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Dow offers BIPV solar for residential and commercial markets
The POWERHOUSE Solar System 2.0 (PH 2.0) combines the performance and protection of a conventional asphalt roof with an integrated photovoltaic (PV) system that powers the home. PH 2.0 is a higher...
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What is the best foundation for a ground-mount solar array?
The short answer is: it depends. Ground-mounted arrays penetrate the ground-surface to stabilize the rack structure and have a variety of foundation types. Soil composition, local climate conditions,...
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Clean Solar expands in California and makes top lists
Bay Area solar installer and 2015 Top 500 Solar Power World Contractor Clean Solar announced the expansion of its residential solar division into San Joaquin County to include the regions of Tracy and...
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Ginlong presents four MPPT 36-kW Solis inverter at Solar Power International
Ginlong Technologies will be presenting exciting inverter innovations at Solar Power International, the largest solar trade show in North America, held September 14-17, 2015 in Anaheim, CA. Ginlong...
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APS becomes APsystems
It’s been just six years since APS was a Silicon Valley startup – and how far we’ve come in that short time. Founded with the goal of bringing the most advanced microinverter technology to the solar PV...
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Ideal Power white paper: exploring the benefits of new B-TRAN technology
Ideal Power released a white paper describing a new power semiconductor switch called the Bi-directional Bipolar Junction TRANsistor (B-TRAN) and its method of operation as well as the implications of...
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Google is mapping rooftops to find solar potential
Google announced its plans to determine the planet’s solar potential though what it calls “Project Sunroof.” Here is a piece published on the company’s Green Blog explaining the project. The cost of...
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SMA earns 700 MW inverter order from Swinerton Renewable Energy
SMA has been chosen to supply 700 MW of central inverters for seven utility-scale PV plants in California. Swinerton Renewable Energy—a San Diego-based engineering, procurement and construction...
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First-ever solar mounting conference, SOMO, is a success
Attendees of SOMO, the Solar Mounting Conference, get an up-close look at a mounting product from IronRidge. Daniel Schippers, the owner of Solar Solutions AZ, made a good point to me at SOMO this...
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Clean Energy Distribution introduces commercial solar financing product to...
Tim Kubes told a crowd at the SOMO Conference that the solar industry has electrons and financing, and everything else fits between. He said having a good finance product is key to being successful in...
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Pegasus Solar demonstrates sloped-roof mounting product at SOMO
The Pegasus Solar mount for sloped asphalt shingle roofs. Pegasus Solar was among the solar mounting manufacturers that exhibited at SOMO, the solar mounting conference. Relatively new to the market,...
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Cellular I/O modules from Moxa monitor remote field devices
Moxa recently launched the ioLogik 2542-HSPA and ioLogik 2512-HSPA cellular remote I/O modules. Both feature High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) five-band cellular, in addition to Ethernet and serial...
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SolarWorld endorses rail-free racking; will distribute Quick Mount PV system
SolarWorld announced its alignment with an industry trend away from use of long rails in mounting solar panels and toward rail-free racking in light of the latter’s cost savings in materials, labor,...
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Applied Energy Technologies to provide ground-mount racking for 1-MW in...
Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a preferred supplier of commercial and utility-scale racking systems and one of the top 10 solar racking companies in the United States, was selected by JK Mechanical...
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SolarReserve to develop solar and storage project in Chile
SolarReserve has received environmental approval from the Chilean government to develop one of the world’s largest solar projects with energy storage. Utilizing SolarReserve’s proprietary solar thermal...
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Solar Speaks: How a nonprofit and solar music videos are changing the world
We spoke with Teri Carter, a consultant for global sustainable solutions and community development. She discussed how USOL Energy is making solar panels in Mexico for Mexico, how her non-profit Power...
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What is the best type of battery for solar storage?
Batteries in solar applications have to meet the demands of unstable grid energy, heavy cycling (charging and discharging) and irregular full recharging. There’s a variety of battery types fitted for...
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Solar Speaks: A chance to socialize and change the world through solar at SPI
Solar Power International offers events specifically for women each year. Perhaps one of the longest running is a panel discussion and reception put on by the Professional Women in Solar Group....
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Advantages of building-integrated and bifacial PV
When the triumvirate of solar analysis—Bloomberg New Energy Finance, GTM Research and Mercom—all revised their initial forecasts to predict a “new era of solar PV competitiveness” (GTM Research), it...
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California to cut solar net-metering: What it means for you
By Mark Snyder, Mark Snyder Electric In a trend that’s sweeping the nation, California is eliminating net metering subsidies for grid-tied solar PV systems. Discover exactly what this means for you...
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