Category: Green & Clean
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How dust accumulates on solar panels, and how LONGi Hi-Mo 5 Anti-Dust modules prevent it
Solar PV system underperformance is a constant concern. The best operations and maintenance (O&M) strategies deploy a combination of monitoring and on-the-roof personnel, but solar panels are out in the elements. Even the most robust O&M plans can’t keep pace with everything Mother Nature – and human beings – throw at them. The NABCEP CE……
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The eclipse’s path of totality as seen in solar PV monitoring data
This piece was contributed by Tigo Energy. During the April 8th, 2024 solar eclipse, parts of North America experienced up to four minutes of totality. While people were flocking to the path of totality to catch several minutes of total darkness mid-day, Tigo turned to its Energy Intelligence Portal to watch the impact a few……
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Stäubli expanding PV component manufacturing in South Carolina, California plants
Stäubli is a PV component market leader, highlighted by the Original MC4 connector — which the company estimates connects more than 50% of PV capacity worldwide. More solar projects worldwide means more PV component capacity is needed of course, and Stäubli North America announced major investments this week to expand its manufacturing and assembly operations……
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Click and play: Briggs & Stratton SimpliPHI 6.6 battery overview
Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions debuted the new wire-free SimpliPHI 6.6 LFP battery system this month, which seemingly leaps beyond the “plug-and-play” cliché for an even simpler “click-and-play” design. Key to the SimpliPHI 6.6 are self-guiding RapidStak connectors that simply click together as the batteries are stacked. Assembly of the SimpliPHI 6.6 battery system takes……
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Sunstone Credit, MT&T Bank team up to expand commercial solar financing
Commercial solar loan platform Sunstone Credit announced a program with M&T Bank, a top 20 commercial bank in the United States, to give more businesses access to solar financing. Many companies lack access to loan financing for solar installations, forcing them to pay cash or forgo switching to clean energy altogether, notes Jeff Balcom, Senior……