GoodWe has rolled out a solar inverter for smaller C&I that can be easily set during commissioning. The LVSMT-US inverter is designed to be easily calibrated to a range of sizes and voltage outputs, including 22/28kW 208V, 23/30kW at 220V, and 25/32kW at 240V.

This article explores 5 top challenges faced by EPCs and how to overcome them: 1) risk management and cost overruns, 2) the tediousness of finding developers to prospect and sell EPC solutions, 3) the need to provide more value early on to win bids, 4) streamlining manual workflows, 5) projects having to be turned on-and-offline to manage grid constraints.

Solar Builder explores criteria for how developers can qualify for the Domestic Content Adder of the IRA. They explain how to calculate the domestic content make-up of a project using the Adjusted Percentage Rule, and offer an analysis of the calculation for a community or C&I projects.

SunPower filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. SunPower has entered into an asset purchase agreement for $45 million, with Complete Solaria serving as buyer for the assets connected with SunPower’s Blue Raven Solar business, new homes business and non-installing dealer network.

Generac has acquired Ageto, a CO based microgrid controllers provider. Ageto developed the ARC microgrid controller, designed to integrate, optimize and manage distributed conventional resources, renewables and EV chargers in the C&I market. The controller provides a single interface for monitoring all components of a microgrid. Generac has worked with Ageto since 2021 and has incorporated its microgrid controllers into Generac’s BESS offerings and generator sets.

Solar Builder looks at some latest issues around the BESS landscape. They detail factors like warranties and battery lifespan (cycling, DoD, maintenance), relationship to panels, and case study Savant Power Storage 20.

In this Solar Conversation, Kerim Baran of SolarAcademy talks with Chris Masys, Sr. Business Development Manager at REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy company dedicated to empowering people with clean, affordable solar power through high-quality solar panels. In this conversation, Kerim and Chris examine REC Group’s recent residential focus, its impressive history in C&I and utility-scale projects as well as it’s most recent product addition the Alpha Pro M line of Solar Modules. Topics covered include:

• • Chris Masys’s background and his decade plus history of working at REC
  • REC’s recent residential focus alongside their established C&I and utility-scale expertise
  • REC’s past successes and a glimpse of their brand new panel: REC Alpha Pro M
  • Overview of REC’s international presence and manufacturing capacity including the ramp up of their factory in Jamnagar, India
  • The video is below.