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  • Solar Spotlight: Engineering beyond specification

    Solar Spotlight: Engineering beyond specification
    Sep 29 2026
    As utility-scale solar and energy storage continue to drive grid expansion, the engineering decisions made early in a project's lifecycle grow in importance. This episode of Solar Spotlight focuses on the value of integrating engineering expertise from earliest stages of project development. Decisions vital to a solar project's success, like product selection, logistics and finding the right engineering partner — can ultimately reduce risk and costly mistakes in the long run. Joining me for this episode of Solar Spotlight are Josh Dorfman, president of American Wire Group, and Scott Moore, VP of renewables at American Wire Group.
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    11 min
  • Solar Spotlight: The AI-powered future of solar field operations

    Solar Spotlight: The AI-powered future of solar field operations
    Jul 8 2026
    Kamal Shah has seen residential and commercial construction industries shift from analog procedures to more advanced, software-driven practices to improve job site operations. He's also played an integral role in introducing these new efficiencies to the solar industry through his company SiteCapture. The software platform, available to the residential and commercial solar markets, helps manage data collection and verification across the entire lifespan of the solar array, from site survey through operations and maintenance. Shah joins us for this episode of Solar Spotlight to discuss some of the biggest trends in contemporary solar and how SiteCapture is keeping a long view on the future of photovoltaics.
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    14 min
  • Solar Spotlight: Safe, smooth and secure energy storage

    Solar Spotlight: Safe, smooth and secure energy storage
    Dec 2 2025
    The U.S. solar industry is constantly remaking itself to adapt to market demands, and so too are the manufacturers producing these renewable technologies. Following that notion, Jinko, a prominent PV module company, recently expanded its manufacturing operations to include battery energy storage systems. With the two complementary technologies under one umbrella, Jinko is supplying the utility and C&I segments with 24-hour energy from a single source. On this episode of Solar Spotlight by Solar Power World, Adam Detrick, director of product management and technical services at Jinko, discusses the company's strategic expansion into energy storage and how it's ensuring solar + storage projects deliver reliable, long-term performance. He also highlights Jinko's focus on providing safe, smooth and secure energy storage solutions through its comprehensive pre-integration services, robust long-term service agreements (LTSAs) and strong commitment to cybersecurity, giving customers confidence in the durability, reliability and security of their systems.
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    12 min
  • Solar Spotlight: Building a domestic content strategy

    Solar Spotlight: Building a domestic content strategy
    Oct 14 2025
    The Trump Administration has reversed Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives that have bolstered solar’s domestic manufacturing and installation footprints. While they technically are still active, these credits are operating with a shorter runway. On this episode of Solar Spotlight, Liz Reicherts, global head of government affairs, and Kleber Facchini, Director of CC&I Products & Applications at SolarEdge, discuss the state of domestic solar subsidies and how to use them while they’re still intact. Additionally, SolarEdge has partnered with solar mounting company Enstall and its subsidiaries, IronRidge and Panelclaw, to help PV contractors qualify for domestic content incentives.
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    21 min
  • Solar Spotlight: Covering PV electronics from substation to accessories

    Solar Spotlight: Covering PV electronics from substation to accessories
    Aug 19 2025
    Josh Dorfman, president of American Wire Group, is on this episode of Solar Spotlight to discuss the ins and outs of operating a national supplier of cable and electronic components for the renewable energy market in 2025.
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    8 min
  • Solar Spotlight: Navigating supply chain bottlenecks in the commercial PV market

    Solar Spotlight: Navigating supply chain bottlenecks in the commercial PV market
    Jul 2 2025
    James Mason, VP of renewable energy for ABC Supply, a national roofing and solar product supplier, talks global and domestic factors impacting solar industry’s growth, insights on federal and state incentives, unique challenges in commercial and industrial solar installations and more.
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    28 min
  • 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 min
  • 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 min