Solar Power International 2015: Solar in Disneyland

Solar Power International 2015: Solar in Disneyland

Tom Staples | Oct 8, 2015

Disneyland provided the backdrop for the Solar Power International (SPI) conference in Anaheim this year. As the biggest solar-focused conference in the U.S., exhibiting at SPI provides a great opportunity to find out firsthand what is on the mind of the industry—that...
UVIG technical achievement award presented to Tom Hoff

UVIG technical achievement award presented to Tom Hoff

Jeff Ressler | Apr 27, 2015

Last week, the Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG) recognized Tom Hoff, Clean Power Research founder and president of Research and Consulting, with an award for his ongoing contributions to solar forecasting. The ability to forecast the output of tens...
Planning for solar part 1: Solar fleet modeling

Planning for solar part 1: Solar fleet modeling

Ben Norris | Sep 4, 2014

With the proliferation of grid-connected solar—whether from a few large, utility-scale systems, or from thousands of small, behind-the-meter systems—utilities are grappling with integration of these distributed, variable power generation resources. Over the next three...