an enhanced capability to collect data from on-site aggregators and third-party equipment directly. This capability will enable customers to streamline and optimize their hardware procurement costs and provide them with versatile OEM and third party support. This data architecture directly […]

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Fraunhofer ISE develops SmartCalc.CTM – New software analyzes performance losses in the production of solar modules

August 29, 2017 Anand Gupta

Research and industry invest a lot of know-how in the performance of solar cells. In order to profit from the efficiency advancement on cell level also on module level, the integration of solar cells must be implemented reliably and at the same time with low losses. Against this backdrop, the “Photovoltaic Modules” group at Fraunhofer […]

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New Service Opportunities for PV Plant Monitoring

August 22, 2017 Anand Gupta

Germany, August 22, 2017 – In some cases, the customers take care of monitoring their PV plants themselves – and according to the monitoring feedback, this might end up in a lot of workload. In such cases, problems can easily slip by undetected, leading to high yield losses. Another option is that the installers enter […]

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Kinematics Passes Ultra-Stringent NEXTracker Reliability Testing for Slew Drives

August 14, 2017 Anand Gupta

Kinematics announced today that Kinematics Manufacturing Incorporated (KMI) has become the first slew gear supplier to complete rigorous design verification testing in accordance with NEXTracker’s™ stringent component lifetime reliability requirements. This achievement demonstrates that KMI is providing the most bankable and lowest risk actuation components in the industry. “NEXTracker is the global leader in solar […]

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