The Italian cabinet has accepted a request from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities to cancel approvals granted by the Lazio regional government for two large-scale PV projects. Lazio’s Tuscia area is a potential solar hub for the Italian energy system.
The Italian cab...
For aesthetic reasons, more customers and installers are turning to flush-mount, pitched rooftop solar systems that are increasingly getting closer to the roof. One thing sometimes overlooked when designing the most attractive system is just how to manage all the wires underneath.
There isn’t a ...
Portugal has now fired the starting pistol of a solar tender it had been forced to delay by the COVID-19 crisis, amid plans to declare the winners by the end of the summer.
The 700MW solar auction initially due to launch in the spring kicked off instead today (8 June 2020), with a Portugu...
On June 8, 2020, Slocable moved the meeting into Starbucks, enjoying high tea while discussing freely.
At the meeting, we summarized the successes and failures on the past six months, continued to look forward to the future, adjusted our direction, and planned for the coming second ha...
The introduction of the MC4-EVO-2 connector has created some uncertainty in the industry. James Patterson clears up the confusion and explains how the industry is working to remove grey areas.
The Clean Energy Council processes thousands of accreditation applications and compliance reports every ...
We asked wire management and electrical component providers to tell us about their latest and greatest products (inverters will be broken out into their own Buyer’s Guide next month). Trends in eBOS components right now include AC combiners, above ground cable management and heavy-duty clamps. Ch...
Roof Tiles Technology of the U.K. has developed a solar tile with a claimed efficiency of 17.5% and power output of 175 W per square meter. The company’s founder, Antonio Lanzoni, said a PV system featuring the product would cost 25% to 30% more than a standard solar rooftop.
U.K.-based Roof Tile...
Walmart’s allegation that some of the fires in the solar plants on the roofs of its stores were started by connectors echoes concerns the industry has had for some time. And the problems go far beyond one manufacturer or installer.
Much ink has been spilled over the lawsuit filed by Walmart again...
