Solar module manufacturers are pushing the limits of panel size to chase higher wattages and product differentiation, but these variations have downstream and upstream consequences. To close out 2020, Trina Solar Co. and seven other companies jointly proposed / promoted a standard size spec for silicon wafers and the resultingRead More

Tigo Energy received UL PVRSS (Photovoltaic Rapid Shutdown System) certifications for approximately 30 inverter models, bringing its certified inverter total to more than 200 inverters from 17 different companies. Tigo already had the largest network of certified inverters for customers to choose from and this adds even more options toRead More

On the heels of its lawsuit filed in March against Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Solaria Corporation, a U.S. company based in Fremont, California, today announced it filed additional claims against Canadian Solar with the International Trade Commission (ITC). “SolariaRead More

Solar Builder readers submitted their coolest, most innovative and noteworthy solar projects of the last 12 months, and after combing through another record amount of submissions, we’ve narrowed the field to these 2020 Project of the Year nominees! This year the field is divided into FIVE categories: Residential (single-family, multi-family)Read More

Canadian Solar Inc. announced this week that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, LLC, commenced construction on the 144 megawatt alternative current Pflugerville Solar Project located in Travis County, Texas. The Pflugerville Solar Project is expected to create long-term permanent jobs to support the operation and maintenance of the power plant, asRead More

Solaria Corporation, a US-based global provider of advanced solar energy products, announced today that it filed suit against Canadian Solar Inc., a Chinese solar panel manufacturer, in Federal District Court for the Northern District of California. The suit alleges that Canadian Solar infringes Solaria’s U.S. patent that covers a processRead More

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies, has increased the size of its Board of Directors from five to six directors and appointed Lauren C. Templeton as an independent director, thereby increasing the number of independent directors to five. The Company also appointed Karl E. OlsoniRead More

Canadian Solar Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy closed a sale of 99 percent of its Class B membership interest in a 102 MWp NC 102 solar photovoltaic project, located in Cabarrus County, N.C., to NextEnergy Capital. NextEnergy Capital indirectly acquired 99 percent of the interests through NextPower III, itsRead More

Canadian Solar Inc. won three solar power contracts with Alberta’s Ministry of Infrastructure, for a total of 94 megawatts (MWp) of solar power system in southeast Alberta, with an average contracted PPA price of $48.05 (Canadian dollars) per megawatt-hour. When in operation, these solar plants will provide 55 percent ofRead More

Canadian Solar is unveiling a new module at Solar Power International (booth 1604) that combines three innovative solar PV technologies in one new 400+ Watt module: the latest black silicon, poly PERC, and bifacial cell technologies. Called BiHiKu, this new poly solar module generates 400 Watts or more on theRead More