4 predictions for the future of solar monitoring
Gabe Abbott, director of business development at Locus Energy. In a recent webinar Gabe Abbott, director of business development at Locus Energy, offered four predications he saw for the future of...
View ArticleOutBack Power introduces Skybox energy management and storage platform
OutBack Power Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of advanced renewable energy systems and products, today announced Skybox, a true hybrid energy management and storage platform, scheduled to...
View ArticleEaton, Samsung SDI, and Siemens join the MESA Standards Alliance
The MESA Standards Alliance (MESA) announces Eaton, Samsung SDI ,and Siemens, have joined MESA to drive the development of communication specifications for energy storage systems. The companies join...
View ArticleQ&A: Farid Dibachi, CEO and founder of JLM Energy
During a press breakfast at Intersolar NA this year, I was impressed by JLM Energy’s approach to renewable energy and storage. I asked the company’s CEO and founder Farid Dibachi to share more. Here’s...
View ArticleSPW picks for the top solar product characteristics of 2016
This year, new consumer product features allow you to track your sleep, take a 3D deep sea dive in a shark cage and even toss digital confetti in birthday text messages. Likewise, new features of...
View ArticleAutoGrid Flex 3.0 features new energy storage co-optimization capabilities to...
AutoGrid Systems announced that it has launched AutoGrid Flex 3.0, the energy industry’s first comprehensive flexibility management solution for demand response (DR) management, distributed energy...
View ArticleStem connects 1 MW of energy storage for Hawaiian Electric
Stem, Inc., a provider in commercial-scale intelligent energy storage services, has completed testing on its customer-sited storage fleet installed for Hawaiian Electric Company. Stem integrates...
View ArticleRES awarded storage project for National Wind Technology Center
Renewable Energy Systems’ (RES) RESolve energy storage system has been selected for the 1-MW/1-MWh energy storage test project at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)...
View ArticleDuke Energy announces launch of new smart meter technology
Duke Energy Kentucky is launching its smart meter deployment program later this month, bringing the new digital technology to customers in northern Kentucky. Duke Energy’s newly announced smart meters...
View ArticleWhat is a virtual power plant?
By Farid Najafi, founder of Arbox Renewable Energy, which provides HAP, asset management software for solar independent power producers You may have heard the term virtual power plant, or VPP, but what...
View ArticleStem to build the first energy storage virtual power plants in Japan
Stem Inc., the global provider of artificial intelligence-driven energy storage services, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. are partnering to build one of the first aggregated fleets of industrial...
View ArticleHow should solar installers prepare for inverter failure?
As inverters get smarter and smarter, installers should plan ahead for inverter failure in older, lower-voltage projects. Most solar systems these days use 1,000-V or 1,500-V strings, a considerable...
View ArticleSolar-Log brings forecast-based battery charging to SPI
Solar-Log will showcase products across the entire residential and commercial segments at this year’s Solar Power International tradeshow at Booth 738. The company will also be offering live...
View ArticlePower Monitors creates SCADA monitoring solution for small to mid-sized DERs
Power Monitors has responded to customer requests to create a solution for controlling small to mid-sized distributed energy resource (DER) implementations. “We were approached by engineers at several...
View ArticleTrimark releases software updates for its T1-S SCADA system
Trimark Associates has announced software updates for the T1-S SCADA system. With these enhancements, clients can improve their performance management analysis to optimize power generation and profits....
View ArticleIngeteam launches new monitoring platform for PV plants and self-consumption...
Ingeteam has developed a new monitoring platform directed at all sizes of solar PV plants, as well as PV self-consumption systems. With regard to the latter, the INGECON SUN Monitor platform...
View ArticleCapital Dynamics affiliate chooses Power Factors to manage renewable assets
Power Factors, an independent software and services provider for renewable energy, announced that CD Arevon has selected Power Factors for its renewable energy asset performance platform. CD Arevon...
View ArticleCrank it up: High-voltage solar systems save contractors cash
Ever since ground-mount 1,500-V systems were mentioned in the 2017 National Electrical Code, manufacturers have been working hard on 1,500-V-rated solar panels, inverters and everything in between....
View ArticleSchneider Electric’s Wiser Energy System update helps homeowners optimize...
Schneider Electric announced the second generation of its Wiser Energy System, an integrated monitoring system for residential homes that provides insights into activity and energy use. Through a new...
View ArticleEditor picks for the Top Solar Products of 2018
Innovations in all areas of solar technology help the market grow despite—and in response to—solar restrictions by policymakers and utilities. This year’s assembly of Top Products aim to help...
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