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Commercial Data Logging Solutions (News Item)
Commercial power plants are beneficial for both individual
companies and entire communities. Large scale commercial solar installations
can be used to power large commercial buildings or provide re ...
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A Closer Look at Fronius Inverters for Solar (News Item)
Fronius offers an industry leading line of inverters that
meet all energy applications. From small residential applications to large
commercial arrays; Fronius offers industry leading benefits that ...
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Crystalline vs Thin Film Solar Panels (News Item)
Crystalline (Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline) solar
modules dominate the solar industry, with thin film modules accounting for 5%
of global solar installations across the globe. While thin film ...
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LG Solar vs Panasonic: What’s Best? (News Item)
You know of LG and Panasonic from their electronics
divisions, now both big companies are manufacturing some of the best solar
panels in the industry to date. Since their induction ...
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California Bill Aims for 100% Renewable Energy (News Item)
The last few years have seen great strides taken towards
renewable energy dependence, particularly in the environmentally minded state
of California. Under Senate Bill 100 (SB 100), the state has s ...
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Kaneka Corporation New Solar Cell Technology (News Item)
Kaneka Corporation, a chemical
manufacturer based in Japan, has set a new milestone in solar technology with
their record breaking energy efficient solar cell. Although the efficiency
rates of sol ...
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What Chinese Tariffs Could Mean for Solar (News Item)
The controversial petition filed by Suniva after is
bankruptcy has been at the center of many discussions, blogs and news articles,
for good reason. The Georgia based, Chinese owned manufacturer fi ...
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New Solar Tariff Imposed on Imported Modules (News Item)
The Tariff and RatesOn January 22nd 2018, President Trump issued an
order for a 30% tariff on imported solar cell and modules (mainly from Asia
into the United States).The solar tariff will begin a ...
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Trina Solar PD Series Solar Panels (News Item)
Trina Solar offers innovative, reliable products that are
highly efficient and backed by a strong customer centered company. Trina Solar
is well known for being one of the leading companies in the ...
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Renewable Energy Hits Milestone in US (News Item)
Exciting news came to the United States renewable energy
market in March of 2017 when wind and solar energy generated 10 percent of
America’s electricity, a new energy milestone. This new milestone ...
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New Jersey Solar Rebates and Incentives (News Item)
New Jersey had the hard-earned title of the strongest state
for solar in 2011 due to its aggressive renewable energy incentive and rebates,
since then its rate of growth has continued in an upward ...
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Canadian Solar vs Mission Solar: What’s Best? (News Item)
Canadian Solar and Mission Solar are leading
manufacturers of high efficiency, mid-range solar panels. Their solar modules are desirable for a variety of system types from
residential to comm ...
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Trina 305w Solar Panel vs Conergy 305w Solar Panel (News Item)
VSTrina and Conergy are two high quality solar manufacturers that often get overlooked due to lesser brand awareness from both homeowners and installers when putting together a solar array. The ...
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Five Steps for DIY Solar Power System (News Item)
There are a myriad of tools online to assist you in
determining what kind of
solar power system you will need for your specific energy
needs. However, complicated formulas, industry speak ...
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Ginlong Solis Inverters and Monitoring Review (News Item)
Ginlong Solis manufactures highly efficient solar inverters
with compatible inverter monitoring units. Although they are not well known in
the solar industry, their quality and low cost makes them ...
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Solaria American Made Solar Panels (News Item)
With the current turbulence in the solar market causing
price increases in companies outside the United States, the interest in
American made solar panels is higher than ever. While the courts hear ...
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Best Solar Panels for Commercial Solar Arrays (News Item)
Commercial and residential projects are similar in terms of
the materials you will need to complete your system. However, commercial
projects typically require larger sized systems which means you ...
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California Solar and Grid Technology (News Item)
California is well known in the United States as being a
leader in residential, commercial and utility scale renewable energy
installations. The state offers a vast array of incentives and rebates ...
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REC Group Solar Panel's Cutting Edge Technology (News Item)
REC Group as joined likeminded manufacturers such as
Canadian Solar in introducing ground-breaking new technologies that enhance the
efficiency of solar modules during both peak sun hours and in lo ...
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Grounding Techniques to Prevent Inverter Damage (News Item)
Although many inverters come with integrated grounding and
arc fault protection, proper care to ensure complete grounding is necessary to
ensure that your inverter will not be overcharged from a po ...
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Utility Scale Solar Installations in the United States (News Item)
The oftentimes cold state of Michigan is not the first state
that one thinks of when they hear the word solar. However, that stigma did not
stop Michigan from opening the North Star Solar Farm in D ...
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Preparing Your Roof for Solar (News Item)
For roof-mount solar arrays, the condition of your roof can
be the breaking point for obtaining solar permits. If you have damaged
shingles, leakage, sagging or moss and algae growing you may have ...
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SMA Tripower CORE1 Inverter: Complete Review (News Item)
SMA America is a leading global specialist for solar inverter system technology, providing solutions for commercial and residential systems alike.
Residential owners may be familiar with SMA’s ...
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SolarWorld America Still Going Strong (News Item)
SolarWorld, one of the solar industries most recognizable
brands, created waves when SolarWorld AG and its German subsidiaries announced
their insolvency on May 10
th. The company largely a ...
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Understanding Your Roof and Installing Solar (News Item)
There are a number of different roof types, and with each
roof type, there is a different
racking application that will help maximize
your energy potential. Identifying your roof type begi ...
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Choosing SolarEdge PV Optimizers For Your System (News Item)
*SolarEdge PV OptimizersAs we approach the summer of 2017, so does new lines of
higher efficiency solar panels, new racking systems, better inverter lines –
and the ever increasing addition of Sola ...
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Learn Grid-Tie Systems (Web Page)
What Are Grid-Tie Systems?
A Grid-Tie Solar System, is an electrical producing power module which is connected to a 'power grid', i.e., (your local utilities company). Grid-tie ...
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Sizing Your System (Web Page)
How to Size Your Solar Energy System
Now that you have gathered all the necessary information, we can begin to size your solar energy system.
Our calculation formula will sho ...
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Learn About Solar Energy (Web Page)
What is Solar Energy?
Solar Energy is the radiant light (Solar Radiation) and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using several types of technologies such as: solar heating, ph ...
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Understanding Solar Radiation (Web Page)
Solar Radiation Explanation
Solar Radiation or Solar Irradiance is the power per unit area received from the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength rang ...