Solar Power World

Solar advocate and business owner Barry Cinnamon discusses why he and others believe the board of director at the Solar Energy Industries Association, or SEIA, leans too heavily toward utility-scale solar, in this Solar Speaks Live video, filmed on the tradeshow floor at Solar Power International 2016.

Hawaiian solar often makes headlines, but no one knows it quite like Dora Nakafuji. As direct of renewable energy planning at Hawaiian Electric Company, Nakafuji and her team have developed utility programs that are being studied and replicated across the country. During a 2016 Solar Speaks Live interview, she shares her perspective on Hawaiian solar and how a utility built on collaboration and understanding how customers use energy is the best for solar.

We spoke with Jason Higginson, senior director of marketing for APsystems about the company's new microinverter, the importance of its FPGA chip and how its mobile installer tool helps installers on the job site.

In this Solar Speaks custom podcast, Array Technologies CEO Ron Corio discusses the trend toward using single-axis trackers in utility-scale projects, the future of solar tracker technology and how Oaktree's investment in ATI will move the company and its customers forward.

San Diego recently became the first city in California to reach the solar cap in its utility’s region. We are speaking with Matt Gordon, manager Of SD Project Development at Sullivan Solar Power. He discusses the impact of San Diego reaching the solar cap, in terms of net energy metering 2.0, California’s Rule 21 and what this milestone will mean for the solar industry.

Solar Power World chats with Florida contractor Superior Solar, which has been in business since 1984 and uses its longevity and presence in the industry to find more customers.

In this Solar Speaks custom podcast, Milton Nogueira, senior business development manager at RoofTech, a PV mounting solutions provider, discusses the company's rail-less PV mounting system, which you can see for yourself at the upcoming Solar Power International exhibition in Las Vegas in September. Milton discusses how the product works, details its flexible flashing and talks about the future of Roof Tech in this Solar Speaks podcast.

Damage from direct and indirect lightning strikes on solar arrays can vary from explosive destruction to less apparent, yet accumulative, effects on sensitive electronics. Jim Grasty, engineering manager for systems and services at Alltec, discusses the threat of lightning strikes on solar arrays and the surprising state of lightning protection at solar farms. After listening, check out the article about Alltec’s Protection Pyramid for lightning strike protection on the Solar Power World website.

How’s your relationship? I’m not talking about your spouse, your parents or your in-laws…don’t worry. I’m focusing in on another important relationship in your life, your relationship with your solar supplier. Ed Heacox of CPS is here in this custom podcast to discuss some considerations for ensuring this relationship is working for your business, as well as for taking a look at how your own company is operating.

President Obama’s announcement of the Clean Energy Savings For All Initiative is intended to help more homeowners afford solar by opting into solar energy at no up-front cost. In light of this recent news we’re speaking to Ygrene CMO Louis Lalonde and general manager of Solar & Storage Mark Colby. Ygrene has funded nearly $473 million in climate-resilient infrastructure projects across the nation. Louis and Mark will discuss what the White House announcement will mean for the solar industry, especially in relation to PACE financing, as well as what their company is doing to help streamline PACE financing.

We talk with Hieu Nguyen, executive director of SouthWest Sun Solar of California, about the company's diversity efforts.

In this Solar Speaks podcast, NEXTracker CEO Dan Shugar discusses what he’s looking forward to seeing and doing at Intersolar North America, happening July 12 to 14 in San Francisco. Shugar also comments on the following subjects: • NX Fusion, NEXTracker’s latest product for mid-sized projects • What’s driving an industry trend toward 1,500-V equipment • How NEXTracker will use its new Center for Solar Excellence, a power plant and field-learning center • What’s pushing developers toward using trackers in the U.S. and globally • NEXTracker’s advanced monitoring technology for trackers in the field • Why NEXTracker is a “differentiated” company Click play to listen and learn.

We spoke with Jon Bonanno, Ultraverter specialist at KACO new energy, to get an update on the system, which was released at SPI in 2014. You may have listened to our previous podcast on its debut. The Ultraverter is said to leverage the best of string and miroinverter technology so Jon tells us more about how it’s been received and why it may be a good choice for your residential or commercial project.

In this Solar Speaks podcast, Kate Trono, vice president of products at SunLink, discusses the company’s recent entry into the solar software market with VERTEX. VERTEX is SunLink’s next‐generation, secure total project SCADA and solar performance monitoring platform. Trono also discusses how VERTEX complements the company’s one-year-old entry into operations and maintenance work. Listen and learn as Trono discusses these topics and more.

In this Solar Speaks podcast, Jeff Spies, senior director of policy at Quick Mount PV and secretary at NABCEP, discusses the growing complexities of codes and standards in the rooftop solar market and how solar installation companies can address related issues. “Because the industry has grown so significantly, we’ve seen many building officials in the solar-active states take a great interest in how to validate the PV systems being mounted on roofs [to ensure they] comply with building, fire code and electric codes,” Spies says in the podcast. Listen and learn as Spies discusses these topics and more.

Bob Kingery, co-founder and president of Southern Energy Management in Morrisville, North Carolina, chats with Solar Power World about the company's Walk-Jog-Run installation process.

Markus Elsässer, founder and CEO of Solar Promotion International, a global tradeshow company with a focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency, discusses the upcoming Intersolar North America conference and exhibition, which runs July 11 through 14, 2016, in San Francisco.

We talked with Klaus Dohring of Green Sun Rising about the Canadian solar market and heard some great stories about installing solar in the Arctic Circle's extreme temperatures and weather conditions.

We recently talked with Jeff Juger, director of business development for JinkoSolar, about the panel manufacturer's new partnership with residential loan provider GreenSky. This podcast is sponsored by JinkoSolar

We spoke with Bryan Birsic, CEO of Wunder Capital to give us some insight into challenges of and solutions for financing small commercial solar projects.