Optimizing Tantalum Sheets for Sputtering Targets in Optical and Solar Applications

James Charles, Marketing Specialist | M-Kube Enterprise LLC

From advanced optics to next-generation solar cells, engineers across the United States are turning to high-quality tantalum sheets and tantalum plates to ensure durability and efficiency in demanding environments.

Beyond the Device: The Real Drivers of Industrial Mobility

Article from Bhanu Handa, Product Management Leader at Dell Technologies

Accessories don’t just complement rugged devices, they complete them. They turn durability into productivity, resilience into results, and hardware into workflow platforms.

Small Modular Reactors and Microreactors: A Review of Safety, Economics, Regulation, and Environmental Impacts in Energy Transition

Raj Shah, Parth Patel, Mathew Stephen Roshan, Gavin Thomas | Koehler Instrument Company

SMRs aim to replace traditional carbon-based fuels, aiming to reduce the negative environmental impacts that these fuels cause. This paper evaluates their safety, economics, regulatory frameworks, and environmental impacts based on recent articles and developments.

How UHPC Accelerated Research on Degradation Trends in LFP Cells: A Case Study with Eniko Zsoldos, PhD and Dalhousie University

Article from | Novonix Group

Using ultra-high precision coulometry measurements and various other methods, Eniko and the team demonstrated that the commonly assumed robustness of LFP may not hold under certain operational windows.

Energy Storage Technology: A Vital Component of a Modern Power Grid

Jacqueline De Rosa is Vice President of Power and Energy Storage, at | Ameresco Inc

With enough energy storage on the grid, we will no longer have to size infrastructure to the highest peak. We can reduce system inefficiencies, improve utilization of assets, and lower the cost to the ratepayers.

Battery Powered Generator vs Solar Powered Generator: What is the Difference?

Article from | Nature's Generator

Learn the key differences between battery and solar powered generators, their pros and cons, and which option best fits your home or off-grid backup power needs.

Renewable Grid Integration

Q&A with Parth Shah, P.E., Technical Consultant and Product Manager | Hitachi Energy

Ensuring grid stability with high levels of IBRs is a growing technical challenge. Traditional grids derived strength and inertia from big spinning generators, but when those are replaced by solar inverters and wind turbines, the system behaves differently.

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Nextpower Opens Southeast Operations Hub and Doubles Manufacturing Capacity in Tennessee with Partner MSS Steel Tubes USA

News from Nextpower

Expanded capacity and regional presence strengthen U.S. supply chains and support increasing solar power demand across the Southeast

Connecting distributed energy resources to central control

Article from COPA-DATA

For more than a century, electricity has flowed in one direction: from large central power plants, down transmission lines and into homes and businesses. That model is breaking down.

How Cyber Attackers Hack EV Charging Infrastructure

Article from Zac Amos, ReHack

As the world’s reliance on clean electricity becomes more commonplace, the need for stronger authentication, encryption and monitoring solutions grows.

PFlow Industries Highlights VRCs for Semiconductor Manufacturing Environments

12/10/25, 01:47 PM | Energy Storage | Other Renewables | PFlow Industries

Provide smooth, controlled starts and stops to protect delicate components

Trina Storage and Lightshift Energy Strengthen Strategic Partnership Through Planned Deployment of 1 GWh of Grid-Scale Energy Storage Systems

12/10/25, 06:01 AM | Solar Power | Energy Storage | Trina Solar

This major milestone reinforces both companies' long-term commitment to delivering reliable, high-performance energy storage solutions across North America

UL1741 Certification: Why It's Critical for Solar Inverters Entering the North American Market

12/10/25, 05:30 AM | Solar Power | Energy Storage | Ktech Energy Co.,Ltd

This abstract distills the core value, requirements, market impact, and practical guidance of UL1741 certification for solar inverters entering the North American market. As a mandatory safety standard developed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), UL1741 covers critical requirements including anti-islanding protection, grid compatibility (e.g., ±5% voltage/frequency fluctuation for 120V/240V split-phase models), and fire safety, with the 2023 6th edition adding mandates for LiFePO4 battery compatibility and smart grid protocols. Data from SEIA, NREL, and Consumer Reports confirms its irreplaceability: 98% of North American PV projects require it, it boosts consumer trust by reducing failure risks by 70%, and non-compliance incurs average fines of $15,000 per shipment. For manufacturers, certification involves third-party testing at UL-recognized labs, documentation submission (3-6 month average cycle), and post-certification maintenance. Beyond a safety credential, UL1741 is a strategic gateway to the $35 billion North American market, enabling grid access, policy incentive eligibility, and sustainable growth in a regulated landscape.

BayWa r.e. Secures $416M Funding for JVR Energy Park, Expected to Be Operational in Fall 2026

12/09/25, 07:33 AM | Solar Power | Other Renewables

JVR Energy Park will help power 57,000 homes in San Diego County with 125 MW of solar and 70 MW of battery storage.

Haven Energy Raises $40M to Build the Future of Distributed Power

12/09/25, 06:23 AM | Other Renewables

New funding accelerates Haven's utility partnerships and expands its leasing model with local installers, making affordable solar and battery systems more accessible to all homeowners.

OMCO Origin® Factory-Direct Trackers

A One-In-Portrait (1P) solution that support a wide range of solar projects (utility scale, distributed generation (DG), & C&I markets). Manufactured and factory preassembled in the USA at one of OMCO Solar's 5 US plants (AZ, IN, AL, OH), OMCO makes all structural components with domestic steel and now can offer a 100% domestic tracker. OMCO Origin® Factory-Direct Trackers include universal module mounts with options for all commercially available modules, labor-saving bearings with 6 adjustable ways to compensate for posts and terrain issues, and foundation solutions for every terrain including OMCO C Piles.

US Battery

(Corona, CA, United States of America)

Since 1926, we have been designing and manufacturing the highest quality deep cycle batteries in the world. Starting out as a small manufacturing operation in San Diego, California and growing to the global company that you see today, having loca­tions in Corona, California, Evans, Georgia and Augusta, Georgia, we work each day to supply our customers with the best batteries available. Through innovation and technology our products are the go-to energy storage batteries for a variety of applications including: scissor lifts, sweeper/scrubbers, golf carts, boats, RVs, renewable energy, and many other industries that require the constant energy delivered by quality deep-cycle batteries.