Billy Ludt, Author at Solar Power World Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:33:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 /wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-solar-power-world-online-32x32.png Billy Ludt, Author at Solar Power World 32 32 Trump imposes tariffs on steel, aluminum imports /2025/02/trump-imposes-tariffs-on-steel-aluminum-imports/ /2025/02/trump-imposes-tariffs-on-steel-aluminum-imports/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:53:12 +0000 /?p=108516 President Donald Trump set 25% trade tariffs for aluminum and steel imports from most countries on Monday. Steel and aluminum are the primary materials used in fabricating racks and mounts deployed in solar construction. Solar panels are wrapped in aluminum frames, rooftop solar projects use aluminum rails and attachments and ground-mounted arrays are built on…

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]]> /2025/02/trump-imposes-tariffs-on-steel-aluminum-imports/feed/ 1 Solar Spotlight: Why solar carports make sense for schools /2025/02/solar-spotlight-why-solar-carports-make-sense-for-schools/ /2025/02/solar-spotlight-why-solar-carports-make-sense-for-schools/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:00:19 +0000 /?p=108517 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…

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]]> /2025/02/solar-spotlight-why-solar-carports-make-sense-for-schools/feed/ 0 Enel North America completes 202-MW solar + storage project in Texas /2025/02/enel-north-america-completes-solar-storage-project-in-texas/ /2025/02/enel-north-america-completes-solar-storage-project-in-texas/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:18:02 +0000 /?p=108494 Enel North America, a clean energy, has started operations at the Estonian solar + storage plant in Delta County, Texas. The 202-MW solar PV facility is paired with a 104-MW battery energy storage system. “With this new project, Enel continues to deliver new clean power and flexible storage to meet rising demand,” said Stephen Pike,…

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]]> /2025/02/enel-north-america-completes-solar-storage-project-in-texas/feed/ 0 EDPR powers on 3.4-MW Maine community solar project /2025/02/edpr-powers-on-maine-community-solar-project/ /2025/02/edpr-powers-on-maine-community-solar-project/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:58:53 +0000 /?p=108485 EDPR NA Distributed Generation completed and energized the 3.4-MWAC Bristol I community solar project in Bristol, Maine. This continues EDPR NA DG’s growth in the community solar sector, with more than 61 MWAC of operating assets spanning 32 projects across six states. Power generated from Bristol I will go to more than 400 residential and…

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]]> /2025/02/edpr-powers-on-maine-community-solar-project/feed/ 0 Kinematics finalizes acquisition of tracker controls manufacturer P4Q /2025/02/kinematics-finalizes-acquisition-of-tracker-controls-manufacturer-p4q/ /2025/02/kinematics-finalizes-acquisition-of-tracker-controls-manufacturer-p4q/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:30:18 +0000 /?p=108454 Kinematics, a motion control specialist, completed its acquisition of P4Q, a company specializing in solar tracker controllers, industrial automation, sensors and cloud-based monitoring. By integrating P4Q’s electronics portfolio — including over 1 million solar controllers deployed across 2,400 solar sites globally — with Kinematics’ installed base of 2.9 million solar actuators, the combined company becomes…

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]]> /2025/02/kinematics-finalizes-acquisition-of-tracker-controls-manufacturer-p4q/feed/ 0 13-MW landfill community solar portfolio in New York approaches completion /2025/02/landfill-community-solar-portfolio-in-new-york-approaches-completion/ /2025/02/landfill-community-solar-portfolio-in-new-york-approaches-completion/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:01:41 +0000 /?p=108460 Castillo Engineering was selected by Montante Solar to provide design and engineering services on two of Calibrant Energy’s landfill community solar projects in Niagara, New York, totaling 13 MW. Currently under construction, the projects use ballasted, fixed-tilt mounting technology and are expected to reach completion in Q1 of 2025. “We’re grateful to have partnered with…

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]]> /2025/02/landfill-community-solar-portfolio-in-new-york-approaches-completion/feed/ 0 Lightsource bp energizes 288-MW Texas solar project portfolio /2025/01/lightsource-bp-energizes-texas-solar-project-portfolio/ /2025/01/lightsource-bp-energizes-texas-solar-project-portfolio/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:21:11 +0000 /?p=108451 A 288-MW solar project portfolio in Texas valued at $348 million is entering commercial operation. The portfolio is composed of two utility-scale projects developed by Lightsource bp: 163 MW Starr Solar in Starr County 125 MW Second Division Solar in Brazoria County Combined, the two projects can generate enough electricity to power more than 50,000…

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]]> /2025/01/lightsource-bp-energizes-texas-solar-project-portfolio/feed/ 0 Vesper Energy completes installation of 600-MW Texas solar project /2025/01/vesper-energy-completes-installation-of-texas-solar-project/ /2025/01/vesper-energy-completes-installation-of-texas-solar-project/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:29:16 +0000 /?p=108445 Renewable energy developer Vesper Energy installed the final module on its Hornet Solar project in Swisher County, Texas. Composed of more than 1.36 million PV panels generating 600 MWAC of power, Hornet Solar is installed over six square miles. Once fully operational, the Hornet Solar project will deliver enough renewable energy to power 160,000 homes…

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]]> /2025/01/vesper-energy-completes-installation-of-texas-solar-project/feed/ 0 National Grid Renewables begins construction of 117-MW Ohio solar project /2025/01/national-grid-renewables-begins-construction-of-ohio-solar-project/ /2025/01/national-grid-renewables-begins-construction-of-ohio-solar-project/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:01:25 +0000 /?p=108431 National Grid Renewables started on-site construction at its Sycamore Creek Solar Project located in Crawford County, Ohio, which once operational, will deliver 117 MW of solar power and generate an estimated $27 million in direct economic benefit for the local community. “We have a longstanding commitment to bringing forth sustainable energy solutions for the residents…

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]]> /2025/01/national-grid-renewables-begins-construction-of-ohio-solar-project/feed/ 0 180-kW solar project largest on multifamily building in New Jersey /2025/01/solar-project-largest-on-multifamily-building-in-new-jersey/ /2025/01/solar-project-largest-on-multifamily-building-in-new-jersey/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:42:59 +0000 /?p=108419 The largest solar installation on a high-rise multifamily residential building in New Jersey was recently built by Sunkeeper Solar of Brooklyn, New York. The Beach, a 336-unit rental tower in Jersey City’s waterfront Newport neighborhood, is owned by New York-based real estate developer LeFrak, and is now home to a 180-kW, 450-panel rooftop system that…

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]]> /2025/01/solar-project-largest-on-multifamily-building-in-new-jersey/feed/ 0 Employee-owned PV contractors are reshaping company dynamics /2025/01/employee-owned-pv-contractors-are-reshaping-company-dynamics/ /2025/01/employee-owned-pv-contractors-are-reshaping-company-dynamics/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:00:57 +0000 /?p=108233 Solar installation is a mission-driven business, and certain solar contractors take that notion a step further by also making their business operations mission-driven through employee ownership. Generally, employee ownership gives employees some monetary stake in their company through stock options, company trusts or profit sharing. Depending on the style of employee ownership, companies will have…

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]]> /2025/01/employee-owned-pv-contractors-are-reshaping-company-dynamics/feed/ 0 Encore Renewable Energy completes 2 community solar projects in Maine /2025/01/encore-renewable-energy-completes-2-community-solar-projects-in-maine/ /2025/01/encore-renewable-energy-completes-2-community-solar-projects-in-maine/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:24:46 +0000 /?p=108387 Encore Renewable Energy, a renewable energy developer and operator, completed the first two solar projects it will both own and operate in Maine. Brooks Solar, a 4-MW solar array located in Brooks, and Alpine Street Solar, a 2.3-MW array located in Oakland, were both energized last month. These are also the first two projects owned…

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]]> /2025/01/encore-renewable-energy-completes-2-community-solar-projects-in-maine/feed/ 0 Ground screws solve challenging site problems for utility-scale solar /2025/01/ground-screws-solve-challenging-site-problems-for-utility-scale-solar/ /2025/01/ground-screws-solve-challenging-site-problems-for-utility-scale-solar/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:00:46 +0000 /?p=108224 German inventor Klaus Krinner, who created a Christmas tree stand that bears his surname in 1987, was given the humble task of erecting a pole in his yard to hang laundry. Not only did the laundry pole stay upright, but another grand invention came about — the first Krinner ground screw. Today, ground screws are…

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]]> /2025/01/ground-screws-solve-challenging-site-problems-for-utility-scale-solar/feed/ 1 QuickBOLT debuts roof penetration repair kit QuickPATCH /2025/01/quickbolt-debuts-roof-penetration-repair-kit-quickpatch/ /2025/01/quickbolt-debuts-roof-penetration-repair-kit-quickpatch/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:44:30 +0000 /?p=108379 QuickBOLT, a solar mounting and roofing solutions provider, is launching QuickPATCH, a patent-pending product designed to address one of the most persistent challenges in the solar and roofing industries: roof holes caused by missed rafters, safety anchors, weather, age or other system installations. The QuickPATCH is a 4- by 5-in. galvanized steel patch backed by…

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]]> /2025/01/quickbolt-debuts-roof-penetration-repair-kit-quickpatch/feed/ 0 First Solar and Terrasmart partner to provide domestic solar panel and racking package /2025/01/first-solar-and-terrasmart-partner-to-provide-domestic-solar-panel-and-racking-package/ /2025/01/first-solar-and-terrasmart-partner-to-provide-domestic-solar-panel-and-racking-package/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:08:31 +0000 /?p=108376 Turnkey solar racking provider Terrasmart has integrated both its fixed-tilt racks and its TerraTrak 1P Single Axis Tracker (SAT) with First Solar’s Series 7 TR1 module. Combined with a portfolio of ground screws, driven piles and ballasted foundations, the Terrasmart and First Solar partnership can provide a domestically produced ground-mount offering for the U.S. solar…

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