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NEXTracker Achieves Industry-First 20 Gigawatts Solar Tracker Milestone

June 20, 2019 Anand Gupta

NEXTracker Holds No. 1 Market Share Position for Four Consecutive Years FREMONT, Calif.: NEXTracker™, a Flex company, announced its latest industry milestone, 20 gigawatts (GW) of its award-winning smart solar trackers delivered and under active fulfillment globally. NEXTracker was named the No. 1 supplier of photovoltaic (PV) tracker systems globally in 2018, a title it […]

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Govt roots for robots to cut water usage in solar plants

June 7, 2019 Anand Gupta

“The excess usage of water, sometimes, leads to wastage of the precious resource and it can be avoided through judicious usage,” the letter from the MNRE, reviewed by FE, addressed to all state principal secretaries and solar associations said. In an effort to reduce water usage in solar plants, the Ministry of New and Renewable […]

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ABB launches 800V AC Fusegear for higher-voltage solar power plants

May 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

High-voltage products help new solar power plant architectures reduce transmission losses ABB has introduced a selection of Fusegear with 800V AC ratings to support the higher voltage architectures in solar power plants. The InLine II, EasyLine XLP and SlimLine XR Fusegear ranges now offer solutions for applications such as solar AC combiners where 800V is […]

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ABB launches new solar string combiner range at Intersolar 2019

May 18, 2019 Anand Gupta

In response to increasing demand for higher levels of safety and performance in solar photovoltaic plants, ABB showcases its most powerful, ABB Ability™ enabled solar string combiner boxes range at Intersolar 2019. For the first time, ABB’s updated plug-and-play solar string combiner series offers an extended power range of up to 1500 V DC (direct […]

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Arctech Launches 120-Module 2P Solar Tracker in Industry First Move

May 13, 2019 Anand Gupta

SHANGHAI: Arctech Solar, a leading solar tracking and racking system provider, has launched its latest research achievement SkySmart-2, the industry’s first independent single-axis tracking system which introduces multiple fans driving up to 120 solar modules. It can solve the instability problem of regular 2P (two modules in portrait) tracking system and provide better stability for PV […]

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New ABB contactor is first to meet 1500 V DC solar power requirements

May 7, 2019 Anand Gupta

GF contactor supports central inverter strategies with solution that makes systems easier to design and install ABB has launched a new compact, efficient contactor that gives photovoltaic power plants a simple way to introduce 1500 V DC architectures. ABB’s new 1500 V DC GF contactor is the first to meet the IEC’s new dedicated solar […]

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Arctech Solar Maintains Top 4 Position with Increasing Global PV Market Share in 2018

April 18, 2019 Anand Gupta

SHANGHAI: Arctech Solar, a leading solar tracking and racking system provider, has been ranked No. 1 in the Asia Pacific region and fourth in the global PV market shares among solar PV tracker suppliers in 2018, according to the Global Solar PV Tracker Market Shares and Shipment Trends Report 2019, released by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Source: Global solar […]

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Tubos Argentinos inaugurates a tube line to supply the photovoltaic market

April 17, 2019 Anand Gupta

The incorporation of a production line of tubes and pipes of steel with large diameter seam was the great reason why Tubos Argentinos decided to expand the industrial facilities of its plant in the province of Buenos Aires. In detail, the company increased the range of 5-inch tube up to 10-inch tube and added in-line […]

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Enphase Energy Announces Supply Agreement with Infineon Technologies AG

April 15, 2019 Anand Gupta

FREMONT, Calif.: Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world’s leading supplier of solar microinverters, today announced that the Company has entered into a multi-year supply agreement with Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) for its power transistors developed using CoolMOS™ C7 Gold (G7) superjunction MOSFET technology. The agreement is expected to […]

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FTC Solar announces new rooftop design features for SunDAT

December 7, 2018 Anand Gupta

SunDAT users can now integrate PanelClaw structures and develop comprehensive rooftop DC electrical designs SAN FRANCISCO: FTC Solar’s SunDAT software (https://sundat.ftcsolar.com), the industry’s leading PV design automation product, is adding PanelClaw racking to its component library and new electrical design features for rooftop projects. The new electrical design features will be available in the Pro version […]

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