Manufacturing
Voltage Energy releases two wiring solutions for solar projects
The US-based electrical balance of systems provider stated its new products are designed for utility-scale projects and the mid-capacity range. Both systems are IP68-tested. From pv magazine Global North Carolina’s provider of electrical balance of systems (EBOS), Voltage Energy, has launched two new pre-assembled wiring solutions for PV projects. The Lynx product is engineered for utility-scale […]
Solar pricing needs a reality check
Sustainable projects depend on prices — and suppliers — that hold up under compliance, delivery and long-term performance requirements. At RE+ in Las Vegas, one of the dominant themes was pricing across the solar supply chain. Numbers were being shared that sounded almost too good to be true and, in many cases, were. Some offers […]
Meyer Burger gives up on selling itself as a whole, sells U.S. solar production tools
Sales of module and cell production equipment to, respectively, Waaree Solar Americas and Babacomari North Solar further thin chances of any Meyer Burger revival of its domestic production. Solar technology producer Meyer Burger Group has surrendered its drive to restructure and survive as one corporate whole beyond bankruptcy, saying an investor looks unlikely to come […]
German engineering with U.S. production: SMA America returns through partnership with Create Energy
Nearly ten years after SMA America announced it was moving its Denver facility overseas, SMA is partnering with Create Energy to fuse German engineering with U.S. manufacturing. SMA America is bringing back its inverter production to the U.S. through a partnership with Create Energy in Tennessee. SMA used to produce its inverters in Denver up […]
Puerto Rico readies for its first solar module manufacturing facility
Solar module manufacturer Solx, a new player in the industry, is expected to soon open Puerto Rico’s first module manufacturing factory. Puerto Rico’s first solar module manufacturing facility will soon begin operations, where U.S.-company Solx will produce an annual 700 MW to 800 MW. Once operational, Solx will provide turnkey OEM solutions, fully traceable domestic […]
Boviet Solar to expand to 3 GW of annual U.S. module production capacity
Announcements from Vietnamese solar manufacturing company show its progress towards 3 gigawatts of capacity in each solar module assembly and cell fabrication Vietnamese solar manufacturer Boviet Solar said it has finished installing a third module production line, adding 1 gigawatt of annual module production capacity in Greenville, N.C., where it already operated 2 GW. The […]