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Webinar: Low Slope PV Code Requirements
Live webinar is September 17 at 2 PM Eastern. With the growth of solar of in the last 5 years, codes and permitting have become hot topics. In Low Slope PV there have been many new codes published and...
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Contractors Corner Podcast: Texas Solar Outfitters
Cal Morton, Sales and Marketing Executive, Texas Solar Outfitters In this edition of the Contractors Corner podcast series, Cal Morton, sales and marketing executive at Texas Solar Outfitters (a 2014...
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How To Bring More Financing To C&I Solar Projects
Mike McGuire, a co-founder of Wiser Capital, currently oversees finance and risk management for the company’s transactions. McGuire has more than 40 years of financial management, investment management...
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SMA Offers Compact DC-to-AC System Solution For Utility Solar
SMA has expanded its power plant solutions portfolio with its new utility power system. This compact, DC-to-AC system solution for utility-scale PV consists of advanced engineered components, including...
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SolarBOS Releases Electrical Balance Of System Solutions For Solar
SolarBOS announces the release of a complete line of electrical balance of system solutions for string inverters, facilitating design and installation and assisting with Arc Fault Circuit Interruption...
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Enphase Energy & Brian D. Robertson Fund Partner To Raise Solar Awareness In...
Enphase Energy announced a charitable partnership with the Brian D. Robertson Memorial Solar Schools Fund (BDR Fund) to install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in over 25 schools across the nation at...
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ABB Partners On Solar Storage Technologies
Partnership deepens ties between BYD, China’s leading energy storage company and electric vehicle pioneer, and ABB, the globally leading power and automation group ABB and BYD announced today a...
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Sungrow Stays Strong In 2014
Sungrow’s SG500MX-M is now a modular inverter with up to 4 MPPTs. The 50kW and 60kW units use advanced thermal and high power density design that nearly double the power output in the same form factor....
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ReneSola Provides 10 MW To Juwi Project In India
ReneSola will provide 10 MW of solar modules to Juwi India Renewable Energies, a Bangalore-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm specializing in solar and wind energy plants. The...
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Mike Miskovsky Joins QBotix As New CEO
New CEO of QBotix Mike Miskovsky QBotix, manufacturer of robot-enabled dual-axis solar tracking systems, recently announced that Mike Miskovsky has joined the company as its new CEO. Miskovsky assumes...
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How Distributors Help Installers Improve Their Businesses?
How can distributors help installers improve their business practices outside of supplying components? Demand for solar is at an all-time high. Worldwide solar demand will hit 40 to 46 GW this year...
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Webinar: Maximize PV Rooftop Space & Energy Output with Horizontal String...
Live webinar is Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 2 PM Eastern. The Advanced Energy 3TL horizontal mounting kit provides a compact and cost-effective means to install AE 3TL string inverters in a horizontal...
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The Trade Case Cometh (Again)
There’s a lot of consternation surrounding the Department of Commerce’s July 25 decision to levy heavy tariffs on Chinese and Taiwanese panel manufacturers. Here’s what it means for you. By Frank...
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How To Shorten The Solar Sales Process For Success
Customer requests, such as migrating a 120kW array from rooftop (left) to carport (right), can be incorporated directly by the salesperson when using sales software. By Paul Grana and Paul Gibbs,...
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How The New NEC Codes Will Affect Your Installations
Courtesy of PV expert Bill Brooks, here’s how a utility-interactive PV system with no battery storage might be equipped with a rapid-disconnect facility that meets NEC 690.12 requirements. In this...
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Webinar: Top 21 O&M Considerations For Commercial Solar Projects
Live webinar is September 30th at 2 PM Eastern. Successful solar contractors know that a client relationship doesn’t end at commissioning. Solar projects must produce high levels of energy for 20 or...
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Which Battery Technology Will Win The Storage Race?
Lead-acid batteries and protective structures will remain the most popular technology to lead the RE market. By: John Connell, VP of SLI products at Crown Battery Manufacturing Co. As more utilities...
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How Is Software Changing The Solar Sales Process?
Effective solar sales professionals are always looking for ways to gain an edge. Software products have played a critical role in improving sales teams’ effectiveness. Effective solar sales...
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Duke Energy Commits $500 million To NC Solar Power
Duke Energy made a $500 million commitment to a major expansion of solar power in North Carolina. This culminates the company’s request for proposals (RFP) issued in February for new solar capacity. It...
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The Solar Company Teams Up With Ronnie Lott
Ronnie Lott, inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 2000 The Solar Company (No. 100 on the 2014 Top 400 Solar Contractors list) recently announced a new partnership with Hall of Fame football...
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