balance of system

Proper training and adherence to best field practices are necessary to halt the steady trend of PV connector failures resulting from poor workmanship, write Brian Mills and Grayson Maurer.

German research institute Fraunhofer ISE has launched a project to explore how medium-voltage technology can make material-intensive solar components more efficient and cost-effective.

German inverter manufacturer SMA Solar is to restart US manufacturing for the first time in ten years.

A new MIT study has shown how many of the dramatic reductions in PV costs in the past 50 years were the result of innovations originating outside the solar industry.

As the solar industry pushes for ever-lower costs, collapsing module quality is forcing a rethink of how reliability and performance can be safeguarded, writes Eric Hafter.

Installation of the anchoring system for what has been badged the world’s first floating offshore solar-wind project has been completed.

The increasing sophistication of inverters means they have a role in everything from cybersecurity to home energy management.

Solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker has expanded its portfolio of products with the acquisition of US-based electrical infrastructure manufacturer Bentek Corporation for US$78 million.

Michael Parr explores the announcements from inverter, glass, frame, backsheet and other non-silicon producers in the US solar supply chain.

The Asia-Pacific region stands to benefit from localised balance of system manufacturing in its solar industry, the IEEFA said.