Ryan Kennedy
Hail damage accounts for about half of all solar facility loss claims, says GCube
GCube Insurance says that hail damage accounts for less than 2% of filed claims but constitutes more than 50% of total costs for solar facility loss claims.
Enphase introduces commercial-scale microinverter
Enphase’s new IQ8-3P solar microinverter offers peak power output of up to 480 W.
Watch: Robots install solar project in Arizona desert
In its first commercial project, United States-based solar technology company Terabase Energy has successfully installed 17 MW of a 225 MW solar facility with its automated Terafab platform.
ClearVue to add 82 kW of solar glass to greenhouse in California
ClearVue plans to install clear solar glass on a System USA greenhouse in California, adding 82 kW of power.
Storing renewables with landscaping gravel
Sandia National Laboratories and CSolPower have started researching the use of landscaping gravel as a thermal energy storage medium.
Powin and Hitachi Energy form strategic alliance for power control systems
Hitachi Energy will take majority ownership in eks Energy, a power electronics and energy management solutions provider.
Tesla solar business slips 48% year-over-year
Meanwhile, the automaker’s energy storage unit boosted revenues by 40%, according to its Q3 earnings report.
Global solar industry corporate funding grows 55% year-over-year
Through the first nine months of 2023, $45.56 billion (USD 28.9 billion) of venture capital, public market, and debt financing was injected into solar, says a report from Mercom Capital Group.
How long do residential solar batteries last?
Multiple factors affect the lifespan of residential battery energy storage systems. We look at the lifespans of batteries in the third part of this series.
How long do residential solar inverters last?
A range of different factors can affect the productive lifespan of residential solar inverters.
