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RPI Researchers Work On Real-Time Analysis Of Grid Data
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is developing software to enable real-time analysis of power...
‘Virtual Battery’ Reduces Demand Charges, Increases ROI For Commercial Solar
Extensible Energy has released DemandEx, an inexpensive “virtual battery” designed to reduce demand charges and increase ROI for commercial solar projects.
The Software as...
Nor-Cal, Power Factors Providing Asset Management Solutions For Solar, Storage
Power Factors LLC, an independent software and services provider for renewable energy, has formed a new partnership with Nor-Cal Controls.
The partnership provides owners, developers...
New NRDC Tool Estimates Cost Of Electricity By Resource, Region
A new tool from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) can estimate the cost of producing power from different technologies in each part of...
UMass Amherst Researchers Develop New Method To Estimate Solar Rooftop Potential
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) have developed a method for automatically assessing rooftops for solar...
Apex Clean Energy Taps Power Factors For Asset Management
Apex Clean Energy Inc. has selected Power Factors LLC, an independent software and services provider for renewable energy, to provide a technical asset management...
FLIR, Raptor Maps Offer Resources on Drones in Solar
In collaboration with Raptor Maps, FLIR has created a five-part series with four videos and a webinar on the use of thermal drones for...
EnergySage Launches Solar Buyer’s Guide In Partnership With NREL
EnergySage recently launched a new tool that lets users compare solar equipment based on quality rating, aesthetics, performance and pricing.
Similar to using other...
NREL Partners With Solar Stakeholders On New Permit Software
The Solar Foundation and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) are joining the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), several national residential solar companies, and other...
Sandia Tool Analyzes How Rooftop Solar Interacts With Grid Over Year
Sandia National Laboratories has developed new software that can run a detailed, second-by-second simulation - known as quasi-static time-series analysis - showing utility companies...
DNV GL Introduces PV Modeling Software For Complex Terrain
DNV GL has launched its SolarFarmer software, designed for modeling, design and analysis of solar PV plants on complex terrain.
Used for conceptual and detailed...
State Agencies Approve Scanifly Drone Software For Solar
Scanifly, a solar software platform that uses drones and 3D modeling to automate site surveying and design, has gained key approvals from both the...
New Modeling Software Helps With DER Integration Planning
Lumidyne Consulting LLC has released a new modeling Software as a Service (SaaS) tool that is designed to help electric distribution utilities, cities and...
SRECTrade Hits Milestone For Clean Energy Asset Management
SRECTrade’s environmental commodity management platform recently surpassed 500 MW of assets under management.
Currently, the company now manages more than 520 MW of clean energy...
Solar Irradiance Data Company Solcast Offers PV Performance Tool
Solcast, a global solar forecasting company, has released a new PV performance tool, which is designed make it easy for solar owners to quickly...
SepiSolar Rolls Out Solar-Focused Salesforce Consulting Division
SepiSolar, a national solar design and engineering firm, has launched a new Salesforceconsulting division.
The new division’s goal is to help solar and energy storage companies...
Software Firm Nets New Round of Funding
Aurora Solar, a company that focuses on software solutions for distributed solar applications, says it has raised $20 million in a Series A funding...
Oracle Updates NMS with Distributed Energy Resources in Mind
Oracle has expanded its Utilities Network Management System (NMS) with a new Distributed Energy Resource Management (DERM) module that enables utilities to monitor and...
Drones Fly Over 13 Million Solar Modules To Discover What Affects Production
Raptor Maps, a Boston-based provider of aerial thermography software, has released a report outlining factors affecting solar production. The company leveraged its data repository...
PPL Electric Utilities, GE Power Form Distributed Energy Partnership
Pennsylvania-based PPL Electric Utilities and GE Power Digital have announced a joint initiative to develop and test software to manage and control electricity from...