Date | Title | Description |
11.07.2018 | Why mass customized solutions win in utility-scale solar | Why mass customized solutions win in utility-scale solar
By Patrick Keelin July 11, 2018 View Profile
SunLink started designing solar mounting systems in 2004 when the concept of commercial rooftop solar was novel. The first systems were cu... |
10.07.2018 | The role of system design, labor in reducing utility-scale solar costs in 2018 | The role of system design, labor in reducing utility-scale solar costs in 2018
By SB Staff July 10, 2018 View Profile
According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)’s U.S. Solar Photovoltaic S... |
26.02.2018 | PV Pointer: How to optimize PV system structural design for environmental hazards | PV Pointer: How to optimize PV system structural design for environmental hazards
By Lauren Busby Ahsler February 26, 2018 View Profile
According to a recent study by SolarPower Europe, new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity installed worldwi... |
28.12.2017 | Four trends leading ground-mounted solar in 2018 from IHS Markit | Centralized trackers like Array Technologies’ DuraTrack HZ can simplify O&M requirements and reduce the amount of motors needed.
The following article is from the Jan/Feb issue of Solar Builder magazine. Set up your free print or digita... |
30.11.2017 | PV Pointer: Why mass-customized solutions win in utility-scale solar | PV Pointer: Why mass-customized solutions win in utility-scale solar
By Patrick Keelin November 30, 2017 View Profile
SunLink started designing solar mounting systems in 2004 when the concept of commercial rooftop solar was novel. The first... |
08.11.2017 | Solar Builder Project of the Year C&I: Worcester Greenwood Landfill | Solar Builder Project of the Year C&I: Worcester Greenwood Landfill
By SB Staff November 8, 2017 View Profile
How’s this for timing: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt made headlines, as we were writing this, for... |
25.10.2017 | SunLink beefs up operations team with two executive hires | SunLink beefs up operations team with two executive hires
By Chris Crowell October 25, 2017 View Profile
SunLink Corp. continues to expand its mounting systems, services and software to become a full-scope solar energy solutions provider. I... |
18.09.2017 | Details on new solar fixed tilt, tracker Pro packages from SunLink | Details on new solar fixed tilt, tracker Pro packages from SunLink
By Chris Crowell September 18, 2017 View Profile
SunLink Corp. is offering new packages for its GeoPro fixed tilt and TechTrack Distributed single axis tracker products. The... |
31.07.2017 | Solar tracking system advancements: What’s the impact over the life of a PV plant?
Tracker System Profiles | Solar tracking system advancements: What’s the impact over the life of a PV plant?
By Chris Crowell July 31, 2017 View Profile
The goal of a solar tracking system is to boost the lifetime energy production of a given site, somewhere between... |
05.06.2017 | How to use tracker control systems to your advantage | In the December 2016 Solar Builder, I discussed the industry evolution from passive to active and dynamic systems. Here’s a primer on control systems and how to make them work for your project. The Basics
Clients frequently ask how trackers... |
11.05.2017 | Mounting Pressure: Today’s large-scale PV boom demands new levels of service from racking companies | For the first time ever, in 2016, U.S. solar ranked as the No. 1 source of new electric generating capacity additions on an annual basis. In total, solar accounted for 39 percent of new capacity additions across all fuel types, and these bi... |
15.03.2017 | SunLink secures US$10 million credit facility with Heritage Bank of Commerce | - |
15.03.2017 | SunLink Closes $10M Credit Facility with Heritage Bank of Commerce | SunLink Corporation, a Mill Valley, Calif.-based entech company, closed a $10M credit facility with Heritage Bank of Commerce.
The company intends to use the funds for the continued expansion of its business.
Led by Michael Maulick, CEO, Su... |
14.03.2017 | SunLink Closes $10 Million Credit Facility with Heritage Bank of Commerce | As part of the company’s evolution from respected solar engineering powerhouse to one of the fastest growing EnTech companies in the country, SunLink Corporation has engaged Heritage Bank of Commerce to provide an expanded line of credit an... |
24.02.2017 | Three Department of Defense projects in Florida go with SunLink racking | SunLink Corp. was selected by Swinerton Renewable Energy to supply its GeoPro fixed tilt solution in connection with a 165 MW portfolio of solar ground mount projects located in the panhandle of Florida. Coronal Energy, powered by Panasonic... |
22.02.2017 | SunLink chosen to rack 1.4 million panels in Florida | Is it possible for Christmas to come nine months early? SunLink might swear that it can.
Even if the answer is “no”, it still must have felt like a holiday when they found out that California utility-scale solar developer Swinerton Renewabl... |
15.02.2017 | How SunLink, CalCom Solar streamlined the install of three recent solar projects | With shared expertise in designing, permitting, building and optimizing solar energy systems for agricultural operations, SunLink Corp. and CalCom Solar have successfully completed three solar projects in Shafter and Wasco, Calif. – the fir... |
13.02.2017 | How data can shift the energy market to solar | Example from SunLink’s VERTEX platform
The solar community, and the energy industry in general, has not yet realized the potential of data. It seems to be a vague and elusive concept — more sensors, more things to keep track of, more things... |
21.11.2016 | SunLink listed among fastest growing tech companies in Deloitte ranking | SunLink Corp. recently ranked as the fifth fastest growing EnTech company on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North Americ... |
24.10.2016 | What is next for the solar industry? Executives share their thoughts | What is next for the solar industry? Executives share their thoughts
By Chris Crowell October 24, 2016 View Profile
Get a group of solar industry leaders on a stage in 2016, and all discussions tend to veer into the existential. This is our... |
12.09.2016 | SPI Preview: Track down these new solar tracker options | SunLink’s new TechTrack
Trackers aren’t quite the niche product they used to be, only provided by a handful of manufacturers. There are some new players in the space with new solutions, and some of the old standbys continue to improve on th... |
22.08.2016 | PV Pointers: Five tips for purchasing from a mounting manufacturer | PV Pointers: Five tips for purchasing from a mounting manufacturer
By Patrick Keelin August 22, 2016 View Profile
Patrick Keelin1) Engage manufacturers early
Successful renewable energy projects optimize the power generation equipment in ac... |
18.08.2016 | SunLink expands PowerCare services to the Northeast | SunLink project in Sheffield, Mass.
Highlighting the demand for its solar engineering, installation and O&M services for EPCs in the mid-range fixed tilt and tracker market nationwide, the PowerCare team from SunLink Corporation has exp... |
17.08.2016 | Sunlink expands installation business in New England | Today Sunlink Corporation announced that it has expanded its installation business in the Northeastern United States, with one PV project completed, another under construction and 10 more in Massachusetts and Vermont scheduled for completio... |
02.06.2016 | SunLink selected as project supplier for two new Blattner Energy solar plants | SunLink selected as project supplier for two new Blattner Energy solar plants
By Chris Crowell June 2, 2016 View Profile
Expanding on the collaboration that has already seen several hundred megawatts of solar installed, SunLink Corp. has be... |
16.05.2016 | Load Warriors: Experts discuss rooftop ballast installation best practices | Photo credit: PanelClaw’s Polar Bear Mounting System and project developer Nexamp.
Installing a ballast racking system on a commercial roof isn’t necessarily any easier or more difficult than a ground-mount in terms of the planning and chal... |
05.05.2016 | The value of a team approach to fixed-tilt ground-mount projects | The value of a team approach to fixed-tilt ground-mount projects
By Rob Ward May 5, 2016 View Profile
Fixed-tilt ground-mount systems are an excellent choice for maximizing solar energy production on sites with difficult soils, extreme envi... |
23.03.2016 | Arizona State signs O&M contract with SunLink for campus solar projects | SunLink Corp. has taken on O&M responsibility for a group of tracker and rooftop solar projects installed at Arizona State University (ASU). This win for SunLink’s PowerCare program is the latest in a series of solar installations and O... |
18.01.2016 | On the Scene: SunLink’s new service approach uses tech industry blueprint | The “link” in SunLink used to just refer to its racking system, seen here.
To understand where the solar industry is about to go over the next five, 10, 20 years, one might look at the tech industry. Fall down this rabbit hole for a minute:... |
10.12.2015 | New 25-MW project pushes SunLink’s Southeastern footprint past 350 MW | A new 27-MW DC solar project in Georgia propels SunLink Corp. beyond 350 MW DC of projects in 2015 in the southeastern United States and cements the company’s position as the ground-mount market leader in the region. Georgia recently celebr... |
03.12.2015 | SunLink to build out PowerCare security tech with new exec hire | SunLink Corp. continues to grow its executive strength with the addition of James Ray as vice president of software engineering. Ray brings a wealth of experience from the financial security space and joins SunLink at the perfect time as th... |
12.11.2015 | SunLink to develop 112.7-MW solar project in Southeast | SunLink and Blattner Energy make a good team. Following their collaboration on a 148.5-MW utility-scale solar project earlier this year, Blattner has selected SunLink Corp. as the project partner for a 112.7-MW solar PV portfolio project un... |
28.10.2015 | SunLink international expansion: 37-MW solar projects in Honduras | In keeping with SunLink Corp.’s rapid expansion across the board, the company revealed that it will be expanding its international presence with several projects in Western Honduras totaling 37 MW.
With a legacy of successful PV installatio... |
21.10.2015 | See a 270-kW rooftop system completed by SunLink, RA Power & Light | Hitting a project deadline on time is always a great feeling, but how about three weeks ahead of schedule? SunLink Corp. and RA Power & Light did just that completing a new 270-kW commercial rooftop system at the Aethercomm facility in ... |
23.09.2015 | SunLink expands PowerCare program into installation, O&M services | Expanding on its highly regarded engineering support and project management for commercial and utility solar installations, SunLink Corp. is introducing two new services under the umbrella of its signature PowerCare program: StrongLink inst... |
13.08.2015 | SunLink, Blattner Energy partner on 148.5-MW solar project in Southeast | SunLink Corp. was selected as a project partner for a 148.5-MW solar PV portfolio project under development in the southeastern United States by Blattner Energy, a power generation contractor and provider of renewable energy construction in... |
03.07.2015 | SunLink Receives Line of Credit from Silicon Valley Bank | SunLink Corporation, a San Rafael, CA-based solar energy solutions company, received a new line of credit and other financial services from Silicon Valley Bank (Nasdaq: SIVB).
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The company intends to... |
26.06.2015 | SunLink receives line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank | As part of the company’s expansion from a leading PV mounting systems manufacturer to a full-scope solar energy solutions company, SunLink Corp. has engaged Silicon Valley Bank to provide a new line of credit and other financial services in... |
04.09.2014 | A Decade In Review | After 10 steadily successful years of the U.S. solar industry, what have we learned?
It’s often difficult to comprehend how far the solar industry has come in the last 10 years. But just look at the numbers: In 2004, the United States had 1... |
04.09.2014 | Solar Power International 2014 Product Showcase | Solar Power International will be in Las Vegas, Oct. 20-23, 2014. Visit Solar Builder at Booth 1740!
Advanced Energy
The AE 3TL Horizontal Mounting Kit provides a compact and cost-effective means to install AE 3TL string inverters in a hori... |
08.05.2014 | Mounting and Racking Showcase 2014 | Here are the latest product announcements from the best mounting and racking companies in the business. See what’s new and what has evolved over the last year. And make sure to visit their websites for a full list of available products in 2... |
08.05.2014 | Filling Unused Land with Solar | The landfill and brownfield market is growing for solar installations, and SunLink has worked out a system that will last.
Massachusetts isn’t that big. It’s the seventh smallest state in the union, and the only states it beats are its surr... |
20.01.2014 | Simplicity Steps Up a Notch | The combiner box of today does more than just hold wires and fuses.
Most solar product names are self-explanatory — an inverter inverts, a tracking system tracks, an optimizer optimizes. And even though a combiner box falls in this self-exp... |
16.09.2013 | Solar Power International Showcase | The solar energy industry is in high gear and at Solar Power International 2013 (SPI), October 21-24 at the McCormick Place in Chicago, participants can plug into the technologies, personal connections and professional insights that give ri... |
07.05.2013 | Mounting and Racking Product Showcase | As evident on this lengthy page, there are many, many players in the solar industry. It can seem overwhelming to narrow down the choices for the best mounting and racking system for a new solar project. Some companies focus on specific appl... |
20.07.2009 | SunLink captures $1.5M for solar integration equipment | SunLink, provider of technology used to integrate solar panels and equipment into existing buildings, has raised $1.1 million of a targeted $1.5 million in debt financing, according to regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Com... |