Solar Power World : Vermeer launches platform to manage and monitor equipment in real-time
Vermeer has launched VermeerOne, a digital platform that streamlines the management, monitoring and maintenance of Vermeer equipment. The platform serves as a central hub where equipment owners can access manuals, warranty information, machine data and dealer support in one convenient interface, giving them more time for the big things that drive their business forward. “Equipment […]
Solar Power World : 261-MW solar project in Idaho now online
Matrix Renewables and rPlus Energies have commissioned the 261-MWDC Pleasant Valley Solar 1 project in Ada County, Idaho. It is the largest operational solar facility in Idaho Power’s system. Pleasant Valley Solar 1 includes a PPA that was secured through negotiation with Meta and Idaho Power. “We are thrilled to celebrate the commissioning of the Pleasant […]
Solar Power World : Clean energy advocates demand overhaul of Illinois storage report
[[“value”:” Enphase’s IQ Battery 5P. Credit: Virtue Solar Illinois clean energy trade associations are unifying and calling for the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) consultant to make critical revisions to its upcoming report on clean energy storage procurement. The report, currently in draft form and prepared by an ICC-appointed consultant, is intended to guide the state’s […]
Solar Power World : Sungrow launches PowerStack 255CS for C&I energy storage
Sungrow has launched its next-generation liquid-cooling energy storage system for the commercial market: PowerStack 255CS. Equipped with 314-Ah battery cells, the PowerStack 255CS delivers a 257-kWh capacity (two-hour system) or 514-kWh capacity (four-hour system) for a single container. With Sungrow’s AC Block product design, the system ensures a round-trip efficiency (RTE) of more than 90% […]
Solar Power World : Top strategies to keep pests out of rooftop solar arrays
The Hog Ring Gun by Slick Tools is used to join sections of wire mesh fencing for solar critter guard. Pests threaten the performance and longevity of solar systems long before a chewed wire exposes the problem. Reduced energy generation and costly structural damages are at stake, and as much as racoons may be responsible […]
Solar Power World : Southeast Asian solar AD/CVD investigation should be finalized within the month Data shows how the flow of imports has changed over the last year.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will hold a public hearing later today to gather insights into whether the domestic solar industry has been injured from imported solar cells and panels from Southeast Asia. Both the ITC and the U.S. Dept. of Commerce have been investigating the trade practices of Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam […]
Solar Power World : GS Power Partners flips switch on Maryland rooftop community solar project
[[“value”:”Commercial operations have commenced at GS Power Partners’ (GSPP) Dorsey Run Solar, a rooftop solar array hosted on an industrial building in Maryland, owned by an account managed by Principal Asset Management. Black Bear Energy facilitated the project in partnership with GSPP, from concept to commissioning. “Dorsey Run Solar represents a number of important milestones… […]
Solar Power World : LONGi heterojunction back-contact solar cell reaches 27.81% efficiency
LONGi announced that its upgraded Hi-MO 9 solar panel with back-contact “HPBC 2.0” technology has reached 24.8% efficiency with a maximum power output of 670 W. By integrating zero busbars with half-cell architecture, LONGi was able to boost the modules power output by 10 W. The optimized rear-side grid design elevates the panel’s bifaciality to […]
Solar Power World : Solar panel frames included in Trump’s latest tariff exemptions
[[ April 14, 2025 After a dizzying week of escalating tariffs between the United States and China, the U.S. government issued exemptions on smartphones, semiconductors and other electronics, including one solar product: solar panel frames. The tariff back-and-forth started with President Trump’s “liberation day” announcement on April 2, which eventually drew focus specifically to China. […]
Solar Power World : Idaho Power seeks to slash rooftop solar compensation by more than 60%
Idaho Power has filed a new application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to significantly decrease the compensation rooftop solar owners receive for the excess electricity they send to the grid. Known as Export Credit Rates (ECRs), these payments are the financial backbone of home solar investments. Under the proposed changes, ECRs could drop […]