Interview
Transforming existing solar arrays to microgrids could generate revenue for many customers
SolMicroGrid’s Kirk Edelman says the technology is there to be utilized if the tariffs – and Washington – will allow. Solar-powered microgrids have progressed from generators of electricity in isolated, off-grid locations to key infrastructure for delivering economic and resilient power. The widespread availability of lower cost battery storage has been a key driver in […]
Solar industry icon: ‘This group of people is not going to be thwarted’
Dick Swanson has left his fingerprints all over the modern solar industry. He is widely known for spreading the word on solar’s impressive learning curve with what has become known as Swanson’s Law, for developing the interdigitated back contact (IBC) cell, and for founding SunPower. In June, Swanson was named 2025 IEEE Photonics Society Aron […]
Array Technologies sales chief keeps an eye on U.S. capital
Chief commercial officer for 36-year-old solar tracker company has remained philosophical about policy changes amid her pivot into the solar industry’s commercial side. Jessica Lawrence-Vaca’s long habituation to unfamiliar, unstable ground underlying her work life has helped her keep her cool over the past year, as the solar industry and her career both have transformed. […]