Walmart announced today that it will install solar panels to generate electricity at 27 of its stores in Massachusetts by 2014, becoming the largest user of solar power in the state and generating more than 10 megawatts of power – enough energy for more than 1,344 homes. “Solar power makesRead More

Today, Scottsdale Unified School District and SunPower Corp. are celebrating the installation of 5.5 MW of high efficiency SunPower solar power systems at 11 district schools. The systems are expected to reduce the district’s electricity costs by $25 million over the next 25 years. “This project will allow Scottsdale Unified School DistrictRead More

MAGE SOLAR, part of the globally operating MAGE GROUP, announced today that its premium high-efficiency modules are part of an ambitious historic redevelopment project in Louisiana. More than 3,300 MAGE POWERTEC PLUS US-modules supply 1.4 GWh of clean, reliable energy per year to six housing projects that were part ofRead More

Suntech Power Holdings Co., the world’s largest producer of solar panels, and Krannich Solar, a leading value added distributor of complete systems, components and pre-packaged systems, announced an agreement for Suntech to supply up to 120 MW  solar panels in 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, Suntech and KrannichRead More

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a new repeatable test protocol that simulates real shade conditions and can predict with much greater precision the effects of shade on a solar array. The new test demonstrated that under heavy shading conditions the use ofRead More

Solar installations help large retailers save costs and better forecast their budgets. Even big-box stores like to save money, and retailers have been turning to solar power more frequently in the last few years as panel and overall system prices have dropped. Knowing electricity prices for the next 20 yearsRead More

A Q&A with Ryan Parsons, senior solar PV application consultant with Siemens Q: Why is it important in large commercial and utility-scale applications to ensure integration of solar products? A: Integration of equipment is critical to maintain high energy output with highest efficiency at a low overall capital cost overRead More

Krannich Solar offers industry-approved training courses to newbies and veterans looking to learn the right way to build the U.S. solar industry.  Mark Loeser had seen it all in New Jersey solar energy systems — shoddy frameworks, careless installs and just overall bad planning. While the state was creeping closerRead More

Choosing the right enclosure material for wires and other solar equipment can prolong the life of the entire system.

As solar modules reach the end of their lifespans, safe disposal options include recycling and reusing.