Over the past several years, the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry has enjoyed substantial growth. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research, cumulative ...

Austrian mounting system provider Aerocompact has launched a quick-mounting hook for PV systems on pitched roofs. The new device is called the CompactPITCH XT35-VLOW and is claimed to be an ideal ...

Scientists in India have proposed using a multilayer neural network to find line-to-ground, line-to-line, and bypass diode faults in PV module strings. They tested the new approach on a 22.5 kW solar ...

The Aurora string combiners support paralleling and integrated current measurement for up to 20 photovoltaic strings. They provide a 200 to 850 Vdc input range, fuse protection for both positive and ...

Few can question the increasing role of photovoltaic (PV) technology as a scalable, robust means of renewable energy. Yet PV cells are but one element, albeit a critical one, in an overall PV system.

The planned installation in 2012 of a 15 kilowatt (kW) array is for testing and evaluation. Later, a larger array generating up to 1 MW of power may be installed for potential commercial usage. The PV ...

Massive utility-scale solar projects under development in the deserts of California and the Southwest have been in the spotlight in recent months as they win slow approval from state and federal ...