Solar shingles are now available for installation by Sunrise Solar Solutions LLC, the premier residential and commercial installer of solar PV systems in Westchester County, the Hudson Valley and the entire New York Metro area. Solar shingles have become an extremely popular and sought-after energy option for home and businessRead More

The China General Certification Center (CGC), an authoritative, independent testing organization, has validated that LONGi Solar’s 60-cell bifacial shingling module achieved a front-side conversion efficiency of 20.66%, the highest in the world to date. Dr. Lv Jun, Vice President of LONGi Solar said, “this breakthrough in module conversion efficiency furtherRead More

DNV GL, a resource of independent energy experts and certification body, published its fourth annual PV Module Reliability Scorecard report, the most complete publicly available comparison of PV module reliability test results. This year’s report finds that the reliability and durability of modules submitted to DNV GL for testing forRead More

According to the market research report published by P&S Market Research, global solar panel recycling market is projected to reach $269.8 million by 2023, increasing support of the government toward sustainable development and growing adoption of solar power as a renewable source of energy are the major factors driving theRead More

JinkoSolar maintained its position as top solar PV module shipment provider in 2017, says GlobalData. The company had shipments of 9.7 GW of PV modules compared to Trina Solar’s 9.1 GW. “JinkoSolar has broken a number of world records for its silicon solar cell and module technology, displaying its technologicalRead More

Rudolph Libbe Inc., of the Rudolph Libbe Group, will serve as design/build contractor for First Solar Inc.’s new $400 million solar module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio. Construction is expected to begin in mid-2018 on the 1 million-square-foot facility, which will manufacture Series 6 thin-film PV modules and tripleRead More

Building materials manufacturer CertainTeed will make its Midwest Solar Expo debut in May of 2018 with an exhibit featuring its US Series solar modules, warranty offerings, and comprehensive solar installer contractor programs at booth No. 229. The 5th annual Midwest Solar Expo and Smart Energy Symposium, being held May 1-2 inRead More

TÜV-SÜD announced that LONGi Solar’s 120-cell half-cut monocrystalline PERC module has exceeded 360 W, which would be a new world record for the highest power 120-cell half-cut monocrystalline PERC module. This adds to LONGi’s world record for 60-cell monocrystalline PERC module for power and conversion efficiency. LONGi’s singular focus onRead More

Enphase Energy and Solaria Corp. are teaming up to introduce an Enphase Energized AC Module, the Solaria PowerXT-AC. The Solaria PowerXT-AC features the Enphase IQ 7+ Microinverter and delivers high performance and aesthetics through Solaria’s proprietary module technology. The PowerXT-AC will be available from Soligent at locations around the U.S.Read More

Physicists at the University of Warwick published new research in the Journal Science that could literally squeeze more power out of solar cells by physically deforming each of the crystals in the semiconductors used by photovoltaic cells. The paper entitled the “Flexo-Photovoltaic Effect” was written by Professor Marin Alexe, Ming-MinRead More