3 Smart Reasons for HVAC and Electrical Contractors to Consider Offering Solar

Now is a great time for HVAC and electrical contractors to look into the opportunities available from offering solar, particularly for the C&I market. As more retail and office spaces look to take advantage of the benefits offered by solar power, HVAC and electrical contractors occupy a niche uniquely capable of servicing this demand. It …

Should Solar Developers and Financiers Be Taking a Closer Look at Bifacial Solar?

Anytime a new innovation or invention hits the market, it can be difficult to immediately discern if it’s just a fad or if it actually delivers value. So it makes sense for business leaders to be hesitant about embracing the latest innovation until real-world data demonstrates its economic benefit. But once the innovation proves its …

Coming Soon: The Trinasolar TS4 Connector – Creating Opportunities for Residential and C&I Solar Markets

Trina Solar is proud to announce the approval of its TS4 connector for SolarEdge products. Up to this point, inter-mate connectors have been incompatible with connectors that do not have the same likeness (for example, a TS4 and MC4). Now though, Trina Solar can claim full compatibility and intermateability between SolarEdge products and the Trina …

Trinasolar and COVID-19: Your safety is our top concern

As we continue to monitor the latest updates and information about the global COVID-19 outbreak, this is to let you know how Trina Solar is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and the measures we are taking to guarantee the safety and protection of all our employees and customers, as well as to ensure business continuity. …

What’s the outlook for solar energy in 2020 and beyond?

Solar energy growth has been strong and will only continue to get stronger, according to several recently released reports and data. This information from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) highlights just how impressive solar’s growth has been.  We previously discussed the record-breaking year solar experienced in 2019, but …

Trinasolar Announces 23.39% PERC Solar Cell made with standard fabrication equipment

Trina Solar Co., Ltd. today announced that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) has fabricated a PERC cell with 23.39% efficiency solely using standard manufacturing equipment. To their best of their knowledge, this is the highest efficiency confirmed by an ISO/IEC 17025 certified calibration laboratory for such an industrial cell. …

What’s in the roadmap for the SEIA’s Solar+ Decade initiative?

With a new decade upon us, the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) recently announced its vision to make 2020 to 2030 the Solar+ Decade. One of the primary goals of this mission revolves around an ambitious yet achievable goal of greatly increasing the U.S. solar generation and usage. Currently, solar energy and storage account for …

What Are The Top Metro Areas For Solar Power Growth?

Solar power experienced a record-breaking year in 2019, and many people are probably wondering where all of these solar panels are being installed. Cape Analytics, a leading computer vision technology and risk analytics company, set out to discover the answer to this question for residential solar. The company used computer vision to parse aerial imagery …

4 Ways Education Benefits From Solar

Installing a solar PV system on a school provides a wide range of benefits for the institution, the students and the community. These benefits apply to schools no matter their size or grade level. Not surprising, PV system installations are surging at schools around the country. For example, the number of K-12 schools in Virginia …

What is TrinaPro and Why Do You Need to Know About It?

Just like the technology that underpins a solar PV system continues to mature and improve, the solar industry itself is also evolving. Innovative new solar solutions are providing opportunities for growth and increased value to customers and project owners/financiers. And TrinaPro, the first smart, one-stop solar PV solution, is leading the vanguard on improving the …