Certification is hugely important for all PV system components as the industry moves into the mainstream. SnapNrack’s 100 and 200 Systems received an updated UL 2703 listing that will further enhance the huge benefit that users of SnapNrack products have been receiving. All items in the SnapNrack price listRead More

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has officially formed a new committee dedicated just to mounting — the PV Mounting System Manufacturers Committee (MSMC) — which is a development that is greatly needed to better standardize and unify the industry around this crucial topic. This committee will work with otherRead More

SnapNrack, a manufacturer of solar panel mounting solutions, just debuted a joint UL 2703 listing with Enphase microinverters and SolarEdge optimizers. Under SnapNrack’s UL 2703 listing and with the launch of its MLPE Rail Attachment Kit, installers are no longer required to bond optimizers with ground lugs and bare copper,Read More

PCI Solar completed a solar carport array for the City of Woodland, Calif. The solar project, part of a 2.5-MW portfolio that PCI Solar is building for Woodland, was part of an RFP hosted by Terra Verde Renewable Partners. The system will help power the City of Woodland’s police headquarters. TheRead More

Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a manufacturer of commercial and utility-scale racking systems and one of the top 10 solar racking companies in the United States, expanded its ECO line of products with its Rayport-G ECO Ground Mount Dealer Kit. This kit is another example of AET’s track record of innovationRead More

Jamie Brown had been doing basic electrical work for many years until 2007 when one day a customer needed someone to install a PV system on his home. Jamie did the job, and since then has installed more than 500 solar systems on residences in South Carolina and North Carolina.Read More

Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a manufacturer of commercial and utility-scale racking systems, has surpassed more than 1,000 units sold of its Rayport-I string inverter mounting solution. AET’s Rayport-I was the first of its kind, designed to address a market need for a product that not only protects the string inverterRead More

Ever since the first solar PV system was installed, someone has been trying to remove components from it. Many of these are small and surgical — what used to need four bolts now needs two, what used to need clips no longer needs them — with each incremental reduction helpingRead More

In the effort to streamline solar project design while reducing the cost of PV deployment, PanelClaw, a commercial roof top solar mounting manufacturer, and PVComplete, a solar design software provider, have entered into a partnership to collaborate on design solutions that accelerate the design of commercial solar power systems. “PVComplete’sRead More

SunLink Corp. isn’t done tweaking its GeoPro system. Already a trusted fixed-tilt ground-mount system (1 GW of PV projects), the GeoPro is equipped with new troubleshooting capabilities in 2016. In addition to solving project challenges like irregular site boundaries, steep or uneven terrain and last-minute module changes, the system canRead More