SunSpec Member News
SunSpec Alliance Advances Security for Distributed Energy Resource Systems
Creates Blockchain Work Group to protect security credentials The SunSpec Alliance and members Doosan Gridtech, Kitu Systems, and Wivity announced the creation of the SunSpec Blockchain Work Group. The work group will create requirements and specifications for a...
SunSpec Member Talks at SPI
SunSpec Member companies have really stepped up and are giving some incredibly interesting talks at SPI this year. From de-carbonization strategies to modeling for 40-year solar operational life to defending PV systems from cyberattacks, SunSpec Member companies are...
SunSpec Member Booths at SPI
Quite a few SunSpec members will have a booth at SPI this year. We encourage you to stop by member booths and see what connections you can make. Member booths: ABB: 1815 Ampt: 4045 Blu Banyan: 3951 CSA Group Company: 4133 Continental Control Systems: 5168 Delta...
SunSpec 2019 Annual Member Meeting and 10th Anniversary Celebration
Join us in La Jolla, California as we celebrate our 10th anniversary at SunSpec's 2019 Annual Member Meeting. [show_to accesslevel="full-contributing-members"]Register Here[/show_to][hide_from accesslevel="full-contributing-members"]You must be a Contributing Member...
Rapid Shutdown Gets Its First Sunspec Certification in Fronius
For full article, visit PV Magazine. The Fronius Symo Advanced product line, which had already been NEC 2017 compliant when coupled with a Tigo TS-4, is now also certified for rapid shutdown by the SunSpec Alliance. Stephen Coffrin – U.S. Department of Energy In the...
Fronius Symo Advanced Inverter Receives First SunSpec Rapid Shutdown Certification
Portage, IN and San Jose, CA - May 21, 2019 – Fronius USA and SunSpec Alliance today announced the first SunSpec Certified™ Rapid Shutdown certification designation. The Fronius Symo Advanced is the first inverter on the market to receive the official SunSpec Rapid...
Seven Trends from Our 2019 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide
For full article, visit Solar Builder Magazine By Chris Crowell We asked every inverter manufacturer to tell us about their latest and greatest products for our 2019 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide. What came back was a range of innovations from the most powerful...
SunSpec Alliance Announces Kyrio as Official PKI Provider
The SunSpec Official Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Provider will deliver high-quality digital certificate provisioning services for Distributed Energy Resources. SAN JOSE, CA – February 12, 2019 – SunSpec Alliance, the information standards and certification...
Solar Standards: What is SunSpec?
Join Tom Tansy of the SunSpec Alliance and Chris Connell, National Tech Sales Advisor for Fronius at this March 13 webinar hosted by CivicSolar related to the Rapid Shutdown protocol and NEC 2017 mandate. They will discuss the importance of standardizing solar...
Drive Down Solar Soft Costs with Data Standards
The Orange Button Initiative wants to significantly reduce the cost of your solar install For full article, visit Solar r.e.view by Solar r.e.view | Illustration by Tom Miller Solar soft costs are most often associated with project-related activities like permitting,...
Seven SunSpec Alliance Authorized Test Laboratories Announced
SunSpec Certified™ Authorized Test Laboratories address testing requirements inherent in CA Rule 21 and 2017 NEC® data communications functionality. SAN JOSE, CA – January 22, 2019 – SunSpec Alliance, the information standards and certification organization for the...
SMA’s CORE1 Commercial Solutions Now Features SMA Smart Connected
Originally published by Solar Novus Today. Visit their site for the full article. SMA announced that its Sunny Tripower CORE1 commercial solution will now be offered with SMA Smart Connected, a proactive O&M solution powered by ennexOS that cuts truck rolls in...
The Importance of Industry Standards
Originally published by Fronius. Read the full article on their website. As the solar industry is maturing, technical industry standards gain importance and will be a crucial aspect for the further evolution of solar to a mainstream industry. Initiatives from...
Meet the Instructor: Mike Bourton, VP of Business Development at Kitu Systems
In this interview, Mike Bourton of Kitu systems talks about the mission-critical dates and financial opportunities in relation to the upcoming California Rule 21 guidelines. Mike also talks about the deep integration between SunSpec and the rollout of CA rule 21. Mike...
Meet the Instructor: Steve Kang, VP of Engineering for QualityLogic
In this interview Steve Kang, VP of Engineering for QualityLogic, talks about the benefits of compliance with California Rule 21 and the advantages of the rise of the Smart Grid. Steve also continues to talk about the role of QualityLogic and SunSpec in relation to...
Taking the Lead on Solar-panel Safety with a Reference Design Specifically for Rapid Shutdown
Originally published via Texas Instruments website. Visit their site for full article. Did you know that TI is one of the first semiconductor companies to offer designs for the rapid shutdown of solar power systems in the event of a fire or electrical hazard? In 2017,...
kWh Analytics releases Orange Button Translate software
Read on kWh Analytics Website By Kelly Pickerel | September 19, 2018 kWh Analytics today announced the release of Orange Button Translate, the first piece of software designed exclusively to support the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office’s...
SunSpec Announces RFPs for Certified Test Lab and PKI Programs
Announcement Date: September 18, 2018 SunSpec Alliance, the information standards and certification organization for the Distributed Energy Resources (DER) industry, has issued two Request for Proposals (RFP). Open Request for Proposal for Certified Test...