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Tesla Solar Shingles (News Item)
Solar shingles have had a short but troubled history, the
shingle tiles have been difficult to install, highly inefficient, and have been
recalled numerous times due to causing roof fires. Th ...
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Canadian Solar vs Hanwha Q Cells: Most Value? (News Item)
Canadian Solar and Hanwha Q Cells are well known for
manufacturing and delivering quality, value-based poly and mono solar panels.
As the adoption of solar has gradually increased, so has the de ...
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Longi Solar Panels: The Complete Review (News Item)
Longi Solar is a leading manufacturer of reliable, technologically advanced, value-based monocrystalline solar panels. Established in 2000, the company is headquartered in China; where they con ...
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Minnesota Solar Energy Incentives (News Item)
Minnesota boasts one of the countries strongest Renewable
Portfolio Standards (RPS), with an impressive 25% requirement for utilities to
source their power from a renewable energy source by the ...
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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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SMA TS4-R Smart Modules: Complete Overview (News Item)
Solar
inverter technology has expanded rapidly over the last five years, with huge
advances made in expected lifetime, output and overall efficiency. When
considering solar, it is important ...
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SolarEdge Inverters: The Complete Review (News Item)
SolarEdge Inverters are one of the most popular and highest quality string inverter solutions for any residential or commercial PV array. The affordability matched with reliable, long-ter ...
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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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Intro to Ground Pole Mount Solar Racking (News Item)
There are a number of reasons why solar system owners
consider using pole top racking solutions for their project. Roof and building
structures may be too small to handle the number of panels you n ...
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Essential Tools for Solar Installations (News Item)
Although solar systems require common household tools such
as a screw driver, hammer rails and so on, there are specialized tools designed
specifically for solar installations. Some tools are desig ...
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Power Optimizers: Everything You Need to Know (News Item)
Power optimizers connect to SolarEdge inverters to increase efficiency at the point of power generated from the solar modules. The optimizers increase the conversion rate and efficiency fo ...
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The Federal Solar Tax Credit Guide (News Item)
The Federal Solar Tax Credit is one of the biggest
incentives for installing a solar energy system. It is available to residential
and commercial systems alike and can be used to save thousand ...
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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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IronRidge vs SnapNrack (News Item)
IronRidge and SnapNrack are two of the biggest names in solar racking. If you are new to solar, or are simply looking for the best racking system, it can be difficult to determine which racking ...
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How Long Do Solar Panels Last? (News Item)
It is important to understand exactly what you will be getting from your solar energy system over the long-term. Solar panels are one of the most costly sides of this system investment. Kn ...
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What are the Pros and Cons of Micro-Inverters? (News Item)
Solar installations require a lot of
time, planning and decision making. One of the factors that needs to
be considered when putting together any system is: "What type of
inverter do I need or wan ...
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3 Things to Consider When Going Solar (News Item)
Is Your Roof Ready For Solar?
So, you’re interested in installing a solar energy system on
your home? You’ve researched the right
solar panel manufacturer, read endless
reviews on
inverter ...
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How to Size a Solar Battery Bank (News Item)
*Two Phase Trojan Battery BankWhen installing an off-grid or hybrid PV array, sizing the
battery bank can be a complicated process, and oftentimes, research leads to
more questions than answers. Th ...
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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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Expected Trends for Solar in 2015 and Beyond (News Item)
The recent boom in the solar market is expected to continue through the 2015 year. In fact, the global demand for new solar installations is projected to increase by 25%. During the 2013-2014 year, s ...
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IronRidge UFO and FF2 Installation Process (News Item)
*IronRidge Water Tight Design
IronRidge is known as one of the
solar industry’s racking manufacturers due to its high-quality components and
long lifetime. By the end of 2016 IronRidge intr ...
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Tesla Powerwall Battery (News Item)
Very few people have not heard Tesla's exciting news about their
new Powerwall battery. The Powerwall works hand in hand with home
solar applications, offering power solutions both at night and dur ...
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How To Pick The Best Solar Panel Manufacturer (News Item)
Selecting the right solar panel for your systems needs is
essential in having a successful solar installation. With the number of solar
panel manufacturers currently in the market, and coming into ...
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IronRidge Solar Racking Mounts (News Item)
Established
in the mid 1990's, IronRidge started producing top of pole mounts
until the market expanded, and demand for alternative solar racking
systems increased. Today, they are a leading manuf ...
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Benefits of Hanwha Q.Plus-G4 Solar Panels (News Item)
One of the many benefits of working with solar energy is
that the technology is continuing to improve year after year. With advances in
cell technology being released on an annual basis, it is no s ...
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Customer Gallery (Web Page)
Customer Gallery includes DIY solar systems from some of our featured projects. Our systems are custom designed for roof top, ground mount, top of pole mount, boat, RV and more. Click on a sys ...
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Solar Components (Web Page)
Solar Power System Components Overview
Understanding the products or components that enable a solar energy system to function properly is important. Any potential solar power system ow ...
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The Photovoltaic Effect (Web Page)
The Photovoltaic Effect
The Photovoltaic effect is the creation of voltage or an electric current in a material upon exposure to light and is a known and understood to be a phy ...
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How Solar Cells Work (Web Page)
Understanding How Solar Cells Work
Solar cells convert the sun's energy into electricity through the photovoltaic affect; the ability of matter to emit electrons when a light i ...
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Learn Solar (Web Page)
Understanding the Source of Solar Energy: The Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of our solar system, and is largely responsible for all life on Earth. This nearly perfect sphere co ...