The former VP of Solar Grid Storage has predicted average Balance of Systems (BoS) costs for energy storage will drop from around US$670 to less than US$400 per kilowatt in the next five years.
Spain-based firm Soltec Energías Renovables has begun manufacturing its SF utility tracker controllers in its plant located in Bahia, Brazil, and the firm has made some design changes for the Brazilian version of the controllers.
PV energy provider United Photovoltaics Group, part of China Merchants Group (CMG), has secured a deal to build a 100MW CPV power plant in Shanxi Province, China.
Solar tracker manufacturer NEXTracker has said it is expanding its manufacturing presence in Brazil to capitalise on the expected PV project boom in the Latin American country.
US installer Sunrun is to trial a new automated solar permitting system as part of a range of cost-cutting projects funded by the Department of Energy.
Ampt said that its patented String Optimizers are being deployed in 600 volt photovoltaic (PV) solar systems at installed costs in cents per watt that rival that of 1000 volt systems. Ampt String Optimizers are designed to allow the use of 1000 volt inverters that are claimed to lower inverter cost by 40% and also reduce DC BOS costs by 50%.
Racking system specialist S:FLEX has launched its ‘LEICHTmount’ EU S for south-facing orientation and ‘LEICHTmount’ EU EW for east/west-facing orientation, versions of its flat roof mounting system
BIG SUN Group, a Taiwan-based PV manufacturer, has developed a commercial dual-axis tracker unit called ‘iPV Solar Tracker’ that is differentiated by using a steel cable drive mechanism.
PV power plant system suppliers Shoals Technologies Group and Huawei Technologies are to develop and promote 'plug and play' solar PV power plant solutions globally.
