Accurately predicting power generation for PV sites is critical for prioritizing relevant operations & maintenance activities, thereby extending the lifetime of a system and improving profit margins. A number of factors influence power generation at PV sites, including local weather, shading and soiling losses, design of modules, DC mismatches, andRead More

At Solar Power International in Salt Lake City this year, Terabase Energy a new solar technology company led by CEO Matt Campbell and a team of long-time solar industry executives (many from SunPower), unveiled its Terabase Platform aimed at dramatically reducing solar project development and deployment costs and timelines. “WeRead More

German energy Intellitech company Kaiserwetter Energy Asset Management added an advanced renewable energy benchmarking feature to its IoT platform ARISTOTELES. Developed in partnership with SAP, ARISTOTELES turns complex and unstructured technical, financial and meteorological data into actionable, real-time intelligence for investors and financial institutions to minimize investment risks and maximizeRead More

Portfolio aggregation is a growing trend in the renewable energy industry. Years of growth and consolidation have yielded larger, more diverse fleets for almost all industry players. As the industry matures, companies are looking for ways to streamline management of complex portfolios to drive down costs, improve performance, and increaseRead More

Coronal Energy, a leading North American IPP specialized in solar PV, has selected QOS Energy, an innovative independent software vendor specializing in data intelligence solutions for renewable energy assets, as its primary monitoring and performance analytics software partner. Coronal will benefit from the Qantum platform’s unique ability to aggregate dataRead More

Power Factors and Nor-Cal Controls are teaming up to provide owners, developers and EPCs with end-to-end SCADA and technical asset management solutions for solar and storage projects and reduce the risks of plant commissioning. For the unfamiliar: Nor-Cal provides comprehensive engineering services, including full monitoring and power plant control systems asRead More

Innovative startup Raycatch, which is backed by global renewable energy developer, service provider and wholesaler BayWa r.e., developed the next-generation of DeepSolar, its AI-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. DeepSolar is a diagnostic system that enables large-scale PV plant owners and operators to optimize solar assets and maximize theirRead More

Origis Energy USA has formed a new wholly owned subsidiary to provide the U.S. solar and energy storage markets with operations, maintenance and asset management services. The new company, Origis Services LLC, will serve Origis’ pipeline and growth as well as provide third party services. Senior solar industry professional, Michael Eyman,Read More

Raptor Maps, a Boston-based software company focused on helping enterprise solar companies adopt drone technology to reduce asset management costs and increase plant production, reached an agreement with Cypress Creek Renewables to support their internal UAS team with data analytics and reports from PV plant inspections. Raptor Maps software willRead More

At Solar Power International, infiswift, an enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) platform leader, is launching swiftPV, which leverages IoT technology to change how the solar industry uses data to optimize the performance of PV systems. The suite of products and services allows PV power plant owners and operators to connect diverse PVRead More