Latest Solar Power product news

SmartPPA: ONTILITY and PowerMyCampus partner to provide solar power and finance solutions to not-for-profit organizations

(23/08/2010)

ONTILITY and PowerMyCampus™ have announced a strategic partnership today that will provide solar power and innovative finance solutions to not-for-profit organizations. The partnership allows ONTILITY to provide its large Certified Partner™ and dealer/installer network with a unique solar program created for not-for-profit clients. This partnership is especially important due to the fact that many not-for-profit clients do not qualify for Federal, State or utility solar rebates and or incenti... [more]

SPFR Series 1000 VDC Solar Fuse: Littelfuse provides circuit protection for solar applications

(16/08/2010)

Littelfuse, Inc. announced the release of the SPFR Series 1000 VDC Solar Fuse and the associated SPFRHD Series 1000 VDC Solar Fuseholder. The two new products expand on the recently introduced SPF Solar Series and deliver a broad-range protection to meet the higher amperage and voltage requirements of a number of PV applications. Since solar requirements continue to evolve as the segment grows, the SPFR Series 1000 VDC Solar Fuse is offered in four different ampere ratings—250, 300, 350 and 4... [more]

SolarMount-I: Unirac's SolarMount-I click-system mounting solution offers greater installation ease for the residential PV market.

(11/08/2010)

Unirac Inc. hasunveiled its SolarMount-I™ system, an innovative new click-system mounting solution offering better value and installation ease for the residential PV market. The SolarMount-I solution is now available in two beam strengths, making the innovative PV mounting system applicable in most wind zones across the United States. The SolarMount I-Series features an optimized I-beam design, demonstrating excellent strength to weight ratio while providing features that speed the installati... [more]

Satcon Solstice 500 kW system: Satcon expands portfolio with Satcon Solstice 500 kilowatt system

(09/08/2010)

Satcon Technology Corporation® has launched the Satcon™ Solstice® 500 kilowatt system solution, now available in North America. The Solstice 500 kilowatt system expands upon Satcon’s portfolio of solar PV inverter technologies designed to address the needs of large multi –megawatt, utility scale systems, including the PowerGate Plus® 500 kW, the Prism™ 1 MW medium voltage package solution, and the 1 MW PowerGate Plus inverter solution. Satcon Solstice is the industry’s first complete distribu... [more]

Solar Groves solar parking array: Restaurant owners can transform a parking lot into a clean electrical generator with CleanCharge solar charging stations

(23/07/2010)

Envision Solar International, Inc. has launched the Quick Service Restaurant (QSRs) initiative featuring Solar Groves® solar parking arrays and CleanCharge™ solar charging stations for parking lots. CleanCharge is the first initiative to bring shade, clean solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations to QSR parking lots. The Envision Solar CleanCharge vehicle charging system provides restaurants with a Solar Grove, − an array of Solar Trees® − equipped with an electric vehi... [more]

SPI 205 watt photovoltaic module: 6 MW solar system installed at Aerojet's Sacramento Site

(19/07/2010)

Aerojet, Solar Power, Inc. and SMUD have completed the 2.4 megawatts (MW) expansion of the existing 3.6 MW solar system at Aerojet’s Sacramento, Calif. facility. The site is located within the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and has now increased its capacity to 6MW, making it the largest single-site industrial photovoltaic solar electric generating facility in California and one of the largest in the country. The installation of this array was made possible through the public-p... [more]