In a guest blog for PV Tech, Austin Ditz, senior project manager for project operations; and Eugene Rhee, director of performance engineering, both of Sol Systems, run through five of the most common technical problems with solar deployment that can be avoided through integrated delivery and engineering processes.
PV Tech talks exclusively to LONGi founder and president Li Zhenguo, discussing the module manufacturer’s rise, its aggressive expansion and the trends driving it forward
DNV GL has launched a new online tool, Solar Resource Compass, that aggregates solar irradiance from many leading data providers to help users make more informed decisions about the data available and the variance between data sources to help users avoid selecting the wrong data for a solar project. It also estimates loss factors for dust soiling and snow accumulation based on historical precipitation for any project site in the United States.
NEXTracker, a Flex company, has released ‘NX Navigator’, its next-generation software and smart control system that enables power plant operators to efficiently monitor and securely control their solar assets for increased production and reliable operation across a wide range of weather conditions.
PV Tech’s Carrie Xiao meets with inverter giant Sungrow to find out how the firm is ramping up its moves overseas, discussing international bases, R&D and targeting the right markets.
PV Tech visits Huanghe Hydropower Development Co (HHDC) in Qinghai, China, to identify the driving factors behind the energy giant’s solar push which has seen it take the mantle as the world’s largest PV plant operator.
PV Tech’s Carrie Xiao talks to Chaojie Zhou, global product management director at Jinko Solar, about the company’s Tiger module, the considerations behind its development and the heights the Solar Module Super League member expects it to reach.
Ahead of next month’s PV Expo in Japan, PV Tech’s Carrie Xiao takes a look at some of the key drivers for a market expecting as much as 8GW of additional solar capacity this year as well as a surge in domestic energy storage.
The first steps have been taken in ending the trade war between the US and China now that the ‘Phase 1 Trade Agreement’ has been signed. A surprise inclusion for the PV and semiconductor industries has been China’s agreement to reopen the trade doors for US-made solar-grade polysilicon.
By Lior Handelsman, VP of marketing and product strategy and founder at SolarEdge
Lior Handelsman, VP of marketing and product strategy and founder at SolarEdge, discusses how important a role PV system design tools are now playing in energy management.
