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Poor structures trip solar plan

August 17, 2018 Anand Gupta

Bhubaneswar: The project to install solar panels on government buildings to harness renewable energy is far from over with the poor condition of several structures coming in the way of its implementation. In August last year the state government had launched the ambitious solar rooftop project for the twin cities. Several buildings in both Bhubaneswar […]

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Array Technologies Takes the Top Spot in Australia’s Solar Tracker Market

August 15, 2018 Anand Gupta

Global solar tracker pioneer expands business to high-growth markets with impressive results SYDNEY, Australia: Array Technologies, the global pioneer of solar tracking technology, is continuing to grow business at a steadfast pace Down Under. The company entered the Australian market just 18 months ago, and has since been awarded 15 projects exceeding one gigawatt (GW) […]

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Solar FlexRack Offers New Compatible Solar Tracker Solution For First Solar Series 6

July 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio: Solar FlexRack™, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, announced today it has a new compatible solar tracker solution for First Solar’s Series 6 modules. The solution allows First Solar’s latest technologically advanced modules, known for delivering some of the highest energy yields […]

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GPTech and Ampt Partner to Deploy Innovative Power Solution for Utility-Scale Solar PV Plants and Energy Storage Systems

July 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

Power Solution Combines GPTech Solar Inverter and Battery Converter with Ampt String Optimizers to Lower Total System Cost and Improve Performance SEVILLE, Spain and FORT COLLINS, Colo.: GPTech, an expert in technological solutions for the integration, management and control of renewable energy in large plants with more than 2.8 GW of installed power in 20 countries, and Ampt LLC, […]

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ABB wins $150 million order to grid-connect world’s largest offshore wind farm

July 12, 2018 Anand Gupta

Key technologies and ABB AbilityTM solutions will integrate wind energy from Hornsea Project Two to the UK grid, powering more than 1.3 million homes. ABB has won orders worth over $150 million from Danish energy company, Ørsted (previously Dong Energy), to supply a range of technologies that will help integrate and transmit renewable wind energy […]

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Ecoppia Expands Bhadla Park Cloud-based Robotic Cleaning Footprint with Additional 580 MWp

July 2, 2018 Anand Gupta

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HERZELIYA, Israel: Ecoppia, the world leader in robotic, water-free photovoltaic solar panel cleaning solutions, today announced an agreement with SB Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., to deploy two thousand robots across its five sites in Bhadla Phase III & IV Solar Park Project in Rajasthan India. This announcement comes on the heels […]

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Gensol to make India ‘back-end hub’ for solar plant monitoring

June 21, 2018 Anand Gupta

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Spanish JV partner Solarig to assist on pilot project in Japan Ahmedabad-based Gensol Group, which specialises in design, engineering, operation and maintenance and advisory services for solar projects, is planning to make India a global back-end hub for engineering and remote monitoring of solar plants, said a top executive. “We started the pilot project some […]

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Array Technologies Steps into its Next Era of Innovation with New CEO

June 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

Jim Fusaro announced as new CEO of 29-year old Array Technologies MUNICH, Germany: Leading solar tracking manufacturer, Array Technologies, introduced Jim Fusaro as the company’s new CEO at Intersolar Europe Tuesday. He will be succeeding company founder, Ron Corio. Fusaro is a senior executive with more than 30 years of technology-related experience in multinational corporations. […]

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Watt It Takes: How Roboticist Leila Madrone Built the Air-Based Solar Tracker Firm Sunfolding

June 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

In this edition of the Watt It Takes podcast: Leila Madrone talks about her journey music-making NASA roboticist to solar-tracker CEO. Leila Madrone was constantly looking for creative ways to use robots. In the mid 2000’s, she co-founded a music group called Ensemble Robot, which featured robots that played music. “I had this great passion […]

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Direct Energy Business Adds Unrivaled Energy Monitoring Capabilities to Fixed Energy Plus™ Solution

June 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

ISELIN, N.J.: Direct Energy, one of the largest energy and energy-related services providers in North America, today announced customers based in PJM will now have access to site level energy monitoring capabilities on PowerRadar™ available with Fixed Energy Plus Solution. With Fixed Energy Plus from Direct Energy Business the supply charges are fixed, and demand-based […]

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