Episodios

  • Solar Spotlight: An introduction to string sizing optimization with Sungrow

    Solar Spotlight: An introduction to string sizing optimization with Sungrow
    Feb 27 2025
    On this episode of Solar Spotlight, Benjamin Heitmann, marketing manager, and Madeline Acri, applications engineer with Sungrow North America discuss the company’s history of manufacturing solar inverter technologies and dive into some of the specific features of string inverters.
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    17 m
  • Solar Spotlight: Why solar carports make sense for schools

    Solar Spotlight: Why solar carports make sense for schools
    Feb 11 2025
    While there is greater oversight for installing solar projects on school grounds, M Bar C Construction has found success in this segment of the market and has done so through building solar carports. Bobby Bonfanti, eastern division manager, and Erik Krivokopich, VP of business development at M Bar C, are on this episode of Solar Spotlight to shed some light on why carports are the ideal solar solution for schools.
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    13 m
  • Solar Spotlight: Enough backup energy to power any load in the home

    Solar Spotlight: Enough backup energy to power any load in the home
    Nov 11 2024
    The value of energy resiliency is increasing in the face of stronger weather events and natural disasters, and the electrical grid isn’t always prepared to withstand these adverse environmental pressures. Rex Liu, VP of product management, clean energy, at Generac, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to share how residential solar customers can keep ample backup energy to power everything necessary during a grid outage.
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    15 m
  • Solar Spotlight: Using energy load management to avoid service upgrades

    Solar Spotlight: Using energy load management to avoid service upgrades
    Aug 20 2024
    The American power grid is electrifying through renewable energy proliferation, and homeowners are following suit by replacing gas powered vehicles and appliances with electric-powered options. However, certain homes are encountering the conundrum of having too high of an electrical load and not enough electrical service to back it. Savant is a recognized leader in both smart home and smart power solutions, developing solutions for balancing electrical loads in the age of in-home solar and storage. Ian Roberts, VP of sales excellence at Savant, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to discuss the viability of energy load management.
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    11 m
  • Solar Spotlight: Playing the long game in domestic solar panel manufacturing

    Solar Spotlight: Playing the long game in domestic solar panel manufacturing
    Aug 13 2024
    Trina Solar US, the domestic arm of the global PV module manufacturer, is ramping up production in the United States. On this episode of Solar Spotlight, Adam Macaluso, national accounts manager for US channel business at Trina Solar, shares an update on Trina’s U.S. manufacturing footprint, as well as the company’s near future plans.
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    8 m
  • Solar Spotlight: Supplying everything above the roof line — including PV

    Solar Spotlight: Supplying everything above the roof line — including PV
    Aug 6 2024
    ABC Supply is a prolific distributor in the North American roofing market and has expanded into solar component distribution as well. James Mason, VP of renewable energy at ABC Supply, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to discuss the company’s history, motivations for entering the PV market and its ambition to reshape how solar contractors are supplied with solar hardware.
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    10 m
  • Contractor's Corner: Announcing the 2024 Top Solar Contractors List

    Contractor's Corner: Announcing the 2024 Top Solar Contractors List
    Jul 23 2024
    In our last episode of the Contractor's Corner podcast, we're announcing this year's Top Solar Contractors List. Thank you to Scanifly for sponsoring this podcast and the 2024 Top Solar Contractors List. View the full list at solarpowerworldonline.com.
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    4 m
  • Solar Spotlight: Simplifying and automating large-scale solar design

    Solar Spotlight: Simplifying and automating large-scale solar design
    Mar 28 2024
    Utility-scale solar projects are consistently breaking capacity records annually, both in individual project size and overall countrywide output. The sheer scale of these acres and sometimes miles long arrays require an unprecedented amount of worktime to construct, and even before a pile is driven into the dirt, project engineers must spend time designing these systems. PVcase, a software as a service company founded by solar engineers, has for the last decade provided design services for utility-scale solar project globally. David Trainavicius, founder and CEO of PVcase, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to discuss how the platform is helping solar developers automate processes and reduce work hours.
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    9 m
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